Pianoteq 8 is released

[yamahamusicians]

I am a long-time fan of Pianoteq and just upgraded to version 8.0. It is an amazing piece of software. But, as amazing as it is I have to say the star of the show here is your absolutely mesmerising playing! It is simply magical.

[okay]

Phil - beautiful music. PIanoteq has now reached a quality where for the well heeled pianist and composer, it should definitely be one of the tools in their arsenal. Sounds authentic, definitely good enough for exposed intimate music, where its easier to hear any artificialness. And I dare say, there are many piano sounds that are not possible with sampled pianos. Some amazing sounds on this demo, and what's amazing is we are listening to the raw sound, no mastering, no eq after the fact - now that is phenomenal. The only limitation is now the composer and the pianist. For most musicians, we now have many commendable digital alternatives for those who do not have regular access to a high end acoustic piano, with seasoned engineers in a revered recording studio. Been listening to you for many years, and for the 1st time, I'm convinced - I will by God's grace, soon buy Pianoteq. I think it is also going to make a wonderful composing piano, cos it excels at intimacy - as if you are right there on a piano. Excellent demonstration. Nice warm piano sounds.

[cachelesssociety]

10:15 Loved those phrases the best. You're the one who keeps me believing in Pianoteq for its dynamic expressiveness. Sampled pianos usually don't have nearly enough dynamic range for your specific style of improvisational sensitivity, which I find to be just wonderful.

[markali]

Your improvs are amazing. Lovely demo of pianoteq as usual

[TheFlamingPiano]

I'm excited to try out all those instruments again! You really know how to make the most of Pianoteq. I'd love to hear you do some covers with the new guitar patch!

[Olleg.G]

Thank you for uploading this wonderfull video with demonstration of new version of PT and your insane inmprovising skills. Falling in love with this charming tempo and peacefull melodies.)

[TheMaartian]

I bought a v7 Pro license within the last year, so the v8 upgrade was free for me. v8 installs in parallel to v7, so existing compositions in your DAW or VST host like Gig Performer will continue to work and sound the way you're used to. You can manually upgrade individual songs or rackspaces to v8 when desired.

[r.d.]

Not only Pianoteq 8 is great, but you play is also wonderful. Sit me onto your couch and I will listen for hours, your music is inspiration and interferences with my understanding of music. Thank you.

[Cefshah]

WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! I can hear them improve this program with each version. I have TOO MANY piano VSTi's, but none of the others are "Pianoteq".

Stellar playing and helpful commentary as usual, Mr. Best!!! 👍🧡

[seanemmettfullerton]

Thank you for this, Phil :) Wonderful. Love your music/touch/dynamic control.
Yes yes yes, I just upgraded from 7 and noticed a certain refinement —quite remarkable...
an overall evenness in the voicings, sweetness, and fewer wild hairs :) All in all, it's much
easier to submerge into the music without being distracted by quirky idiosyncrasies.

[OfficialStevenCravis]

Phil, great piano playing and videos!

[Garflips]

BTW... Something I always tell folks who scoff at Pianoteq (or any virtual piano) is that... of course it's not going to be the same as an acoustic piano, but it can be close... but to get close you really need a decent monitoring solution. Personally I find a subwoofer is critical because an important aspect of an acoustic piano is the resonance that it imparts to your whole body. JMHO and I'm no pro.

[vladimirchernysh]

Thanks to your videos I found Pianoteq 7, having years of experience mit sampled piano libraries before. With Pianoteq 8 the changes in sound production may be subtle, but for me there is no need for any sampled piano library anymore. Pianoteq 8 is everything I ever wanted it to be. I have no idea, how Modartt can improve on it... Its so close to perfection, almost surreal, how it is even possible. E-Pianos, if anything, now sound on par with Keyscape. And the modelled guitar is a nice addition as well and fun to play with.

[DarkSideofSynth]

Now, granted Phil could make sound good even a bunch of old pennies struck by brake pads (don't ask me how & why I come up with these weird examples, you don't want to know, trust me!), Pianoteq is a product I've always loved, and it seems still a bit underrated but surely gaining more ground that is used to.
I skipped v. 7 non because it wasn't good - it was great - I simply fell victim to GAS on other fronts ;) Definitely worth checking out v. 8.
Thanks and keep on enchanting us.
Have a lovely day.

[ToXball]

A beautiful track for every example, great playing!

[_thewaymusic]

Beautiful playing!! 👏 I will be upgrading from Pianoteq 7, this sounds great!! Love the Bechstein 🔥🔥

[rainernilsen]

As most of the others here I guess, I'm a pianist as well, and the day I found your channel years ago was sort of a nirvana; finally there was a possibility to listen to new piano tech with direct sound with a real, inspiring and complete pianist improvising on it. Pianoteq really has stood out since v4 and on but from 6 and on it's on it's own (Your demo of the Steinway B back then teared me up man). At v8 now, i just got blown away by the new instruments, I've never heard a Petrov sound that good, not even in real life, and the new Blüthner, my god. However, none of the really important and defining nuances would ever have been audible without your sublime touch and playing so I thank you sincerely for making these videos available.

[lundsweden]

I love Pianoteq (I started with V.6) version 8 was very reasonable priced upgrade. It sounds so warm and much more natural now. It feels like someone stuffed a couple pianos in my computer!

[martoneill]

Lovely playing. I was dabbling in the trial version this morning. Once I set the touch curve (using the great tool? It really came alive. Very tempted!

[ComputerFace]

Awesome little showcase. Great playing man!