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Topic: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZTzr8waMHs

Every new version of Pianoteq feels like a step closer to the living, breathing reality of an instrument — and version 9 is a leap. The detail, precision, and expressive depth are stunning.

You can tell this isn’t just software engineering — it’s the work of people who genuinely love sound, instruments, and the musicians who bring them to life. There’s an artistry behind the math, a musical curiosity in every line of code.

So, thank you to the Modartt team — for listening so closely, for caring so deeply, and for reminding us that technology, at its best, doesn’t replace music — it serves it.

I highly recommend upgrading to Pianoteq 9 — it’s worth every penny.

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Re: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

paulvanbladel wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZTzr8waMHs

Every new version of Pianoteq feels like a step closer to the living, breathing reality of an instrument — and version 9 is a leap. The detail, precision, and expressive depth are stunning.

You can tell this isn’t just software engineering — it’s the work of people who genuinely love sound, instruments, and the musicians who bring them to life. There’s an artistry behind the math, a musical curiosity in every line of code.

So, thank you to the Modartt team — for listening so closely, for caring so deeply, and for reminding us that technology, at its best, doesn’t replace music — it serves it.

I highly recommend upgrading to Pianoteq 9 — it’s worth every penny.


Thank you Paul for this beautiful sharing. It brings some places an easy sadness, but so beautiful.
And your hands goes so soft and smooth over the keys, a complete contact, and what a fantastic ending, so soft  4,17 - 4,26. Wonderful!

And Ptq 9 sounds in this piece, and with your playing, as a real piano!

Best wishes,

Stig

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Re: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

Thank you Stig,
Yeah, pure melancholia this Bach.

Love the new version. The first note of this Bach was directly my first acquaintance with pianoteq 9 after fresh installation of v9. I recorded it directly from the first time as you hear it here. There was direct mental connection with the instrument (in this case a grotrian)

Take care and all the best and thank you so much for your kind words
paul

Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:
paulvanbladel wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZTzr8waMHs

Every new version of Pianoteq feels like a step closer to the living, breathing reality of an instrument — and version 9 is a leap. The detail, precision, and expressive depth are stunning.

You can tell this isn’t just software engineering — it’s the work of people who genuinely love sound, instruments, and the musicians who bring them to life. There’s an artistry behind the math, a musical curiosity in every line of code.

So, thank you to the Modartt team — for listening so closely, for caring so deeply, and for reminding us that technology, at its best, doesn’t replace music — it serves it.

I highly recommend upgrading to Pianoteq 9 — it’s worth every penny.


Thank you Paul for this beautiful sharing. It brings some places an easy sadness, but so beautiful.
And your hands goes so soft and smooth over the keys, a complete contact, and what a fantastic ending, so soft  4,17 - 4,26. Wonderful!

And Ptq 9 sounds in this piece, and with your playing, as a real piano!

Best wishes,

Stig

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Re: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

Well played and nicely recorded too. I'd be very interested to hear how your recorded the audio (it doesn't sound like directly from an exported MIDI file).

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Re: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

I play the music with pianoteq and export with pianoteq to WAV 48.000hz. The only thing i edit upfront in pianoteq is the velocity curve and i take a preset and a piano that goes together with the piece.  And then that file is merged with the video with a video editing program. So, there is no sound post processing whatsoever. Of course, the sound of the original video is muted.
I indeed lack the knowledge to even tweak pianoteq (apart from selecting a preset ). If Modartt would organize a (2 day) workshop about advanced usage of pianoteq, I would be the first to subscribe

kawai_user3535 wrote:

Well played and nicely recorded too. I'd be very interested to hear how your recorded the audio (it doesn't sound like directly from an exported MIDI file).

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Re: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

paulvanbladel wrote:

Every new version of Pianoteq feels like a step closer to the living, breathing reality of an instrument — and version 9 is a leap. The detail, precision, and expressive depth are stunning.

You can tell this isn’t just software engineering — it’s the work of people who genuinely love sound, instruments, and the musicians who bring them to life. There’s an artistry behind the math, a musical curiosity in every line of code.

So, thank you to the Modartt team — for listening so closely, for caring so deeply, and for reminding us that technology, at its best, doesn’t replace music — it serves it.

I highly recommend upgrading to Pianoteq 9 — it’s worth every penny.

Wonderful performance, and also a great testimonial for Modartt.

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Re: Recorded with Pianoteq 9 ! J.S. Bach: Sonata after Reincken "Hortus Mu

Thank you very much Stephen.

Stephen_Doonan wrote:
paulvanbladel wrote:

Every new version of Pianoteq feels like a step closer to the living, breathing reality of an instrument — and version 9 is a leap. The detail, precision, and expressive depth are stunning.

You can tell this isn’t just software engineering — it’s the work of people who genuinely love sound, instruments, and the musicians who bring them to life. There’s an artistry behind the math, a musical curiosity in every line of code.

So, thank you to the Modartt team — for listening so closely, for caring so deeply, and for reminding us that technology, at its best, doesn’t replace music — it serves it.

I highly recommend upgrading to Pianoteq 9 — it’s worth every penny.

Wonderful performance, and also a great testimonial for Modartt.