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