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Pianoteq 3 - Virtual Piano

  • Price: $299.00
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  • B&H # MOP3PI
  • Mfr# 12-41209

Product Highlights

  • 3 Grand Pianos
  • Collection of Historical Instruments
  • Audio Effects
  • Audio Units
  • RTAS
  • VST
  • Standalone
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP/Vista/7
  • Linux x86

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Pianoteq 3 from Pianoteq is virtual piano software that features three grand pianos, while offering superb dynamics, natural resonances and unique physical parameters. Physical modeling and real-time sound generation makes the virtual instrument a natural and outstanding choice for musicians including composers, producers and keyboardists.

A new acoustic model in version 3 simulates the sound radiation of the soundboard and the cabinet. The model also allows for placing place up to 5 microphones anywhere around the piano with positioning aided by a graphic interface. A mixer is available for combining the microphones into 5 output channels, with the ability to adjust level and delay separately.

Pianoteq 3 offers full control over the sound source with unlimited possibilities to choose the "color" of the piano. For headphone usage, a binaural mode uses a head model to simulate the sound heard wherever the head is placed in the interface. The head can be rotated in any direction and even its size can be changed.

A set of free downloadable add-ons now includes many historical instruments - 5 pianoforte, 2 harpsichords, 3 grand pianos, 1 electro-acoustic piano, cimbalom, and bells and carillons.

Features

  • Physical modeled virtual instrument
  • Includes 3 grand pianos - K1, C3, M3
  • Free add-on collection of beautiful historical instruments
  • Optional add-on instruments include electric pianos, vibraphones, clavinet, celesta, glockenspiel, and more
  • Unique adjustable physical parameters - unison, hammer hardness, soundboard
  • Progressive variation of the timbre (uses all 127 MIDI velocities)
  • Control of timbre and volume dynamics
  • Realistic sympathetic resonances, including duplex scale
  • Micro tuning with support for Scala format
  • Adjustable mechanical noises (sampled or modeled)
  • Built-in graphic equalizer
  • Built-in curve for key velocity, note-off and pedal
  • Four pedals - sustain, sostenuto, harmonic, una corda
  • Progressive sustain pedal allows for partial-pedal effects
  • Tremolo, wah-wah, reverberation and limiter effects
  • Variable lid position
  • Five adjustable microphone positions
  • Multi-channel up to 5 channels
  • No quantization noise (32-bit internal computation)
  • Installs and loads in seconds
  • Extremely small file size (approximately 20MB)
  • Excellent for use on modern laptops
  • Extended key range for K1, C3 and M3 grand pianos (105 keys = 8 + 2/3 octaves)
The Grand Pianos

K1
  • Produced in the Modartt virtual piano factory, combines stunning dynamics, sharp attacks and powerful fortissimos with a very nice woody percussive quality
  • A natural clarity and elegance invites immediate improvisation
  • The subtlety of its tonal shading works beautifully in audio recording and make it suitable for all kinds of music

C3
  • Classic grand piano variant with a warm colored sound, suitable for classical, romantic and lyrical music.
  • Its distinct tonal quality shows its strength in romantic and dreamy music by Chopin, Grieg and Debussy
  • In a mix, it brings the intimacy expected from an acoustic grand piano without dominating the other accompanying instruments

M3
  • Modern piano sound with an attack and presence that suit jazz and rock music where a close acoustic presence is preferred
  • Can also work well in pop/rock mixes and for dynamic classical works which require a more solid timbre
Add-On Instruments

Kovács Cimbalom
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of a Balázs Kovács cimbalom
  • The cimbalom was a constant member of gypsy orchestras
  • Legs and a damper pedal were later added to the instrument and it reached the status of concert instrument in the 19th Century, thanks to Ferenc Erkel and Franz Liszt
  • Contrarily to the piano, pressing down a key does not lift the corresponding damper - unless the pedal is depressed, all notes are immediately dampened

Grimaldi Harpsichord
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of a harpsichord by Carlo Grimaldi dating from 1697, copied by Andrew Wooderson (Bexley, 2007)
  • Typical of a short-scaled Italian instrument, it has a crispness of attack and transparency of tone that makes it ideal for continuo use, and is also well suited to 17th and 18th Century Italian and German solo repertoire
  • Its two registers can be played separately or combined together

Blanchet Harpsichord
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of harpsichord François-Etienne Blanchet, "Château de Thoiry" (1733), copied by Anthony Gale (Frampton Cotterell, UK, 1993).
  • Very delicate sound, eminently suitable for musical moments from the baroque period represented by great masters such as Scarlatti, Bach and Händel
Walter Pianoforte
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of an Anton Walter pianoforte
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart owned one of his instruments and used it often in concerts
  • Ludwig van Beethoven also belonged to those who often praised the solid quality
  • By improving the Viennese pianoforte action, Walter managed to build instruments with a slightly more powerful sound than that of his competitors
  • The instruments are often used today as models for the construction of authentic copies

Schöffstoss Pianoforte
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of pianoforte Donat Schöffstoss, 1812
  • Offers the delicate Viennese action which gives it a slightly gentler sound than the more sturdy English variants

Schmidt Pianoforte
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of pianoforte Johann Evangelist Schmidt, Salzburg about 1790,
  • This hammerflügel variant became appreciated by the contemporaries because of its beautiful and even sound, its outside elegance and affordable price

Schantz Pianoforte
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of pianoforte Johann Schantz, Vienna, ca 1790
  • Like many other fortepianos of its period, it is very lightly constructed and has much smaller hammers and thinner strings than a modern piano
  • Beethoven described it as good and durable and recommended them to his friends

Graf Pianoforte
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of pianoforte Conrad Graf, Vienna, 1826
  • Held in high esteem, and soon were considered the greatest and most renowned in Vienna and throughout the empire
  • Beethoven was particularly fond of these
Pleyel Grand Piano
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of grand piano Pleyel, model F (1926) Chopin preferred to compose and perform on Pleyel pianos and it was also used by other major composers, such as Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky The sound can best be described as round, warm and sensual

Erard Grand Piano
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of piano Sébastien Erard, a half grand (2m), serial number 109 933 (1922).
  • It has an extraordinary warm and colored sound with lots of charm, and is equipped with a very delicate una corda pedal
  • Trying to be as close as possible to the original, the instrument includes some small "defaults" in the bass strings
  • Very suitable for playing Liszt who loved the Erard

Bechstein Grand Piano
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of piano Carl Bechstein, a half grand (2.1m), serial number 79 676 (1896)
  • Has a strong and transparent character which makes it suitable both for classical masterworks and modern pop music
  • Original characters of the instrument are reproduced, including its very particular voicing which carries its own personal history
CP-80 Electro-Acoustic Piano
  • Physically modeled virtual copy of an electro-acoustic Yamaha CP-80, serial number 1982.
  • Very popular stage piano (1976-1985) with a unique sound and with an authentic grand piano action
  • Marketed by Yamaha as a touring friendly and electronically amplified variant of a grand piano
  • Famous for its rock solid quality and considered by many as the "Rolls Royce" of the electro-acoustic pianos

Bells and Carillons
  • This is a virtual copy of bells and a carillons recorded at the European Bell Institute
System Requirements Mac OS X
Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
Linux x86

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