Larry Shelby Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) be inspired. The Warm, Colorful Tone of Fazioli's Landmark Concert Grand, Captured with Breathtaking Authenticity Fazioli pianos are built with a heartfelt passion for music and musicians, with extraordinary craftsmanship, and technological advancement. This Fazioli F308 Concert Grand found a perfect home in the 5800 sq ft Synchron “Stage A” that allows its sound to unfold effortlessly, elevated by the room's exceptional acoustics. In their new library, VSL has captured the rich resonances of their extraordinary F308 and delivered it to you via the Synchron Piano Player, perfectly pre-configured with Mixer Presets such as Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, and more. Multiple Options https://www.ilio.com/synchron-fazioli-f308 Edited December 6, 2022 by cclarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Fowler Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I is excited 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 It is a huge, beautiful beast of a piano. I suspected this was coming and excited to see if finally released. I also appreciate that they recorded it stage center in stead of offset to one side like the Imperial and CFX, it feels more natural out of the box that way. I am hoping to be featuring it in the channel on an upcoming livestream, possibly as soon as this Friday, so stay tuned! Joyfully! Simeon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Simeon Amburgey said: It is a huge, beautiful beast of a piano. I suspected this was coming and excited to see if finally released. I also appreciate that they recorded it stage center in stead of offset to one side like the Imperial and CFX, it feels more natural out of the box that way. I am hoping to be featuring it in the channel on an upcoming livestream, possibly as soon as this Friday, so stay tuned! Joyfully! Simeon @Simeon Amburgey I'd be interested in your comparison of this to the Mercury piano by WavesFactory. Probably apples to oranges though. Edited December 6, 2022 by Bapu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Huge is also the price even though it's VSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Simeon Amburgey said: It is a huge, beautiful beast of a piano. I suspected this was coming and excited to see if finally released. I also appreciate that they recorded it stage center in stead of offset to one side like the Imperial and CFX, it feels more natural out of the box that way. I am hoping to be featuring it in the channel on an upcoming livestream, possibly as soon as this Friday, so stay tuned! Joyfully! Simeon Judging from their Imperial freebie piano library, they really know how to create a great piano sample library. Edited December 7, 2022 by PavlovsCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Fowler Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said: Judging from their Imperial freebie piano library, they really know how to create a great piano sample library. They sure do! Incredible instruments, especially the cfx and bosie upright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Craig Fowler said: They sure do! Incredible instruments, especially the cfx and bosie upright. My sample budget is basically exhausted for this year, except for maybe another solo cello library when I see an attractive price for a really good dry cello library. But I suspect in the future I will be adding VSL piano libraries and Craig, I actually haven't checked out their cfx or upright pianos, so I'm going to do that now. Thanks for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Best way to buy this would be to buy 3 VSL $100 Vouchers, which gets you another $100 FREE!https://www.bestservice.com/deals/get_your_free_vienna_voucher__4663.html That makes the price less than $323 because you should get Best Coins to use to lower the price even further! Edited December 7, 2022 by cclarry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan Filiatrault Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 7 hours ago, PavlovsCat said: My sample budget is basically exhausted for this year, except for maybe another solo cello library when I see an attractive price for a really good dry cello library. But I suspect in the future I will be adding VSL piano libraries and Craig, I actually haven't checked out their cfx or upright pianos, so I'm going to do that now. Thanks for the suggestions. For an outstanding cello, this one’s on sale and just updated: https://www.virharmonic.com/bohemian_cello 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Fowler Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Well, I held out as long as I could ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Yan Filiatrault said: For an outstanding cello, this one’s on sale and just updated: https://www.virharmonic.com/bohemian_cello Thanks, Yan. That is probably the cello library I've seen more positive comments about from owners than any other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Hintze Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) The VSL free piano is very convincing indeed. I will try their demos one after the other. But what makes me hesitate is that most of the VSL pianos are recorded in the big "Stage A" which results in too much natural reverb for my taste. I would like to see some intimate sounding pianos from VSL. The Stage B is better, but still pretty "wet". The VSL free piano was recorded apparantly in a smaller room. But of course it has not so many velocity layers (does anyone know how many?) and no additional mic options. But I love its sound. Edited December 7, 2022 by Peter Hintze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simeon Amburgey Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, Peter Hintze said: The VSL free piano is very convincing indeed. I will try their demos one after the other. But what makes me hesitate is that most of the VSL pianos are recorded in the big "Stage A" which results in too much natural reverb for my taste. I would like to see some intimate sounding pianos from VSL. The Stage B is better, but still pretty "wet". The VSL free piano was recorded apparantly in a smaller room. But of course it has not so many velocity layers (does anyone know how many?) and no additional mic options. But I love its sound. Peter, I did this earlier today, taking a listen to the close mics without any additional reverb to try and get a very dry sound. I think having these extra close mic options help provide some additional flexibility and helps to tame the otherwise cavernous stage A. Enjoy: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Simeon Amburgey said: Peter, I did this earlier today, taking a listen to the close mics without any additional reverb to try and get a very dry sound. I think having these extra close mic options help provide some additional flexibility and helps to tame the otherwise cavernous stage A. Enjoy: I'm aware you were replying to another Peter, but man, love the sound of the piano, your arrangement and playing on this, @Simeon Amburgey. That was excellent! Another post I wish I could have used LOVE instead of LIKE. Edited December 7, 2022 by PavlovsCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 $217 at Thomann https://www.thomannmusic.com/vsl_fazioli_f308_standard_library.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Hintze Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 11:24 PM, Simeon Amburgey said: Peter, I did this earlier today, taking a listen to the close mics without any additional reverb to try and get a very dry sound. I think having these extra close mic options help provide some additional flexibility and helps to tame the otherwise cavernous stage A. Enjoy: thank you very much! nice playing! I also tried some demos but it has never the same warmth than they achieved with the free Imperial.. strange VSL put so much effort into the sampling, and some of the mic positions sound so far away or when close a bit hollow and thin.. and too bright for my taste, especially in the lower octaves. If you like, please listen to the album h hunt - playing piano for dad (free download at Website Tasty Morsels or on Spotify).. How (or with which library) can I get close to this sound? Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsantini99 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) On 12/8/2022 at 8:07 AM, cclarry said: $217 at Thomann https://www.thomannmusic.com/vsl_fazioli_f308_standard_library.htm This is only for the standard version which only includes the condenser mic for the close mic. I have a demo copy of this piano and this is easily the worst close mic I have ever heard from VSL - thin, distant, and almost no stereo image. The ribbon mic has more bass and a better stereo image, but is muddy. Only the tube mic is half way decent with a bit less bass, but good clarity and stereo image; however, this mic and the ribbon only come with the full version which is a lot more money. Pretty sure people will be disappointed if you buy only the standard version. This library is a pass for me. Hopefully the next one will be better. Edited December 20, 2022 by bsantini99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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