Larry Shelby Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 $149.99 at MF https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/synthogy-ivory-ii-grand-pianos/h14054000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Jones Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, cclarry said: $149.99 at MF https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/synthogy-ivory-ii-grand-pianos/h14054000000000 Is that a good deal on that I mean has there ever been a better deal than that? Anyway $150 seems about the standard piano price these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Christian Jones said: Is that a good deal on that I mean has there ever been a better deal than that? Anyway $150 seems about the standard piano price these days Very good deal...you will be lucky to find it at this price any time.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Here is a review I did on the Ivory Pianos. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Still waiting for III to drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Great review, Simeon. I remember vividly the first time I heard Ivory and being blown away by it. The demonstrator must have gotten a sore face from grinning all day, handing headphones to one convention-goer after another and watching them react. I stood there for awhile just watching peoples' faces light up. It was a universal reaction. Nowadays, we have a LOT of sampled pianos in that league to choose from but Ivory is still at or near the top of that category. It's so good that I can't imagine what version 3 might add - play itself, maybe? Gotta add, though, that despite having maybe 40 piano libraries in my collection, I have finally come around to believe that the future of piano VIs is not conventional sample libraries, but rather physical modeling. I was a skeptic for a long time, and for good reason. But today we are this close to modeled pianos that are indistinguishable from a high-end sample library - but only take up a few hundred megabytes, load in an eye blink and have 5-10x the velocity layers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 16 minutes ago, bitflipper said: Gotta add, though, that despite having maybe 40 piano libraries in my collection, I have finally come around to believe that the future of piano VIs is not conventional sample libraries, but rather physical modeling. I was a skeptic for a long time, and for good reason. But today we are this close to modeled pianos that are indistinguishable from a high-end sample library - but only take up a few hundred megabytes, load in an eye blink and have 5-10x the velocity layers. Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Although I still like Ivory II and the Italian Grand, lately I've been enamored with Waves' Rhapsody Piano and/or Wavesfactory Mercury. Freddie Lives! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, bitflipper said: Gotta add, though, that despite having maybe 40 piano libraries in my collection, I have finally come around to believe that the future of piano VIs is not conventional sample libraries, but rather physical modeling. I was a skeptic for a long time, and for good reason. But today we are this close to modeled pianos that are indistinguishable from a high-end sample library - but only take up a few hundred megabytes, load in an eye blink and have 5-10x the velocity layers. I have to agree that the modeled pianos have come a long way. I love the quick loading Pianoteq. Some still knock it but I happen to love the software for what it offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 I tried a Modeled Piano once... too much glue... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 There’s a glitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, cclarry said: I tried a Modeled Piano once... too much glue... Typical amateur, using too much glue when modeling ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Jones Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, bitflipper said: Great review, Simeon. I remember vividly the first time I heard Ivory and being blown away by it. The demonstrator must have gotten a sore face from grinning all day, handing headphones to one convention-goer after another and watching them react. I stood there for awhile just watching peoples' faces light up. It was a universal reaction. Nowadays, we have a LOT of sampled pianos in that league to choose from but Ivory is still at or near the top of that category. It's so good that I can't imagine what version 3 might add - play itself, maybe? Gotta add, though, that despite having maybe 40 piano libraries in my collection, I have finally come around to believe that the future of piano VIs is not conventional sample libraries, but rather physical modeling. I was a skeptic for a long time, and for good reason. But today we are this close to modeled pianos that are indistinguishable from a high-end sample library - but only take up a few hundred megabytes, load in an eye blink and have 5-10x the velocity layers. So what's your opinion on Ivory II vs Pianoteq today? Edited June 8, 2020 by Christian Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthmeister Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 deal seems dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, synthmeister said: deal seems dead. Almost any MF (Musicians Friend) post by Lars is a Deal of The Day or a Deal of The Hour. The OP was on Saturday. Gotta be quick. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Pianoteq 6 wins over Ivory 2 any day in my opinion. I own both, bought both years ago, 10 years ago maybe? I ran with Ivory for a while but could not escape its two dimensional quality, albeit a well-sampled two dimensions. I stopped using Ivory when Pearl came out. I've also demoed every version of Pianoteq, without excitement. Until version 6 . This most recent version is amazing. Petrov especially. So playable. Plus with pianoteq they have other cool instruments that use the platform. Pianos are an extremely subjective category. You can easily demo pianoteq, wheras you can't demo any sample library. Those you buy with your fingers crossed! Edited June 9, 2020 by emeraldsoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Jones Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, emeraldsoul said: You can easily demo pianoteq, wheras you can't demo any sample library. Those you buy with your fingers crossed! Well, Best Service has thing mechanism I saw where you could "schedule" to demo some of these sample libraries before buying https://account.bestservice.com/try-sound/session_booking.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Christian Jones said: Well, Best Service has thing mechanism I saw where you could "schedule" to demo some of these sample libraries before buying https://account.bestservice.com/try-sound/session_booking.html Oh yes I remember that now. Spice or spike or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Jones Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, emeraldsoul said: Oh yes I remember that now. Spice or spike or something like that? Idk I haven't used it. But I'd definitely try that before shelling out $150 or more for a piano that I'd have to hope I liked. I'll have to try Pianoteq. What a subjective thing Pianoteq is; some swear by it and others hate it. Just have to try for oneself. I hope to like Pianoteq and could just live with that. Edited June 9, 2020 by Christian Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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