I think I am at a point where it has been so long since I sat at a "fer real" Grand Piano that I don't remember what one REALLY sounds and feels like - sad, but true so I might as well admit it.
What I am wondering about this morning is why I would WANT the mechanical noises added back into a synthetic piano - when it has been a goal of builders (of physical pianos) to eliminate or reduce them as much as possible.
These are the limitations of wood, felt, etc and I don't see a need to simulate those shortcomings. They add nothing to the music, although they may add something to a recording in attempts to convince a listener that the instrument used was "physical".
The player isn't fooled, i.e. I do KNOW that the sounds are produced electronically.
OK, I know, I know, they can be switched off, but why even bother to include them now that they can be eliminated, whereas in the past builders could only reduce them in their attempts at eliminating them ?
In other words;
Too far, too far already, WAY too far.
Heck, if I want a recording to sound "REAL" I can add background noises of muffled coughs and sneezes from the audience.
What audience ?, you may ask.
The virtual audience of course (-: