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Pianoteq Stage/Play to Standard 8 Upgrade is for owners of Pianoteq Stage or Play Editions (versions 1 through 8) who want access to Pianoteq 8 Standard Edition. The Pianoteq Stage to Pro 8 Upgrade is for owners of Pianoteq Stage Edition (versions 1 through 8) who want access to Pianoteq 8 Pro Edition. The Pro Edition is adapted for the

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Of “living” or “organic” quality in comparison to sampled pianos which sound “dead.” Phil Best regularly makes these kinds of claims in his videos. After several years playing both Pianoteq and top quality sampled pianos, I have to say that I’ve never found this to be the case. Yes the playability on Pianoteq is excellent, but there is no magic “living” quality that I can discern, and a well engineered sampled piano is just as (if not more) capable of producing a natural organic quality. In fact, the most natural playing and sounding virtual piano I know of is the VSL Bluthner, while feels more like a living, breathing instrument under my fingers than any modeled piano I’ve tried. The vintage tone may not be to everyone’s taste, or suitable for all repertoire, but in terms of creating an authentic and alive playing experience, it’s absolute tops in my book.Okay, I’m going to retreat to my bunker now to avoid the incoming bombs. 🫣Joined: Nov 2018Posts: 1,8301000 Post Club Member1000 Post Club MemberJoined: Nov 2018Posts: 1,830Quite a few people seem to be claiming there are no differences between Pianoteq 7 and Pianoteq 8. I've had a chance to A/B test multiple pianos and there are most definitely some nice improvements. I feel it as improved vibrancy and sparkle. Nice changes in the bass as well, in my opinion.This is an easy comparison between the Ant. Petrof on Pianoteq 7.5.4 vs Pianoteq 8. You can compare the entire recording or jump directly to the deep-linked times to compare some more obvious differences.7.5.4 @ 1 minute 10 second mark: 8.0.0 @ 1 minute 10 second mark: I'm enjoying Pianoteq 8 very much!Joined: Sep 2020Posts: 111Full MemberFull MemberJoined: Sep 2020Posts: 111Thank you for posting those videos, Navindra! I was looking forward to hearing new recordings from you on Pianoteq 8, so it was great to hear your impressions. Thanks for showcasing how the tone is improved - that really did bring a lot of clarity. I loved your performance of Last Dance... it actually inspired me to go and practice that piece myself. Happy Post-Thanksgiving!Last edited by Tozen; 11/25/22 03:49 PM.Joined: Nov 2018Posts: 1,8301000 Post Club Member1000 Post Club MemberJoined: Nov 2018Posts: 1,830Thank you for posting those videos, Navindra! I was looking forward to hearing new recordings from you on Pianoteq 8, so it was great to hear your impressions. Thanks for showcasing how the tone is improved - that really did bring a lot of clarity. I loved your performance of Last Dance... it actually inspired me to go and practice that piece myself. Happy Post-Thanksgiving!Thank you! That's great to hear. I've always felt like this piece was somewhat under-appreciated. I agree

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You are not logged in. Please login or register. Pages 1 You must login or register to post a reply 1 20-02-2025 10:24 vertumno Member Offline Registered: 20-02-2025 Posts: 2 Topic: Are overtones different between Pianoteq versions? Hello everyone,I'm testing the trial version of Pianoteq (stage and standard) I find really good and inspiring.I have a question about overtones, in a YouTube video I saw a user with the Pro version playing overtones (always a problem in sampled pianos)However when I tried to play overtones on my trial version only the 1st and octave overtones would be really heard.I.e. if I play C4 muted, I can make resonate the other strings only playing C3 and C5, C6...If I play E3 for example to make the sympathetic C strings resonate I can hardly hear anything if at all.So are overtones different across section of Pianoteq?Also in said video the user was able to bring the velocity down to zero thus playing only the overtones, without the fundamental, I wasn't able to replicate that too on my trial version...Any idea of what's going on?Many thanks 2 Reply by brundlefly 27-02-2025 01:25 brundlefly Member Offline Registered: 31-03-2022 Posts: 212 Re: Are overtones different between Pianoteq versions? Yes, Pianoteq produces the full complexity of resonances in a piano, including string, duplex string and case resonances, and not just octaves. I suspect what you were seeing was a demonstration of Pianoteq being used as resonance FX for another instrument in which case you would send the MIDI to both the main instrument and Pianoteq but pull the velocity curve down to zero so that Pianoteq resonates based the audio input from the main instrument and which dampers are raised (per the MIDI input) without its strings being directly hammered.I'm not sure right offhand whether the demo can be used as a resonance FX and I suspect you need at least Pianoteq Standard to get it, but all verisons should have the basic resonance response for all the internal sounds; you just don't have as much control over them in Stage. 3 Reply by vertumno 03-03-2025 14:48 vertumno Member Offline Registered: 20-02-2025 Posts: 2 Re: Are overtones different between Pianoteq versions? brundlefly wrote:Yes, Pianoteq produces the full complexity of resonances in a piano, including string, duplex string and case resonances, and not just octaves. I suspect what you were seeing was a demonstration of Pianoteq being

