Pianoteq 9 When and What (Page 3 of 3)

Pianistically wrote:

BlackForest wrote:

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Prediction 1 has passed...patience is a virtue...:-)

Indeed it is and the more radical the changes and improvements are being made the longer the recursive testing is going to take . That said , being at the origin of the thread , I wonder if what is coming next is a version 9.0 or a version 8.5 with revoicing of all instruments , taking into consideration changes that could have been made in the latest Bosendorfer and Shigaru Kawai . In the thread we only looked at major version release dates as a source of data , but we haven’t  considered minor versions which sometimes are quite substantial . In fact since version 3 , there was a .5 minor version for any version : 3.5 , 4.5 ,5.5 , 6.5 , 7.5 the latest having been a significant upgrades as all acoustic pianos were revoiced .   In all cases no matter the release number , one can be sure this is going to be substantial release given the time it is taking .

To fully satisfy current customers, modernising all the older models would be one option instead of making everyone buy the new models to get the enhanced modelling.

Another option would be to offer exchanges for models that won’t be modernised (so for example if they abandon K2, exchange it for another one).

dikrek wrote:

Pianistically wrote:

Indeed it is and the more radical the changes and improvements are being made the longer the recursive testing is going to take . That said , being at the origin of the thread , I wonder if what is coming next is a version 9.0 or a version 8.5 with revoicing of all instruments , taking into consideration changes that could have been made in the latest Bosendorfer and Shigaru Kawai . In the thread we only looked at major version release dates as a source of data , but we haven’t  considered minor versions which sometimes are quite substantial . In fact since version 3 , there was a .5 minor version for any version : 3.5 , 4.5 ,5.5 , 6.5 , 7.5 the latest having been a significant upgrades as all acoustic pianos were revoiced .   In all cases no matter the release number , one can be sure this is going to be substantial release given the time it is taking .

To fully satisfy current customers, modernising all the older models would be one option instead of making everyone buy the new models to get the enhanced modelling.

Another option would be to offer exchanges for models that won’t be modernised (so for example if they abandon K2, exchange it for another one).

Whilst my favourite piano (Yamaha CFX) isn’t currently available for Pianoteq, I would prefer to have a significant improvement with the current audio engine.

1. Improve the model
2. Add more character pianos, and uprights. In my opinion, we don't need another flagship 9 foot grand. We already have 12 or whatever it is.

It's, highly likely that 2 requires 1. So in the end 1 is always more important.

Other than that, Im satisfied with what we currently have. Its hard to think of a feature I really really want/need.

Modartt needs to start experimenting with AI if they haven't already. I think AI can do great things if it had full access to the pianoteq model. It can provide features and also help improve it.

More body, more wood  .....