I'm new here in the forum because I'm planning to buy this product, but I have the following questions prior to make a decision:
1. Can I use Pianoteq for live performance?
2. If yes, what I need to do? anything special?
3. How is supposed to be the connection?
Thanks
Hi Danv . . . go to the Pianoteq home (main page) pull down on support. There will be a neat video that will show you how to set everything up . .
Good luck,
Lanny
Hi Lanny. Tks... video was very useful, so the answer is yes, can be used for live performance. But I have another question... it is possible to use pianoteq sounds layering with the digital piano sounds? My assumption is yes because the connection is midi, so if I connect the computer to a mixer and the digital piano in a different channel can I get what I need?
Yes, you can. But I would do that in a DAW, since there you can compensate for possible latency differences. When using ASIO the performance of Pianoteq is very nearly realtime (a few ms is achievable), but when playing two sounds at once, even slight timing differentials can sound strange. The same holds true if layering any two different instruments, however.
There was this recent thread about live PT performance with some good ideas:
I am positive that Pianoteq can be used in a live perfomance. I did it several times and was complimented about the fine nuances of the piano sound :-). The only drawback is that before a gig, you have set up your computer and the connection to the mixer, so you might need an extra 15 minutes to do that.
Layering of sounds is possible. The latency of pianoteq with respect to the other sound is acceptable and, I think, not audible. I did some measurement of the delay of the Pianoteq sound from various other sounds played by my instrument. I use a Kawai MP6, which has 4 zones. One zone sends midi signals into the computer, and another zone play a piano or guitar sound. Outputs from both the computer and the MP6 are sent to the mixer and recorded. The delays are in miliseconds, negative values mean that Pianoteq actually plays its sound before the MP6 does.
guitar_expr2_c4_ff.ogg 7 6 6 6
guitar_expr_c4_ff.ogg -5 -6 -6 -7
guitar_pick_c4_ff.ogg -5 -7 -5 -5
piano_c4_ff.ogg 8 7 8 7
When using ASIO the performance of Pianoteq is very nearly realtime (a few ms is achievable), but when playing two sounds at once, even slight timing differentials can sound strange. The same holds true if layering any two different instruments, however.
I think, in the worst case, you'll get something similar to the chorus effect, which is not so bad, I guess. But if you'd like to play a piano sound together with (slow) strings, I woudn't worry about the latency at all.
You can also see this thread:
http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic.php?id=3324