Here Are My Top Pianos For 2024

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I kept saying Pianoverse even though I meant Sonicpass. But anyways,. here's my list of favorite pianos for 2024. Enjoy!
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0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Keyscape
8:00 - PianoTeq
15:41 - Grandeur
20:20 - Gentleman
24:40 - Hammer and Waves
30:29 - Noire
37:07 - Sonicpass
45:52 - CFX Grand
50:45 - Outro
#keyscape #pianoteq #grandeur #gentleman #nativeinstruments #hammerandwaves #garritan #cfx #yamahacfx #noirepure #omnisphere #spectrasonics #music #pianoreview #piano

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  • @curt300s
    @curt300s3 ай бұрын

    Brilliant playing and style. Came for a piano; discovered an artist.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @agirotto1
    @agirotto12 ай бұрын

    Man, I gotta tell you. I could listen to this all day.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    I have years of videos for you to check out :)

  • @keyboardtek
    @keyboardtek12 күн бұрын

    Always so nice to hear a comparison video with an excellent musician making good music!

  • @callaf
    @callaf29 күн бұрын

    Thank you. this is the best informative and practical video on virtual pianos. And Bravo for playing the piano so beautifully.

  • @ogunsan
    @ogunsan6 күн бұрын

    Mind blown CFX solo. Love it.

  • @matzet1841
    @matzet1841Ай бұрын

    Thank you ... wonderful emotional playing 🙏

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @codsworth
    @codsworth3 ай бұрын

    Cheers mate, fantastic!!I'll watch this very soon. Keep up the excellent work 👍💞🇬🇧🇺🇲

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @MarcGuenet
    @MarcGuenetАй бұрын

    Thank you, you had mentioned it in other responses.

  • @mikemcgibney
    @mikemcgibney14 күн бұрын

    Very helpful video! Many thanks! Great playing.

  • @faziolifairmont8125
    @faziolifairmont8125Ай бұрын

    extremely funny what you played at 43:10, its a part i landed in when improvising a few years ago. its extremely funny to see someone improvise and land in the same situation. its like having these parking moments when your brain is switching gears xd

  • @seb_rura
    @seb_ruraАй бұрын

    Great playing. Something nice about Noire. Mix of realistic, pleasant and filmish/dreamy, so to say.

  • @JPDC624
    @JPDC6242 ай бұрын

    Garritan CFX is absolutely my desert-island piano library. The timbre, the mics used, the ROOM and it fits like a glove to my SL88 Grand. Nice review, EXCELLENT playing. 👍

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks!

  • @OlivierFourniol

    @OlivierFourniol

    Ай бұрын

    @JPDC624 Which velocity curve are you using for your SL88 Grand so it would fit "like a glove" the CFX?

  • @basspartout
    @basspartout2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful playing, thank you very much! Subscribed!

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks!

  • @interrestrial9815
    @interrestrial981522 күн бұрын

    This is a very good review. I have been using a variety of libraries over the last decade, and Pianoteq is my everyday library. I save presets for the sound I want from a particular instrument for the style of music. Again very informative, good review.

  • @jamesandjacque
    @jamesandjacque3 ай бұрын

    Love your videos bro. Was wondering why VI Labs' Ravenscroft 275 was not mentioned. Admired your playing, so many musical ideas.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Honestly, the only reason is because I don't have it anymore. They sent it to me to review a few years, and I think I lost it in transition to a new computer and new harddrives, and I've just never needed to go back. The Sonicpass stuff is great too, so I haven't needed to.

  • @jamesandjacque

    @jamesandjacque

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy oh yeah, I've realized that. I remembered in your video how you met the guy that lead you to get a copy of Ravenscroft. God bless you bro!

