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Post by ragan on Oct 9, 2017 16:22:42 GMT -6
Hey dudes. I need to grab some acoustic piano and electric piano VI's. I'm liking the Addictive Keys demos quite a bit. popmann Jamie, I know you're not a huge fan. What else should I look into? Is it Scarbee that everyone loves for e pianos? I get a free license from XLN from a bundled thing so I'll get one for free. But I think the grand and the upright and the Rhodes all sound really nice. Then again, I've never been too in-the-know on VI's. But I have a new baby in the house and I'm back in school and the times when I can mic stuff up upstairs are more limited. Need some VI's. Any insight is appreciated. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Oct 9, 2017 17:02:58 GMT -6
Firt congrats on fatherhood #2 and encouragement for going back to school !
Have you demoed UVI stuff ?
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Post by popmann on Oct 9, 2017 18:59:39 GMT -6
The XLN you want is the upright. The rest are mediocre at best.
I can say enough about Keyscape. One stop shop for piano like instruments. Not redundant with the U3 upright from xln.
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Post by Quint on Oct 9, 2017 19:06:02 GMT -6
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Oct 9, 2017 19:33:36 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Oct 9, 2017 19:33:36 GMT -6
The XLN you want is the upright. The rest are mediocre at best. I can say enough about Keyscape. One stop shop for piano like instruments. Not redundant with the U3 upright from xln. That's the one I've heard you praise, couldn't remember it. I assume you meant "can't" say enough. |
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Post by popmann on Oct 9, 2017 19:51:25 GMT -6
Yes. the more I play it, the more I love it.
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Oct 9, 2017 20:26:38 GMT -6
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Post by drew571 on Oct 9, 2017 20:26:38 GMT -6
Yes, keyscape is the one to go for. It's just awesome. The braunschweig thing is cool although I've always thought it had some weird frequencies you have to tame when trying to make it fit in a mix. It's got a lot of character though.
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 9, 2017 21:11:11 GMT -6
Keyscape - It’s definitely the most realistic sounding in the mix to me. It’s something about the dynamics that sounds more realistic to me. There’s a lot of superfluous stuff with it, but it’s kind of like “ok, piano and wurly/Rhoades are taken care of now...not that I really use them that often.
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Oct 10, 2017 0:06:46 GMT -6
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Post by drew571 on Oct 10, 2017 0:06:46 GMT -6
Keyscape - “ok, piano and wurly/Rhoades are taken care of now...not that I really use them that often. Shame on you. |
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Oct 10, 2017 5:27:20 GMT -6
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Post by Quint on Oct 10, 2017 5:27:20 GMT -6
I guess I need to try Keyscape too, the way some of y'all are talking about it.
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Post by thehightenor on Oct 10, 2017 7:01:24 GMT -6
Speaking as a pro keyboard player of 30+ years I can say without doubt.
Keyscape.
I doubt it will be surpassed for a very, very long time.
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Oct 10, 2017 9:20:19 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Oct 10, 2017 9:20:19 GMT -6
Kinda looks like Keyscapes is it. I like the one stop shop as long as it's all at the highest level. Seems consensus is that Spectrasonics is at the top of the heap. Those electric sounds are pretty jaw dropping.
I don't always want a grand piano but the Addictive upright will help out there.
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Post by jtc111 on Oct 10, 2017 9:34:42 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 10, 2017 14:23:35 GMT -6
I would imagine something like the Ravenscroft or whatever is great, but the C7 is the modern "rock" kinda sound...plus you get all the other stuff.
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Post by bradd on Oct 10, 2017 14:49:59 GMT -6
The Ravenscroft is pretty fabulous. Sonic Couture's Clav is the best that I've heard. I would love to hear the Keyscape stuff, but I have a real Rhodes and Wurly, so I don't know that it would get much use.
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Post by Guitar on Oct 12, 2017 15:07:16 GMT -6
Keyscape!!
KEYSCAPE
(Keyscape)
All silliness aside, it's the best I've ever heard or used.
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Oct 12, 2017 19:34:40 GMT -6
Ravenscroft for piano. keyscape for everything else. You can hear the wood with the ravenscroft
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Oct 13, 2017 10:26:14 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Oct 13, 2017 10:26:14 GMT -6
So I'm gonna grab Keyscape but I'm wondering, do any of you guys know if they usually do Black Friday sales?
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Post by popmann on Oct 13, 2017 13:55:35 GMT -6
I dunno....I feel like he (Scott/Spectrasonics) goes the Apple route that way....price fixed, no advertised discounts. Might fall under some kind of store coupon, though.
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Post by ragan on Feb 10, 2018 16:02:26 GMT -6
Keyscape. Wow.
Bought it several weeks ago but only had a chance to fire it up today. Pretty amazing stuff. I simply can't imagine these sounds sounding any more 'real'.
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Feb 10, 2018 21:40:50 GMT -6
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Post by drsax on Feb 10, 2018 21:40:50 GMT -6
Keyscape. Wow. Bought it several weeks ago but only had a chance to fire it up today. Pretty amazing stuff. I simply can't imagine these sounds sounding any more 'real'. Yeah - It’s fantastic. I use it all the time |
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 12, 2018 11:32:48 GMT -6
The samples sound fantastic, but that’s a pretty hefty price tag. |
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Post by jtc111 on Feb 15, 2018 19:17:26 GMT -6
The samples sound fantastic, but that’s a pretty hefty price tag. I grabbed the Studio Bundle on an Educator's Discount. I don't remember what the price was with the discount but it was significant enough that I didn't think I could do better waiting for a sale. |
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