extended noterange for vibe,celesta,marimba,bells......

Modartt can extend the range some keys.

Indeed one of the pianofortes add-on have the keyboard extended to about 5 extra keys.  Also a vibraphone have almost a extra octave.

But a 105 note range. piano..  In a real piano you have progressive incease of wooden noise when are getting the last keys.
I supose that for a 105 keys the wood noises woud get weird, unless the wood noises of key keys 82 to 88 be reduced, to allow the 105 key to have a sound not "over noised".

Since vibes are already range extended, compareed to the originals they were modeled from, I think Modartt would not extend more, to do not lost the original nature of the instrument.

But I agree, they are very well modeled, very good, and the original real model range would be too short.
Modartt could put some music sheet samples for vibes, in their website.  Just a sugestion.

I just think the interface could have a range sellector, in case someone wish to play the original short range. It's not very exactly the same thing, cause the extra keys resonate sympatheticly, even if not direct hit.

The 105 keys range for pianos are interesting.  Let's hope this persuade the controllers & piano builders to produce digital keyboard with wider range.

Now, with 105 key range, I believwe a transpose button would be aproprietated, for the stand alone.

Ohhnn, I see now.

Thanks

Hey, Stuart 102 keys piano really sounds really good :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPRZjkUZ4TE

I already can see people requesting a Stuart & Sons add on for pianoteq...  :-)