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jpshawcross
jpshawcross’s Reviews
Fantastic instrument!
It's hard to get an electric piano sample to sound right, but this one sounds fantastic. Lovely tone, the LFO is perfect, and it just sounds amazing. A few minor issues, but still one of the best EP samples I've found so far.
Pros:
- An excellent representation of a niche keyboard instrument. Although I have never actually played a real Pianet, this seems to be a great imitation of the real deal. The timbre is fascinating and really tickles my brain in all the right places.
- The playing experience is fantastic. Beautifully responsive touch, good effects (although the chorus is more of a stereo spread and the delay leaves a bit to be desired, I like the reverb a lot!) The dynamic range is limited and the instrument is not punchy, but this might just be a reflection of the original Pianet, and not a limitation of the sample pack.Cons:
- Hiss that accumulates as more notes are played. Not a major problem, and I actually think it really adds to the character and vintage feel of the piano (plus it's very subtle) but audiophiles and perfectionists may be annoyed with it.
- Strange issues with volume in DecentSampler: the default patch is set to -10 dB, but if I save a preset it resets to +12 dB, causing clipping, and will not allow me to change it. Even closing the plugin window causes the volume to reset back to 12 from whatever I had it set to. This could be entirely unrelated to this particular pack, but it's not an issue I've noticed in DS until now.