Just when I thought it was going to be easy to pick up the next best new BIG Piano VSTi, along came a land slide of offering just in the last couple weeks. What's a guy to do?
New Piano VST libraries including: 1. Pianoteq's Shigeru Kawai SK-EX, $49 need to own Pianoteq 8 2. NI Claire - $149 need to own Kontakt 8 3. VI Labs Modern D. $249 4. ToonTracks Orchestral Grand - $89 – need to own EZK2 5. Synthogy Ivory 3 American Concert D - $239 on sale
Just when I thought it was going to be easy to pick up the next best new BIG Piano VSTi, along came a land slide of offering just in the last couple weeks. What's a guy to do?
Easy. One of each please
Actually, I have the full set from Synthogy Ivory which includes the German_DII, Bosendorfer_II and the Studio_7ft_II (which I think is sampled from the Yamaha C7 grand). Unbelievable pianos.
BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
Just when I thought it was going to be easy to pick up the next best new BIG Piano VSTi, along came a land slide of offering just in the last couple weeks. What's a guy to do?
New Piano VST libraries including: 1. Pianoteq's Shigeru Kawai SK-EX, $49 need to own Pianoteq 8 ...
Pianoteq has been getting better and better. I waited until v5 to buy in, but the just-released v8.4 that supports the new Kawai piano is superb. I think Modartt are at the forefront of modelling technology. I haven't tried Organteq yet, but I don't doubt that is does in incredible job of modelling pipe organs.
My 2 TB Thunderbolt 3 SSD was getting full, so I had to move all of my non-licensed Kontakt instruments to a USB3.2 SSD. I have all of VI Labs pianos except Modern U and now the new Modern D. As much as I'd love to have both, Pianoteq has gotten good enough for these old ears that I just can't pull the trigger on any more super large piano sample libraries. I started with Pianoteq Stage, then upgraded to Standard, then upgraded to Pro and just yesterday upgraded to the Bundle (my cost: 189 €) instead of paying 49 € for the new Kawai. I had licenses for 11 of their instruments, but I got licenses for all of the remaining instruments (more than 10 at 49 € each) for 189 €.
Pianoteq Stage gives you the full Pianoteq modelling engine, but no low-level tweak ability AND two instrument packs of your choice, for 139 €. Considering that each pack costs 49 € on its own, you get Pianoteq for 51 €, a real bargain in my opinion.
I highly recommend checking out the demo (standalone version included!).
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows® Today!
If you’ve already purchased Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows®, great news—a new update is now available! This update introduces a handy new feature: a vertical cursor in the Tracks window that shows the current location across all tracks, and more.
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows®: Boot Camp: The AI Lyrics Generator
With Band-in-a-Box 2025® for Windows®, we've introduced an exciting new feature: the AI Lyrics Generator! In this video, Tobin guides you step-by-step on how to make the most of this new tool.
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Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows®: Using VST3 Plugins
Band-in-a-Box 2025® for Windows® now includes support for VST3 plugins, bringing even more creative possibilities to your music production. Join Simon as he guides you through the process in this easy-to-follow demonstration!
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Video: Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows: Using The BB Stem Splitter!
In this video, Tobin provides a crash course on using the new BB Stem Splitter feature included in Band-in-a-Box 2025® for Windows®. During this process he also uses the Audio Chord Wizard (ACW) and the new Equalize Tempo feature.
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows®: Using the BB Stem Splitter
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Congrats to Misha (Rustyspoon)…downloaded/installed a full Audiophile 2025!
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With the launch of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows, we're adding new videos to our YouTube channel. We'll also share them here once they are published so you can easily find all the Band-in-a-Box® 2025 and new Add-on videos in one place!
Whether it's a summary of the new features, demonstrations of the 202 new RealTracks, new XPro Styles PAK 8, or Xtra Styles PAKs 18, information on the 2025 49-PAK, or detailed tutorials for other Band-in-a-Box® 2025 features, we have you covered!
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Windows is here, packed with major new features and an incredible collection of available new content! This includes 202 RealTracks (in Sets 449-467), plus 20 bonus Unreleased RealTracks in the 2025 49-PAK. There are new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 4, two new sets of “RealDrums Stems,” XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAK 19, and more!
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