Ravenscroft 275 - The BEST Piano iOS App? 🎹

[@jkharmony]

Thank you for the review. I'm about to purchase this and had to do some research. Thank you for the thorough review. I'm going to use it on Garageband mostly, and am really excited to use it for my channel!

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Hey JK. Yeah when you get into it, it’s a glorious sounding app and very customisable. Enjoy it. 👍🏻

[@edsn0124]

i just subbed on your channel :) your videos are great :)

[@jkharmony]

@@edsn0124 awesome! Thank you for your interest. Welcome to the channel!

[@fachryhusaini8137]

Is can use for live concert? Im use 88 key digital piano with usb midi & bluetooth midi support, how tp output sound from iphone to pa speaker?

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

To get the best sound, I would be using an audio interface.

[@JayTheLane]

I also have this Piano and although it's good I find it lacks depth primarily because of it actually only being about 1 gb in size and having limited velocity layers. I also do not like the built in reverb at all. I find the Colossus Pianos better especially the more expensive ones. Yes, I get that they are expensive but the extra sample size and velocity layers make for a more authentic sound and feel. The only thing I don't like about Colossus is the lack of a global eq built in as the pianos are quite bright. With Pure Piano and Korg Module Ivory, great concepts but small sample size and lack of piano feel. Because ipads now have way Moore storage, companies should either redo or launch newer versions with a bigger sample size for a reasonable upgrade fee.

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

I think you are right and I would love to see some apps move with the times but also, it’s AMAZING what is capable and available for the price these days.

[@BurkoDnipro]

If somebody find on iOs grand piano that sounds like Fazioli on Kontakt library on PC - pls let me know.

[@rafaeljr.navera2788]

i also have this IOS app and it really sound amazing it really sounds like a real concert grand piano; by the way i'm just using a 37 mini key controller (Irig Keys)

[@QalinaCom]

I am looking for an app with a decent Honky Tonk and this one doesn't have it, which is a pity as it's such an iconic sound...

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Could you not create your own preset with it? Humm.. try GarageBand iOS. Have quite a few pianos there. 👍🏻

[@QalinaCom]

@@JohnPaulMusicUK only one called "before talkies" in Mainstage and Logic, but nothing in GB(I know, hard to believe...)

[@madecasa]

1 question, Ravenscroft 275 or Korg Module Pro?

[@onlyoly]

Hi~ I just purchased the Ravenscroft 275 app. After watching your video, I have some questions that I would like to ask you. Thank you very much for seeing me and replying to my questions. In the process of using it, I have not found a way to shoot videos that can directly use the Ravenscroft 275 app to output the sound source while playing. I would like to ask how you record the video? Do you need to record the sound and images separately and then edit them together? Do I need to buy other converters? I am currently using a Roland FP30X, and I use the MIDI output cable to plug it into my iPhone to record videos, but I still only have the sound of the piano itself, without the sound processed by the Ravenscroft 275 app. It’s so sad. Thank you very much for answering my questions.

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Hi. So to record the video it’s as simple as screen recording the iPad. It will record the screen and the audio as one video. Nice and easy. This will record the sound of the Ravenscroft. Simply add recording as a control centre button in settings of the iPad and then you can record what’s being shown and heard. Hope that helps.

[@onlyoly]

Thanks for the reply. Next, I will look for where the control centre button in settings of the iPad. I have used GarageBand before and I didn’t get a good solution. Next I will try your method. Thank you and best wishes.@@JohnPaulMusicUK

[@princessl.d.g.]

Does this sound better than Garage Band stock pianos? I'm not too fond of Garage Band’s built-in piano plugins.

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

100% yes!

[@Robin_0011]

Is it possible to use IOS ravenscroft on mac garageband in any way? I want use that piano sound on live loops.

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Yes. Checkout the Apple system called IDAM Plug your phone or iPad into a Mac and boot up the app, then use idam to bring that sound into GarageBand. Check this out (not my video but explains it really well): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4nQgWxpbcelpMUsi=sLpli5oYBRI6uun_

[@Larryjazzy271]

Thanks for this. Can I get the ravenscroft 275 software installed on a yamaha montage (7) keyboard whereby I can layer sounds for example with strings and other sounds?

