Synthogy – Ivory Grand Pianos

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Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos continues the original Ivory’s legacy of flawlessly executed grand pianos. Now, experience more realism than ever before with Ivory II Grand Pianos’ next-generation playback engine. These superb instruments come to life under your fingers. Produced by Joe Ierardi, an accomplished pianist and award-winning sound designer and producer of piano modules for Kurzweil Music Systems, and renowned DSP engineer George Taylor, every aspect of piano design, from tuning and regulation to recording, editing, programming and engine design, was crafted to the most exacting professional standards. Ivory II Grand Pianos is an experience you won’t soon forget. NOTE: This product requires an iLok account for authorization. An iLok (not included) is optional. Please call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer if you have questions.

Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos at a Glance:

• Meticulous samples of three great pianos
• Incredible degree of control
• Up to 18 velocity layers for realistic dynamics
• Easy-to-use interface

Meticulous samples of three great pianos

Ivory II Grand Pianos is a multi-platform virtual instrument that re-creates the sound and playing experience of three of the world’s great concert grand pianos: the Bosendorfer Imperial 290 Concert Grand, the Steinway D Concert Grand, and the Yamaha C7 Grand.

Incredible degree of control

These superb sample recordings are brought to life by Synthogy’s custom sample playback and DSP engine, built from the ground up to deliver a new level of realism in digital sound creation. Each and every feature in Ivory II Grand Pianos is designed to bring out all the nuance of the original acoustic instrument’s resonance, character, and response. Groundbreaking new features such as Harmonic Resonance Modeling for hyper-real sympathetic string vibration, Half Pedaling, customizable user controls for Timbre, Stereo Width, and Perspective, Velocity Response, Mechanical Key Noise, Tuning, and Lid Position are just a few examples of how Ivory II Grand Pianos’ powerful engine delivers the unprecedented realism it has become famous for.

Up to 18 velocity layers for realistic dynamics

Up to 18 velocity layers with proprietary Timbre Interpolation technology assure the smoothest velocity and note transitions for each of the pianos, achieving a level of musical playability that is unparalleled. Ivory II Grand Pianos’ DSP engine also includes world-class digital effects such as Ambience, EQ, and Chorusing.

Easy-to-use interface

Finally, Ivory II Grand Pianos places all of this control and power in a simple, intuitive, and highly attractive user interface. Ivory II Grand Pianos is the complete package, but one only needs to sit down and play it to understand why players, critics, producers, and engineers all over the world have acclaimed its brilliance and surpassing musicality. Ivory II Grand Pianos is an extraordinary playing experience!

Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos Features:

• Acoustic Grand Piano sampled instruments: German Steinway D 9′ Concert Grand, Bosendorfer 290 Imperial Grand, Yamaha C7 Grand (each piano can be installed separately)
• Sympathetic String Resonance DSP for realistic damper and half-damper pedal response
• World-class digital FX including Real Ambience, Chorus, and EQ
• Up to 18 discrete velocity layers with Sample Interpolation Technology for ultra-smooth velocity and note transitions
• Customizable with User controls for Timbre, Stereo Width and Perspective, Velocity Response, Mechanical Key Noise, Tuning, Lid Position, and more
• Timbre Shifting, Parametric EQ, and new Synth Layer controls for powerful sound sculpting capabilities
• Expertly tuned and regulated pianos in world-class studios and concert halls
• Phase-perfect stereo samples stored in 32 bits!
• All 88 keys individually sampled in up to 8 dynamic levels (plus Bosendorfer extended low octave)
• Real Release and Soft Pedal samples
• Full-length sustain samples, no loops
• Optional synth pad layer for modern/pop combinations (new Synth Layers and Synth Layer Controls included)
• Parametric EQ
• Dozens of user-adjustable presets
• Produced and programmed by pre-eminent piano sound designer, Joe Ierardi
• Synth pad layering for creating modern sounds
• Control over resource usage for optimum CPU performance
• Requires 28GB of free disc space for installation of 1 piano, 77GB for all 3