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Piano VST (Needed badly!)

I recently started using pianos in some of my productions to try and bright the atmosphere up of some tracks...It does make a difference but I could do with better pianos...Sorry if this has been asked before but could anyone tell me or recommend any piano vst's that yous have used? Thanks in advance

P.S. I'd be willing to spend quite a bit

refx nexus has a full set of piano sounds with it.

4Front Piano Module
http://www.yohng.com/piano.html

pretty good for a small little free VST

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Originally posted by djandymac refx nexus has a full set of piano sounds with it.

They aren't the best though. I tried them earlier but still not what i'm looking for.


Cheers Finalcall, I'll check that out now

Does it have to be a VST?
If you're willing to spend some cash why not but a synth like the Korg Trinity, or a Roland XP-30, Xp-50, JV-1080.

Otherwise check out KVR Audio's forums, I came across the same request a month or 2 ago there.

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Originally posted by Alan2008 They aren't the best though. I tried them earlier but still not what i'm looking for. Cheers Finalcall, I'll check that out now

sounds like you have loads to spend ,


everybody be his friend

be sure to post in the producers forum what you need it for

Try getting some Korg M1 piano samples. I heard Above & Beyond use a Korg M1 for their pianos.

I use a Korg X3 and it has some great piano sounds.
Check out the Korg 01W, 01R/W, X5, X5D, N-Series.

Even some older Alesis synths have some great piano patches.

Purity Rocks! Get it.

you could try edirol orchestral or steinberg the grand, but both of those are relatively mediocre (orchestral is great for everything BUT piano) imo, especially for the price

i really liked pianoteq, you can find a 30 day trial on their website i think.

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Originally posted by adi_hanson sounds like you have loads to spend , everybody be his friend be sure to post in the producers forum what you need it for

Got paid the other day I don't need it specifically for something, i'm just looking to try out new things using Pianos.

@ counterfeiter: Doesn't have to be VST if the price isn't too high

@ Eldritch: Above & Beyond ****** style" is exactly what i'm looking for , something along the lines of the piano used in "Oceanic"

Thanks for the help everyone, appreciate it

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Originally posted by Alan2008 @ Eldritch: Above & Beyond ****** style" is exactly what i'm looking for , something along the lines of the piano used in "Oceanic"

I have no idea why it blanked out ******"....

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Originally posted by Alan2008 I have no idea why it blanked out ******"....

There it goes again...you get the picture anyway....PIANO

If you have Nexus, I'd suggest checking out the Total Piano expansion - it's got 128 piano patches and most of them are pretty good. You'll have no problem finding an A&B-style sound there.

Another VST to consider is Cakewalk's Dimension Pro - it has a ton of great piano sounds (especially in the two free expansion packs) and it's a great all-around synth for bread-n-butter sounds.

My favorite piano sounds come from hardware, though. I use an Alesis QS8.2 and a Roland XV-5050. Between these two, I have a lot of excellent piano options. Sometimes, I even layer a two piano sounds (one from each) together.

HTH.

I used a piano sound on my last track called Rain Drops.
check it out www.myspace.com/thecounterfeiterss

Let me know if this is the kind of sound you're after.

Akoustik piano by Native Instruments, buy komplete while your at it.

If you are looking for a really great selection of classical pianos, you should definitely try Akoustik Piano by Native Instruments. It's a VSTi.

Here is a link: http://www.native-instruments.com/i...d=akoustikpiano

You can then route the VSTi through whatever mixer you're using and then tweak it up with some dreamy effects if you want... delay, reverb, filtering, dynamic panning, etc..

Every single piano tone has been recorded in high quality from a real natural piano and mapped into the plug-in. The plug-in itself is massive... it cannot fit on a dual layer DVD.


*Trance. Amplify your possibilities.*

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Originally posted by counterfeiter I used a piano sound on my last track called Rain Drops. check it out www.myspace.com/thecounterfeiterss Let me know if this is the kind of sound you're after.

Exactly what i'm looking for. Brillant track by the way, listened to it quite a bit now.

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Originally posted by cryophonik If you have Nexus, I'd suggest checking out the Total Piano expansion - it's got 128 piano patches and most of them are pretty good. You'll have no problem finding an A&B-style sound there. Another VST to consider is Cakewalk's Dimension Pro - it has a ton of great piano sounds (especially in the two free expansion packs) and it's a great all-around synth for bread-n-butter sounds. My favorite piano sounds come from hardware, though. I use an Alesis QS8.2 and a Roland XV-5050. Between these two, I have a lot of excellent piano options. Sometimes, I even layer a two piano sounds (one from each) together. HTH.

I'll look into those expansion packs I haven't used hardware yet as i'm still new to producing and my sequencer is FL and i hear it has some trouble with hardware... Cheers for the advice though

so... i also like the pianos in purity... and i don't think the piano in orchestral is bad really... but i don't end up using it often.

NI grand piano (i forget the actual name) sounds great, but then again when was the last time NI made something that didn't sound great. also theres tons and tons of packs for kontakt that have amazing sampled piano sounds.

david

Kontakt+B�sendorfer 290

http://www.soundsonline.com/EASTWES...-pr-EW-157.html

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