Melodies of Life (Final Fantasy IX Piano Collections)

[@darronlockett9211]

I love your version so much. All the others I see change the tempo so much that they feel pretentious but yours really keeps the soul of this song in tact. Fantastic performance!

[@A_n_n_E]

My feeling exactly ❤

[@skimble_shank]

This is probably my favorite version on KZbin! I love how laid back it sounds compared to other performances.

[@dann_sky]

le son de ce piano et la clarté de ton touché sont exceptionnels. Merci vraiment

[@szzhao2752]

Best playing version I have ever heard

[@yomly]

it's so nice to hear a chopinist interpret the piano collections. Your touch is definitely one of my favourites on youtube, so lyrical

[@vinay92]

Wowwwwww! A criminally underviewed performance! Perfect articulation and fluency. And your piano sounds friggin amazing, it's like silky chocolate butter. I grew up with these video games and their amazing music, and I feel kinda sad for people growing up nowadays who would have no idea this existed. And then I kinda wonder about all the amazing music before my time that I never knew existed.

[@adrianreyes2318]

Beautifully played with the right amount of emotion and technical execution. Great job!

[@alexanderdederer8250]

My congratulations! I was lucky to play on these piano and I can tell this is a greatest digital piano!

[@jeremyngpiano]

Love your chosen tempo, beautiful playing as usual.

[@Kougeru]

Congrats on the new piano! Great playing as always. The garritan cfx never gets old!

[@mutasharid]

so beautiful

[@mr.x671]

Eine so schöne Melodie, und so schön auf dem Piano gespielt

[@h-hugo]

brilliant performance

[@Duhemsounds]

You have a very beautiful playing

[@davidlefetz23]

Amazing too, like Eyes on me... 🙏

[@alfalfamojica3972]

That cfx is just mind blowing.

[@DarkYuan]

What's CFX?

[@alfalfamojica3972]

​@@DarkYuanThe sound you are hearing came from an expensive Yamaha piano plugin called VST's not from the original Kawai sound that came with the piano he's playing. The CFX Concert Grand is a virtual piano instrument developed by Garritan, used as a VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plugin. It aims to replicate the sound and expressiveness of a high-quality concert grand piano and he got it properly set up. I want to hook one up with my cheap portable piano to make it sound expensive but i can't afford that VST. 😂

[@jevhanseechurn4746]

This video has sold me to buying one thank you so much 😍

[@mrteera88]

Very nice dynamic

[@justlookmeplz83]

no comment about the song? about FF IX? ... the epic of it? ...anyone ?? ...anybody??.. 10/10 beautiful play, sound, and the your feeling sir ..

[@tnix80]

Nostalgia porn

[@hazehaze7820]

great cover!!

[@JesslynnPlayz]

so beautiful 🥰

[@lindsaylin5841]

AMAZINGGGGGGGGGG

[@rach3master]

Thanks XXL 😊 Hope you are well

[@jdtripp891]

I wish I could go back and experience FFIX for the first time.😢

[@A_n_n_E]

Beautiful interpretation, spot on! ❤ Could I use it for my wedding?

[@MetaView7]

Wow . . . you have a new piano. LOVE LOVE LOVE Please tell us more of your thoughts. Not many people have played both other than in a showroom tryout. If you can, please show us the difference between the native sounds vs the CFX.

[@rach3master]

The Novus has the best piano action you can find in a digital piano. I played this alongside Kawai's best grand pianos and there's maybe only a 10% difference in the action. The native sounds still can't compare with any good VST, but you can listen to those sound samples on KZbin by Kawai or maybe from some other owners.

[@MetaView7]

Thank you. Looking forward to more of your videos.

[@WaldemarMoes]

Hi rach3master, I absolutely adore what you do with the piano. Can I ask: when you use the Garritan VST, do you hear it live/immediately when you play yourself? In other words: can you connect/upload the VST directly to the Kawai Novus 10? Or do YOU hear the Kawai Shigeru while playing and does your playing send midi information to the VST on a computer and we only get the sound we hear on KZbin after playing/uploading from the computer? I'm asking, because if you can use the VST directly on the Novus, then that would be an argument for me to buy a Novus. Thanks!

[@rach3master]

Thanks! Yes, I mute the Novus’ own sound and hear the Garritan in real time as I play.

[@WaldemarMoes]

@@rach3master Excellent! And does the sound also come out of the Novus speakers? So, into the computer for sampling and immediately back into the Novus for reproduction? Or do you have a separate set of speakers?

[@rach3master]

@@WaldemarMoes I’m not sure how speakers would work, since I only play through headphones. I think it’s possible, but I would be the wrong person to ask.

