MusiquedeReve Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) So I took 2 piano VST's I have and inserted a MIDI C-F-C-G chord progression on each I am trying to determine if anyone agrees with me as to which one sounds better -- they are both "raw" (no EQ, no compression, no effects, no MIDI CC) and they have been gain-matched Edited July 22, 2022 by MorphineNoir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 It depends on the context really (and there is no context here). If you're going for a rock-type arrangement, the first piano is cleaner and brighter and would probably fit better. The second one is a bit darker, thicker and muddier, less transients, and might work better for a reverb-drenched score piece, for example. There generally isn't much value in a general "which is better", the art lies in "which do you prefer/works better for you for a given role in the arrangement". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusiquedeReve Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, des99 said: It depends on the context really (and there is no context here). If you're going for a rock-type arrangement, the first piano is cleaner and brighter and would probably fit better. The second one is a bit darker, thicker and muddier, less transients, and might work better for a reverb-drenched score piece, for example. There generally isn't much value in a general "which is better", the art lies in "which do you prefer/works better for you for a given role in the arrangement". I am learning that I like a much brighter piano sound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLH3 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Piano sounds... A vast subject. Yes each piece can require a different piano. Personnaly I think I have something like 120 or 130 piano patches from various origins, each of them slightly or completly different. Grands, uprights, felted, close miked, audience miked, player miked, multi-miked, with mechanical noises or not, beaten or almost broken, etc... Plus the realy processed/prepared ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRobinson Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Yeah, @FLH3, I think there's a reason why "there are so damned many piano patches out there." 😀 Your song, your project. Pick the one that sounds closest to the way you want the part to sound, with a minimum of additional sound-processing then required. Edited July 22, 2022 by MikeRobinson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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