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  • ericthegreatericthegreat

    beautiful sounding keys

    Synthogy IvoryPublished on 11/27/11 at 23:21
    Synthogy Ivory works brilliantly on most setups. I've used it on a laptop with a single core Pentium processor, a low end desktop PC (1.8GHZ Pentium and 1gb ram) as well as my current (2.5GHZ Core2Quad & 4GB ram) and it runs equally as brilliant on both. The install is painless and extremely simple and the layout of the VST is great. All the presets are separated into modules that have images representing them. Synthogy Ivory is a very stable VST from my experience. I have had no crashes at all coming from it and it has worked with expansions added into it too. You can download many expansion packs for this plugin. I have used this plugin for most of my music and I would literally be nowher…
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    Synthogy Ivory works brilliantly on most setups. I've used it on a laptop with a single core Pentium processor, a low end desktop PC (1.8GHZ Pentium and 1gb ram) as well as my current (2.5GHZ Core2Quad & 4GB ram) and it runs equally as brilliant on both. The install is painless and extremely simple and the layout of the VST is great. All the presets are separated into modules that have images representing them. Synthogy Ivory is a very stable VST from my experience. I have had no crashes at all coming from it and it has worked with expansions added into it too. You can download many expansion packs for this plugin. I have used this plugin for most of my music and I would literally be nowhere without it. I have used this plugin in both FL Studio 9 and Ableton Live, and encountered 0 problems with it. The piano presets that come with this plugin are brilliant and are better than any other VST i've used of such a small size. They are all industry standard piano sounds. The only problem is some third party expansions have not worked as well as the original presets, and don't come categorized. There is great customization options available within the plugin that allow you to customize the piano sound that you want to achieve. The sounds can be effect heavy but they are easy to disable from the interface. The only downside to the actual sounds are the lack of modeling opportunities, so people who want to tweak sounds heavily would probably not have much joy from Synthogy Ivory . This is expected though as it is not a synth based plugin, but is a sample based plugin. Knowing what I do after purchasing, I would not hesitate again as it is an integral part of my production.
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  • olivier.jaletolivier.jalet

    Synthogy IvoryPublished on 11/26/05 at 18:19
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Hello,

    I received the software ivory with just a few days and here are my impressions:

    Pros:

    The sound quality is at the appointment, I particularly like the sound of Steinway.

    The software can adapt to the moderately powerful machines. I can play properly on my Dell Inspiron 8500 (Pentium M 2.2 GHz and 1024 MB of RAM) by selecting one of the Steinway of 6 layers (instead of 10) and removing some samples:
    - The samples called "release samples" (whose role remains to be defined because I hear no difference when playing enabled)
    - Samples of the soft pedal that serve absolutely no purpose if we do not have this pedal.
    It should also limit the polyphony of the software but th…
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    Hello,

    I received the software ivory with just a few days and here are my impressions:

    Pros:

    The sound quality is at the appointment, I particularly like the sound of Steinway.

    The software can adapt to the moderately powerful machines. I can play properly on my Dell Inspiron 8500 (Pentium M 2.2 GHz and 1024 MB of RAM) by selecting one of the Steinway of 6 layers (instead of 10) and removing some samples:
    - The samples called "release samples" (whose role remains to be defined because I hear no difference when playing enabled)
    - Samples of the soft pedal that serve absolutely no purpose if we do not have this pedal.
    It should also limit the polyphony of the software but this function does not block. Set at 16 tracks, I can still play arpeggios with sustain pedal without hearing cutoff at some notes.
    For information, there is a sound with just four velocity layers still uses less but it sounds cooler in the register ppp and pp samples because they are the softest that appear to have been removed.
    Cons:

    When played on a real piano, no sound if you press gently on the keys which is not the case with ivory. I will also contact the team Synthogy about it because there is surely something that can be improved.

    The system of sympathetic resonance is not yet fully developed.
    I just read elsewhere on this site a test that compares The Grand 2 and Akoustik Piano and it highlights the same problem also for these two software piano.

    Conclusion:

    I enjoyed playing with this software, the samples are really quality. I do not regret my purchase. However, the sensations are not the same as with a real acoustic piano especially with the notes played very slowly. The resonances of the strings between them are, in my opinion, not appointment.

    Finally, nothing can replace a real piano. But if on stage at a jazz concert, for example with other musicians, I had to choose between an acoustic piano right (do not ask too much either!) Sound system with modest means and ivory, I think I would lean more to ivory. Again, the feeling when the game will be not as nice but the sound coming out of the final Bafle will be more pleasant to listen to the hearing.

    Voià say it all.

    Musically,

    Olivier.
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  • MarkkusMarkkus

    Synthogy IvoryPublished on 12/11/09 at 00:22
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    For how long have you been using it?
    1 year.

    Did you try many other models before getting this one?
    I tried the East West Bosendorfer, it does not suit me. A real machine side gas cpu and more must love the sound of a Bosendorfer. So I tried the Akoustik Piano Native, not bad is already closer to a Steinway, but again the sound is not terrible, especially in terms of grades. I got tired and took the Synthogy Ivory. It is true that the installation does not like that, but ultimately we're happy. That day and night I think ...

    What thing do you like most/least about it?
    the +: With a processor that does more than 2 GHz and at least 2 G of Ram, the plug works well. While it is CPU …
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    For how long have you been using it?
    1 year.

    Did you try many other models before getting this one?
    I tried the East West Bosendorfer, it does not suit me. A real machine side gas cpu and more must love the sound of a Bosendorfer. So I tried the Akoustik Piano Native, not bad is already closer to a Steinway, but again the sound is not terrible, especially in terms of grades. I got tired and took the Synthogy Ivory. It is true that the installation does not like that, but ultimately we're happy. That day and night I think ...

    What thing do you like most/least about it?
    the +: With a processor that does more than 2 GHz and at least 2 G of Ram, the plug works well. While it is CPU intensive but we can change the settings of his game and to limit its ram requirements. The software is adaptable.
    Closing my eyes I think it is a real Steinway's side, he is bluffing.

    the -: Live, it must sound equalizer because according to the acoustics of the places where we play the sound is not the same. Indeed, with a simple digital piano yamaha type P90, the sound comes straight one is sure that there is no problem to the mix. By the cons in my opinion Synthogy equalizer must be before going in front, it is less easy to mix I think.
    It must be equipped with a good keyboard for the ride. As this plug has about 10 layers of dynamics, we need a keyboard equipped with hammers, Graded Hammer style in order to draw all the nuances. I have a Yamaha P60 - an antiquity - and at times the notes are more or less dynamic. I can not adjust the velocity on my keyboard, so you must use - and all the forums say - good or very good digital piano sound but not to touch. Avoid master keyboard to control this plug, you need a keyboard style CP33/CP300 YAMAHA KAWAI MP4/MP5/MP9000/MP9500 or even DOEPFER (German keyboard distributed among pro MESI)

    What is your opinion about the value for the price?
    It is a good product worth its price.

    Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
    Not sure, because I just bought the Garritan Steinway Basic - not the pro version - and I am pleasantly surprised. With this plug my computer works fine, do not crash, and he really has a nice color. I guess the pro version to be great. I already tried to live and the sound is simply better than a digital piano.

    Conclusion
    The Synthogy is fine but it has its flaws (intensive ram, cpu, not easy to install, you must edit the live sound). The Garritan seems to be the only alternative right now. The basic version costs 60 € which amply satisfies me and change me sound yamaha ...!
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