Hi:
I did manage to get something loaded from the ivory II library into the aax
version in PT 11 a while back, but forget how I managed it. I didd create
some presets using the windows version when it was RTAS and then transported
them to the mac, which I've done with some other plugs too like the Garitan
stuff and spectrasonics Trilion, but Garitan has not gone AAX yet and I
don't know if they ever will. I'll check into the Ivory ssituation again
but my macbook pro decided to blow out either a memory chip or the logic
board itself, it just gives 3 beeps repeatedly when turned on which
supposedly indicates one of those two scenarios, so I guess I need to go to
the apple store down here and see what's up. I have some problems with a
couple of my iOS devices too so they're going to get some business from me
tomorrow.
Gord
-----Original Message-----
From: Slau Halatyn
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 10:32 AM
To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX
Good to know for the Windows users on the list. I don't use Windows. The
stand-alone version comes in handy for those who want a quick piano without
booting up a DAW. Of course, there are plenty of good sounding instruments
out there for such a quick task. Ultimately, however, since most people
looking for the ultimate piano are looking for it for recording purposes,
the dAW will inevitably come into the picture and, since the AAX version is
accessible, it seems the way to go. That said, for those looking for
hardware solutions, the Roland Integra 7 has a fabulous set of pianos among
other instruments in their Super Natural series. Sometimes having the module
is a great thing, a scenario that is becoming more and more rare these days,
sadly.
Best,
Slau
On Sep 22, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Jim Noseworthy
<jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote:
Slau:
Thanks for your comments: The stand-alone version can be accessed with
the JAWS cursor including all of the presets.
Cheers.
-----Original Message----- From: Slau Halatyn
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 10:49 AM
To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
Subject: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX
I know there was some mention of Ivory Grand Pianos on the list but I
suspect it might have been before the AAX version came out. I attended the
NAMM show at the time when Ivory was first introduced. The stand-alone
version seemed quite accessible. Of course, at the time, Pro Tools wasn't
accessible so the whole virtual piano thing wasn't something that
concerned me a great deal. Now that Synthogy put out an AAX version of the
plug-in, I thought I'd take a chance and check it out.
The plug-in is fully accessible in Pro Tools. Ironically, now the
stand-alone version seems not to be accessible although I can't confirm
that categorically. There might be an initial screen that's preventing me
from diving in deeper. I'll give an update on that if I have any success.
Concerning the AAX plug-in, as expected, the library preset browser is not
visible but, of course, those presets can be called up with sighted
assistance and saved as plug-in presets. Someone posted the original Ivory
presets a while ago and those are backwards compatible but there are a
bunch of new presets for Ivory II. I'll share those when I have them
ready.
For those unfamiliar with Ivory II, it consists of three main piano
models: a Bosendorfer Imperial, a German Steinway and a Yamaha C7. Each of
the pianos has several versions differing in dynamics resolution. The
highest values have the highest levels of dynamics. Parameters such as
sympathetic resonance, pedal noise, stick height, stereo perspective,
among other parameters can be saved into presets. Regardless of preset,
any of the parameters can be easily changed. Switching between pianos
causes the parameters to reset so that's where presets come in handy for
recalling favorite settings.
There's a new American Steinway D that is spectacular and can either be
added to the Ivory II Grand Pianos library or used stand-alone or as its
own AAX plug-in. I've gone through a bunch of virtual pianos and many are
really quite good but ivory is the one by which all others are judged and
it is truly spectacular. Since it's a streaming instrument, an external
drive is pretty much a requirement and an SSD would be even more
desirable. SSD drives costing what they do, the advantage, apart from
performance, is that you don't need a backup drive since the samples come
on DVD disks. In the highly unlikely event of an SSD failure, you always
have a backup.
Anyway, just sharing the experience. As I said, one or two people on the
list did mention it but there was never much of a discussion.
Slau
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