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Parameters of this VST but I didn't find any video about it.I like very warm piano, for smooth jazz, a very round sound. I think Pianoteq is better for classical music.Joined: Dec 2021Posts: 117Full MemberFull MemberJoined: Dec 2021Posts: 11760% on the condition slider sounds like a lot! I think it's always sounded too worn passed 90 for me.Actually, I just tried again now and it sounds okay at 60%, I even like it. Maybe being away from DPs for a few months helped with this. Before, I'd be bothered by imperfections much more.I also took a detour to compare it with the D-274. I don't have the VSL so I can't make a proper comparison, but I'm using the same piece, Chopin Op. 10 n. 1 (different recordings though, but that's the best I could get), that covers a wide range of registers. I like the bass more on the VSL samples by miles (this is probably the weakest point on Pianoteq at the moment). The resonance on Pianoteq (Steinway D, classical recording) is way better to my ears though. I'd be cool to mix both I also tried Pianoteq 7 once more, to compare the Condition with v8. I can't tell whether it's been improved on v8 because my ears are focused on the fast attack on v7 specially on the high registers I still remember recording a piece months ago and going nuts to tune this down as playing was okay but listening to the recording with presests was a bit of a torture.I'll play myself later with 60% and see how it feels compared to playing recordings, I quite liked the experiment so far. I wonder whether this is a good idea if I were to record though... it's tempting to leave it close to "perfect". I'll have to experiment more.Joined: Dec 2021Posts: 117Full MemberFull MemberJoined: Dec 2021Posts: 117This is a very impressive software, but I don't really like it. It is a bit too cold, too bright.I know we can change every parameters of this VST but I didn't find any video about it.I like very warm piano, for smooth jazz, a very round sound. I think Pianoteq is better for classical music.I don't know whether you ever came across these series of (3) videos already, but maybe this would help. I'm planning to go through it again as I'm planning to make an important recording with Pianoteq in the next few months (let's see how it goes).Interesting that you find Pianoteq better for classical music. Reading this forum, and seeing the praise it gets on forums such as VI Control in comparison, plus my personal experience, I always thought Pianoteq was better for non-classical music. Pianoteq Stage/Play to Standard 8 Upgrade is for owners of Pianoteq Stage or Play Editions (versions 1 through 8) who want access to Pianoteq 8 Standard Edition. The Pianoteq Stage to Pro 8 Upgrade is for owners of Pianoteq Stage Edition (versions 1 through 8) who want access to Pianoteq 8 Pro Edition. The Pro Edition is adapted for the

