Re: Adictive Drums

2014-09-23 Thread Scott Chesworth
Out of interest, did you let XLN know how the change impacts your use?
I emailed them about the windows build and got a pretty much standard
"oops, sorry about that, hopefully we'll be able to do something about
it someday" response.

On 9/23/14, 'Hi' via Pro Tools Accessibility  wrote:
> I have both versions and 2 is completely unaccessible. I worked around
> it using QK scripts but it isn't worth the time because loading each set
> will take 2 minutes and you can't change any parameters unless you
> create more scripts which in tern will take more loading time for each
> element you want to change. They also killed flip fader mode in this
> version so when that happens it's really time to cut your losses.
> Hopefully in the future a compatible update will work for us.
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Re: Adictive Drums

2014-09-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Can you still get what they're called, addpacks i mean extra drum kits, styles 
and so on for the old one? I wanted to get a heavy metal kit because i thought 
it sounded great.
/Krister

> 23 sep 2014 kl. 19:32 skrev 'Hi' via Pro Tools Accessibility 
> :
> 
> I have both versions and 2 is completely unaccessible. I worked around it 
> using QK scripts but it isn't worth the time because loading each set will 
> take 2 minutes and you can't change any parameters unless you create more 
> scripts which in tern will take more loading time for each element you want 
> to change. They also killed flip fader mode in this version so when that 
> happens it's really time to cut your losses. Hopefully in the future a 
> compatible update will work for us.
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Re: Adictive Drums

2014-09-23 Thread 'Hi' via Pro Tools Accessibility
I have both versions and 2 is completely unaccessible. I worked around 
it using QK scripts but it isn't worth the time because loading each set 
will take 2 minutes and you can't change any parameters unless you 
create more scripts which in tern will take more loading time for each 
element you want to change. They also killed flip fader mode in this 
version so when that happens it's really time to cut your losses. 
Hopefully in the future a compatible update will work for us.


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Re: Adictive Drums

2014-09-23 Thread Scott Chesworth
You'd be wise to tinker with a demo of AD 2 in advance of purchasing.
Can't speak for the Mac version, but over on the Windows side what
accessibility there was took a step backward. Standard menus aren't
being used anymore, so beyond the initial inacccessibility which could
be worked around with Autohotkey scripts or similar in AD1 is just
more inaccessibility now. Doh!

On 9/23/14, Chris Smart  wrote:
> Where to purchase? hmm, the manufacturer or any seller of music
> software, such as Sweetwater Sound?
>
> At 07:59 AM 9/23/2014, you wrote:
>>Hello All,
>>
>>I would like to purchase and wondering where, price and are they
>> accessible?
>>
>>Any links and advise is appreciated.
>>
>>John
>>
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Re: Adictive Drums

2014-09-23 Thread Chris Smart
Where to purchase? hmm, the manufacturer or any seller of music 
software, such as Sweetwater Sound?


At 07:59 AM 9/23/2014, you wrote:

Hello All,

I would like to purchase and wondering where, price and are they accessible?

Any links and advise is appreciated.

John


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Re: Can keyboard Maestro help me with this?

2014-09-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Ah, looking forward to what you find. Got a couple of plugs i want to do 
presets for. One is XLN Audios "electric grand" from the addictive keys series, 
one of the best Yamaha CP70-s out there and the other one is Izotopes Nectar 
Production suite. Going to be interesting to see what you find.
/Krister

