This and their OldBlackGrand are my favorite piano libraries to play with. They have aged so well!

Most luxurious sound = VI Labs Modern D Cheapest sound = Pianoteq NY Steinway D

Beautiful! Are these specific songs you're playing, or just riffing?

I thought the Roland Earth was going to be sub-par....not bad at all

Thank you so much Mr. Rihana! I'm from Thailand and just recently bought the CFX. I'm so grateful for your video :') may I also ask which about max voices and Sympathetic resonance? Thank you in advance!

How does this compare with Superiror & addictive? I find it very raw & unprocessed (a good thing maybe). But does the plugin have good processing capabilities?

it kinda sounds like the piano of kyle landry used on his "howls moving castle" piano cover video.

I ve never feel this way listening piano i almost cried for real the tone the richness

fantastic playing

Nice😊

which one is better overall?

claire is better my taste

Be curious if you've picked up Soniccouture's Tonal Drums and what you think of it. Having three of their other products I was hoping for a serious discount. 😜 And the last thing I need is redundancy - but I definitely like James' products.

Incredible technique. I use a free plug-in called NoteMapper that allows me to configure my keyboard controller so that multiple keys can play the same Sun Drums (or any library) instrument. I can also trigger multiple samples from a single key using NoteMapper such as adding a bit of low velocity rim to one of the snares to add a smidge of variety. Having four adjacent keys playing snare or toms or any instrument makes it very easy to create rolls for someone with my limited chops.

Gorgeous ! May I ask if the keyboard is connected to speakers and if so, what model of your speakers are? Because I have the Roland RD88 and as soon as I connect it with my BOSE SP1 speaker I am quite bothered by the aggressive sound and not rounded enough for me. I find your sound very good, I would like to try to improve that. Thank you for your help.

Thanks a billion Rabih for these Wonderful comparisons with the REAL user in mind & also for a awe inspiring music you play.... Simply Mesmerized..... 😊👌

Roland pianos rock. 🎹. But I might be biased. I use Roland products exclusively.👍🏾😊

Not familiar with Roland VST products. Does the Roland Earth piano require a Roland cloud subscription? Not sure how the purchase works....are you buying a lifetime key or you need a subscription to Roland Cloud to use it?

Which one would you say does short notes the best without sustain?

I bought the CFX two days ago when there was a 50% discount, and I have to say that applying your settings, the sound is truly fantastic. I have some questions to ask you. 1) What buffer size do you recommend using with the CFX to achieve good latency while still maintaining excellent audio quality? 2) My keyboard doesn’t allow me to adjust the Velocity Curve internally, so I have to do it through the software, and I’ve noticed that it struggles to reach the fortissimo range. How can I adjust the curve to achieve a linear response that reaches fortissimo?

Maybe some music appropriate to the Rhodes might have been beneficial

I forgot I own this library from years ago lool

Great video. This really sounds shockingly great. I pretty much had given up on C7 sample sets, but your work here has had me reconsidering that. There’s usually this tinny and sharp attack I would hear on C7 samples. This sounds much more resonant and more dimensional.

Wow....Modern D !!

Nice playing and good comparison. Thank you. Was the audio transposed? Fingers don't match the pitches.

Very nice review, Rabih. I like all your considerations you did throughout the video... and this piano sounds great, I didn't know it. And I can see from your excitement that it's a very playable library. I might get it if AS will have a black friday sale. Thanks!

Can someone from VIlabs please answer if there is a BF sale on this piano? Thanks

I really like pianoteq because of how responsive it is in terms of action and pedal. But the sound is not that real.

For my part, I have almost all the VSL pianos, ivory 2 and 3, CFX garritan, UVI, etc... Personally, I'm fed up with sampled pianos, no matter the quality of their samples, this make-up falls off quickly because it remains flat and it doesn't react at all like Pianoteq or Earth Piano. I think the super deal at the moment is the Earth Piano at $49 and I'm going to go buy it right away.

This is a wonderful comparison, both for the playing and the side by side (as the music is playing, I can jump back and forth between the tracks and instantly AB the sounds). I can concur with what a lot of people are saying. I love the darkness you can achieve with Noire, but Claire does have a rich warmth in the mid tones which is attractive. I don't know how motivated I am to drop additional dollars on Claire though as much as I like the sound. I think if I did not have the piano sitting in the middle of mixes with other instruments and I needed a naked solo piano, Claire would certainly be a welcome addition. I just don't see a need right now with what Noire offers. Sorry NI, you made Noire so good that people might only buy Claire if they don't already have Noire :) I must just add that the compositions and playing are beautiful, I keep this playing in the background while I work

Good demo..

Thank you for introducing me to Roland Earth piano 😊

Amazing review , phenomenal job . Love your wallpaper. Where can I find it? Thanks in advance for sharing.

VI Labs vs. Ivory 3 American D....doooooo it.

What buffer size are you using?

Can you please tell me what keyboard controller you are using.

What midi controller do you use?

Galaxy's (N.I) pianos are warmer and softer. Vsl are brighter by nature

This pianos are Too bright

The UVI Modern D sounds leagues above the others

It doesn't matter how good NI products are; customer support CAN NOT BE CONTACTED! No EMAIL, NO PHONE, and Chat is hardly managed. So if you have a problem like I do what the hell do you do?

thank you very much for playing Do you think Supernatural Acoustic Pianos 3 has improved a lot compared to the past?

I have the steinway, and i regret Buyng it because it definitely is too wet. It's not as playable as Noire to me.

Nice insight, Rabih. Beautiful piano, sounds real.

Upon request, here's the full rendition of the jazzy Symphony N'40 which was played in the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl7XiGNtaJWDg5Y

great job, inspirational!

Very nice overview! Any thoughts about Claire vs Noire (which has been my primary library for a while) vs VI Labs Modern D (which I do not have but very much like the sound of)?

very well done review - it´s so inspiring to listen to somebody who is a actually a pianist and not a "yt creator". you got a new subscriber and NI sold one more plugin...

Brilliant overview and playing! ❤