  • @mfurman
    @mfurman3 ай бұрын

    Have you ever talked about your piano learning journey and your playing style and objectives in any videos? Thank you, Michael

  • @TamirOrkobysPiano
    @TamirOrkobysPiano3 ай бұрын

    Love your channel and playing

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    :)

  • @revp01
    @revp013 ай бұрын

    All of this. Yes. I really love the bit on Pianoteq. Beautiful. I use bechstein and steingraeber models

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Yeah I love the bechstein specifically

  • @hjd6315
    @hjd63153 ай бұрын

    Thank you for these great recommendations! You do them very well and i like the style of the videos. Are you planning to do some online courses/lessons and maybe private lessons? I'd like to learn your style of playing and your improvisation techniques. You play very cool stuff:)

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I did launch a patreon, and I'm in the early stages of developing a tutorial course, potentially.

  • @nathanielbrown8718
    @nathanielbrown87183 ай бұрын

    I LOVE the sympathetic resonance on pianoteq. What's crazy is that now you can use pianoteq as an effect. You can apply that sympathetic resonance to other libraries! Can you show us how that sounds? Keyscape + pianoteq resonance?

  • @DJIncendration
    @DJIncendration8 күн бұрын

    Hi. About four months ago, I purchased a piano library which I think is better than Noire, even better than the other CFX library you showed us. Production Voices made a CFX library called 300 Grand, and it sounds phenomenal. It's 72 GB, so still huge, but you get 9 microphone perspectives that you can control independently.

  • @cedricmi
    @cedricmi3 ай бұрын

    Hi Sam, with UVI, you can choose between subscription (Sonicpass) or purchasing perpetual licenses. The Austrian Grand is $79 when not on sale. It can also be purchased as part of bundles.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I whiffed on this one. Called it pianoverse, and I couldn't remember off the top of my head how all their pricing works haha

  • @Traint_Trungdrundringsron
    @Traint_Trungdrundringsron3 ай бұрын

    I had this sick piano sampke back in 2011, super under the radar, don't think they still exist. And had a name that was so easy to forget. Virtual grand?

  • @ringo.gg.
    @ringo.gg.3 ай бұрын

    Hey, nice video as usual Sam! Have you tried VSL Synchron Yamaha CFX or Steinway? I'd really like to watch your reaction and review on those (they are expensive as hell lol) but I've heard from some people that they are the closest ones to the first time playing a big grand experience

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm trying to get a copy haha

  • @VipinSehrawat
    @VipinSehrawat17 күн бұрын

    Man, your playing is just amazing. by the way which midi you are using ?

  • @stevemartinalmonds
    @stevemartinalmondsАй бұрын

    Yes, I really like the Garritan GFX a lot also.

  • @takaliuang
    @takaliuang3 ай бұрын

    Thanks Sam for review, anyway about D1 Korg, how good does the keyfeel?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I like it, had it for a few years

  • @justincrandall3178
    @justincrandall31782 ай бұрын

    What physical keyboard are you playing on? I have some MIDI files I recorded using Roland GP-607. When i bounce these through the VST say for Garritan Yamaha CFX in pro tools, doesn’t sound as full or crisp as your demo.

  • @eugenelaczynski376
    @eugenelaczynski3766 күн бұрын

    Thanks! Like many, I came for the review, and stayed for the inspiration. Would you let me know which controller, that you play recommend, for connecting to the instrument, a piano of course. Thank you.

  • @JoseVGavila
    @JoseVGavila3 ай бұрын

    I own about 80% of them and agree with you almost 100% on your comments on them. Great, really great piano VIs!. Have you tried VSL pianos?. I love them also

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm trying to get them to send it to me!

  • @JoseVGavila

    @JoseVGavila

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy You probably know they use to have 1 month trial licenses, right?. I know it is not ideal, but as you can activate them when you wish, what I did was to "order" all of them and then use them one by one. Months of free pianos when you can select the one(s) you like more and wait for next sale to grab it (them) 🤩

  • @Wilkins325
    @Wilkins3253 ай бұрын

    Noire sounds extremely well balanced to me. Its got a nice warmth and richness without sounding too perfect and tinny like VSTs can be sometimes. I seriously am considering getting it as someone who is learning classical piano. Anyway, thanks for the vid, and fantastic playing!

  • @michaelsnowviolin

    @michaelsnowviolin

    3 ай бұрын

    I really love Noire, but it's lacking in dynamic range; also you can't get a really dry sound. Great for softer playing, and the felt version is fantastic.