> 23 sep 2014 kl. 14:58 skrev Slau Halatyn :
> 
> Hi Krister,
> 
> KM is certainly capable of performing the click but you'd have to know where 
> to perform it, at least for the time you're creating the macro. More 
> important, however, is that the browser that pops up isn't accessible. Most 
> of those proprietary browsers don't use the Apple framework. It might be 
> possible to use first letter navigation in cases like that but I'm not sure. 
> I'll be looking into this in a couple of days and I'll let people know what I 
> find.
> 
> Slau
> 
> On Sep 23, 2014, at 8:35 AM, Krister Ekstrom  
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi there,
>> I've just done as Slau suggested and bought the Keyboard maestro app. It 
>> seems very complex and very powerful and that's good. Now i wonder about one 
>> thing: Since i don't have any sighted assistance around i wonder if KM could 
>> be triggered to open the menu or dialog or whatever it is that you open if 
>> you want to load a preset that's not in the librarian so i can save them 
>> into .tfx format and if that even is possible because of accessibility 
>> reasons, i mean it could be that the plugs have non-standard open dialogs 
>> like Arturias plugs have? What say those who are used to KM, am i asking for 
>> too much again?
>> /Krister
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Re: Can keyboard Maestro help me with this?

2014-09-23 Thread Slau Halatyn
Hi Krister,

KM is certainly capable of performing the click but you'd have to know where to 
perform it, at least for the time you're creating the macro. More important, 
however, is that the browser that pops up isn't accessible. Most of those 
proprietary browsers don't use the Apple framework. It might be possible to use 
first letter navigation in cases like that but I'm not sure. I'll be looking 
into this in a couple of days and I'll let people know what I find.

Slau

On Sep 23, 2014, at 8:35 AM, Krister Ekstrom  wrote:

> Hi there,
> I've just done as Slau suggested and bought the Keyboard maestro app. It 
> seems very complex and very powerful and that's good. Now i wonder about one 
> thing: Since i don't have any sighted assistance around i wonder if KM could 
> be triggered to open the menu or dialog or whatever it is that you open if 
> you want to load a preset that's not in the librarian so i can save them into 
> .tfx format and if that even is possible because of accessibility reasons, i 
> mean it could be that the plugs have non-standard open dialogs like Arturias 
> plugs have? What say those who are used to KM, am i asking for too much again?
> /Krister
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Can keyboard Maestro help me with this?

2014-09-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there,
I’ve just done as Slau suggested and bought the Keyboard maestro app. It seems 
very complex and very powerful and that’s good. Now i wonder about one thing: 
Since i don’t have any sighted assistance around i wonder if KM could be 
triggered to open the menu or dialog or whatever it is that you open if you 
want to load a preset that’s not in the librarian so i can save them into .tfx 
format and if that even is possible because of accessibility reasons, i mean it 
could be that the plugs have non-standard open dialogs like Arturias plugs 
have? What say those who are used to KM, am i asking for too much again?
/Krister

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Adictive Drums

2014-09-23 Thread John Gunn
Hello All,

I would like to purchase and wondering where, price and are they accessible?

Any links and advise is appreciated.

John


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Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX

2014-09-23 Thread Slau Halatyn
Hi Krister,

The virtual pianos  mentioned so far focus on acoustic models, both grand and 
upright.

Slau

On Sep 23, 2014, at 7:02 AM, Krister Ekstrom  wrote:

> Do any of these plugins have a Yamaha Cp80 electric grand piano or are there 
> only acoustic models?
> /Krister
> 
>> 23 sep 2014 kl. 12:29 skrev Jim Noseworthy 
>> :
>> 
>> Hello:
>> 
>> As an owner of Ivory 2, I want to remind folks not to forget Pianoteq V4. 
>> It's come a long way.
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Gordon Kent
>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:43 PM
>> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX
>> 
>>  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
>>  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 

Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX

2014-09-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Do any of these plugins have a Yamaha Cp80 electric grand piano or are there 
only acoustic models?
/Krister

> 23 sep 2014 kl. 12:29 skrev Jim Noseworthy 
> :
> 
> Hello:
> 
> As an owner of Ivory 2, I want to remind folks not to forget Pianoteq V4. 
> It's come a long way.
> 
> -Original Message- From: Gordon Kent
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:43 PM
> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX
> 
>   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
>  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 re

Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX

2014-09-23 Thread Jim Noseworthy

Hello:

As an owner of Ivory 2, I want to remind folks not to forget Pianoteq V4. 
It's come a long way.


-Original Message- 
From: Gordon Kent

Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:43 PM
To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos and AAX

   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
 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