I recently purchased the Ivory virtual grand piano from Synthogy.
I put together a quick recording using a Kawai MP4 has a controller.
I used Sonar’s Home Studio with Ivory (Steinway D sample) as a DXI plug-in.

Here is the link:
http://cpajimp.tripod.com/how_great_thou_art.mp3

What do you think of the Ivory virtual piano?

Nice play and sound. DXI is good conected.

I'll trie that on my LIONSTRACS MS X76.

The piano sounds OK but I don't know if it's how you've recorded it or if it's the piano sample. It seems to be caked in too much reverb and there is a background noise like a low hum. I've checked my speaker settings and I don't have any effects on at this end.

Craig_UK,

I also think there is a lot of reverb (too much). I used the Steinway D sample with the default settings. I will try lowering the amount of reverb.

I think that it sounded very nice. I liked the piano sound and the tone.

Nice to hear that song to.

Regards,

Dennis L. Almond
aka...TwoNuts

I enjoyed it very much.
I do admire good piano players.

Cousin Ken

Jim, I just gave your song a listen..It sounds great..not to much reverb, at all..
Did you re-do it?

Fran,
No, I did not re-do the song. That is the original recording. The more I listen to and play Ivory with the default settings, the more I like it.

Thanks for the comments.

Hi Jim,
I think it sounds great.
Are you happy with the software??
I had a quick look at the pc requirements, are you actually using a 7200rpm hard drive?? Miy laptop's got most of the requirements , but only 5400rpm hard drive, so may not work for me.
I've been looking for a good sampled piano.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JimP:
[B]I recently purchased the Ivory virtual grand piano from Synthogy.
I put together a quick recording using a Kawai MP4 has a controller.
I used Sonar’s Home Studio with Ivory (Steinway D sample) as a DXI plug-in.

Rikki,

Ivory is the best virtual piano software I have seen. It has three pianos. A 9 foot Steinway D, Yamaha C7 and a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. There are many parameters that can be adjusted (stereo width, key noise, effects, sympathetic resonance, etc).
I have a 5400 RPM hard drive and it seems to work fine.

Jim

Hi Jim,
thank you , that's wonderful news that it works ok with the 5400rpm drive. The rest of the specs aren't a problem, I was just a bit worried my hard drive may not be fast enough.
I may go & do a bit more checking out, they had lots of demo's on the site, but I didn't want to get too excited just in case I couldn't run it.

I've actually got a top of the line Clavinova, but I'd luv a really good piano for my laptop.

Just wondering , did you ever check out any of the others ie NI's Akoustica, Steinberg's Grand??
thanks again
best wishes
Rikki