this afternoon, after i got free from work i went back to the old native instruments maverick
and oddly enough i enjoyed it more then ever after dialing it a bit
i asked myself how close the modern d can be (given the fact that they're two completely different pianos, one is modern other is vintage, one is a semi concert grand, other's a 9 foot one, but anyway... what do you guys think about similarities?
the grandeur and maverick are still some of the best pianos around imo
pianow I love the grandeur and how it was prepared and sampled. But The maverick has some tuning issues. However, since it's a vintage, restored instrument, we can be gentle about it.
My main concern, though, is still that both instruments do not contain una corda samples, this gives Modern D the edge of being more fully featured. And with more velocity layers and detail, the Modern D also has a better response.
David Lai
of course, i was thinking about the sound of these instruments actually
how the grandeur and maverick compare to the modern d sound wise?
i know about the feature set
btw the grandeur was my first piano that has sampled resonances, i used to adore this thing, i still love it of course but it was a romantic relationship back in the day
it sounds GOOD
and one of the reasons i love vsl imperial is that it has a similar tone and the recording techniques are very close in my opinion
but what about the MD
how close is it?
pianow Well, I'm a bit limited in time, but I'll let a blind comparison help me speak.
Someone on VI Control posted the following demo. They tried matching the response curves between the 7 libraries. They recorded a midi and copied it 7 times and pasted with different piano VIs. Have fun listening
Featured libraries:
Ivory II American D
Session Keys Grand S
NI The Grandeur
VI Labs True Keys American
Pianoteq 8 NY Steinway D
IK-M Pianoverse NY Grand S274
Cinesamples Piano in Blue
The tone similarities are ordered. Happy listening!
Note, this was posted by someone else, not my playing.
thank davy, i saw this on the VIC forum but idk why i don't have access to the website
i never had actually
pianow OK, just a moment. I'm making a "blind listen review" file. I'll post it here shortly.
OK, Microsoft Jenny will announce every time the pianos change. Have fun
wow that was excellent, thanks buddy
it's amazing how most of them have that steinway sound to them
it's truly hard to pick one over the others
i enjoyed most of them
pianow it's truly hard to pick one over the others
With sound, sometimes it is hard to pick. But when you put feature set into consideration, the decision wouldn't be too difficult to make.
session keys grand ass💀💀💀
pianow LOL, she said S, not ASS! 🙂 It's a speech synthesizer problem. The S followed the grand very closely, that's why. 🙂
David Lai
i know I'm just making fun out of things😂
but if a company would name there piano grand ass, i would buy it immediately
the top end of the modern d is very in your face and forward i like it, actually the whole range of the piano is quite forward but i know very few virtual pianos with such high quality top end
pianow Haha, thanks for making me laugh in the process! Anyway I hope this "cheat sheet" version is helpful for you to compare the sounds directly.
David Lai
you're very welcome dear davy
and yea... the back to back demos were incredibly helpful but the moment i heard that GRAND ASS i couldn't hear a thing anymore😂
jokes aside i love the MD.
pianow Haha, I'm glad I can help. She is one of the voices on my laptop.
btw I'm waiting for the Simeon amburgy review (play through actually)
i think he'll release it tonight (or going live?)
anyway he plays everything for over an hour so i can get everything i want
David Lai
thanks buddy🤍
Hey everyone,
I’m new here and to forums in general. Even though I usually check them out to read reviews of Sample Libraries, I’m not much of a writer… partly because English is a bit hard for me. But after reading this thread, I couldn’t resist joining in and sharing the amazing experience I’ve had with the Modern D these past few days. Before, the piano I used the most was the Ravenscroft, especially for gigs… but the Modern D definitely performs way, way better.
A couple of years ago, I decided not to buy any more piano libraries after trying out VSL, Synthogy, ViLabs, and so many others… and like I said before, Ravenscroft used to be my go-to piano. Not so much for the sound, but because with a good velocity curve, it responds really well. Now, the first time I loaded up the Modern D, I was blown away. The playability is even better than Ravenscroft, and it’s the best Steinway sound I’ve heard in a sample library.
By the way, I’m using it with a Roland RD-88 and the Light Touch 2 curve. For me, it works better than the Light Touch 1 that everyone recommends for this action… probably because during my conservatory years, I played on Yamaha pianos, which were usually really bright.
Anyway, huge congrats to ViLabs for this fantastic piano. And shout out to David for the amazing demos. I think the Mozart sonata and Debussy prelude were what convinced me to buy it. Really great performances.
Sorry for the long post.
Cheers!
rodrigopv Sorry for the long post.
No need to be sorry. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing your experience and welcome to the forum.
God Bless,
David