21 Piano Libraries Compared

21 librerie per pianoforte comparate con tracce audio prese dal sito dei rispettivi produttori.
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Here's a quick audio comparison between 21 different piano sample libraries. Each audio track is an official demo from the manufactures
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1) 8Dio - 1990 Studio Grand
2) Acoustic Samples - Old Black Grand
3) Audio Imperia - Klavier Red Planet Piano
4) Bechstein Digital - C. Bechstein Digital Grand
5) Cinesamples - Abbey Road Classic Upright Pianos
6) Cinesamples - cinePiano
7) Cinesamples - Piano in Blue
8) Embertone - Walker 1955 Concert D
9) Impact Soundworks - PEARL Concert Grand
10) Imperfect Samples - Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand
11) Imperfect Samples - Hohner White Baby Grand
12) Imperfect Samples - Walnut Concert Grand Pro
13) Native Instruments - Alicia's Keys
14) Production Voices - Production Grand 2 Platinum
15) Sampletekk - TVBO Studio Grand Piano
16) SonicCouture - The Hammersmith Pro Edition
17) SONiVOX - Eighty Eight Ensemble
18) Spitfire Audio - Hans Zimmer Piano
19) Synthogy - Ivory I (Italian expansion pack)
20) Synthogy - Ivory II (Grand Pianos)
21) Wavesfactory - Freddie Mercury’s Fazioli

[@alelalico]

00:01 Start
00:05 8Dio - 1990 Studio Grand
01:30 Acoustic Samples - Old Black Grand
04:15 Audio Imperia - Klavier Red Planet Piano
06:25 Bechstein Digital - C. Bechstein Digital Grand
11:51 Cinesamples - Abbey Road Classic Upright Pianos
12:44 Cinesamples - cinePiano
14:25 Cinesamples - Piano in Blue
17:16 Embertone - Walker 1955 Concert D
24:12 Impact Soundworks - PEARL Concert Grand
29:02 Imperfect Samples - Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand
31:31 Imperfect Samples - Hohner White Baby Grand
37:11 Imperfect Samples - Walnut Concert Grand Pro
39:40 Native Instruments - Alicia's Keys
41:01 Production Voices - Production Grand 2 Platinum
43:48 Sampletekk - TVBO Studio Grand Piano
46:23 SonicCouture - The Hammersmith Pro Edition
49:32 SONiVOX - Eighty Eight Ensemble
51:46 Spitfire Audio - Hans Zimmer Piano
56:36 Spitfire Audio - Hans Zimmer Piano (FX)
59:10 Synthogy - Ivory I (Italian expansion pack)
01:02:23 Synthogy - Ivory II (Grand Pianos)
01:07:39 Wavesfactory - Freddie Mercury’s Fazioli

[@blackorangegraphite]

My favorite is the Embertone one and will be for years.

[@NocturnalSurgeon]

Wow... that Walnut Concerto ... shivers...

[@pianist007]

Great! Thanks a lot for this effort

[@mastergf560]

Thanks!

[@lucasturney4269]

My Top Three, in no particular order:
Acoustic Samples - Old Black Grand
Imperfect Samples - Walnut Concert Grand Pro
realsamples Swiss Grand (... oh, realsamples wasn't on the list? None of their beautiful products? But Wavesfactory was? /:/ )

[@mrfuzztone]

Lots of pianos. Lots of good sounds. Thanks
I already have too many.. Ha . I have several on your list and others not on the list: Simple Sam, Musicrow, e-instruments, IK Multimedia, etc

[@SharmankaMusic]

Pianoteq 👍👍👍

[@ASX2001]

A comparsion makes no sense, if the pianos don't play the same piece of music.

[@paullebon323]

You lost me at Kontakt.

[@chrisanderson9981]

Some of those run in the free Kontakt player version without having to purchase full Kontakt (eg. Bechstein Digital, Embertone Walker, Cinesamples, Wavesfactory). Not sure what piano plugs you are aware of (outside this vid). Garritan Yamaha CFX, all VI Labs like their Ravenscroft, Addictive Keys, and the VSL libraries are a few that don't use Kontakt at all.

[@lucasturney4269]

@@chrisanderson9981 Addictive Keys is misleading in its very name. But "Sub-par Keys" isn't too catchy, sooo... XD

[@totizedger]

@@lucasturney4269I personally really like the Garritan CFX, the Pearl Concert Grand is pretty good too but it is mediocre when it comes to playability