12/14/2022 0 Comments Pianoteq 6 vs garrtian cfx![]() Pianoteq should not suffer from this problem, because it generates the sound algorithmically, yet it still sounds too digital to me. When you play a sustained chord on a high-quality piano VST (and even more on an real acoustic), you hear the unlooped notes intertwine beautifully, creating a complex, detailed and breathing, live, harp sound. When you play a sustained chord on an actual digital piano sample-based, after a while you feel the digital nature of the sound because the looped parts. and it's just in the sustained long notes (like the last chords in that piece) that you hear all the limits of this old technology (that they stubbornly continue to use in today digital pianos because it can work well on very cheap little single-boards that maybe cost less than 50$). What I hear clearly is that the N1X uses just the usual sample-based digital piano engines, so you have some nice attacks but you have looping for sustained notes. However, it's worth noting that some people (mainly Phil) make very nice recordings with Pianoteq that seem flattering in comparison to others (maybe with better setup): Really highlighted where Pianoteq is weak i.e., in legato, whereas so many Pianoteq performances are fast and cover up the metallic twang. Twas me, I remembered your post-liked it a lot. Which is also why people sometimes prefer Pianoteq compared to other software pianos although they admit the recorded sound isn’t perfect. ![]() It’s of course closer to Garritan rather than Pianoteq but I can’t close my ears and just reject what I hear However when I count in the playability, the N1X is incomparable. For some reason just listening to the N1X (since I have no fresh memory on how I felt when playing each piano) makes it sound a tiny bit Pianoteq-ish in the sustain. Well, the Garritan CFX recording is simply the best sounding piano. Somebody linked to this thread from another thread and so I listened again to my performances, long after I’ve forgotten them.
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