Synthogy Ivory 1 5 Keygen Music

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In a marketplace positively bristling with virtual pianos, meaningful cost evaluations can only be made by comparing like with like, so let's take a look at other sampled (as opposed to modelled) Steinway D grand pianos currently on sale as single instruments. Galaxy Instruments' 11GB (5GB installed) Vintage D features a fine 1920 German specimen sampled at 13 dynamic levels; it has similar facilities to American Concert D and shares the slightly warmer tone of the Ivory II German Steinway. Although the product is eight years old (an eternity in the sample world), the specs of Sampletekk's Black Grand (11.7GB) Hamburg-made Steinway continue to impress: it incorporates three microphone positions and 16 velocity layers for both up and down pedal positions. Older still are PMI's 1923 Steinway Model D (aka 'The Old Lady') and Steinway D titles, but their relatively modest (by today's standards) attributes are balanced by their humble price tag. Though less deeply sampled, the more recent Native Instruments New York Concert Grand is also competitively priced. Moving into the realm of posh multi-piano packages, EastWest's gigantic Quantum Leap Pianos (which offers multiple mic positions), Synthogy's Ivory II Grand Pianos (summarised earlier) and Galaxy Instruments' Galaxy II package (featuring the surround-ready Galaxy 5.1 grand) are all intensively-sampled, pro-quality libraries; Ultimate Sound Bank's Grand Piano Collection and Native Instruments' Classic Piano Collection are also worthy contenders. All these titles contain a Steinway Model D along with other makes of piano.

The hardware requirements of this powerful instrument are surprisingly light. Synthogy's recommended specs are a mere 2GB of RAM and a 2GHz CPU, but the piano will work fine with a minimum of 1.5GB of RAM and a 1.8GHz processor. Ivory runs both stand-alone and as a plug-in on any AU, RTAS or VST 2 host on all Mac operating systems from OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) onwards, and on Windows XP SP2 (32-bit), Vista (32- or 64-bit) and Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit).

You'll need a 7200RPM or SSD hard drive for the samples (which will fit comfortably into 50GB of disk space), and a DVD drive for installation. As is the case with all Ivory products, a USB iLok key (which you have to buy separately) is required, with authorisation done online.

A further word about Ivory's stand-alone mode: The stand-alone player application has two versions: Ivory Standalone (for Mac) and Ivory Cantabile (for Windows), both included with the library. Created by TopTen Software specifically for Synthogy, the Ivory Cantabile player includes basic audio and MIDI recording facilities. The latter is somewhat counter-intuitive, but creates usable MIDI files. Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D £139 $199 pros. A superior, great-sounding piano with a distinguished history. Clear, transparent yet lyrical tone and a precise, well-defined touch. Deep sampling and professional presentation.

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Surprisingly low latency. Summary Ivory virtual pianos maintain their excellent reputation with a great-sounding American Steinway Model 'D' grand from the early 1950s, a personal favourite of piano legend Glenn Gould. Boasting 20 velocity layers, the sampled version sounds fabulous, plays like a dream and works well for every style of music, with the possible exception of Hard House and Black Metal.

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