  • @jordandickerson7208

    @jordandickerson7208

    3 ай бұрын

    Noire is my favorite vst by far. With the pure and felt option it’s like the perfect piano for church and soft moments

  • @tendingtropic7778

    @tendingtropic7778

    2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsnowviolinand which one has the dynamic range that you seek?

  • @michaelsnowviolin

    @michaelsnowviolin

    Ай бұрын

    @@tendingtropic7778 CFX Concert Grand is my go-to piano these days.

  • @nathanielbrown8718
    @nathanielbrown87183 ай бұрын

    4th comment lol, do you ever adjust your midi controller's velocity curve for certain libraries (Or in the library itself)? Would make a crap ton of a difference how a library plays and feels. This was brought to my attention because Spectrasonics commented under a big youtube video blind test stating that (Sanjay C) Didn't have the recommended velocity curve settings for his Native instruments controller and it really made Keyscape sound crappy, like it had no dynamic range nor richness.

  • @AudioRecordingStudio58
    @AudioRecordingStudio5812 күн бұрын

    HI SAM, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE, VERY USEFUL. I'M INTERESTED IN WHICH KEYBOARD YOU USE, OR WHICH ONE IS CLOSEST TO YOUR "REAL PIANO" TOUCH? Thanks,M

  • @michaelsnowviolin
    @michaelsnowviolin3 ай бұрын

    FYI, you can purchase Austrian Grand separately for $79. You don't need a subscription. I used that for quite a while. It doesn't feel totally natural out of the box, though. You can hear the abnormally short releases in your sample playing. I had to adjust the ADSR setting to get a more natural note release, although the bass notes are disproportionally affected by ADSR, so you then get abnormally long releases on the low notes. But for $79, I'd be hard pressed to find anything that sounds as good, with an excellent dynamic range and warm sound. Now, CFX Grand is pretty much my favorite, even though certain notes have a bit of a buzz when playing them hard. Do you notice that? I hear it in your playing sample. Interestingly, the compact versions of the samples don't have the buzz, but then you miss out on some of the richness. Even with the buzzes, though, the tone is just so rich and thick, and the bass so clean and strong, I've replaced all my piano tracks with the CFX.

  • @sternenherz
    @sternenherz26 күн бұрын

    Heya, have you ever tried out the Sonicouture: Hammersmith Pro? Would be interested in that!

  • @j.armijomusic
    @j.armijomusic3 ай бұрын

    Sam! Can you do a video on the Embertone Walker piano?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    It's on my list!

  • @stenaldomehilli8809
    @stenaldomehilli88093 ай бұрын

    Wonderful playing as always Sam, outstanding! Well keyscape remains incredible no matter what comes out, for pop and jazz styles I guess they are in a league of their own. If they ever release an update in their library however they should record a full grand; like a D or a larger 9FT Yamaha. I think both Keyscape and The Nord piano library as we hear it in Nord keyboards need a full grand sound which sounds clear. Then this pianoverse is very good! I've heard they work both with sampling and modeling the sounds. I know they can't compare but the supernatural engine in most Rolands did the same, and although old it still provides some of the best pianos you'd find on a keyboard, in my opinion even better than their solo modeling engines which sound nothing special. Pianoteq isn't my go to, I think it'll never be, because when I choose a piano VST I like to play something which sounds like a piano, not something that allows me to create my own new instrument through changing a thousand parameters. No doubt it Sounds good, but I don't find any specialty in it and this applies to all modeled pianos. Their everlasting promise for providing subtlety elements just like a real grand is rather stupid, Because sampled pianos do that pretty fine if you calibrate the velocity curve right, and also because... well... Pianos aren't that subtle by definition, not as much as for a library with 1000 samples per note to fail replicating it. But there are things with which modeling can help while building a digital piano sound for sure. Keep it up! :)

  • @frankperricone7042
    @frankperricone70426 күн бұрын

    I actually own all of these libraries and few others, but my goto usually ends up being CFX. The biggest "con" for me is the fact that they have not updated CFX in a very VERY long time. I can only imagine what they could do to it. I own a Kawai RX-7 and when I play CFX, I can feel the "wood" from my RX-7.

