At the very beginning I thought you were going for La Campanella all the way, haha. Great comparison! The short STACCATO notes on the Modern D sound so thumpingly thrilling!!!
@@plugmon It's very inspiring to both practice and perform on this one! I'm preparing for my next performance using this piano VST. I recently was able to play a few moments on the piano I'll be playing, in the hall I'll be performing. I do have to say, Modern D responds and sounds very much like that piano. That really says a lot about its capability.
@@kaisfp The response of Modern U is absolutely excellent. Of course the dynamic ranges are rather different between D and U (as it should be: a Steinway D and Yamaha U3 are of course rather different beasties).
I just picked up the Steinway D, I must say, I was veeery hesitant. I own some other vilabs pianos, The Ravenscroft among them, and feel like those instruments did not live up to their hype. That said, the Steinway D is truly one of THE BEST vst Pianos that I have EVER heard/played. Its sound and feel/touch to sound is absolutely inspiring in every way, it begs you to continue playing. Many instruments require a certain amount of “work” to make those instruments sing. Not this one! Get this one before the price goes up. I cannot imagine how/why you would be anything but inspired by adding this library to your arsenal.
"SING" is a very fitting expression! I agree. The response to touch is truly outstanding, likely due to the well-designed velocity response and release samples. It’s a rare library that makes you turn on your keyboard not because you want to play the piano, but because you want to hear the sound.
Wow, you own a real Ravenscroft? I’m so jealous! I did feel the lightness in the body when comparing, but I think there are situations where that light sound would really shine✨
I’m using the Korg SV-1, which features a real weighted hammer action. However, it’s true that in this experiment, the velocity only reached around 89% even at the strongest point. This comes from both the characteristics of the keyboard and my playing.
Interesting comparison… Modern D is great, I’ve played it for a week or so now, but I think I still prefer the Garritan CFX, both as timbre and playability.
I have Ravenscroft and one can adjust so many parameters to get the tone and dynamics one requires for any kind of music. I am assuming one can do similar adjustments to the other pianos as well. You can't go wrong with any of these.
Thank you so much for this! A truly helpful comparison.
At the very beginning I thought you were going for La Campanella all the way, haha. Great comparison! The short STACCATO notes on the Modern D sound so thumpingly thrilling!!!
Exactly! I found True Keys to be already beautiful enough, but then when I listen to Modern D... boom!💥 It's mind-blowing, whole another level🥺
@@plugmon It's very inspiring to both practice and perform on this one! I'm preparing for my next performance using this piano VST. I recently was able to play a few moments on the piano I'll be playing, in the hall I'll be performing. I do have to say, Modern D responds and sounds very much like that piano. That really says a lot about its capability.
If you have the Modern U too,
then how is the touch / velocity response of the Modern D compared to the Modern U?
Thank you.
@@kaisfp I don't own Modern U
@@kaisfp The response of Modern U is absolutely excellent. Of course the dynamic ranges are rather different between D and U (as it should be: a Steinway D and Yamaha U3 are of course rather different beasties).
thank you for this comparison !
Excellent examples! Merci !
thank you...very interesting comparison...
I just picked up the Steinway D, I must say, I was veeery hesitant. I own some other vilabs pianos, The Ravenscroft among them, and feel like those instruments did not live up to their hype. That said, the Steinway D is truly one of THE BEST vst Pianos that I have EVER heard/played. Its sound and feel/touch to sound is absolutely inspiring in every way, it begs you to continue playing. Many instruments require a certain amount of “work” to make those instruments sing. Not this one! Get this one before the price goes up. I cannot imagine how/why you would be anything but inspired by adding this library to your arsenal.
"SING" is a very fitting expression! I agree. The response to touch is truly outstanding, likely due to the well-designed velocity response and release samples. It’s a rare library that makes you turn on your keyboard not because you want to play the piano, but because you want to hear the sound.
Is the touch/response better compared to the Modern U?
Thank you.
Steinway D, MODERN D Is incredible. I love this
Ravenscroft is an excellent piano (I own it), but compared with Steinway you can notice less body in each note. Thank you for your comparison
Wow, you own a real Ravenscroft? I’m so jealous!
I did feel the lightness in the body when comparing, but I think there are situations where that light sound would really shine✨
有益な動画をありがとうございます！Low Staccatoの表現力はModern Dが圧倒的に優れていると感じます。買っちゃいそう...。
低域の鍵盤のリッチさ凄かったです! ハイの抑えられ方やリリースの具合などがこの曲(戦メリ)にはちょうどマッチしたのかな?と思います。
Thank you very much!
bravo!
Shit (reaches for credit card). The low end on the Modern D is stellar.
What DAW software are you using?
It's Bitwig Studio!❤
was this played on a synth type keyboard? Doesn't feel like it was a weighted action to me...velocity sounds limited.
I’m using the Korg SV-1, which features a real weighted hammer action. However, it’s true that in this experiment, the velocity only reached around 89% even at the strongest point. This comes from both the characteristics of the keyboard and my playing.
@@plugmon Thanks for the reply
Interesting comparison… Modern D is great, I’ve played it for a week or so now, but I think I still prefer the Garritan CFX, both as timbre and playability.
I have Ravenscroft and one can adjust so many parameters to get the tone and dynamics one requires for any kind of music. I am assuming one can do similar adjustments to the other pianos as well. You can't go wrong with any of these.
@@keyboardtek Ah! That's certainly a good point. It would be interesting to experiment with Modern D and Ravenscroft imitating each other's sounds.
Ummm so this video just showed me that I've been sleep on the American Grand!!!!!!!!! I already have Ravenscroft