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Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound fore wrote:when I played my dp, the keys would go up and down in the the programs interface, but no sound going thru the laptop.That should be fairly simple to correct.Click on the Options button in upper right side of interface.You should see AUDIO DEVICE TYPE: with a selection menu.Click on it and select WINDOWS AUDIO.That should send the output through your computer speakers. 5 Reply by fore 02-02-2014 17:30 fore Member Offline Registered: 02-02-2014 Posts: 7 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound I'm using a macbook pro, and I have 'built in output' under Output, and 'output 1 and output 2' selected in Active Output Channel. 6 Reply by custral 02-02-2014 17:31 custral Member Offline Registered: 22-08-2010 Posts: 288 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound Sometimes, it needs that I quit the ASIO4ALL control panel before right function occurs. It's instant. 7 Reply by fore 02-02-2014 17:39 fore Member Offline Registered: 02-02-2014 Posts: 7 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound oh well, i might just give up on this. too aggravating. 8 Reply by mabry 03-02-2014 00:02 mabry Member Offline Registered: 25-02-2010 Posts: 118 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound fore wrote:oh well, i might just give up on this. too aggravating.This is understandable but please be aware that it is not Pianoteq that is at fault, these types of problems arise due to the complexity of creating audio on PCs; be glad you have a Mac, Windows is probably even more difficult to work with. 9 Reply by fore 03-02-2014 00:48 fore Member Offline Registered: 02-02-2014 Posts: 7 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound mabry wrote:fore wrote:oh well, i might just give up on this. too aggravating.This is understandable but please be aware that it is not Pianoteq that is at fault, these types of problems arise due to the complexity of creating audio on PCs; be glad you have a Mac, Windows is probably even more difficult to work with.I hope you're right. I've tried every configuration with no luck. And so strange, it worked perfectly with the exact same hookup and settings. Missed it today while practicing If anyone has an idea, feel free...Edit: Another forum made a suggestion, turning down the vol on my 105. Worked! I had no idea the vol was supposed to be turned down at all. I feel pretty dumb Anyway, the quirky thing is there's a ping sound with every key played. I have no special effects turned on. Last edited by fore (03-02-2014 01:24) 10 Reply by fore 03-02-2014 17:55 fore Member Offline Registered: 02-02-2014 Posts: 7 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound Listening more carefully last night, the ping is w. releasing

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Pro | Garritan CFX Full | Vienna Imperial | Keyscape Full | Ravenscroft 275 - Modern U - Model D - AG | Minigrand | The OeserJoined: May 2018Posts: 1,9651000 Post Club MemberOP1000 Post Club MemberJoined: May 2018Posts: 1,965Why i like Pianoteq:1. Standalone and no fiddling with things like iLok etc.2. Low Requirements (Space, CPU, RAM)3. Short Loading Times4. Many Instruments5. A ton of settings6. Short latency without additional workIn principle, I agree with you on all those points. However, I recently bought Ivory II Studio Grands, and they fare like this:1. Standalone and no fiddling with things like iLok etc.2. Low Requirements (running on an old, refubished DELL core-i3 office PC).3. Short Loading Times (similar to Pianoteq).4. Two Instruments.5. A ton of settings6. Short latency without additional workPretty much the same as Pianoteq, and the Studio Grands sound far better. I wish Modarrt could fix the aspects of the sound that irritate (for me there is a kind of "voice less" burst of air right before every sound begins ... I know, difficult to convey meaningfully in words, but that's about the best I can do with this experience).I expect Pianoteq to be really good at some point in the future. My gut tells me that future is more than 10 years away.Physical instruments: Roland FP-30, and E-28Virtual instruments: "The Experience" piano collection, NI "The Maverick", Galaxy II Grand piano collection, Synthogy Ivory II Studio Grands, Production Voices Estate Grand, Garritan CFX Lite, Pianoteq 7.5.2Focus: 1850±100 yearsJoined: Oct 2020Posts: 53Full MemberFull MemberJoined: Oct 2020Posts: 53(for me there is a kind of "voice less" burst of air right before every sound begins ... I know, difficult to convey meaningfully in words, but that's about the best I can do with this experience).If it is before every key, then maybe the simulated action/key noise?If it is every time Pianoteq goes from silent to making sound, it could be some weird interaction with your audio card/drivers or the various buffer size settings. That might be worth asking Modartt about.Joined: May 2018Posts: 1,9651000 Post Club MemberOP1000 Post Club MemberJoined: May 2018Posts: 1,965(for me

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Used as resonance FX for another instrument in which case you would send the MIDI to both the main instrument and Pianoteq but pull the velocity curve down to zero so that Pianoteq resonates based the audio input from the main instrument and which dampers are raised (per the MIDI input) without its strings being directly hammered.I'm not sure right offhand whether the demo can be used as a resonance FX and I suspect you need at least Pianoteq Standard to get it, but all verisons should have the basic resonance response for all the internal sounds; you just don't have as much control over them in Stage.Thank you for your reply, you are probably right. I can also see the pro version has a lot more control over the resonance which the stage version doesn't have.Perhaps Stage is too basic for my purposes... Last edited by vertumno (03-03-2025 14:48) Posts [ 3 ] Pages 1 You must login or register to post a reply

