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| | Features | Features 250MB of high-quality, quadruple-strike samples from a Steinway Model D grand piano, enhanced with acoustic modeling technology to produce a rich, warm, expressive, and highly realistic grand piano soundUltra-professional integrated studio reverb creates a highly realistic ambiance that places the piano within a true acoustic spaceUnparalleled sample programming creates a fluid, dynamic, expressive tone without identifiable velocity switching or other digital artifactsAdvanced sympathet
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| | Description | Acoustica's Pianissimo is a virtual instrument that uses a combination of sample playback and advanced physical modeling to create a stunning acoustic grand piano sound. Starting with 250MB of high quality samples of a Steinway Model D grand piano, the Pianissimo plug-in uses complex signal processing and programming to recreate the warmth, response, and playability of a real grand piano. This natural sound is then paired with a professional studio-quality reverb algorithm to add the depth and ambiance of a true acoustic space. Add in modeled sympathetic resonance, incidental mechanical hammer sounds, remarkable control over tone and velocity response, 256 voices of polyphony, and incredibly low CPU usage, and Pianissimo might just be the best sounding, most playable virtual piano you've experienced.The VSTi plug-in will operate in any DAW with support for virtual instruments in the VSTi format, including Mixcraft. The standalone version supports any MIDI device, and any WAV, ASIO, or WaveRT device. It allows for two-track recording, loading, and saving of standard MIDI Type 1 files, and supports mixing down to WAV, MP3, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis files. | |
| | Product Details | | Package Length: | 7.5 inches | | Package Width: | 4.8 inches | | Package Height: | 0.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 5 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Great solo instrument, but bug can cause big problems in multinstrument projects Sep 03, 2011
By a reader
I agree with the reviewers above -- this sounds superb. It is the best sounding piano for a PC I've played -- this includes a number from respected names like Yamaha, Roland (Edirol), Sampletank and Native Instruments. It sounds incredibly natural and is relatively light of the CPU. It has a few good preset models, a very good adjustable reverb, other nice settings (velocity control, simluated pedals, sympathetic resonance and piano lid position) and a simple, intuitive interface. The standalone version (included in the box, along with the plug-in version) launches quickly and plays and records midi without fuss. If you simply want to play piano, it is a five star product.
I am only giving it two stars, however, due to what I only recently discovered is actually a known bug -- it needs 250 mb of RAM (which in and of itself is not a big problem) which must be contiguous. What this means is that if you use it in a multitrack project where you use enough other virtual instruments, you can run into a problem where Pianissimo, once inserted, can't access enough contiguous RAM, and so won't load properly the next time you open the project.
Here's an example. Recently I created a project where piano was pivotal; I loaded in Pianissimo, then a number of other virtual instruments, so in the end I had worked out an arrangemnent for about 10 virtual instruments in all. I saved and closed it, and all was ok. When I reopened it, however, Pianissmo would not load -- an error message said to either reinstall the program or contact tech supoort. I did the latter. I was told to be sure Pianissimo was the first instrument loaded in the project. Well, I'd already done that; but anyway, I started the project again, loading it first again. I then added the other instruments, recreated the project, saved and closed it -- and the same problem occurred the next time I re-opened.
Turns out tech support had failed to share with me an important piece of information (which is actually tucked away on the company's own website; shame on me for not scouring it closely enough; shame on them for not mentioning it to me, and not making it more conspicuous to begin with) -- namely, that in such cases, Pianissimo needs to be the first instrument loaded EVERY TIME the project opens. The only way to do this is to open the last saved version, remove all other instruments, load in Pianissimo, then reload the other instruments, and then reapply any FX and routing configuration you've used. Every time! Even though my total RAM usage was only around 75%.
This should not happen -- I've been able to use other instruments when RAM usage was close to 95%. Effectively having to recontruct the instument structure and configuration from scratch every time I reopen a moderately complex project is a huge hassle and time drain. It also reveals inexcusably buggy software design. I have around 40 virtual instruments, some of which predate Pianissimo by a few years, and Pianissimo is the only one with this flaw.
