That's good, because it means there are many options, ranging in price from free to $400+. Also, the piano is far and away the most-sampled instrument out there. You'll get as many recommendations as there are users, because everybody has their favorite go-to piano. If you've got a soundfont player, an sfz player or the full version of Kontakt you could try my own sampled piano:įor SFZ/SoundFont set the release time to around 0.5 - 0.6 seconds. The only downside is it won't work when running CbB through a debugger (which is a pain for development), so I tend to avoid it nowadays only for that reason.ĪD Addictive Keys sounds great - it goes on offer for free every now & then too. This used to be my go-to piano - can't say I've had any issues with it myself in normal use. OK if you have AD then it only takes a minute to download the demo of AD keys. Anyhow It might have seen an update but it was not that great anyhow. I don't remember exactly what they were but it was something like the volume would go full blast. The Air mini grand I actually have deleted from my system as it was causing problems. However, it does require iLok for copy protection. It’s not on level with more expensive grand pianos, but as always you get what you pay for. It’s actually currently available for €10.27 at Plugin Boutique. Should you look for a full 88 key version and are on a tight budget, there is a grand piano called Mini Grand from AIR Music Technology which often can be found for $10 or thereabout. It's free and there is no time limit so you can use it as long as you wish. The 49 key demo from XLN Audio that John mentions above I think is very good. Some of them are quite usable but often come with a limited number of octaves and/or fewer microphone perspectives. In addition some of them require the full Kontakt plug-in from Native Instruments, which in itself is quite expensive. Free pianos do exist but are few and far between. May I suggest that you try to decide for yourself what pianos you prefer before you pick out your Big Credit Card. Of the pianos mentioned above, XLN Audio's Addictive Keys is a sample based instrument while Pianoteq makes modelled ones.Įach kind of technique has its loyal followers. There are also some hybrids of which the True Pianos previously bundled with some versions of SONAR is one.

Sampled instruments are based on actual recordings of physical instruments, while modelled instruments are based on computer algorithms emulating the sound of physical pianos. There are mainly two types of piano plug-ins those that are sampled and those that are modelled.

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