Configuring your audio card is a snap and you can do this from Windows also, but I am sure a shortcut from the program will ease it for you.Īt a first glance, it may not seem too reliable as the number of settings is limited and except configuring the audio card and starting and stopping the engine it seems that there is nothing else to do. Here you can make the settings for the sound driver, set the sample rate of the sound or keyboard latency. If there is none, just press OK and proceed to Audio/MIDI Preferences dialog. The brand in front is not Wurlitzer, Steinway & Sons or Yamaha or who knows what other manufacturer, but TruePianos.Īs soon as you deploy the application, it'll detect any MIDI device connected to the computer. The interface is nice and cozy and, as expected, the main image will be that of a piano. Unlike similar softwares, TruePianos does not get along well at all with a regular keyboard and out of the lack of a MIDI controller you will be able to play the sounds only by means of the mouse (and it feels like you are playing a song with only one finger). These are not accurate 100% but are extremely close.īefore continuing the review, I must warn you that without a MIDI controller of some kind there isn't much you can do with the application. It does not come with the plethora of preset sounds like other similar applications (drum, guitar, organ etc.) do, but it can render amazing piano sounds. With Truepianos, things are simple: there is no note dropping or stealing and the accuracy of the sound is just amazing. Note stealing is an extreme issue among the "advanced users" of this instrument and limited their creativity in a way the acoustic piano wouldn't. There was only one flaw: polyphony was not supported.
But 4Front Technologies have released a $180 software able to use low computer resources (compared to everything else on the market) and provide the true tonality of an acoustic piano.ĭigital pianos are known for their low maintenance costs, not to mention they are highly ergonomic and the fidelity is extraordinary combined with the right audio devices. Up until recently, playing live with virtual music instruments required the high-end technology an emerging star could not afford. With the right software, you can create your own band, replacing all the members of the musical group. Pianos are no different for this matter and although electronic keyboards were a hit some time ago, the true sound of a piano has been sought in virtual devices plugged into the computer. Milder instruments have also kept the pace and now everything is computer-assisted: from drums to violins and even flutes. Do you remember the beginning of MJ's Black or White video? That's what I'm talking about. From the plain and simple one your grandfather used in order to woo his loved one (possibly your grandmother) to the electric one used in concerts in order to please the hoard of fans. Music has also been affected by technology and progress. Every field of activity has been improved considerably in the last hundred of years and with the growing popularity of computers, progress has made giant steps and we reached to achieve goals that were unimaginable some time ago. Pretty good tone, but my Young Chang that I bought 20 years ago, is just so perfectly recorded/sampled, and it utilizes a DSP block in my Kurzweil algorithm so that I can darken the tone using my Mod Wheel (not just a simple filter), I am so glad I have it.Technology has opened new horizons, that's a fact. The Ivory II should be better than it is (I paid $149 for it). I just bought Ivory II (American Concert D) and Waves' Grand Rhapsody, too.
Amber might be a bit too bright.įor serious piano recording, I still think my Young Chang Grand from Sweetwater (created for my Kurzweil) remains the best. The Amber model tends to be my favorite, but the others (Atlantis, Sapphire, Diamond and Emerald) can be interesting for various reasons. I'm glad to have them to play around with. I had Amber from X3 Producer, and just added the other 4. I paid $90.30 for the additional 4 models.
I bought the complete set of TruePianos about a month ago, and they honored a discount I had, I believe for being a Cakewalk X3 Producer owner. Thanks for all the helpful links, I should mention I'm looking to use it outside of Cakewalk, I would have used TruePianos already.
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