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IK’s sampled piano instrument aims to be more than just world-beating...
Modartt’s modelled piano goes from strength to strength and is now, remarkably, available for iOS.
Is Synthogy’s Ivory 3 the best virtual piano you can buy?
Virtual piano, virtual pianist or virtual songwriting partner? Toontrack’s EZkeys 2 attempts all three.
Vintage Vibe’s Rhodes recreation just keeps getting better.
Claire: Avant captures a Fazioli F308 concert grand with its lid removed, and features a range of unconventional techniques that are said to bring out the instrument’s raw textures and hidden harmonics.
The quintessential electric piano is back, with all the electro-mechanical charm of the originals plus new analogue processing options.
Pianoteq 7 introduces new morphing features and an even more realistic modelling engine.
Retro‑Flyer adds an impedance-matched preamplifier and a mid-range EQ, plus stereo tremolo, to 73-note and 88-note Mk1 and Mk2 Rhodes pianos.
Bechstein have exhaustively sampled one of their own instruments to bring us this lavishly produced virtual piano.
Modartt’s modelled piano just keeps getting better...
Synthogy continue to do what they do best, with another pair of stellar virtual pianos.
Over almost a decade, Pianoteq has gone from strength to strength. Version 5 offers astonishing realism with remarkably low CPU and hard-drive requirements.
Garritan’s latest library raises the bar for virtual piano instruments.
The PX5S isn't just a stage piano — it's an instrument that might force you to rethink everything you know about Casio.
Synthogy capture one of legendary pianist Glenn Gould’s favourite instruments.
Toontrack’s Superior Drummer has proved a big hit. Does their EZKeys virtual piano reach an equally high note?
First they got you hooked on their drums, and now XLN Audio are pushing pianos...
The Wurlitzer electric piano has proved a tough nut to crack in software. Can Arturia rise to the challenge?
Now six years old, this physical modelling instrument has reached a new level of refinement and sophistication — and not just for piano sounds.