New instrument: Toy Piano

Often encountered as a child's toy, toy pianos are usually no more than 50 cm (20 inches) in width, and made out of wood or plastic. They use round metal rods to produce sound. Toy pianos offer a unique timbre that resembles more the celesta than the piano.
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Prestigious Kremsegg collection

In collaboration with Kremsegg Schloss Museum (Austria), a collection of beautiful historical pianos has been created, ranging from 18th Century to late 19th Century instruments. The collection includes virtual copies of pianofortes. Incomparable for rendering the music of the Classical period, these instruments can also be used for more recent compositions.
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Pianoteq 5 released!

We have devoted two years of research to developing and refining the award-winning Pianoteq physical model. Pianoteq 5 brings a new clarity and authenticity to the piano sound. Moreover, it offers no less than 9 new piano models, and sound recording is taken to a higher level of control with the addition of directional microphones, letting you choose from a range of well-known microphone brands.
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PIANOTEQ - The fourth generation 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 also features other instruments such as harpsichords, electric pianos, vibraphones and historical instruments.

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Reference users

Marco Borsatti

sound engineer
(Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini, Andrea Bocelli)

«PIANOTEQ plays like a real piano and sounds natural like a real piano. It is a virtual instrument of a very high level and you can really get the same feeling with it as with a true grand piano.»

Guy Sigsworth

producer
(Alanis Morissette, Madonna, Björk, Seal)

«Even the most complex multi-sampled virtual instruments don't have that flexible response under the fingers. I really like Pianoteq.»

BT (Brian Transeau)

composer & producer
(Sting, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel and Madonna)

«Finally it is here, a piano model that surpasses in detail, nuance, accuracy, playability and elegance the most sophisticated of sample based libraries.»

Jeff Wolpert

engineer, mixer, producer, editor
(Loreena McKennitt, Holly Cole, The Cowboy Junkies)

«I recently used Pianoteq on a CD for The Canadian Tenors. I appreciate the low processor overhead and the quality of sound.»

Richard Harvey

film composer
(The Da Vinci Code, Eichmann, Les Deux Mondes)

«Terms like sampling, modelling or plug-in, are not entering my head here... because for me, Pianoteq quite simply IS a piano!»

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»

Wang Leehom

singer, songwriter, actor, film director
(a.k.a. The King of Chinese Pop)

«Pianoteq is my go-to plug-in. It's super easy to use and easily configurable with parameters that matter.»

William Lecomte

pianist, composer & arranger

«The design variations provides the ability to adapt to any situation I can imagine. Bravo for the concept of Pianoteq!»

Mikey Rowe

musician
(Sheryl Crow, Oasis, Mick Jagger)

«Pianoteq works. It's small, believable and playable. I find myself playing it for enjoyment as well as getting it to work within a track.»

Jurij Gianluca Ricotti

studio engineer & producer
(Ennio Morricone, Britney Spears, Brian May, Il Volo)

«I love Pianoteq, it's the best piano instrument ever. I've use it in all my projects, mostly in pop [...]»

Klaus Badelt

film composer
(Pirates of the Caribbean, 16 Blocks, Poseidon)

«PIANOTEQ is one of the most exciting products I've seen in quite some time. It has become my 'go to' instrument for sketching and final production.»

Rik Simpson

producer
(Jay Z, Portishead, PJ Harvey, Coldplay)

«To be able to have an amazing sounding piano with such a tiny footprint, both in terms of CPU and disk space is indeed a wondrous thing.»