Acoustica Pianissimo - Windows

I had Sonar X1 Studio, and was looking for a decent sounding Piano VST. I found this product excellent. I bought it in November, and despite its wonderful performance, my old dual core 32 bit computer would not catch up with so many virtual instruments - I upgraded t o 64 bit 4 core Intel machine. However, I lost my registration card, and was absolutely helpless. I called the Seller "Music Studio Direct". I couldn't believe me ears - a real person (Arnie) picked up the phone immediately . I did not have much hope, but he spent almost an hour with me guiding -- went through old records - traced the order - located the Pianissimo person, sent her/ me the emails, and before I arrived home from office, I had both registration id and code already mailed out by Pianissimo. I think the combination of a very affordable/decent sounding product with this level of customer care is hard to find these days.

sounds really good, but cd failed on second reinstall, but you can download the program from the website and load in the keycode.

If you are in need of a Virtual Grand Piano which can be used in live performance, I believe this is your best bet. I have tried many software pianos. Most of the free ones just don't have enough depth or expressiveness. And the Gigapianos are totally impracticle. Large sampled piano libraries that have to be constantly streamed from the hard drive can be far too CPU intensive and therefore too risky to be dependable for a live gig. The newest generation of virtual pianos has addressed this by combining sampling, modeling and morphing technology. The libraries are smaller in size and the marraige of these technologies has really trimmed the demand on the CPU. Best of all it has produced a richer more natural feeling, sounding and playing experience. The three top contenders in this category are Acoustica Pianissimo, 4 Front Truepianos, and Modartt Pianoteq. I have tried them all. And though they are all quality instruments, I feel that Pianissimo is the clear winner on sound and playability, alone. The fact that it is by far and away the most inexpensive is just a wonderful bonus. Try the demo versions of these pianos for yourself. I think you'll agree.