It doesn’t make any problems, is not that heavy regarding RAM and CPU and sounds pretty good. There is only one thing that every piano plugin needs to have: Power if you want it! There is no ultimate piano sound in my opinion. I think it depends really on what you want to achieve with the piano sound. I would welcome other people’s thoughts as well. So, I only use this in a few specific cases.Īgain, just my opinions. Keyscape - I really like the sound of the Yamaha C7 Grand in Keyscape, but find it takes up a lot of PC resources, especially if a number of VSTs are active at the same time. It sounds a little harsh to my ears (although I’m sure working with effects and EQ could help this.) However, it was excellent in a rock band mix, maybe even better than Ivory II. But I found that it didn’t sound authentic enough when played solo, especially in the middle and upper octaves. PianoTeq - Before purchasing Ivory II, I used PianoTeq as my go-to piano. So, before every performance I need to check this. I am annoyed by the need for the USB key dongle, and sometimes when I first load a patch in C3, the piano samples are not loaded, and I have to re-save the patch.

Although it has a fair number of options for tailoring the sound, I find myself sticking with a single rich grand piano sound.

Ivory II - I think this has the best pure grand piano sound, and is what I use 80% of the time when that is the sound I am after. I think they all have their strengths and weaknesses, but these are strictly my opinions, not necessarily backed up with extensive resesarch. I use both of those, along with Keyscape, and almost all of my use is in live performance.

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