This is something that's driving me crazy... is it so hard to sample a piano key in such a way that it retains the movement of the strings?
Please have a listen to this example, it's just C#-E-A center of the keyboard. First is Brokenheartstring piano by Auddict, then what should have been the mother of all pianos, the Steinway D by VSL. To my ears the Auddict sounds like a real piano (nevermind the attack, only the sustained portion) whereas the VSL is just dead to me. Well I know that the longer the strings the more they become rigid and stable in terms of pitch, but I have played many grands and none suffered this issue. Am I imagining things? Could be an interesting test to do before purchasing a sampled piano library...
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piano sus strings movement
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Lawrence
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Re: piano sus strings movement
Yep Rob, I hear it and have been fighting it forever. It’s one reason I stuck with the Art Vista VGP2 for years, and am now using the Modern D.