Perhaps they fixed this with an update, I haven't used it for the last six months or so. We're not scaremongering This is really happening, happening. I have a well maintained i6700 based system with a dedicated SSD for all my samples, with an RME UCX audio interface, and it was still hard to avoid clicks and pops at reasonable latencies (in fact the audio buffer didn't seem to do that much). Keyscape looks and sounds very good but at the same time the size of their library samples intimidates me compared to the Pianoteq VST which doesn't use samples and that makes the VST less heavy. Pianoteq Stage is a powerful virtual piano that gives you the ability to customize your sound in a variety of ways. Keyscape looks and sounds very good but at the same time the size of their library samples intimidates me compared to the Pianoteq VST which doesn't use samples and that makes the VST less heavy. None of them come close to playing an actual grand so I guess ultimately it's whether or not it has the sound you're looking for in your music.ĮDIT: also, ridiculously, Keyscape is really heavy on CPU and disk speed, even though it's only playing samples. ![]() I bought the Ravenscroft Kontakt package on a recommendation but don't really like it. Addictive Keys has some cool dark "mood" pianos. But for grand piano sounds, I would never use it. Electric pianos have a lot of 'meat' to them, for example. As a sampling job, it is stellar, and I would use it for the more imaginative patches. Ivory is still on my list but I hate iLok and I'm already carrying two other dongles. Keyscape doesn't support continuous sustain pedal, doesn't have modelled sympathetic resonance. But, the quality, attention to detail, and versatility make Keyscape our overall top pick. It can be used both in standalone mode and as an instrument plug-in in VST, AAX, and AudioUnits hosts. It is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and will even run on some ARM-based boards such as the Raspberry Pi. If your only interest is the concert grand sound, there might be one or two better options, especially for classical players. Pianoteq is an award-winning virtual instrument which you can install on your computer (PC/Mac). I've used and enjoyed Pianoteq on occasion but didn't jive with it enough to make it a go-to. Keyscape is slightly CPU-heavy and has an 80 GB library size. ![]() ![]() The point is- it not only provides acoustic piano sound but a complete library of different kinds of sampled keyboard instruments. In other pianos like Radical, Ivory and PianoTeq, the sustain pedal is 'continuous', meaning that you can control different amount of sustain/resonance by pressing the pedal to different depths. Let me explain, Keyscape presents a collection of various vintage keyboards, essentially allowing the creation of so many sounds that anyone could ever use. I'd rate almost any semi-recent piano above the Keyscape C7 but I particularly like the Kronos German Grand and NI The Grandeur of the ones that I own. In Keyscape, the sustain pedal is either on or off, there is no in-betweens. FWIW I'm also a full time pianist, but as I said, tastes differ.
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