The result is a sound and feel that can be only described as more "organic" (not referring in any way to an acoustic pipe organ).
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(I usually move the Condition Slider to a value of about 0.2-0.25 in addition to my own little tweaks.) Of course, the "Condition Slider" serves to accomplish the same task of taking a piano's condition away from a pristine new piano, but I enjoy doing these extra little touches instead of relying on what is essentially a randomization event when one moves the Condition slider slightly to the right. Ditto for a slight increase in action noise. Next, within this same approximate four octave range, I often "slightly" flatten the tuning (by just a few cents, or hundredths of a semitone, maximum) and slightly detune the unisonly tuned strings, again to simulate extra usage during the middle third of a piano's keyboard between tunings. As such, I enjoy slightly raising the slider values of each Hammer Hardness setting within this range to simulate how the felt hammers become compacted over time and make the instrument sound slightly brighter in this region of the keyboard next, I slightly randomize these changes because that's how real pianos become worn. The middle four (or so) octaves get the most wear over time on any real acoustic piano, simply because that's where most of the notes are played within any given composition. I like to "work" on aging the middle four octaves of the piano keyboard on a note-by-note basis within Pianoteq 6 PRO.
#Pianoteq 6 vs pro#
If you will indulge me in telling you what I do with the PRO version, I would be more than happy to share my own experiences with you: Since you stated you don't tinker with the sound other than adjusting velocity sensitivity, the Stage version should be all you need.
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The Stage version completely capable of providing you with many years worth of music making! If your intent is selecting from a list of default presets, then Pianoteq 6 Stage is fine for you. So "Stage" would be fine and stick with it until you find it's a problem. These, in my experience, should be regarded as a huge bonus and you may find, as I did, that the historic pianos change your view of playing old classical pieces with a piano that is more representative of the one's available to the composer when they were alive.
#Pianoteq 6 vs free#
Also remember to at least try the free historic instruments in the user area (the KiViR and Bells pack). In version six the pianos all sounds great and you won't be missing anything. If your main goal is learning piano then adjustments are, honestly, a distraction at this point. It allows very detailed note-by-note adjustment and it's really for people who have a highly developed ear and a demand for very, very precise sound - it's not called "Pro" for nothing. The biggest advantage with Standard is, IMO, the ability to move microphones around (you'd be amazed how big an impact this has), but the presets are quite well designed so this probably isn't an issue for you.
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With stage you cannot use FXPs properly, so you are effectively limited to just the presets your instrument comes with.
#Pianoteq 6 vs upgrade#
You can upgrade at anytime to Standard or Pro without it costing more (and if, like me, you did that when Modartt has a special sale on you might even be lucky and save money ! - Thanks Modartt ). You're loosing nothing in that regard by getting Stage.
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Having gone the upgrade route myself (started with Stage and went to Standard later) I can say that the presets in Stage are exactly the same in Standard. You still have quite a bit you can adjust in Stage anyway. If you are happy with the presets in PIanoteq Stage then you do not need Standard or Pro.