TO EVIL DRAGON:
-Only for string noise in note attacks.
That's what I would say. So there is samples, and that's why the sound is strange for me. It's a mixture of differents elements, and this is the first thing I have heard.
-If stereo sounds weird to you, you have to tweak microphone positions a little. If you're using headphones, then you switch the output mode to BINAURAL, and suddenly the sound is vastly better!
Probably.
-Seems to me like you didn't read manual at all.
I've read the pianoteq 2 manual. But I've read much more on piano on the web. and I'm not a scientist. I'm just in love with sound.
-And sorry, Pianoteq sounds much better than your piano by hundreds of miles. You need a LOT, and I really mean A FREAKING LOT more to do to make it sound as real as Pianoteq is. My 15 year old Korg X5D has better piano sound than this!
Thanks for your compliment. But this is YOUR opinion. What about your own piano model design ? Does it sound better? I'd like to hear it. About mine, it's a personal wish rather than a commercial one. And I don't pretend to make a better model, and I'm not making a MODEL. It only will be different, it will sound different, and he will probably have those things pianoteq doesn't have and mine will not have those things pianoteq have ! So , i'm not making a war, I'm just answering to my ear. I don't like how pianoteq sound probably because of the synthesis method they use. However I love the concept, and Modartt have all my respect. They push me to the direction I'm taking.
-What's saddest is that you registered to this forum only to bash Pianoteq. Shame on you!
I'm just curious, and I want to share my obsession and interest about piano emulation. I've no shame. I feel free. If you don't, that's your problem . I will post in other topic if I want regardless of negative opinion about me. Pianoteq is a reference and I think it's one of the best digital musical idea although I don't like the sound. I don't "bash" pianoteq.
The saddest thing is the tone of your answer. Talking like you canno't make things happens. That's my opinion.
Regards
-->>TO DONSMITH.
Thanks for your comments. Glad you find it interesting. As I don't speak english very well, I'm not sure to understand very well your question. I' think you imagine that I am a physician ! I'm not so my answer is : if pianoteq is exactly the reproduction of physical phenomenon (?) , the answer is yes, physical modelling have reach it's limit. But, there is a lot of phenomenon that don't exist in pianoteq because of polyphony. They made a lot of compromise , it's an evidence. If they don't you could play a maximum of two notes at the same time . Acoustic is very complex and CPU intensive to emulate. I think we have to wait the 10th generation of piano and for more powerfull computers.
So the question should be : does your ear appreciate this sound or not? Sometimes my ear are much more pleased with a simple pianotoy than a sophisticated Harpsichord.
About my plugin, I don't use digital waveguide for the strings. I use traditional synthesis and if my plug doesn't sound as a reallly real piano, or emulate a particular one, it will have a lot of different color and tonal character.
Regards.
Last edited by dge (02-06-2010 23:30)