Paul 'Wix' Wickens
Paul 'Wix' Wickens - keybordist & musical director
(Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Nik Kershaw, Bon Jovi)
«I have been a fan of "Physical Modelling" and it's potential since the earliest days and Pianoteq has been on my computer from it's beginning.»
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Hannah Vasanth
Hannah Vasanth - keyboardist, composer & producer
(Rihanna, Anastacia)
«The low CPU usage makes this the perfect instrument when writing on the road - thank you Modartt for raising the bar in terms of piano plugins.»
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Paul Badura-Skoda
Paul Badura-Skoda - pianist
(200+ legendary records)
«I was surprised hearing "my" Walter when playing on the digital keyboard! This skilful performance by PIANOTEQ is a marvel of intelligence and art»
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Jon Vezner
Jon Vezner - song writer & producer
(Kathy Mattea, Patti Page)
«PIANOTEQ is one of the most exciting new plug-ins I've come across in sometime. It's as closer to the real thing than anything I've heard.»
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Jason Graves
Jason Graves - video game composer
(Dead Space, Star Trek, Silent Hunter)
«Pianoteq PRO is by far the most flexible and best-sounding virtual piano in my arsenal of plug-ins, and I have them all!»
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PIANOTEQ - The fourth generation virtual piano

Pianoteq is a virtual piano that runs on your computer. Celebrated for reproducing with an unprecedented realism the behaviour and the sound of the acoustic piano, it offers superb dynamics, natural resonances and unique physical parameters. The powerful innovative features of Pianoteq, based on physical modelling and real time sound generation, make it the natural choice for demanding musicians including composers, producers and keyboardists. Pianoteq features also other instruments such as harpsichords, electric pianos, vibraphones and historical instruments. More details

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Tubular Bells add-on

Tubular Bells

The add-on is modelled after a Bergerault 18 Note Concert Chimes which is made of brass tubes of graded length that are tuned to a chromatic scale. The instrument appeared for the first time in England in the late 19th Century and is ever since part of major symphonic orchestras. The add-on includes 3 variants and has an extended note range. More details


More sounds with the Pianoteq add-ons:

Rock add-on Vibes add-on Electric add-on Clavinet add-on Celeste add-on Xylo add-on
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Trial versions available for download:

MacOS MacOS X
Windows Windows XP/Vista/7
Linux Linux

PIANOTEQ features highlight

  • Physically modelled piano, real time sound generation
  • Full dynamics - no velocity switching
  • Very expressive with superb playability
  • Sounds and behaves just like a real piano
  • Unique tuning, voicing and design adjustments
  • Piano factory - create your own piano
  • Works great with any modern laptop
  • Fast loading - just 25 MB in size
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