Published 11/3/09
Physical-modelling software goes electric
Last month, we announced that Modartt had added a model of an antique Walter pianoforte to Pianoteq, their physical-modelling virtual piano instrument. But they’ve now gone and released version three of the application, bringing even more exciting news to the table!
Last month, we announced that Modartt had added a model of an antique Walter pianoforte to Pianoteq, their physical-modelling virtual piano instrument. But they’ve now gone and released version three of the application, bringing even more exciting news to the table!So far, Pianoteq has offered models of only acoustic pianos and harpsichords (with the exception of the model of a Yamaha CP80, which is semi-acoustic). But for the first time, Pianoteq is capable of recreating the sounds of the electric pianos that are found all over modern hits. The models ‘Rhody’ and ‘Wurly’ provide the basis of Rhodes- and Wurlitzer-inspired sounds, while additional parameters allow for shaping of the tone and for adding effects.
Pianoteq 3 is available now for 249 Euros (£230/$316 at the time of writing). Be sure to download the latest revision of the software to get all the bug fixes and processor optimisations.
