http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#1bad12a0-de6e-4a81-82e4-8b452e95c44e I use MOTU's Symphonic Instrument. It's under two huno and has the benefit of every other orchestral instrument. Great piece of soft-gear. Hs it's downside, but the pianos are hawt. here's an example in one of my tunes: http://soundcloud.com/djsaro/drop-40 Sat, 16 May 2009 11:50:43 GMT http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#1bad12a0-de6e-4a81-82e4-8b452e95c44e sAro? 2009-05-16T11:50:43Z http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#e94657ed-714c-406b-8642-552eb17275f8 Pianissimo is just under $100, and it's very good: http://www.acoustica.com/pianissimo/ What DAW are you using? I think Logic's pianos are very good, and Live's have gotten a lot better. Also, you can download the Native Instruments Kore Player for free from their website, and it has a couple of non-traditional piano patches in its library. I like the "Dubplate Piano" patch. Wed, 06 May 2009 15:13:14 GMT http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#e94657ed-714c-406b-8642-552eb17275f8 Pr3st0n 2009-05-06T15:13:14Z http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#37a6f805-c592-48db-b67e-dc6d14872a50 Hmm. Search for free sample libraries, I'd say. Trial and error. Simpler will do to play them, or one of any number of free sampler VSTs. The problem with finding a good VST specific to a single instrument is that they're *really* good and true to the sampled instrument. Work = money. Freeware samples of most acoustic pianos generally suck, imo. Your mileage may vary, and there's come nice Creative Commons libraries out there. Archive.org is pretty spiffy for finding acoustic samples. Pretty spiffy indeed. The Grand is pretty awesome, just gave a listen. Pretty rich tones. Wed, 06 May 2009 06:25:23 GMT http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#37a6f805-c592-48db-b67e-dc6d14872a50 Reverend Zed 2009-05-06T06:25:23Z http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#2593c60e-587e-4495-83e6-7410c0ccdc0c Can anyone recommend a good inexpensive piano VST? I've seen "The Grand" recommended by many - it is $100. I suppose I would like to pay less than that if I could. I just bought Omnisphere - which I love so far. Though, I was surprised to see that they didn't have any basic piano patches. Thanks! Wed, 06 May 2009 05:31:11 GMT http://abletonlive.tribe.net/thread/10be0b36-8f0e-4fc9-b021-19831a3e4f46#2593c60e-587e-4495-83e6-7410c0ccdc0c Nova 2009-05-06T05:31:11Z