Topic: Are there plans to model other pianos?
Hi, I've been following the pianoteq technology since when it was announced, and was curious where it was heading.
I've checked out the default model from the demo, and also see that there is a bechstein and sebastien addon. I was wondering of there are plans to do more models? (like standard steinway and bosendorfers)
I'm waiting for more models because while the current models are very responsive and all, the end result sounds extremely mellow. It could be a technical limitation, and it could be a personal preference thing, so I was wondering perhaps it's just the specific model that I didn't like. It's the initial striking part that stands out to me as being very synthetic.
I have a strong background in DSP, and I've tweaked all the settings on the demo with all my knowledge, but couldn't get a tone I liked. Or at least couldn't get the tone to be correct throughout the entire range. I'm pretty sure that if cpu was unlimited, or some sort of limitation was lifted, the results could be great.. it's amazing we even got this far. It's one of those things where if you see the goal, even if it's far far away, you want to rush to it.
So, I am just itching to go all pianoteq, pending this little thing. I hope newer models come along and hit the tone that I like.
Also, one more question if anyone, preferably someone involved in dev could give me insight, it'll be great. I'm wondering why pianoteq requires so much tweaking. It seems to me, that the whole point of having modeled pianos was that you had one authentic sound source, and perhaps all the user has to do is to choose a mic perspective, and be done with the setup. Is that not the idea behind all this? Or have I misunderstood? It seems to me, that there is quite a lot of tweaking going on here.. much more than I'd expect on a well regulated real piano.