  • @paulmapp8306
    @paulmapp83063 ай бұрын

    I use 3 pianos. The V-Piano on my RD2000 live, then I have The Grandeur and Hammer and waves more for home use.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I love the RD2000. Been fan of Roland keyboards

  • @christopherpederson1021
    @christopherpederson102120 күн бұрын

    How much memory do you think will suffice to load the entire CFX with all its mic channels at the lowest buffer setting? I am probably getting an m3

  • @jeanjoelgoli685
    @jeanjoelgoli68528 күн бұрын

    this guy deserves more followers

  • @dylantlop
    @dylantlop9 күн бұрын

    Hey Sam! I recently picked up Keyscape and noticed its volume output to be less than ideal for live performance via something like OBS. Do you have any tips for what you’re using to sound so loud and dynamic yet not overly compressed? I’m going directly from the program into streaming software. Love your reviews, they’ve been incredibly helpful as I slowly pick up all these VSTs for my arsenal :)

  • @mw9463
    @mw946317 күн бұрын

    Hello, I have amateur question: To use Keyscape with my stage piano (or other virtual instrument) - do I have to connect my piano with PC directly via USB? Or maybe I can connect my piano with 2 audio TRS/TS jack cables (left, right - stereo) to audio interface (Focusrite Scarlett) and then interface is connected to PC via USB? Does it work in both situations?

  • @flof3
    @flof33 ай бұрын

    I love Keyscape and the NI Stuff. But I'm interested in Hammers + Waves acoustic especially the uprights. Do you think they could be great in a live Worship Set? I can imagine that with Hammers + Waves I'm able to add something new, but what's your opinion?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I don't see why it wouldn't work! You could probably do some cool stuff with the engine for some nice effects

  • @khai5555
    @khai55552 ай бұрын

    Hi Sam! I've just bought myself a Korg D1 after reading some of your comments saying that you recommended it. I'm a newbie and wanted to ask how you connect it to your computer to play VSTs? What kind of cables/devices do you use? Thank you!

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    I use a midi to usb cable since the Korg only has midi out. If you have an audio interface with midi you can also do midi to midi

  • @khai5555

    @khai5555

    2 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy Hi Sam thanks, just wanted to ask if your headphones are then connected to your laptop/computer or the Korg D1 itself when wanting to hear VSTs with a Midi USB cable?

  • @YMESYDT
    @YMESYDT3 ай бұрын

    Keyscape is not my favorite grand piano sound but it’s so damn good with everything else which I find very ironic. Nothing wrong with their sample quality, you’d just think they’d put some more grands in there with how many instruments are loaded in

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    yeah it doesn't fit with everything, but it's great

  • @GeorgeAmodei21
    @GeorgeAmodei213 ай бұрын

    Thank you for making this VID. I can't decide on this last CFX , "NOIRE" or Grandeur ? ...HMM? I Own a Yamaha CP4 ( like 12-15yrs )..Older technology but sounds pretty good but still not there plus I Own a ROLAND Fantom 7 & use my 88 YAMAHA Weighted as a Controller but then again!...I don't like the Pianos in the Keyboard ( even though it has the "V Piano ) not the same like Jonathan Cain's Original /Discontinued "V Piano" I wish we can DEMO this like a regular Plug-In! Thx again. George Amodei

  • @aziazitube
    @aziazitube3 ай бұрын

    As I suggested many years ago, while being a “keyboard magazine” reader ,(the real, paper version..), in a reader letter, someone should manufacture a really good real acoustic piano keyboard, in a cool design, high quality “box”, inside all computer stuff needed for loading any kind of those high end pianos sounds, with a cd/usb/Wi-Fi/ whatever needed, and a needed small screen, etc….. what I mean is that so many pianists just want to push the “on” button, and play… Sure, acoustic piano is best … but when an electronic one is needed/ useful, if you want as less compromises as exists, or the best there is,you need a computer, sound card, keyboard, wires, wow… We just need a best quality all in one keyboard that can handle any data of those high quality piano sounds to upload once, and then just push “on” and play…. And always to be able to buy another “piano” data and upload it to this cool instrument….

