I have used, and continue to use, the Pianoteq quite frequently. In my view it is not the only piano plugin one might want to use, but for me at any rate, it is certainly the most useful. The big chords are not as convincing as a sampled piano, but everything else is more convincing. The pedal and other expression features are far superior. The sound also can be changed or tweaked in piano-like and useful ways.

Regards,
Mike

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>One of the things reviewers are remarking on is the relatively tiny memory
>footprint of the software. It only requires about 20MB of disk space (I
>believe), and can operate within a 128MB memory space.
>Many of the sampled pianos available (besides being extremely expensive)
>require many GB of disk space. I haven't personally played it, however.
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Michael Gogins wrote:
> I have used, and continue to use, the Pianoteq quite frequently. In
> my view it is not the only piano plugin one might want to use, but
> for me at any rate, it is certainly the most useful. The big chords
> are not as convincing as a sampled piano, but everything else is more
> convincing. 

I guess I'm the only one then. I played with it some more---tried 
different stretch tuning, etc. The intervals are just harsh and 
artificial sounding.. they have very odd-sounding beats. Michael, have 
you tried playing a simple triad on Pianoteq vs. a sampled piano? Have 
you tried sequencing a Bach choral, in slow motion, so you can savor the 
harmonies?


I agree that individual notes are fantastic. A single melodic line WOULD 
be great, except I can't get past the beats that take place in the 
release sound and in the ambiance. A single melodic line is often filled 
with major and minor seconds, which are the hardest intervals for me to 
accept on the Pianoteq.

Best,
Mike