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Jesús, just because the studio opened in '89 we don't know if Freddie bought the piano in '89 or if the piano was made in '89. Is it a full concert grand or is it a smaller grand? What I heard (not 100% sure) is that the studio needed a grand piano and, since they had Freddie Mercury there, they asked him what piano did he want. And he said that one in particular, so he hand picked it. But you're right, we don't know if it was older. It's a Fazioli F228. Did Freddie actually buy the piano? Or did the studio buy it? Good choice though! Diarmuid, I meant to ask you, are you a recording engineer? I used to do some Joe, it was live concerts mostly, but it's been a while now. Too much lugging of equipment and late night finishes
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Jesús, just because the studio opened in '89 we don't know if Freddie bought the piano in '89 or if the piano was made in '89. Is it a full concert grand or is it a smaller grand? What I heard (not 100% sure) is that the studio needed a grand piano and, since they had Freddie Mercury there, they asked him what piano did he want. And he said that one in particular, so he hand picked it. But you're right, we don't know if it was older. It's a Fazioli F228. Did Freddie actually buy the piano? Or did the studio buy it? Good choice though! Diarmuid, I meant to ask you, are you a recording engineer? I used to do some Joe, it was live concerts mostly, but it's been a while now. Too much lugging of equipment and late night finishes But never for Freddie Mercury? LOL!
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Good song, but I forgot how frail he looks on this
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Jesús, just because the studio opened in '89 we don't know if Freddie bought the piano in '89 or if the piano was made in '89. Is it a full concert grand or is it a smaller grand? What I heard (not 100% sure) is that the studio needed a grand piano and, since they had Freddie Mercury there, they asked him what piano did he want. And he said that one in particular, so he hand picked it. But you're right, we don't know if it was older. It's a Fazioli F228. Did Freddie actually buy the piano? Or did the studio buy it? Good choice though! Diarmuid, I meant to ask you, are you a recording engineer? I used to do some Joe, it was live concerts mostly, but it's been a while now. Too much lugging of equipment and late night finishes But never for Freddie Mercury? LOL! I never made it that big! Think more Wigmore Hall and less Wembley. Oh, I took Brian May's ticket once when I worked in the Coronet cinema as a student, does that count? Lol
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I never made it that big! Think more Wigmore Hall and less Wembley.
I for one prefer the type of music played in Wigmore Hall (or Bechstein Hall, as it was originally) to what is normally heard at Wembley - and I don't mean just the football choruses. With all due respect to Freddie and Queen (who weren't above quoting Shostakovich or Mascagni!).
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I never made it that big! Think more Wigmore Hall and less Wembley.
I for one prefer the type of music played in Wigmore Hall (or Bechstein Hall, as it was originally) to what is normally heard at Wembley - and I don't mean just the football choruses. With all due respect to Freddie and Queen (who weren't above quoting Shostakovich or Mascagni!). Well me too to be honest, but I would have jumped at the chance to to record Queen (not that I was ever even close to that league of gig). My brother was a sound engineer in the pop/rock industry though, he was involved in quite a few big albums and was probably the reason I got interested. He has a few stories to tell too.
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I must admit that I prefer the type of music in the Wigmore to that heard at Wembley, but I do recall an interview with Freddie where he was asked if he socialised with the other members of Queen. He said something like "No, no, dear, I like to go to the Opera and the Ballet, but they just want to go and hear boring rock concerts"
Freddie knew full well who he was quoting and wasn't afraid to do so. But then, music is full of quotes.
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I can tell you that friends of my parents used to live near Brian May, and their garden looked on to his garden. One day about 30 to 35 years ago, Freddie was round at a party, and was there with his partner. Freddie was seen being affectionate with his partner and noticed that my parents friends saw this through their window.
About half an hour later, their doorbell rang and it was Freddie, and he said "obviously you've seen me with my partner, and I really don't want this leaked to the press, I'm not going to pay you any money but why don't you come and join us at the party?", and so they went to the party and got to know Queen quite well. Freddie used to pop around for tea and biscuits, and according to my parents friends, was not at all what you'd expect when you'd seen him on stage. Apparently he was just a normal bloke who liked tea and biscuits, and apart from being incredibly rich and famous, had all the same conversations as the rest of us. A couple of years before he died he just stopped going (for reasons we now know), but he still sent signed records as they were released.
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He died far too young. A great talent and he sounds pretty humble from your story.
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Excellent sound, will definitely consider getting this virtual piano, when it comes out. You could hardly have chosen a more interesting piano to sample. Joe80, great story.
Me on YouTubeCasio PX-5S. Garritan CFX, Production Grand 2 Gold, Concert Grand LE, AcousticSamples C7, some Sampletekks. Pianoteq 8 Std (Blüthner, SteinGraeber, NY/HB Steinway D).
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Wavesfactory, you're welcome. By the way, this is also my first (or now second) comment in the Piano Forum. Thought I'd never post outside the Digital Pianos, and Adult Beginners forums!
Me on YouTubeCasio PX-5S. Garritan CFX, Production Grand 2 Gold, Concert Grand LE, AcousticSamples C7, some Sampletekks. Pianoteq 8 Std (Blüthner, SteinGraeber, NY/HB Steinway D).
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Quick update: Mercury has been improved a lot in the last couple of weeks. I wasn't 100% happy with the release samples, so I developed a script that works on a per-sample basis, analysing the length of each sample and applying a custom velocity curve for controlling velocity (not volume!). The result is much more realistic than the previous version, and you don't get the sensation of jump, it's a nice smooth transition no matter the key position or the time that you've played the keys. I have confronted it to my favourite piano libraries. The feeling that comes to mind when I come from playing Mercury and start playing another library is: "Oh! This sounds like a plastic toy piano!", then I switch back to Mercury and I go "YES! Now we're talking!". I literally can't wait for you to try it.
By the way, what are your favourite piano libraries (at the moment :D)?
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Waves - will this Mercury piano be available as an iPad app ??
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Quick update: Mercury has been improved a lot in the last couple of weeks. I wasn't 100% happy with the release samples, so I developed a script that works on a per-sample basis, analysing the length of each sample and applying a custom velocity curve for controlling velocity (not volume!). The result is much more realistic than the previous version, and you don't get the sensation of jump, it's a nice smooth transition no matter the key position or the time that you've played the keys. I have confronted it to my favourite piano libraries. The feeling that comes to mind when I come from playing Mercury and start playing another library is: "Oh! This sounds like a plastic toy piano!", then I switch back to Mercury and I go "YES! Now we're talking!". I literally can't wait for you to try it.
By the way, what are your favourite piano libraries (at the moment :D)? Great news! Nice work, Wavesfactory! Very looking forward to the release! And to answer the question, my favorite at the moment is Imperfect Samples Fazioli by large margin.
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Waves - will this Mercury piano be available as an iPad app ??
No, it will only be available for Kontakt.
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https://soundcloud.com/wavesfactory/mercury-rachmaninovRachmaninov played on Mercury. All microphone positions at 0dB, 4 round robin and HQ mode on. No effects, completely raw. Download the file from soundcloud for better audio quality. * Any comments appreciated.
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Thanks for that, I love the bass, it's very deep and growly. Not what I'd call digital in general.
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Hi, thanks for the demo. The Rachmaninoff sounded pretty good; the bass is raw and alive, and the transitions between layers are quite smooth even for just 8 layers. I'm looking for a new Italian piano library, so I'll keep an eye open for yours.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHAiED3xQtYThe library will be out next month for a regular price of €149. Next week the pre-order will be opened for €99. Thank you all!
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