  • @andreasgoteson5717
    @andreasgoteson57173 ай бұрын

    Can't believe you don't adjust the dynamics in pianoteq. Sampling pianos sound great, but to me what really sets pianoteq apart is the endless dynamic layers of modelling. I always increase dynamics quite a bit and that makes playing feel so much more like a real piano.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    True, if I'm dialing in a piano sound I'll adjust dynamics, among other things. But these reviews are typically out of the box presets, I don't spend any time making them anything they're not by default.

  • @japrietoj
    @japrietoj3 ай бұрын

    Hi Beardguy, have you tried the underrated "Meldway Grand"? It's an insane Steinway sound for the price!

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I have not, I'll add it to the list!

  • @michael-towson

    @michael-towson

    3 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed that piano a lot but found it had a lot of technical issues - at least for my setup. It's a bummer because it is a nice instrument. Hopefully they will keep working on it!

  • @G.A.Gauthier
    @G.A.Gauthier21 күн бұрын

    The Gentleman is so good for an included plugin you get when buying any Kontrol Controller

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    21 күн бұрын

    yep!

  • @paullebon323
    @paullebon3233 ай бұрын

    I've got them all, well most of the biggies, including Keyscape, various UVI crap, Garritan, Komplete 14 Collectors Edition, Ivory II, Ravenscroft 275, Arturia, and VSL Synchron etc... I bought them all myself (I have more money than sense.) The only ones that I regularly use are Pianoteq Pro Studio Bundle, Keyscape, and the Komplete Pianos. Pianoteq is, by far, my favorite. I like Keyscape for the various electrics and hybrids. I like the Komplete ones because they are right there. and they sound good enough in a mix. Pianoteq is great and it improves constantly. If you are a concert pianist or jazz pianist, this (or maybe the $3000 VSL piano library.) No sampled piano will ever be updated, upgraded and reconfigured as much as Pianoteq. It is configurable to a ridiculous extent. Also, when you tweak Pianoteq, you are not just warping static recordings (which is what samples are.) If Pianoteq sounds tinny to you, you don't know what you're doing. Stick to Alicia's Keys. The top version of Pianoteq is the STUDIO BUNDLE. It's around $900 (trust me on that). That is a fraction of what VSL costs. Garritan AB CFX is garbage.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I have still yet to try the Ivory or the VSL library, I've been trying to get a copy of Ivory for awhile now

  • @paullebon323

    @paullebon323

    2 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy I have Ivory II. It's one of many piano libraries I no longer have installed. They didn't update that thing for a solid DECADE! I don't really blame then for that. Just the microphones used in a premium piano library probably cost a few hundred thousand dollars. Such is the reality of sampled libraries.

  • @nathanielbrown8718
    @nathanielbrown87183 ай бұрын

    Don't know if you like epianos, but man, lounge lizard is amazing. I'd put it against the keyscape stuff

  • @MarcGuenet
    @MarcGuenetАй бұрын

    Hello, perhaps I missed it on another video, what keyboard are you using as a controler for the top pianos of 2024

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    Ай бұрын

    Korg D1

  • @oldskoolfunkandsoul1
    @oldskoolfunkandsoul12 ай бұрын

    AK piano is on sale for only£12..is it still worth getting?? :)

  • @BUJU2007
    @BUJU20072 ай бұрын

    I have some of these VSTs and I can't get any of them to sound like this. IDK if its just that I suck at playing or if theres an issue with my equipment. I have a Focusrite Scarlet Solo 3rd Gen. Would that affect how my audio sounds?

  • @mdezwart

    @mdezwart

    2 ай бұрын

    I had the same problem until I saw this video from Phil Best. I think he has a proper answer two your question. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGiHp8miZdOndKQ.html

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    Different audio interfaces affect it a little, but I've used a Scarlet on many gigs when they backline, and it's fine. Are you in stereo? Do you have a weighted keyboard?