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Welcome to the Piano World Piano ForumsOver 3 million posts about pianos, digital pianos, and all types of keyboard instruments. Over 100,000 members from around the world.Join the World's Largest Community of Piano Lovers (it's free)It's Fun to Play the Piano ... Please Pass It On!SEARCHPiano Forums & Piano World Who's Online Now21 members (John62, davinwv, earlofmar, Burkey, Bendjosh, Maestro Lennie, A. Lucato, iternabe, 6 invisible),865guests, and 125robots.Key: Admin, Global Mod, ModFull MemberJoined: Jan 2022Posts: 211I only got Pianoteq 7 maybe a month ago so the upgrade to version 8 was free. I don't really notice a whole lot of difference but in general, I love playing and practicing with Pianoteq. Maybe I'm too much of a newbie but it enhances the capability of my CLP-735 (where I recently added studio monitors as well). For now I only have the steinway D and Bechstein and love them both. Since they have a Black friday sale (25% off) I may add another piano as well.Kawai K300 & Yamaha CLP-735. Playing piano since 2/2021. Joined: Jul 2012Posts: 2,4182000 Post Club Member2000 Post Club MemberJoined: Jul 2012Posts: 2,418I only got Pianoteq 7 maybe a month ago so the upgrade to version 8 was free. I don't really notice a whole lot of difference but in general, I love playing and practicing with Pianoteq. Maybe I'm too much of a newbie but it enhances the capability of my CLP-735 (where I recently added studio monitors as well). For now I only have the steinway D and Bechstein and love them both. Since they have a Black friday sale (25% off) I may add another piano as well.Happy Shopping!All these years playing and I still consider myself a novice.Joined: Dec 2021Posts: 303Full MemberFull MemberJoined: Dec 2021Posts: 303You can use Pianoteq 8 as a sympathic resonance engine for other instruments. Simeon describe this in his youtube video. He uses a Cello in Kontakt and let Pianoteq control the sympathic resonance.I’ve been playing around with this feature and it’s actually really cool. A lot sampled pianos don’t have very good sympathetic resonance generators built in, so it’s great to be able to use Pianoteq for this purpose. IMO, this is the best thing about version 8, and worth the $29 if you’re upgrading from an older version.But because it feels more "alive" when you play it, it also sounds better when you're playing it.At the risk of inflaming the holy wars again, I’m going to call BS on this. I’ve heard a lot of claims over the years that while Pianoteq may not be the most realistic in terms of recreating the actual tone of a grand piano, it makes up for it by having some kind. Pianoteq Stage/Play to Standard 8 Upgrade is for owners of Pianoteq Stage or Play Editions (versions 1 through 8) who want access to Pianoteq 8 Standard Edition. The

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And no fiddling with things like iLok etc.2. Low Requirements (Space, CPU, RAM)3. Short Loading Times4. Many Instruments5. A ton of settings6. Short latency without additional workIs it perfect? No but i can live with the small things that aren't perfect while PT does other things right where other VSTs are lacking.Kawai: NV5 | Yamaha: CLP-745RPianoteq 7 Pro | Garritan CFX Full | Vienna Imperial | Keyscape Full | Ravenscroft 275 - Modern U - Model D - AG | Minigrand | The OeserJoined: May 2018Posts: 1,9691000 Post Club MemberOP1000 Post Club MemberJoined: May 2018Posts: 1,969Why i like Pianoteq:1. Standalone and no fiddling with things like iLok etc.2. Low Requirements (Space, CPU, RAM)3. Short Loading Times4. Many Instruments5. A ton of settings6. Short latency without additional workIn principle, I agree with you on all those points. However, I recently bought Ivory II Studio Grands, and they fare like this:1. Standalone and no fiddling with things like iLok etc.2. Low Requirements (running on an old, refubished DELL core-i3 office PC).3. Short Loading Times (similar to Pianoteq).4. Two Instruments.5. A ton of settings6. Short latency without additional workPretty much the same as Pianoteq, and the Studio Grands sound far better. I wish Modarrt could fix the aspects of the sound that irritate (for me there is a kind of "voice less" burst of air right before every sound begins ... I know, difficult to convey meaningfully in words, but that's about the best I can do with this experience).I expect Pianoteq to be really good at some point in the future. My gut tells me that future is more than 10 years away.Physical instruments: Roland FP-30, and E-28Virtual instruments: "The Experience" piano collection, NI "The Maverick", Galaxy II Grand piano collection, Synthogy Ivory II Studio Grands, Production Voices Estate Grand, Garritan CFX

