Dana. Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Looking for comments about the pianos that come with Ableton Live, as well as recommendations for Ableton-specific piano add-ons/plug-ins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 FWIW, using Live 8 standard, not Studio, and I'm not using any packs (yet). The included acoustic is bright and not at all subtle, but it works in a pop arrangement. I'm attempting an all-Ableton version of Thomas Dolby's "I Love You Goodbye," and it's perfect for that. The delivered EPs--"Electric" engine = Lounge Lizard engine. I used to like it a lot, but I've become more of a fan of Pianoteq Stage's Rhody/Wurly instruments. There are at least a couple of grand piano packs available, and for EPs, the Sonicouture Wurli/Rhodes are available. Any reason you are avoiding VSTs/AUs? If Live were for sure the absolute center of my world, I suppose the packs would suffice, but I can't imagine locking yourself in when there are lots of interesting choices out there. -John I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks John. Not avoiding VSTs/AUs, it's just I'm much more up on them than the Ableton stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 If I would be just dependent on Ableton I would get NI Komplete for pianos (and more.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ah, well, from what I've seen so far, much of the Ableton stuff is often repackaged sample libs optimized for the Ableton environment (pre-mapped controls, preset lists). I suppose the benefit there is that you're guaranteed more stability by not hooking a third-party sample playback engine into the Ableton environment. I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charleston Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I think the EIC Grand Piano is decent. I could only find one example on YT, and the recording quality is poor, but here it is anyway: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-u_TLQDjCk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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