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Has this been released yet? Their website sure makes it look like it has and there's even an Order Now button that takes you to a page where there's no mention of Steinway.

Curt

Curt, look at this thread here:

http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/6/4470.html

Yeah, I am part of that thread and there is no DEFINITIVE date on its release. There is mention of "really soon" and "hopefully the next three weeks..." - no DATE.

And why would there be an ORDER NOW button on the Garritan Steinway site that's a dead end? I've emailed Gary twice and have heard nothing back.

Still waiting...

Oooops, hadn't noticed Curt, it's still early in the morning here in Belgium ....

I am also waiting for the release, cause it looks so promissing on paper altough the hardware it needs seems as heavy as with IVORY.

When I first discovered Ivory I knew I had to upgrade my studio PC to a 3GHz XP machine with 2GB of RAM. Ivory runs GREAT on it with release samples, soft samples, and resonance all running. I hope that when I install Garritan that it doesn't "need" an adrenaline boost beyond what I have. I play only solo piano so I don't have anything else running that chews up RAM or clock cycles.

What kind of sound card do you use with Ivory, and how low have you been able to go with latency?

My setup (2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, fast 500GB drive and Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 with native ASIO drivers) can't go lower than 11ms without clicking sound, which drives me crazy. I still don't know what the problem might be - the card can technically support as low as 2ms in its drivers.


M.

I'm using the TASCAM Fireone as my audio/MIDI interface and I'm currently at 5ms. I have polyphony (voices) set to 64 and the buffer at medium.

Do you get clicks in standalone mode or when running it as a plug-in?

Do you have the latest drivers for your card? I'm not familiar with that make. But if it's 7.1 it has WAY more than I would need as a solo pianist!

Remember, Synthogy suggests that you store the library files on a different drive from DAW. I have mine on an external 7200RPM Firewire drive.

I've been thinking about getting Garritan's Personal Orchestra for some time and been visiting the garritan website for a few years now.

The Steinway software has been more than a few years in the making and the release date was pushed out farther several times. If they've now gotten to the point where they have the BUY NOW on their website, I venture to say release really IS eminent.

I'm disappointed to hear you've rec'd no reply to you inquiry from Gary. Word is Garritan has EXCELLENT customer support. The few questions I've emailed, have been answered within a day, sometimes less.

(Hey, I doubt Gary himself is sitting there answering all those questions. There's probably a "Gary 2", "Gary 3"...and so on, if you get my meaning.

I'd say keep watching the website. They are a quality outfit and my guess is the S&S stuff will be here soon!

If you get the software, I hope you'll post here your opinion of it.

Jeanne W

Edit: http://garritan.com/order.php

It looks to me like you CAN order it now, the software is available to buy. What is NOT yet done: samples of the software so potential buyers can listen to it have not yet been posted on the garritan website. I don't know, that's what it looks like to me -???

I think that Gary G. posted on northernsounds that the demos would be user demos.

He's currently waiting for the documentation to be printed.

Yeah, he's waiting for users to post their demos.

Jeanne, I don't see where you see that it's available? Steinway is not on the order form that is displayed.

Curt

Sorry, Curt. You're right, I'm wrong. I think I when I got to the "Order On-Line" area I stopped looking and just assumed it was on the list of items to order.

Having it say "Order Now" and then getting dead-ended. That's kind of stinky, isn't it?

Jeanne W

P.S. Don't know if this has been discussed here, but the Bluthner software piano - some of those soundclips sound really great.

http://www.proaudiovault.com/

The Bluthner One has a unique, distinctive voice and includes "Timbral Impulses" which can modify its character in various ways.

The Garritan Steinway includes una corda samples. I'm looking forward to hearing a user demo which includes them.

I'm now actually considering the Quantum Leap Pianos. $445 for 4 pianos and they sound unbelievable. Everything EastWest creates sounds unbelievable. The QL Yamaha sounds so much better than the one in the Ivory library.

Curt

QL Pianos seems extrordinary indeed. I'm just completely taken aback by large size of the library - it's The Biggest Sampled Piano Ever :-D 60GB for a single piano seems too much, unless really neede - I wonder whether my computer would be able to kick it in

Thread revival - some news from Garritan on the library:

http://www.garritan.com/steinway_comparison.html

Detailed comparison of planned versions. Unfortunately, the 99$ basic version seems to be too small to be really good, with less than full key range covered with sampling.


M.

I'm keeping a daily eye on that site! I don't get how they can publish "Garritan announces the release of the Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano" on their site when it is NOT released! They are announcing an upcoming product at best. I really would like to have a date of availability. I don't understand the secrecy!!!

Curt

As far as I can see, they announce that release is imminent - but somehow the button "BUY NOW" is there. I don't understand that either.

ALL RIGHT!! Get it while it's hot!!

I will wait for sound demos and reviews I suppose :p

this sample blew me away with how it sounded so real
Steinway Concert D Grand


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