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And I have no problem with anyone who finds Pianoteq to be their preferred VST. But speaking from my own experience, I simply haven’t heard anything that would lead me to agree that Pianoteq somehow creates a more alive playing and listening experience than a good sample-based VST.Joined: Dec 2015Posts: 909500 Post Club Member500 Post Club MemberJoined: Dec 2015Posts: 909I wish I could get rid of the ringing my ears hear. It's so bad with pianoteq it takes all the enjoyment out of playing.I had the same issue. I found a number of ways to address it to my complete satisfaction. There's a sympathetic resonance slider on the main screen in the Design section, and if you click on the Equalizer button there are separate tabs for "Res EQ" and "Res Dur" where you can adjust the level and/or duration of the resonance. If you drag the whole line down then you're adjusting the level or duration of resonance across the whole frequency spectrum, or you can add points and adjust the level or duration of specific frequency ranges if you like.Joined: Jul 2012Posts: 2,4182000 Post Club Member2000 Post Club MemberJoined: Jul 2012Posts: 2,418As Pianoteq has come a long way in development, so have the sampled pianos. The reason I love Pianoteq is the sound is good enough for my needs and the small footprint on my HD. Now for my little studio setup I do have some sampled libraries. Just not the super mega-gigabyte ones. If I really needed the best sounding piano for recording I would get one of those. I believe both types of tech fill a need. All this banter really over nothing. I'm going to enjoy my Pianoteq 8 now.You all have a wonderful holiday!All these years playing and I still consider myself a novice.Forum StatisticsForums43Topics227,173Posts3,390,886Members114,222Most Online15,252Mar 21st, 2010. Pianoteq Stage/Play to Standard 8 Upgrade is for owners of Pianoteq Stage or Play Editions (versions 1 through 8) who want access to Pianoteq 8 Standard Edition. The

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Pages 1 You must login or register to post a reply 1 02-02-2014 15:23 fore Member Offline Registered: 02-02-2014 Posts: 7 Topic: Pianoteq not playing piano sound I am trying out the demo version, hooked everything up and it worked like a charm. I unplugged the dp so I could use my laptop elsewhere. When I connected it all up again last night, when I played my dp, the keys would go up and down in the the programs interface, but no sound going thru the laptop. The dp cont. to play using the built in speakers.I was going to buy this program, but not if it's inconsistent play.I'd really appreciate any help!fore 2 Reply by custral 02-02-2014 16:52 custral Member Offline Registered: 22-08-2010 Posts: 288 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound I know your symptom, and can tell what seems to fix it for me -no doubt there are diffs between our systems, so let's start with a sketch of mine. I listen thru low-impedance headphones needing an amp, and within the amp is an external sound card, call it EXTcard. When I have your symptom (almost always after calling up Pianoteq) I get up Options>Devices. Audio device type: is ASIO, Device: is ASIO4ALL v2, Active output channels: is EXTcard 1 & 2 (both greyed out and neither is checked). Clicking Test does nothing. Clicking Show this device's control panel gets THAT up. Bottom of the WDM Device List is EXTcard, unselected. Selecting it turns it blue, withdrawing the cursor then returning it to touch the selection fetches up a tooltip message like "Device unavailable. In use by another application?"What changes this message for me, virtually without fail, is to power down the headphone amp then switch it on again. Observation shows this powers off EXTcard too (natch, but nice to eyeball it, because it opens up the idea that on repowering it asks the system where it sits inside it; something must account for the change it brings).For now, on touching the blue selection the message is "Status active" or "Status available" according as MIDI is happening or not. Plus now, no greyouts, all that should be checked is, Test works, and Pianoteq is aloud.Hope that's a help. BTW, the ASIO4ALL is v2.11 Beta1. 3 Reply by fore 02-02-2014 17:05 fore Member Offline Registered: 02-02-2014 Posts: 7 Re: Pianoteq not playing piano sound Thanks custral. Actually, when I hit 'test', it works just fine. I hear the test thru my HD650s. Heck, I can also hit keys in the interface, and I hear that thru the phones. It's only the darn piano that won't work. 4 Reply by ddascher 02-02-2014 17:18 ddascher Member Offline Registered: 31-08-2012 Posts: 146