  • @nathanielbrown8718
    @nathanielbrown87183 ай бұрын

    Im getting that m3 Max with 12 performance cores so I can run stuff like the CFX no problem lol. fyi, logic users beware, logic doesn't use the efficiency cores! So if you don't get the max chip for the latest generation, you will get more power from the m1 pro chips. Just ignore the efficiency cores and only count the performance cores when factoring in more budget friendly models. For some reason, Apple has been replacing the pro chip performance cores for more efficiency cores. Don't waste your money on a bunch of cores that your DAW won't even be able to use!

  • @Gappy_The_GOAT
    @Gappy_The_GOAT16 күн бұрын

    What are you playing at 17 minutes? Would love to know the piece

  • @heisenbergwalter3363
    @heisenbergwalter336323 күн бұрын

    the grandeurs sounds incredible compares to pianoteq or even keyscape ( pianoteq lacks of body, and keyscape, the notes are like cut off as if there were no sustain) . The grandeur sounds full.

  • @wallon5361
    @wallon53613 ай бұрын

    Have you tried Imagiro Piano?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    nope! but i'll add it to the list

  • @djsilent01
    @djsilent012 ай бұрын

    How do you feel about IK's Pianoverse?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    I got a whole video on it I did a few months ago! It's great

  • @djsilent01

    @djsilent01

    2 ай бұрын

    OK, going to look now..!!! @@SamTheBeardGuy

  • @nat_popa
    @nat_popa3 ай бұрын

    Hey Sam ! what's your opinion about nord stage 3/4 piano sound library ? ( do you think their piano sounds sound very good ? )

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    They sound great for what they are. But I would put any of these libraries up against them. They're recorded well, and you get external processing and effects that you can't get on a hardware board.

  • @tendingtropic7778
    @tendingtropic77782 ай бұрын

    so pianoverse from IK multimedia did not make it to your top pianos? why? and VSL?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    It's definitely up there! Maybe a little more niche usage on my end. I hadn't reviewed VSL yet when I did this video, they sent it to me like the week after I made this list. So a little unfortunate because it would definitely be in there

  • @jonathanchan3821
    @jonathanchan3821Ай бұрын

    There is not any Nord piano ( White Grand / Royal Grand 3D / Grand Imperial )?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    Ай бұрын

    Nope! Piano VST's are too good these days.

  • @theclaverman
    @theclavermanАй бұрын

    There is one thing I absolutely don’t like with soft-pianos, which for me always is almost a dead giveaway that the piano was sampled and not a real acoustic recording. Lets say you during a piece/performance need to repeat the same note at the same velocity, that tone is going to sound exactly the same every single time on a softpiano. On a real piano, due to its organic nature, you’ll never going to make a note sound exactly the same ….like never. In a busy mix, no one is going to notice the difference. But for my solo-piano stuff, I think plugins are going to have a pretty hard time keeping up with a real Fazioli F278 grand recorded with my Schoeps mics. Maybe one day plugin will come to this level of authenticity, but that day is definately not today.

  • @YsAbTones
    @YsAbTones2 ай бұрын

    Can i ask what masterkeyboard you use?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    Korg D1

  • @bigswisschh
    @bigswisschh3 ай бұрын

    Keyscape slaps

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    oooooooo

  • @johnchabo9839
    @johnchabo98393 ай бұрын

    Grendure : spot less playing He's already won. wow wow wow so fun sounds really good.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    it's a great song!

  • @Swagory
    @Swagory3 ай бұрын

    What keyboard are you playing on in this video?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Korg D1

  • @yuuji8447

    @yuuji8447

    25 күн бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuywould you suggest that dp/stage over others in that price range? 😅

  • @Nico-rw2tl
    @Nico-rw2tl3 ай бұрын

    The problem with Pianoteq is that none of their pianos sound like a sampled piano. On the other hand, very pleasant to play.

  • @paulward1586

    @paulward1586

    2 ай бұрын

    Have you tried PianoTeq 8?

  • @nibuprofeno
    @nibuprofeno3 ай бұрын

    Is keyscape sampled or modelled?

