Yamaha CFIII FXP

Interesting FXP.  Don't know the instrument itself so I can't comment on the accuracy, however still nice.

A particular point about the FXP was the Reverb setting in Effects.  It's set to use a WAV impulse file (I have some, but apparently not that particular one).  I've been using it with the "clean studio" reverb preset.   Works well, IMO and it's probably a better choice for distribution.

Thanks for the efforts.  Looking forward to seeing where you go with this FXP.

Just tried v1.1 and it's a subtle but welcome change.  A few minor effects (maybe phasing ?) seem to be gone and the change to an built-in reverb is obviously useful.  Sounds really nice to my ear.  Reverb seems to be barely there - normally when I see "church" as reverb I expect some cavernous effect, but this is really very muted - possibly less than the clean-studio reverb I used for my own test of V1.0.

Tried it with binaural as well as the microphone setup you use and it seems to work well with both (not all FXPs do in my experience).

So nice changes from my point of view.  Thanks.

I just tried a parameter freeze from the K2 to the Steinway D.  It sounds good, but that new preset is a littler "darker" and "rougher" and more "distant" than when the identical settings are used in the K2.  It's not a bad sound, but I would say it's a less authentic sound.  You can try it if you want by doing the same parameter freeze trick.

Each library/instrument of Pianoteq has many settings that even Pro users can't edit, which is why there are multiple libraries--otherwise we could just do a parameter freeze between each library in the demo mode and only need to buy one library/pack to have all PTQ pianos at once, which would be unethical, unfair to Modarrt, a probable violation of the EULA and potentially illegal.  None of which would be good...

Each library's propriety code or engine-side code contributes significantly to the character of the sound, and because each library is different in what user-side settings are available and how the engine interprets those settings, applying a parameter freeze will only change a percentage of how the instrument sounds.  When making a preset, my first step is to determine which library already sounds the most like the piano I want to emulate, and then I work from there--as I have the best chance of coming close to the original sound from the sound that seems the closest.

I chose the K2 because it's a more idealized piano sound (arguably its a more generic sound--too), which makes it serve as an easier starter point for most preset building than some of the (otherwise excellent) libraries that have more personality and character built into the sound (just look at the major difference between the default spectrum curve in the K2 and the Bluethner).  That said, any of the libraries can be used to make presets that resemble other makes and models of piano, but the less a library sounds like the result you want to begin with, the longer the amount of work it will take to get a good end-result and an ideal end-result may be impossible.

Any reason why you set the level so low (-14db). I don't think I have ever seen a preset with such a low setting.