Virtual upright piano...which one?

[vihreamies]

Hi there,

 

Need to have upright piano for live situation. I've found only two virtual upright pianos on the market so far:

 

-NI Upright Piano

-Synthogy Ivory Upright Pianos

 

I'm looking for rockish and dynamic sound. I really hope it would response well, when played hard. Based on the demos of those two I tend to like Ivory more, because it sounds more powerful, but it also sounds a bit too much "on the face", somewhat too close. In the other hand the NI piano has something in it's sound that I like (room?), but in the demos the dynamics sound little flat.

 

So, what can you say about those two and would there be more choices to look?

 

I'd be using Receptor 2 to play it.

 

best,

-Vm

 

p.s. I wouldn't want a grand piano sound...

[Joe Muscara]

I have Ivory Uprights, and they are very cool. Remember a lot of characteristics are customizable, so you may be able to fix that "on the face" issue.

 

I've never tried the NI one so I can't say nor compare.

[Joe Muscara]

P.S. I don't know anything about compatibility with Receptor. You'll have to check with Muse if you haven't already.

[Phil Aiken]

Ivory uprights run great on Receptor.

I am unfamiliar with the NI uprights, but do very much like the Ivory ones. Rain piano by Sampletekk is another vibey one to check out.