EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> Beware other people's recommendations, you have to try it. One
> person's "sparkling" is another's "jangly". The top end of a sampled
> grand is the holy grail. I spent money on "The Grand" only to end up
> with something inferior to Splendid Grand because the top is so
> brittle and useless in a mix. Splendid Grand is pretty good in a
> mix, but I think not so nice for a piano player to play.

I agree, moreover they were not recorder with the same mic position which
gives different results for a mix. Some pianos were recorded with a pianist
perspective, one mic on the left and one on the right, the result is that it
is satisfying for a pianist because it will give him the same kind of sound
as he was playing on a real piano. But when you want to include that piano
in a mix then you will be disappointed because usually a piano is never
recorded that way in a studio. Your mix will not sound like with a real
piano because your ear is used to hear a different kind of mic positionning.
A good mic positionning for a mix on the other end will not satisfy a piano
player.
Anyway I think it's difficult to have a sampled piano very good for a mix
and very nice for a piano player to play.
There is a web site where you can listen to the same midi file rendered by
different sampled pianos: http://www.gigfiles.com

Bernard