Whole Sounds: 1954 Baldwin Parlor Grand

QuasiUnaFantasia

This is (IMO) a really nice video showcasing the Whole Sounds "1954 Baldwin Parlor Grand". The developer participates in the first half of the show, all very nice and friendly, and informative.

Apparently he had more Baldwin's coming along, but as far as I can tell nothing has actually come to market even though it was two years ago that the video was made. I wonder what keeps the next VI's back.

I think this small grand really sounds nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wBeO1wwA50

https://www.wholesounds.com/

HZPiano

QuasiUnaFantasia as far as I can tell nothing has actually come to market even though it was two years ago that the video was made. I wonder what keeps the next VI's back.

Hello,

This weekend I have been looking into this Baldwin Parlor Grand 1954 too, and wondered about the same questions regarding the next two libraries -- that are still only announced.

As they/he have/has a demo version for the '54, which I appreciate, I tried to download it last Friday but got an internet error. So I feared the end of the line for Whole Sounds altogether, but after notifying Daniel at Whole Sounds by e-mail he resolved the hiccup instantly and the demo download is now functioning normally again.

The demo is fully functional but is protected by a 'gentle chime' every 15 seconds. I find that chime annoyingly loud however and way too frequent, so unfortunately the demo is hardly usable for a good evaluation.

Daniel asked for my impressions which I gave him on Sunday. I'm interested to see if those are of help to him and perhaps lead to an improvement in the demo/trial situation as well.

I think I watched the video you linked, QuasiUnaFantasia , quite some time ago, so maybe I'll check it again to gain some more insights/backgrounds.

Thanks for posting!

Cheers and happy explorations,

TomLC

I bought the Parlor grand a few years ago. Dan was very responsive. In 2021, I
inquired about the release date. He said then that he was experiencing a problem releasing the Chapel Grand. I think I sent $65 to the kickstart of the SD10 purchase. For that I was supposed to get a discount on the Chapel Grand. I think he got a sponsor, one of the large developers, so the Kickstart money was returned. I just sent him an email to see how he was doing. He said he is “doing good Tom. Just super busy with my day job.” I really like the doing of the Baldwin’s (Think Dave Brubeck) and would certainly purchase either or both of his new ones. You better, faster, players may find it not as responsive as more expensive VST’s.