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Software » Windows

Win | 12 April 2020 | 128 MB
Pianoteq PRO is the ultimate product for professional composers and recording studios, and has proved to be an indispensable tool in many recording projects - from movie soundtracks and tv commercials to the latest hit songs.

By being physically modelled, Pianoteq PRO brings you an extremely sophisticated tool for sound shaping and instrument creation, letting you create your own unique sounds that will enrich your projects. The PRO version works with internal sample rates up to 192 Khz. By using its powerful Note Edit feature, you are able to adjust physical parameters for specific ranges, and even note by note. You can also turn any Pianoteq instrument into a multi-instrument by using advanced keyboard splits for up to 105 notes (concerns instruments with extended octave range).

Note editor
The note editor is designed so that you can work with it effectively - it saves you time and increases your creativity. On top of this, its spectrum profile editor lets you adjust each overtone for each note, bringing you thousands of sound combinations that will help you finding your own unique instrument.

Powerful note editing
Pianoteq PRO offers note-by-note adjustment for no less than 30 parameters:

Volume
Detune
Dynamics
Unison Width
Unison Balance
Direct Sound Duration
Hammer Hardness Piano
Hammer Hardness Mezzo
Hammer Hardness Forte
Spectrum Profile
Hammer Noise
Strike Point
Pickup Symmetry
Pickup Distance
Impedance
Cutoff
Q Factor
String Length
Sympathetic Resonance
Pinch Harmonic Point
Duplex Scale Resonance
Damper Position
Damping Duration
Mute
Damper Noise
Key Release Noise
Blooming Energy
Blooming Inertia
Aftertouch Sensitivity
Hammer Tine Noise

FIXED: Export to audio file does not work in standalone mode.
FIXED: Transport panel does not work properly in standalone mode.

Known issue: No buttons filtering the list of presets for add-ons. Use the text filter to search for presets of free instruments.



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  Member 14.12.2019 4 309
+466
I completely agree, it sounds like utter Crap to me..

Ofc the thing has Merit, and with the variety of sounds it has, it can be uselful for determinate situations..

But this can not in any way compare to the Excellent Timbre/Sound Quality/Realism that sampled pianos like Piano in Blue, Noire or Keyscape has..
  Member 7.08.2019 1 170
+87
I think Pianoteq is much better for playing (sample libraries behave often weird or unrealistic while playing and they don't 'feel' like a real piano, Pianoteq feels much more real), but for composing or producing, it's a little harder for me to make it fitting in the mix, I need more effects ect. and the sound is still a little synthetic, but I think in the next 1-2 versions they will make sample libraries finally redundant, and I think even now with a little more tweaking you can make it just as good as sample libraries. One user made a preset that sounds mostly exactly like the Hammersmith Library.
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
Installed, tested.. sounds great. But, choose the Orange Steinway preset (lovely-sounding). Tweak the key noise up a bit, and sustain pedal noise. Now, don't touch the keyboard for just a few minutes, all of a sudden, the notes are out of order (pitches don't match what you press) and often a note is doubled an octave lower or higher, but again, not the same pitch. And by out of order, I mean, you play a higher note, it sounds as a lower-pitched one (and records that way, too). Really weird bug. The only way to fix is to remove the plugin, and re-insert it. I tested on other presets but it only mainly happens on Orange Steinway.

Anyone else experiencing this? Reaper 5 (and/or 6), 64-bit plugin, Windows 7.

Literally don't touch the keyboard for 3-4 minutes. When you come back, it's all messed up. It's not my MIDI controller, either. All other plugins are fine.

Tested this three times. Waited 4 minutes between last playing, and resuming. Happens every single time.
  Member 5.06.2013 3 212
+71
Have you checked what kind of midi information pianoteq receives in its midi windows while playing? I once discovered my pitchbend wheel was gone thanks to a similar issue.
“We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell”
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
correction--- it's receiving the notes I play correctly (as shown in my screencap, below). But it's playing random notes that aren't what I physically play. And I only hear the bad notes.
  Member 5.06.2013 3 212
+71
Then it's something in the chain. Check if your keyboard usb cable is connected right. Do you have any problems even if you restart Reaper?
“We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell”
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
Connected right. Closed Reaper with the plugin state (messed-up) saved. Re-opened, plugin now fine. Keyboard fine. Going to wait another 4 minutes and see. Problem returned. Saving and re-starting either the project or Reaper corrects the problem.

My post below shows a video proving the weird behavior... 2 minute screencap
  Member 5.06.2013 3 212
+71
Do you have the same problem if you try to play a midi file? Have you tried the plugin in some other DAW?
“We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell”
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
I have, with playing midi files... and letting it sit for a while, then playing the midi file. Same issue. Also, I tried in Ableton. Same problem.
  Member 24.07.2014 150
+67
quote by audiofannI
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Literally don't touch the keyboard for 3-4 minutes. When you come back, it's all messed up. It's not my MIDI controller, either. All other plugins are fine.

Tested this three times. Waited 4 minutes between last playing, and resuming. Happens every single time.

Apologies in advance if these comments are not relevant to your problem (but just a very tiny chance they might be). And I do fully understand you said... "It's not my MIDI controller, either. All other plugins are fine."

I had a problem a bit like this in an entirely different context, i.e., most software ok, just one plugin showing weird behaviour. Eventually it did turn out to be an unreliable midi interface, and it was exposed by inserting MidiOx into the chain. When I saw the actual midi traffic in MidiOx I could see all kinds of random junk being generated by the midi interface. Most of that junk had no effect on anything so I never noticed it, but just occassionally it would screw things up. Solution was simply scrap the midi interface and use a decent one.