  • @DrissLeDriss

    @DrissLeDriss

    3 ай бұрын

    sampled

  • @QrchackOfficial
    @QrchackOfficial3 ай бұрын

    You actually missed completely, showing UVI Key Suite while talking about IK Pianoverse pricing. Key Suite is a mixed bag, $349 for the whole bundle with Austrian Grand ($79 separately), or $200 for either acoustic or electric (rhodes/wurli/clav) standalone, or $79 for digital alone. Honestly, digital is where it's at, layering heaven - pair it with Grandeur/Noire and you're good to go. Acoustic is very meh, on the level of most stage pianos with a boxy sound that's hard to fix. UVI actually do have SonicPass subscription, $24/month or $240/year, but that also includes Falcon, Vintage Vault, Orchestral Suite, footstep and whoosh fx libraries, BeatBox Anthology for your drum machines, overall a ton of somewhat obscure and not often sampled synths, both analog and digital. You get Emulator, Fairlight, string machines, Mellotron, M1, SY99, Wavestation, Akai AX73, Polivoks... There's Hammond and Vox and other obscure organs. A gypsy jazz library. World Suite with digeridoos, duduks and middle east strings. With effects on top - Thorus is one of the least "sounding like a chorus" choruses I've tried, there's a drum replacement plugin, FabFilter Pro-Q alternative and so on. IK's Pianoverse on the other hand... $15 a month or $150 a year or $130 for one of them outright. Will have to give them a closer look, but IK is one of these a tier below your NIs and your Spectrasonics, kinda clunky with obvious filler content but at times usable, good to grab on a sale. One thing worth mentioning, IK have a nasty policy of forcing you to keep a copy of the installer on your own external drive, or they charge you for downloading the library again "to cover server costs". Not aware of anyone else in the business (except solo indie developers) doing this. Still, worth checking out and forming an opinion I guess. Future video perhaps?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    That's a tough mistake haha. I meant to be talking about Sonicpass but I just kept saying Pianoverse. I reviewed them both a few months around the same time, and I got them mixed in my head. I added a subtitle in for that section that says I meant sonicpass, in addition to updated the bookmark. Thanks for pointing that out! I gotta stop recording videos at 5 in the morning lol

  • @QrchackOfficial

    @QrchackOfficial

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy Ha, tell me about it. Catch some sleep kind sir! Thanks for the great chops too, I have a couple snippets from your videos on the to-do list to steal some ideas for jam sessions. Cheers all the way from Poland!

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Love it! I got the Patreon up and running if you need to download any MIdi. Thanks for watching! @@QrchackOfficial

  • @graysonfoye
    @graysonfoyeАй бұрын

    What song did you start playing at 17:15?

  • @Gappy_The_GOAT

    @Gappy_The_GOAT

    16 күн бұрын

    Ditto! Any ideas?

  • @stellastudio9913
    @stellastudio991323 күн бұрын

    i have seen your other reviews too . in grandeur you have options to choose other type piano at the top if you click on camera icon . you have never opened them in any of your reviews and you are saying there’s not lot of options in it.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    23 күн бұрын

    Hey, thanks for watching. You're talking about presets. When I say not a lot of options, I'm talking about the customizability of the piano itself. Compared to pianos like Noire and PianoTeq, etc, it doesn't have as many options. That's not a knock, Keyscape has even less options and it's 4 times as expensive. I love Grandeur.

  • @ijmball123
    @ijmball1233 ай бұрын

    I think you’re confusing pianoverse by Ik multimedia with Sonicpass by UVI

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah I added a subtitle and updated bookmark to reflect that. I meant to be talking about sonicpass but kept saying pianoverse. I reviewed them both at the same time a few months ago, and at some point they got flipped in my head haha.

  • @ijmball123

    @ijmball123

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy you should check out Embertone’s Walker 1955. Great vst piano with a lot of character

  • @mfurman
    @mfurman3 ай бұрын

    I believe that it is important to play acoustic (preferably grand) piano to have a reference to judge and choose piano VSTs. What is your favourite acoustic piano? I like Yamaha C7 I regularly practice on.

  • @chidanandecstatic
    @chidanandecstatic2 ай бұрын

    Still noir hands down for me

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    Noire is great!

