ElmerJFudd Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Got their mailer today, Here's what they say... "Version 7 of Pianoteq brings numerous refinements in its engine and physical model, as well as newly developed Morphing and Layering features." [video:youtube] New Model D https://www.modartt.com/modeld Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I have owned Pianoteq for almost 9 years, admittedly don't use it hardly ever. This is the first time there has ever been a payment required for an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 Pandemic economy. The cafeteria at Google isn't free for employees either at the moment, I hear. There are some very nice models in recent years, I think it does increasingly do a convincing piano today. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 OK, so now I am understanding the NY Steinway D is a new model, different from the Hamburg Steinway D, and is included with version 7. Guess it's worth the $29, at some point it will be needed anyway to upgrade to future versions, even if I can't hear the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 [video:youtube] Doc. Did you watch that video? An awful lot of chatting on other sorts of things and not so much discussing Pianoteq 7. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 For those who have Pianoteq Standard or Pro, take a look at the new morphing and layers section. Pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickMan393 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 As a user of Stage 6, I was on the fence about this. I couldn't justify upgrading to Standard, and this was the first time I really had to think about whether I should upgrade. I downloaded the demo version of Stage 7 and did some side-by-side comparisons with 6, and was still up in the air about it. Some presets sounded better; some sounded different; nothing sounded terrible. I don't think there was anything really there that I NEEDED to have, over 6. Eventually I did upgrade but it sure wasn't a no-brainer decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassdad Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 [video:youtube] Anyone know what controller "Guy Michelmore" is using in this video? Quote Ludwig van Beethoven: “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” My Rig: Yamaha MOXF8 (used mostly for acoustic piano voices); Motion Sound KP-612SX & SL-512. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Yay! I love pianoteq. I used it on a session today, sounded great. I have Ivory, Ravenscroft, Komplete and the EW pianos but Pianoteq is the best imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfort Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I have owned Pianoteq for almost 9 years, admittedly don't use it hardly ever. This is the first time there has ever been a payment required for an upgrade. I have owned Ptq Standard since version 5. As far back as I can recall, you get a free upgrade to the newest version if it comes out within a year, otherwise it's always been $29 to upgrade to the most current version. And you can upgrade from versions 1-6 to 7 for the same price: https://www.modartt.com/upgrades I consider Modartt one of the standup music software companies that has clear upgrade policies, fair pricing, and excellent customer support. Also, the American Steinway D is a free addition to their "Steinway Model D" instrument, if you've purchased it in any of its various names in the past. I bought it as one of my original instruments, and after the upgrade the Hamburg and New York variants are both available. So I paid my very reasonable $29 for the upgrade, got the various improvements and the NY Model D came along for the ride. And the owner of the company is answering questions and bringing out incremental version updates the same day when users find a bug and post about in the Pianoteq forum. Class all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove On Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Anyone know what controller "Guy Michelmore" is using in this video? Looks like the Native Instruments S88 Mk2. He just got it this June 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomKittel Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Comprehensive review of Pianoteq 7 here: Pure joy to watch and listen. I learned a lot about how good my Pianoteq 7 can sound. Quote LIFE IS SHORT, GO GET THE GEAR YOU WANT ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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