Again, sorry if this is irrelevant to your case, but others might find it interesting anyway.
Cheers
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
Definitely not my controller. It's a Novation SL MKIII and it works perfectly. I tried other midi controllers, same issue.

I made a video... it's me basically just hitting C D E F G A B C (middle C octave) over and over. The end of the screencap, I hit all notes in order (61 keys) from C2 and you can see how weird it is. You can see in the MIDI event window in Pianoteq that it's receiving the right notes, but so bizarre.

I should point out that the only notes I hear are the wrong ones. So if I'm hitting the middle C, the wrong note (in the different octave) is the only one audible. The right notes (the ones I'm physically playing) never are heard. How strange.

https://imgur.com/3cYTE4D
  Member 24.07.2014 150
+67
quote by audiofannDefinitely not my controller. It's a Novation SL MKIII and it works perfectly. I tried other midi controllers, same issue.

I'm definitely NOT trying to contradict you, but my controller was fine too; it was the interface cable that was generating the midi junk. Wouldn't hurt to use MidiOx and check the midi traffic. I hope you solve it. Cheers
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
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MIDI Ox reports that everything is completely fine. Absolutely an issue with Pianoteq, and maybe even that specific preset. Who knows. Every time. Wait 4 minutes... problem happens.

See the screencap from my previous post.
  Member 24.07.2014 150
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quote by audiofannMIDI Ox reports that everything is completely fine. Absolutely an issue with Pianoteq, and maybe even that specific preset. Who knows. Every time. Wait 4 minutes... problem happens.

See the screencap from my previous post.

Yes, very weird. Sorry my suggestion didn't help; it was just a long shot, and you've covered it anyway. My respect for your very systematic investigation.
I wish you luck.
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
That's quite alright. Yeah, I try to nail down weird behavior to warn others. This is the only plugin in a while I've had completely bizarre behavior with. And it's a shame because I really dig the new Pianoteq and these presets.
  Member 24.07.2014 150
+67
I've tried to replicate the issue - but I failed.
I tried a handful of presets and the issue never came up.
I would like to have tried the "Orange Steinway" preset that you specified but it ain't there!
So, I'm going to guess that "Orange Steinway" is some kind of add-on user preset (and I don't have an account at Moddart to explore that)
Is there a specific factory preset that also misbehaves in the same way?
  Member 15.10.2017 1458
+552
During install you should choose to install the "FXP Corner" to see that preset.
Those apparently are presets made by other users.
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  Member 8.11.2019 112
+31
Yeah, i also facing the same issue.
Standalone or and ableton win 7 64 bit, novation launchkey mini mk2.
  Member 24.07.2014 150
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Ahah - on two fronts...

[1] Thanks @Taken for helping me find the user presets; I must have been in dummy mode to miss that during installation. Worse, I must have actually deselected them!

[2] Yes I can replicate the issue, and in the simplest context I could think of.
I hosted the 64-bit vstplugin in Savihost (simpler context than any DAW)
and therefore also used Savihost's virtual keyboard, so no physical midi controller involved. After 10 minutes (with five minutes of no use) still behaving OK. Then played around with virtual controller mod wheel, etc (which might be totally irrelevant) but after a few more minutes of leaving it alone it was then as screwed as in @audiofann's video demo.

Open question whether this glitch might improve my piano playing but I doubt it.
I hope it is just with (some) user presets - will find out gradually I guess.

Almost forgot to say that, this glitch aside, this is really fabulous!!!!
  Member 8.11.2019 112
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Just rolling back to the pervious "not fixed" version seems normal with orange stainway preset. Yeah
  Resident 16.04.2013 2 125
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"Anyone else experiencing this? Reaper 5 (and/or 6), 64-bit plugin, Windows 7.'

Same thing here just like you say.
  Banned 1.08.2019 383
+123
god you people have nothing better to do with your time?

stop !!!! go make music



Thanks to you
Dima22839
  Member 24.07.2014 150
+67
mistake: relocated message to Audiofann reply (above)
  Member 29.02.2020 1 72
+11
No problem, I read everything. Try 6.6.0 (the regular, "unfixed" version). No issues at all. Tested thoroughly.
  Member 20.02.2014 97
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work of art
  Banned 17.04.2012 519
+89
thanks this is the legend, but I have found that keys I want are cp80, cp88, organs, fm piano, the only I should buy is new released yamaha yc61 and cp88, does not expensive, if have a chance to buy a 2 hand cp80, it's electric!
  Resident 1.04.2015 202
+119
Woaw. Incredible.
Thanks again for the work and for the share, it's amazing
  Member 17.01.2014 182
+52
Win7/64bit with Avast Free and Malwarebytes
Yesterday installation went smooth and everything was working fine, no false positives, today the VST 64bit disappeared from VST folder and I had to install it again. The stand alone exe was not removed. I tried to find a trace of Avast/MB removing pianoteq 64-bit dll but nothing there. With thousands of installed vsts I never had such issue.
Any suggestion on what is going on?

Edit:
...as I was writing above the pianoteq reversed the order of the notes -- high to low from left to right, since changing presets did not help I removed the track and vst and tried to put it back but dll is gone once again.

Edit2:
Although standalone version did not disappear the same problem with reversed notes happens after some time.

Edit3:
After reinstall within half an hour reverse notes problem appears regardless if played by controller or by MIDI track
  Resident 22.11.2009 481
+53
today the same to me the ..pianoteq reversed the order of the notes -- high to low from left to right
  Resident 16.04.2013 2 125
+75
Same thing here. And avast delete dll also.

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