  • @oldskoolfunkandsoul1
    @oldskoolfunkandsoul13 ай бұрын

    which is the lowest cost?

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Grandeur and Gentleman are pretty low cost

  • @deyvidpetromusic
    @deyvidpetromusic3 ай бұрын

    Surprised that you have not yet tried the VSL libraries. They are "considered" thr best amongst the sampling world.... VI Labs are currently updating the Ravenscroft 275 and it seems like they are uodatinf the whole range but there is no ETA as of yet when it will be released. What piano VSTs do you get lost in most, what ones do you find yourself completely zoning out too when playing? I think the problem is withba lot of VSTs is thatnwe just don't have the right midi keyboard controllers for them amd the ones that are are ridiculously expensive. In terms of new VST companies I do look forward to what SRM Sounds come up with next amd Christian Henson with his new Crow Hill Company.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I want to try them haha. I need them to send them to me. Working on getting a copy. I probably get lost in felts more often than not. I just recorded a felt video and I get lost. I am pumped for SRM sounds and Crow Hill products. SRM just sent me the Max Richter stuff, so that's slated to review soon.

  • @deyvidpetromusic

    @deyvidpetromusic

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SamTheBeardGuy cool. I look forward to your review. It is one of the few felted piano vsts that I actually like to play. It feels like a really disobedient child in the way that it is like I only want to be played the way that I want to be played, it is quite unique in that way. I look forward to more of Christian Henson's projects. He seems like a great guy and does so much for the music community.

  • @DihelsonMendonca
    @DihelsonMendonca2 ай бұрын

    ⚠️ The Grandeur is my favorite. But here, he pushed too much on the bright. Not necessary. 💥💥

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    What do you mean?

  • @pinheiroartur3020
    @pinheiroartur30203 ай бұрын

    Austrian grand is NOT a pianoverse vst is a UVI piano.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    I knoooooowwww, I realized my mistake after posting. I updated a subtitle and the bookmark to reflect that. I reviewed them at the same time a few months ago and they got flipped in my head at some point.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy
    @SamTheBeardGuy3 ай бұрын

    What pianos are missing?

  • @nibuprofeno

    @nibuprofeno

    3 ай бұрын

    Idk because I don't own them but I would like to hear your thoughts on CinePiano and Cinematic Studio Piano

  • @SideFlame

    @SideFlame

    3 ай бұрын

    CinePiano is a good one actually, would like to hear your thoughts on that

  • @tomastextor

    @tomastextor

    3 ай бұрын

    No Ravenscroft?

  • @WTG194

    @WTG194

    3 ай бұрын

    @@tomastextor good question

  • @stayconsistentandhumble8463

    @stayconsistentandhumble8463

    3 ай бұрын

    Ravenscroft

  • @mediacenter3174
    @mediacenter31743 ай бұрын

    What is your keyboard brand and model? (next time better add it to your notes)

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Korg D1. Thanks for watching!

  • @antgeeze7129
    @antgeeze712928 күн бұрын

    The dog is prostrate in worship to his god😂 i promise

  • @TheManInCommand
    @TheManInCommand2 ай бұрын

    Keyscape is an Apple iPhone. Piano Tek is a Samsung Galaxy.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    Hahaha, I accept this analogy

  • @beegyoshiofficial8518
    @beegyoshiofficial8518Ай бұрын

    "Ivory is great .... i've been trying to get them to send it to me"... Why not support these companies and purchase it? I'm sorry, but I can't help but cringe at this completely tone-deaf comment. I love your content and your channel , i know it probably wasn't your intention to sound like an entitled prick, so hopefully you'll find this comment as constructive feedback and not as a personal attack.

  • @csilt
    @csilt2 ай бұрын

    The whole Keyscape is over produced thing is really a dumb argument. I wish you'd just say what you like about it and play. Too much talk especially addressing folks in the comments that probably shouldn't be addressed in the first place.

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    2 ай бұрын

    Is this one of those comments I shouldn’t address?

  • @bilozkip998
    @bilozkip9983 ай бұрын

    Pianoverse 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @SamTheBeardGuy

    @SamTheBeardGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    :)

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