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I recently purchased an inexpensive USB audio interface (Behringer) to use with a 2011 mac mini and it improved the latency and sound of my Ravenscroft piano. I did lower my buffer size to 128 and reduced sampling to 44khz to further improve performance.
Are you saying that using an audio interface improved latency and sound better than Apple's Core Audio?
I was able to set latency on the Pianoteq 7.4 to 128....
How do you use a a Mac Mini, which has no monitor? Hook it up to a monitor? Why not just get a laptop? I got the laptop version instead as one less thing to bring to the gig.
Thanks.
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I know a lot of folks don't like Pianoteq but gosh listen to that lingering endless piano sustain.. Sorry but the Sustain and behaviour of the piano in Pianoteq is as close to an acoustic I've ever experienced with a digital piano.
Coupled with the Korg D1 RH3 Action it feels amazing to play.
Also excuse my Thor like Endgame Beard lol .
We've been locked down for a while no barbers etc. lolll
Cheers guys
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Korg B2/D1:AKG K240 MKII:Pianoteq Bechstein, Petrof, Grotrian,:Garritan CFX:Ravenscroft:Modern U:Galaxy Vintage D Acoustics: KAYSERBURG UH 132 Royal Vertical: 1934 Danemann Upright:
A quick question that might turn into its own thread:
How do you adapt the sound to your speaker system such that it sounds as close to the natural internal samples' sounds, volume-wise and quality-wise? Do you do trial and error or do you learn about the physics of sound and acoustics before adjusting the parameters?
A great question if I might say so. Whatever your sound system arragements, you can alter the Pianoteq response to suit your ears. So it's not the sound system you alter, but PTq. You use the velocity curve to achieve this in the main. If some of the higher notes are down, you can tweak them up to suit.. I have a large music stand which deflects the sound away from me, and towards the rear. This prevents 'er indoors from complaining she can't hear the TV. It works, so I can play quite loudly. Normally the sound would be less than ideal, but it now comes at me more naturally, indirectly like it might from an upright. It's a fun thing.
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