It was a plug-in module only, but a couple years later they added a standalone module which really made it an excellent choice for pianists, many of whom lauded its play-ability and realistic sound over sample-based instruments.įourteen years later, version 7 has been getting more great reviews, several stating it is significantly better than version 6, which was already close to perfection in my experience.
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And to keep himself busy he founded Modartt! In the fall of 2006 the original Pianoteq software was released. Then started research into acoustical modeling while teaching at INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), where in time he became Director of Mathematics. But he wanted to do more, and thought about the possibility of mathematically modeling how a piano sound is created, and so he changed careers – in the mid-80’s he began the study of mathematics and earned a PhD. The founder of Modartt is Dr Philippe Guillaume who initially pursued a career in piano tuning and restoration. The current version is a lot bigger than my old 3.5 version and requires about 800 MB of RAM when operating, but has an astounding range of functions compared to previous versions.
While that would seem to create a huge load on CPU resources, it is actually a moderate CPU user at 1% to 3% total CPU on my system (depending on how many notes are playing or held on with pedaling) and it doesn’t require large memory capacity or fast transfer of reams of data from a hard drive. Pianoteq 7 (PT7 from now on) is a set of virtual instruments with acoustic and electric pianos, harpsichords, mallet instruments, and others using physical/acoustical modeling rather than samples. Of course, I’m just as guilty as any other Pianoteq users for not reviewing them.
I am astonished that none of these excellent virtual instrument packages have ever been reviewed on Gearspace.
I still have the four older versions (3.5, 4, 5 and 6) on my studio system, and recently added version 7. I’ve been using the Modartt Pianoteq instruments for twelve years – since Pianoteq 3.5 – and even that version impressed me.
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