So, if you want a virtual piano for projects which will include other RAM-using virtual instruments, to be on the safe side, look elsewhere, unless you are certain in advance that their RAM demands will be quite small, or unless you like setting up your projects over and over again.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Outstanding Piano Aug 10, 2010
By TedH
If you are in need of a Virtual Grand Piano which can be used in live performance, I believe this is your best bet. I have tried many software pianos. Most of the free ones just don't have enough depth or expressiveness. And the Gigapianos are totally impracticle. Large sampled piano libraries that have to be constantly streamed from the hard drive can be far too CPU intensive and therefore too risky to be dependable for a live gig. The newest generation of virtual pianos has addressed this by combining sampling, modeling and morphing technology. The libraries are smaller in size and the marraige of these technologies has really trimmed the demand on the CPU. Best of all it has produced a richer more natural feeling, sounding and playing experience. The three top contenders in this category are Acoustica Pianissimo, 4 Front Truepianos, and Modartt Pianoteq. I have tried them all. And though they are all quality instruments, I feel that Pianissimo is the clear winner on sound and playability, alone. The fact that it is by far and away the most inexpensive is just a wonderful bonus. Try the demo versions of these pianos for yourself. I think you'll agree.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great for updating an older digital piano Mar 12, 2011
By Richard R. Lamb
"Dick Lamb"
I recently acquired an older (1996) Yamaha Clavinova digital piano. It looks like new, and the Yamaha "graded hammer action" keys feel like a real piano to me. However, the sound it came with--probably state of the art in 1996--is tinny, twangy, and muddled by today's standards. To replace the "voice" of the piano, I looked into buying a "piano module" or "tone generator" or "synthesizer," a small box that connects with cables to the piano. However, the new ones are hundreds of dollars. The older models are less than $100 on ebay, but the reviews I saw suggest that they wouldn't sound much better than the voice that came with the piano. Then I looked at using a PC with virtual piano software. Some of the software packages are expensive, complicated, and most require an external hardware sound-card device. Pianissimo is only $65, it's simple, and you can try it out for free by downloading a full version good for a 21-day trial period from the Acoustica web site. It requires no external equipment except a MIDI to USB cable ($5 from Amazon) if you have a reasonably new PC. You can feed the audio from the PC to headphones, or feed it back into the piano's own amp and speakers. Using the piano speakers, the sound from Pianissimo is a substantial improvement over the original sound. But with high-quality headphones, the improvement isn't just substantial--it's enormous, light-years ahead--very close to actually playing a real grand. What impresses me is that the timbre of the string, as well as the loudness, changes according to how hard you strike a key--just like a real piano. Plus, Pianissimo includes a MIDI recorder, and you can quickly and easily convert the MIDI files to MP3 format. The downside is that to avoid blips (tiny gaps) in the audio output while playing, I found I need to disable any other software on my PC that can demand the PC's attention while I'm playing--particularly anything using the wireless modem. I find it's best to restart Pianissimo after closing any such programs. With those precautions, there are no blips, and the latency (between pressing a key and getting a sound) is barely noticeable. So, I have a terrific new piano sound for about $70.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Searched High and Low Nov 19, 2009
By mark thrice
I searched for a long time for an affordable Piano software program. Not only is this affordable, but it has the best real piano tones that I have heard from any keyboard software. Absynth can't touch it. No it's not a soft synth. It's a soft grand piano. You can run it as a standalone (I use it with an M-audio 61es) and it will record two tracks which is a nice feature or you can use it as a VST plugin. It's very versatile. The program doesn't actually come on the disk. You are paying for the code key. Download the demo from Acoustica's site and activate it with your ser #. At least that's what I had to do. I love it. It's well worth the money.
Great Product, Great Support! May 18, 2012
By Fakher Halim
I had Sonar X1 Studio, and was looking for a decent sounding Piano VST. I found this product excellent.
I bought it in November, and despite its wonderful performance, my old dual core 32 bit computer would not catch up with so many virtual instruments - I upgraded t o 64 bit 4 core Intel machine. However, I lost my registration card, and was absolutely helpless. I called the Seller "Music Studio Direct". I couldn't believe me ears - a real person (Arnie) picked up the phone immediately . I did not have much hope, but he spent almost an hour with me guiding -- went through old records - traced the order - located the Pianissimo person, sent her/ me the emails, and before I arrived home from office, I had both registration id and code already mailed out by Pianissimo. I think the combination of a very affordable/decent sounding product with this level of customer care is hard to find these days.
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