[@WaldemarMoes]

@@rach3master Thanks for your reply. My basic concern was if the sounds originates from a computer or (in the end) from the Novus. I'm guessing you have your headphones plugged into the Novus? But you also have to use a computer for the Garritan sound library, right? Or is the Garritan sound somehow processed inside your Novus? Cheers!

[@rach3master]

@@WaldemarMoes The piano, computer, and headphones are connected by a sound card. The software runs on the computer the entire time.

[@setoace]

most of the piano cover of this song I watched are played in digital piano. as expected, acoustic piano has the finest tune than the digital ones.

[@woodoyoy]

This is digital xD

[@RichardYangPiano]

@rach3master, I see that this is your first video with the NV10. I’m actually deciding between this vs the N1X. You mentioned that the key action on NV10 is better than the N1, would you be willing to elaborate? For me, the touch/action is everything. Most people online praise the N1X. Plus, the NV10 is interestingly expensive knowing that it’s really a N1X competitor. Thank you!!

[@rebibrookins5222]

This reminds me of jumping up in my daddy’s arms when I was a baby

[@sabrinazanolli3633]

Crei atmosfere incantate, senza tempo

[@dosgos]

Sounds great and nicely played. Did you sell your AvantGrand? In Garritan CFX, I think the "dynamic range" knob default is 50%; try seeing if that gives you better feel than 100%.

[@rach3master]

Yes, I sold my AvantGrand. I prefer dynamic range at 100% because it just makes the softest sounds even softer.

[@wolfgangwei703]

This sounds so much better than what I heard when trying the instrument at the Musik Messe. But how are you improving the sound? How can you apply Garritan/VST/CFX and all that stuff to the instrument? Is this simply an external computer and some loudspeakers connected via midi? But then the advantage of an hybrid would be gone, which is (imo) the tight connection of the physical instrument with the produced sound. Is there a description of the overall setup somewhere available?

[@rach3master]

The piano is connected via MIDI to my computer, which runs the piano library software (Garritan CFX) live while I'm playing. The audio is recorded digitally through MIDI without using any speakers or mics. I have no latency with my setup, so the tight connection is there.

[@newtv260]

Can I use this music for TV show as background music? Or can I buy its copyright?

[@rach3master]

I don’t think so because Square Enix owns the rights to Final Fantasy music.

[@daisylopezartist]

Where can I buy this piano arrangement sheet?

[@MPG410]

Do play with the garritan sound live from the piano’s speakers?

[@rach3master]

No, it's recorded live through a line-in to my computer.

[@LinhPham-fql]

Wowwwww, really nice played. May I ask where I can find( or buy) the sheet of this version, thanks so much

[@rach3master]

Final Fantasy IX Piano Collections book. You can just get it off Amazon.

[@LinhPham-fql]

@@rach3master thank you so much ^^

[@rach3master]

@@zvelekva I don’t use the vst with the speakers and probably wouldn’t recommend it anyway. I only play through headphones.

[@dadahman5284]

hi，it is so great music ，how you listen your playing ，from headphone or speaker？

[@whatthehellamidoing9804]

it's much better to listen on a headphone

[@fabriswaystv7331]

@@whatthehellamidoing9804 does a VST work through speakers though

[@fabriswaystv7331]

its a question

[@Tidus3960]

@@fabriswaystv7331 Yes, VST can be played through the digital piano's own speakers.

[@neilclasby7769]

Really lovely. What sound and setting did you use? (I have an NV10 too)

[@rach3master]

The Novus is merely used as a controller. The sound comes from VST software hooked up to my computer.

[@tasterix4]

@@rach3master .....I use the vst "addictive keys ".......it's so great....

[@phambatung4607]

oiiii can you play terra's theme

[@pianoplayer56723]

How does CFX lite compare?

[@sunonyoutube]

Does the Garritan CFX Full work on upright pianos?

[@rach3master]

It would be difficult. You'd have to install some sort of MIDI sensor to your piano first and then connect it to your computer or laptop to run the software. Easier to just have a digital piano.

[@chocolategates5967]

Wonderful music. I love it~(●'◡'●)ﾉ❤

[@Efertiumpiano]

Play : to Zanarkand

[@koons1900]

请问您是中国人吗？

[@hunter15b]

As far as sound output from playing the piano without headphones, do you prefer the AvantGrand or the Novus? I’m really stuck between the Yamaha N3X and the Novus NV10. Your input would be so helpful!

[@rach3master]

I've never owned the N3X but I suspect it will be better for playing without headphones.