Modartt Pianoteq 9 Standard

Pianoteq 9 Standard | The Gold Standard of Physically Modeled Piano Sound Sources

Beyond Sampling, Unleashing the Soul and Infinite Possibilities of a Real Piano

Pianoteq is an award-winning virtual instrument that completely overturns the limitations of traditional sampled sound sources. Through advanced physical modeling technology, it precisely simulates the complex behavior and performance dynamics of real acoustic instruments, providing unparalleled realism and expressiveness. Unlike sampled sound sources that often consume tens of gigabytes, the core program of Pianoteq 9 Standard is extremely lightweight, making it an ideal choice for laptop users and mobile musicians. This is not just an outstanding physically modeled piano, but also a powerful sound design platform, allowing you to delve deep into the instrument and sculpt its timbre in unprecedented ways.

The ninth-generation version brings significant upgrades, including a newly enhanced soundboard model, which significantly improves the realism of stereo imaging and spatial presence; all grand piano sounds have been meticulously revoiced, delivering more lively and expressive sounds. Whether you are a pianist seeking ultimate realism or a sound designer exploring unknown timbres, Pianoteq 9 Standard, this top-tier virtual instrument and piano sound source, will become an indispensable core tool in your creative process.

Product Features

• Cutting-Edge Physical Modeling Technology: Completely bid farewell to sampling, generating sound in real-time through mathematical models. Not only is the file size extremely small (core program approx. 50MB), but it also delicately responds to every subtle nuance of performance, offering true dynamics and playability that surpass sampling.
• 9th Generation Sound Engine: A newly enhanced soundboard model delivers a more expansive and immersive stereo image and spatial perception. All grand pianos have been meticulously revoiced, resulting in more lively and expressive timbres.
• Expanded Sound Library: Added the deep and cinematic Sombre preset designed for film scores; a warm Felt preset for historical pianos; and a comprehensively updated Binaural mode, providing an immersive listening experience for headphone users.
• World-Class Piano Brand Official Certification: In deep collaboration with top piano manufacturers such as Steinway & Sons, Steingraeber, Bechstein, Blüthner, Grotrian, and Petrof, its physically modeled sounds have received official recognition from the original manufacturers for their sound and playability.
• Standard Version Exclusive Editing Features: Provides powerful sound shaping tools, allowing adjustment of key physical parameters such as Unison Width, Hammer Hardness, and String Length, to create unique timbres.
• Advanced Microphone Configuration: In the newly designed 3D interface, you can freely place up to 8 virtual microphones. By adjusting their positions and mixing, you can precisely sculpt the sound's spatiality and timbre.
• Instrument Morphing and Layering: Leveraging the advantages of physical modeling, different instrument models can be blended (Morphing) or stacked (Layering) to create natural and unprecedented organic hybrid instruments.
• External Reverb IR Support: You can load your own Impulse Response (IR) files to place Pianoteq's instruments in any acoustic space you desire.
• Highly Cross-Platform Compatible: Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, and can be used as a plugin in host software in VST, AAX, AudioUnits formats, or run in standalone mode. It even supports ARM architecture, such as Raspberry Pi.
• Choose Your Instrument Packs: The Pianoteq 9 Standard version includes three instrument packs of your choice, allowing you to build your personalized sound library.

Detailed Core Features