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Originally posted by Diki:
To be honest, in a studio situation, I prefer Yamaha to most others for a REAL piano, but if using samples, sorry, but thanks and no thanks!

I disagree with trying to filter warmth into a bright sample. It is NOT the same as using a sample that is already warm... Great in a mix, BAD at solo piano. I need something great at BOTH...


True enough, Diki, I prefer a Yamaha grand over mostly any other piano, although a friend of mine has a great old Steinway that's been voiced very nicely.

Certainly rolling of the brightness in the filter and leaving the harmonic content as it is, works very well for me, and it's me I have to please...it just takes a bit of the hardness/brightness off, but I still use the piano sound primarily as it is for most situations...as you say, it sits well in the mix, and when you play an arranger, at least with full auto-accompaniment, that's what it is supposed to do.

Ian
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