Thanks. By the sound of it, this is definitely a worthwhile investment then.
Awesome. Kevin On Sep 24, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Slau Halatyn <slauhala...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > To be precise, it's not possible to call up a preset without sighted > assistance because of the proprietary buttons. However there are a number of > pianos, all of the pianos in effect, that can be called up right from the > plug-in parameter. The presets would be how further the piano is treated. For > example, there are about 20 versions of the german Steinway ranging from > fewer velocity levels to a full 18 levels, their most dynamic range for the > instrument samples. Let's say you chose the full range German Steinway 18. > Now you can take that piano, put it in a particular space, set a particular > resonance, set the level of pedal noise, specify whether there will also be > soft pedal samples used, etc. There are a whole number of parameters that can > be set for that German Steinway 18. You can save that preset and take the > same German Steinway 18 and change all of its parameters and save it as > another preset. > > Adding other pianos would add the instruments to that parameter list of > pianos but the accessible Avid version of the new presets would have to be > added manually just like the initial presets. > > Hope that makes sense, > > Slau > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Kevin Reeves <reeves...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Even though you can't change the presets, you're saying that you can, >> however select what piano you want? So, if at a later date, they release >> more pianos, they can be accessibly installed and called up? >> >> Kevin >> On Sep 22, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Slau Halatyn <slauhala...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Gord, >>> >>> Yeah, under the AAX plug-in in PT 11, all of the various piano programs are >>> selectable through the very first parameter in the plug-in so it's easy to >>> choose the model and dynamic type. Further, it's possible to set dynamic >>> range among a plethora of other options, of course. >>> >>> Slau >>> >>> On Sep 22, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Gordon Kent <dbmu...@cybernex.net> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. 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