Features
You can listen to PIANOTEQ, recorded with different settings and types of performances.
Technical Features
-->Here we demonstrate the features and versatility of PIANOTEQ. These are small but very important effects that separate the wheat from the chaff in the world of digital piano sound. To become more familiar with the construction of a real grand piano, visit this site.
Versatility
Air and spacing are adjusted by combining the internal parameters and reverb unit. Demo supplied by Piet de Ridder.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Sound creation
Here is a demonstration of how Pianoteq has been used for creating new sounds. Demo supplied by Len Sasso.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Sound adaptation
Here we adapt Pianoteq to a specific midi file, demonstrating two different settings where each has its specific colour and charm.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Duplex scale resonance
In a piano there are undamped string parts which come into resonance. In this example staccatos are revealing these strings.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Pedal catch (repedalling)
Strings still vibrating can be re-caught when activating the pedal, what we call repedalling, demonstrated here.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Comparison of without vs. with sustain pedal
The dampers are lifted, resulting in a resonance of strings, soundboard and cabinet.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Una Corda (soft) pedal
Comparison without vs. with soft pedal. Phase differences and direct/after sound contributions in each unison have changed beween the two.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Harp resonance
Comparison of simplified vs. full harp resonance. The harp resonance is a complicated reproduction which brings vividness to the piano sound.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Partial pedal
With a progressive sustain pedal, you can achieve what we call half-pedalling and quarter-pedalling, as demonstrated in this example.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
String resonance
When strings in movement affect other strings, it results in sympathetic resonance, here revealing a silently depressed chord C3-E3-G3.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Phase variation in repetitions
Repeated notes have a variation in sound as the hammer strikes the strings differently when they are in motion, demonstrated here.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Changing piano sizes
By changing inharmonicity, the sound can resemble to a different piano size. In this example the sizes 1.60, 2.10, 2.70 and 5.00 m.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Bass sound
The versatility of Pianoteq can transform the piano sound into something completely different, in this example a bass instrument.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Unison tuning
The unison width adjusts the frequency variation within each unison, changing sound character. Here increased in the M1 Honky preset.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
Prepared piano
Here we simulate a 'prepared piano' by adjusting several parameters in Pianoteq. Demo supplied by Piet de Ridder.
Pianoteq 2: C2/adjusted
We are grateful to...
| Michel van der Aa | Miles Black | ||
| Stuart Crichton | Roger Friedman | Scott Fritz | |
| Chris Gibbs | Luc Henrion | Hans Holema | Joris Holtackers |
| Coti K | |||
| Mad Hatter Studios | Art Mengo | Sebastian Mikolai | Dave Polich |
| Kaila Rochelle | |||
| Joshua Seth | Ken Suguro | Hugh Sung | |
| Jon Vezner | Jim Vogts | ||
| Heinke Walzel-Aussenegg |
... for their valuable contributions.