![]() He's earned it, maintaining a 95% grade for about 1000 hours of training, and while he was still 18 he already got audio engineering credit for 2 album drops, AND got to play guitar for a giant festival in DC where there were 40+ bands on 5 stages over 2 days and over a half million folks attending. My son is about 3 months away from finishing getting audio engineer certifications for music and film, and when we upgrade his current home-based studio to a full-fledged purpose-built facility, I am going to donate that grand piano to him, for his brand new studio. ![]() As much as I love recording with the sampled pianos, there is NOTHING like the tactile feel and sound of a real grand piano. It is an absolutely beautiful MAHOGANY wood piano in mint condition. I just wanted to add though that I am about 2 weeks away from having a 1994 Kawai grand piano delivered - it is a gift to me from my mom. I have pianos with every note sampled for 30 seconds, which also gives me all the natural overtones - FABULOUS. You are right about how nice the sample libraries are these days for pianos. ![]() Most real pianos in the world don't sound as good as some of the less expensive sample libraries like True Pianos, and the real ones are always going out of tune, have to have mics placed perfectly, etc. Following tradition, we optimized the instrument for real-time performance. TruePianos virtual instrument was designed with exactly this in mind giving inspiration an instant GO as soon as you touch the keyboard. It is funny how spoiled we have all gotten. TruePianos 4Front Technologies Manufacturer site When instrument blends transparently with musician's hands, reality becomes music. There are a couple of new huge piano sample libraries out there but I am not convinced they are better. My Ivory II Grand Pianos Steinway sounds so real I can smell the wood and felt. Ivory II American D for about $189 is a Steinway only. On Reaper/Windows it was simple - just drop it into the VST folder and Reaper scans TruePianos in and allows you to use it. I have Ivory II Grand Pianos which includes three different pianos for about $329. There are some equal, but I don't know of any better. Konradh Synthogy is still the top of the line for me and many people.
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