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Published on 06/27/11 at 03:304Front advertises TruePianos as a very light, very fun piano module to play. A large selling point for 4Front is their belief that while big time companies can spend gigabytes and gigabytes meticulously sampling real pianos, capturing massively long samples of each key at many different velocities at ridiculously high quality, there is a point of tedium where the diminishing returns of quality no longer justify the sheer size of the libraries.
TruePianos is entirely modeled. That means that the velocities of the pianos is entirely variable, for example. The truth is, True Pianos is simply fun to play, and because it's not sampled, and instead modeled, I feel like I'm playing a real unique instrument as opposed to an unavoidably imperfect copy of one.
None of the piano modules may sound exactly like Bosendorfers, but what does it matter? TruePianos is tiny! It's incredibly light!
The fact that 4Front is more interested in creating instruments and allowing the user to tweak it to his or her heart's desire than creating a facility for a user to pretend to have access to or own a Bosendorfer is very encouraging, because it doesn't constrain the user to a certain mindset of sound.
I have fumbled with all the presets, and the best way for me to recommend which modules is to go onto 4Front's website and listen to the samples. Each of the modules has its own distinct character, and they can be tweaked for hours and hours on end.
If I had one bad thing to say about 4Front's TruePianos, it's that all of the piano modules are excessively bright. This works fine with certain kinds of music, and wreaks havoc with other kinds. (I won't say what kinds; you guys should all know what.) The best way to know though, is to go on the website and see for yourself.
If I had to give a flat recommendation now, I'd give it a 4.5/5. With the .5 off for the excessive brightness.
TruePianos is entirely modeled. That means that the velocities of the pianos is entirely variable, for example. The truth is, True Pianos is simply fun to play, and because it's not sampled, and instead modeled, I feel like I'm playing a real unique instrument as opposed to an unavoidably imperfect copy of one.
None of the piano modules may sound exactly like Bosendorfers, but what does it matter? TruePianos is tiny! It's incredibly light!
The fact that 4Front is more interested in creating instruments and allowing the user to tweak it to his or her heart's desire than creating a facility for a user to pretend to have access to or own a Bosendorfer is very encouraging, because it doesn't constrain the user to a certain mindset of sound.
I have fumbled with all the presets, and the best way for me to recommend which modules is to go onto 4Front's website and listen to the samples. Each of the modules has its own distinct character, and they can be tweaked for hours and hours on end.
If I had one bad thing to say about 4Front's TruePianos, it's that all of the piano modules are excessively bright. This works fine with certain kinds of music, and wreaks havoc with other kinds. (I won't say what kinds; you guys should all know what.) The best way to know though, is to go on the website and see for yourself.
If I had to give a flat recommendation now, I'd give it a 4.5/5. With the .5 off for the excessive brightness.