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

This is the iOS version which is for iPhone, iPad and even iPod touch. You can also get Ravenscroft 275 on a computer. Have a look at the specs here:- www.vilabsaudio.com/Ravenscroft-By-VI-Labs

[@gerritgelder9990]

Hey, Just a tip: place the keyboard a bit lower and place yourself a few inches farther away from it. Then your body is no longer in the way

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Thanks for the good tip 👍🏻 😊

[@shadyatef9526]

How to mix and master after recording on this app to get the best CD quality? Thanks

[@DaveByers]

Question, if I want to use this but add a pad along with it, what's my best option? I'd rather not have to go to a computer if possible.

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

For using with an iPad, make sure it's running in something like GarageBand or another DAW if you are recording and then you can lay down another track with the pad. If you are just looking to play live, then make sure 'run in background' is turned on and use another app in split screen mode with the same midi channel.

[@robertmoody9343]

Hi there, Can I ask if the sustain setting can be fixed as you play as after a series of strokes my leg is uncoordinated using a pedal. I use an IK Multimedia I/o 49 key midi. Any help or recommendations would be appreciated, Thanks Bob Moody Northern Ireland

[@IrminZ]

Have you tried using the other leg? Had a stroke too and have to pedal and drive using left leg now

[@pasedtvang7624]

Is it just ears or is ravencroft a bit over rated? I have the app and it’s sounds a bit like cheap casio piano. The sound is thin and has no body or woody tone to it. To my ears the korg Synthogy ivory piano sounds better.

[@TheLordcasio]

Do you have any idea of how many velocity layers they used for this?

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

No… but here is there official webpage for it - www.vilabsaudio.com/ravenscroft275ios Here is the Mac version which is £199 - www.vilabsaudio.com/Ravenscroft-By-VI-Labs All the tech specs are there.

[@QalinaCom]

19 apparently, on the Mac version

[@marclefebvre7291]

Hi, could the app work on my piano (Roland GP-609 GP)? This is a digital Grand Piano. Under the lid there are few speakers. Do I have to buy other speakers for this to work with the app? Is there going to be a conflict between the new speakers and those of the piano? Thanks!!

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

First of all.. wow! The GP-609?! What a machine! So.. I know the piano has Bluetooth and MIDI. If it can then yes you would be able to use it with the internal speakers. You would set the iPad as the main brain for the sound engine and the piano would be it’s controller. 👍🏻

[@marclefebvre7291]

@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thank you for the reply. I have purchased the app. Everything is plugged but it seems that the app is not controling the piano at all. When I play, my piano has always his original sound but simultaneously my iPad plays with the Preset sound selected. I have tried all the possibilities in the setting section (Active MIDI inputs & MIDI output) and my piano still playing his original sound. The GP609 shows connected. I have tried with Bluetooth and with wire and no result. Don’t know what else to try…..

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

So what is the reason for the Bluetooth? Is it just to play songs or backing tracks over the top? Will the midi transmit via Bluetooth from the piano for the iPad to receive? You might have to reach out to Roland on this one.

[@peerlessrecords6236]

gave it a try. i don't like it. the timbre sounds weird. and the velocity control is pretty bad no matter how soft u set it, it just kills the volume instead of actually choosing different samples. idk, not worth the money imho.

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

That’s fair that you gave it a shot. Have you settled on anything else?

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Have you tried Numa Player?

[@peerlessrecords6236]

@@JohnPaulMusicUK yup as i'm playing on an sl 88 grand. but the samples are rlly low quality.

[@EvanZamir]

I don't understand the point of an iOS piano. Can someone explain how you play piano on a phone?

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Very difficulty 😂 but you can hook up a digital or midi piano and record in a DAW. I plugged my iPhone into a pro 88 note Digital yamaha piano to play and record with the full sensitivity of the keys. Alternatively you could record with a different piano, EP or even synth in a DAW and change it to this piano later on. It’s all about versatility. 👍🏻 😊 There are people making EP’s and even full albums on things like GarageBand and AUM with their iPhone. It’s a brave new world. 👍🏻

[@TheGoodGoodMan]

Thanks

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

You are welcome 🙏

[@fairsquare5316]

Have you tried colossus piano app? Which one do you think is better between the two?

[@M_E_T_R_O__9]

Can you transpose the piano down a few semitones etc if need be?

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Yes you can

[@M_E_T_R_O__9]

@@JohnPaulMusicUK Perfect thanks

[@gourabshow3993]

😎♥️👌

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

👍🏻🙏🙌

[@antoniomonteiro3698]

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