#DATA AND MODEL COUPLING PIANOTEQ PRO#
#DATA AND MODEL COUPLING PIANOTEQ SOFTWARE#

Being able to quickly dial in the dark gentleness of a quiet note and the harsh brightness of a loud note is fantastic. By dynamic I'm specifically referring to the three 'hammer hardness' sliders. To me, what really seems to set it apart, is the ease of making very responsive, expressive/musical, and dynamic instruments. The best seemed focused on making interesting new 'sounds,' rather than new 'instruments.' I was excited to find Pianoteq as it was almost exactly what I had imagined, far closer than anything else I've seen. and many of the programs I found produced sounds not unlike Super Mario.

#DATA AND MODEL COUPLING PIANOTEQ SOFTWARE#

But still, much of the physical modeling software focuses on electrical terminology. When I first read about physical modeling I realized this was likely what I was looking for. I was interested in adjusting overtones directly, and relative to a range of dynamics/velocities. I was after something that could build a virtual instrument, in an intuitive way, ideally working in terms of physics/acoustics, rather than synth/electrical terms. I have no use for arpeggiators, sequencers, creating soundscapes, etc. A basic problem I found was that the way people made music with synthesizers in general was extremely different than how I made music. I had looked into most of the software you mentioned, and much more (some of it might have come out later). It's logical since these were electronic instruments, but it's an entirely different world from acoustic instruments. As a classical musician, synthesizer interfaces have always been a bit foreign to me: based on patching and manipulating the flow of electricity in one way or another.

Prior to finding Pianoteq, for over a decade, I had periodically tried to break into the synthesizer world. But for example when you say 'organic', I say you should check out Madrona Labs Aalto or Kaivo, u-he Zebra, Diva and Bazille, Camel Audio Alchemy, and any of ROLI's synths

#DATA AND MODEL COUPLING PIANOTEQ PRO#

++ for a pianoteq pro extension option to go even further in parameterizing the model with more independence compared to existing instrument models (without competing with the economic model of the pianoteq instrument models). 'Instrument Maker'? Something that would let you tap into the more fundamental aspects of Pianoteq, to go 'under the hood.' Just throwing out ideas here, but another thing that might have a lot of potential would be a version of Pianoteq, either an expansion of Pro, or another product entirely, where you could create your own instruments from scratch, rather than just tweaking existing instruments. You can do this with everything under 'Output,' but it seems nothing above 'Output' is affected once a note has already sounded. For example, play and hold a note, then adjust 'Q factor' or 'string length' to effect the sustained tone with an expression pedal. I think one step that could be taken to add versatility to what already exists, would be to allow manipulation of all parameters while sustaining a note. It's true Pianoteq allows for serious manipulation, which is fantastic. right? I've played around with a number of other programs, and none seem to come close to the satisfying UI of Pianoteq, and it's much harder to end up with a truly organic sounding and responsive instrument. Yes, but they all work in the classic synth way of adjusting ADSR, envelopes, oscillations, etc. You can already mangle the piano sound in Pianoteq beyond recognition in Pianoteq PRO. There are plenty of other great plugins that are virtual synths.

Data and model coupling pianoteq