Nice to see my own writing translated. It helps to know what i wrote to understand it. 😛

Here are my settings. These are the ones I used for my most recent recordings and re-doing some of my recordings here, the first 5 in the list are recorded using the new settings. I hope this helps. Bösendorfer Imperial playlist

Play =================

Reverb -16 (though this global reverb is off on the mix page)
Volume 0
Dynamic 140%
Body 10%
Sympathetic -1.42 dB

MIDI Sensitivity 0
Half pedal 50%
Pedal noise -31.62 dB
Key Rel. Noise -23 dB

Mix  =================
Only enabled channels mentioned.

Ribbon Vol 2, no delay, Equaliser on with a HF suppression from about 1kHz of about -8dB.
Mid 2 Vol 0.6, delay enabled of 15. Equaliser is off.
Main vol 1.2, delay enabled of 24.4. Equaliser on with a HF sloping suppression from about 2kHz to about -5dB.

Reverb is off.

Edit =================
Max voices per mic 161
Max voices per key 12
RS Level -6.05.
Other values I think are default.

Hello Kevin,

thank you for your settings. Why did you make it so difficult for yourself. You could have just saved the preset and uploaded it here. That would be easier for you and also for everyone else who wants to try it out. Maybe you can try it once

From the looks of it, you are very rarely here, too bad.

I wanted to try your settings, but it looks like you have the full version of the 280VC. In the normal version there is unfortunately kien Ribbon Mic.

Sorry if my English is not quite correct...:-) I always translate with Deepl..

Hello Paul,

since the new version with the attack and velocity functions is available, you can adjust this quite well. However, I havenow noticed that this extreme attack effect is back when the pedal is depressed. This makes playing quietly extremely difficult. I do not mean the volume, but really only the attack, wich comes very hard when you press the button only slightly down. Can you possibly still make adjustments?

Hi Georgy, 

Can you please send me a quick example as a sequencer file, to check? support@vsl.co.at

Best,
Paul

@Paul said:

Hi dlmn, 

How about posting some examples that illustrate your frustration? Of course with a quick description of your settings (or presets, if you have not altered them).

This way, we're all on the same page. You can also send those files or sequencer projects directly to us: support@vsl.co.at

Which recordings are you comparing our pianos with?

Best,
Paul

Hi Paul

Thank you for the feedback you sent me. I invested some time to figure out why some frequencies were so annoying. One important factor were the (rather old) headphones I was using. They seem to have a relatively high boost at 4kHz and 7.5 kHz. The boost of about 10db at 7.5 kHz partially explains the loud noise in my setup. However, I still think the Upright has too much noise compared to other plugins i.e. the D-274 which is very quite in that regard. 

Cheers,

Daniel

Hi Paul and Andreas,

thanks for your effort Paul and Andreas. You were indeed right. It is only the volume and not the attack that gets louder. After further tests, I also noticed that. 

I'm having the same experience from the D-274. Could anyone please upload photos of the preset suggested here by Stephen Limbaugh? I don't seem to be able to open the preset file on my Mac. Thank you!

So far I love the sound of this piano for everything mezzo-forte and upwards, but I hardly find the cantabile sound I usually (try to) achieve in acoustic pianos. And it would be fantastic to have a preset suitable for all the different dynamics and colours at the same time, like a real Steinway does.

Anyways, I'm still astonished by the wonderful sounding instrument you have created. Congratulations!

@dlmn said:

Any hints on this?

I know you mentioned having the Vienna Imperial, but you should try the new Bösenddorfer Imperial Grand. After having owned all of VSL's pianos, I find the BI Grand to be the most natural and warm sounding library. The attack seems to be well balanced along with the rest of the piano. I find I don't need to make any individual key adjustments. It's my favorite library to play. 

God Bless,

David

@dlmn said:

Any hints on this?

I know you mentioned having the Vienna Imperial, but you should try the new Bösenddorfer Imperial Grand. After having owned all of VSL's pianos, I find the BI Grand to be the most natural and warm sounding library. The attack seems to be well balanced along with the rest of the piano. I find I don't need to make any individual key adjustments. It's my favorite library to play. 

God Bless,

David

But, David - he's talking about SOFT playing.

The Vienna Imperial that he already owns has true una corda samples... something that's really valuable for Chopin, Debussy, and various other composers where subtle tone color is important.

Unfortunately, the Synchron pianos have a lot more microphone positions and samples, but VSL did not include una corda samples in the new instruments and the soft pedal gives hardly any noticeable effect. 😔

Cheers,

Jane

It's not just you. I purchased the D-274 standard and feel the same regarding your comment on difficulty playing softer passages because the sound, even for softer playing, still has a somewhat 'bright' attack. I have tried playing with mics but can't seem to find the right combination. 

Will keep trying but sorry I have not suggestions to offer

Patrick

I have the same problem, I made this patch with a bump around 200hz and other tips found here, but for the full version. It is not a classic piano imitation but rather a versatile sound.