20 piano sample libraries compared
Here's a quick comparison between 20 different piano sample libraries. It is using a 35 seconds cue, moving from D1 to G5, featuring both short and long notes, with pedal on and off.
No mixing involved nor external processing. Just a maximizer on the output to bring everything to a comfortable listening level.
You can download the MIDI file that I wrote for this comparison here:
1a. The Grandeur (Default) - 00:24
1b. The Grandeur (Deep Grandeur) - 01:01
2a. Noire (Basic Felt) - 01:37
2b. Noire (Basic Pure) - 02:13
3a. Ascend (Concert D) - 02:49
3b. Ascend (Soft Concert D) - 03:25
4. Metropolis Ark I - Drake Piano - 04:00
5. The Orchestra - Grand Piano - 04:37
6a. The Giant (Default) - 05:13
6b. The Giant (Emotional) - 05:49
7. Una Corda - Pure - 06:25
8. Cinematic Studio Piano - 07:00
9. The Gentleman (Default) - 07:37
10. Kontakt Factory - Concert Grand - 08:13
11. Audio Imperia Gravitas - Organic - 08:49
12. Scoring Piano (Main) - 09:25
13. Woodchester Piano - 10:00
14. Production Grand 2 LE - 10:37
15. Spitfire Gwilym Simcock - 11:13
16. Spitfire Orchestral Grand - 11:49
17. Herman Samples: Frozen Piano - 12:25
18. Spitfire LABS Soft Piano - 13:01
19. EWQL Bosendorfer Gold - 13:37
20. EWQL Steinway D - 14:13