My music/My chords, great moment :)

@RunningonairMusic

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Thanks 😃

Taking me back!!!

@RunningonairMusic

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, me too.

Actually the Yamaha QY-10's piano was considered a nice piano sound back in the day and I do like it's grungy lofi character, in fact it's the same piano used in Yamaha PSR/PSS keyboards from that time including my Yamaha PSS-790 and I also liked the piano sounds on my Casio CT-700. But Reason is quite a niche product aimed at sound engineers and professionals rather than amateurs or hobbyists. Still to this day I have only used either free piano VST instruments and Kontakt libraries, DAW stock piano sounds and the pianos that came with Halion 6 plus Kontakt Factory. But 2022 was when I decided to go "back to basics" as I bought a Roland U-220 and I still like that particular piano sounds.

@RunningonairMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's an interesting story arc, particularly going back to the older tech. I would recommend trying out Pianoteq though, it really is the next stage. I believe there is a free demo version. although I would also recommend waiting for sale before buying it, as it's not cheap.

@EgoShredder

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I thought that piano and many other samples sounded familiar; I used to own a PSS-790 keyboard workstation back in 1990 to 1997. Brilliant keyboard, and upon its release it was a big deal to have an 8 track sequencer with 100 AWM sounds, complete with MIDI I/O and that vector stick giving essentially a four layer performance preset. I remember the magazine reviews at the time, saying the spec for the price was surprising and bordering on semi-professional. I got my SY55 pro keyboard in 1991 and yet it saw little use compared with my PSS-790. I use and appreciate my SY55 a lot more now though.

I suppose hypothetically there could be something better than PianoTeq out there, but I’m not convinced. Actually, there might be sample libraries that might sound better on playback, but as far as I’m concerned the playability of the instrument and the sense of life you get from how it responds, plus the ability to tweak the model to quite un-piano like sounds, but still with those organic physical modelling dynamics etc… maybe I’ll get around to actually recording and releasing something one day…

@RunningonairMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is pretty great!

@xinaesthetic

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@@RunningonairMusic then again, there is also a different set of sound-design possibilities with samplers that are idiomatic of themselves; Pianoteq can't give you a pad preset with the attack removed (or perhaps reversed etc) and a looped sustain portion with filter modulation on each voice, say (although it can give you something other than standard piano attack to an extent)... So when it comes to doing something other than just emulating a piano, but still using some piano qualities in some broader sound-design way, both approaches have a place and can complement each other.