#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted Patch#
#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted software#
#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted plus#
#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted series#

I have no need for it unless I ever choose to go down the path of creating and marketing MainStage templates (like others do). Well my mind has since been made up that I simply donвЂ™t need a nanoKONTROL 2 added to my hardware collection. For me, it wasnвЂ™t enough since, as I mentioned in an earlier article, I had a vintage Roland MCR-8 I could map and use until I made up my mind.

#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted Patch#

Dial and slide pots do not synchronize with changes in start values after a patch change (inherent weakness of pots in general versus touch strips and rotary encoders)ДЇor most, the pros well outweigh the cons.Button LEDs can be controlled by the DAW (or by the local hardware state).Lots of assignable buttons and controls.MainStage templates such as Sunday Keys or Worship Essentials come typically pre-mapped to the Korg nanoKONTROL 2.

The most common favourite these days is the Korg nanoKONTROL 2. Chances are, you have no guarantee that your keyboard controller has all the controls and buttons that you want or need (especially for the worship MainStage templates you can buy online).

#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted series#

The MR76 is quite impressive considering total ROM is 32M, and I bet the piano takes less than half of that (it's one of two piano sample sets, and not the main one, but the only stereo one.This instalment in my MainStage series focuses on hardware to use with it (that is apart from your Mac and your primary keyboard controller). The real thing is better, but I still use the soundfont for recording projects just for the convenience, and in a finished project the difference isn't significant.Д«ut the other two sound more like real pianos than the MR76. Not bad for a 1990's sample set! Note that this isn't my MR76, it's a soundfont I made from sampling it. I recorded using the MR76, so dynamics is a bit off on the other two (plus I used a different velocity curve for PianoOne: exponential, which sounded better regardless that I prefer playing it with inverse S curve.)Дespite its flaws, what I like about the MR76 is that you can't hear the room or the mic, which makes it easier to fit into a wide variety of projects. Here are some quick recordings for comparison, a demo track I just made please ignore the sloppy timing. That said, don't get the impression it's at all sterile. PianoOne is more regular and even, with no flawed samples, and is more suitable when you don't want a 'character' piano. SG has more flaws (notably the top velocity layer, which sounds like it's clipping the mic or preamp, and which I simply avoid playing), but compensates for that with a rich woody, roomy character. The only other free piano I know of that's a contender is SplendidGrand 136.

#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted software#

This free VSTi would be a huge boon for anyone who wants a software piano but can't fit one in the budget. Either side is better, but either sounds a bit honky compared to the stereo. The stereo image is player perspective and a bit wide. Presumably those controls work on other pianos from PianoOne. The VSTi had a few controls with no effect: Perhaps it's designed to work with release samples, but this piano has none. But regardless of the release time, the decay on dropping a note sounds unnatural.

The release time is constant across the keyboard, which isn't realistic, but it's another flaw I've lived with before. The biggest flaw is the release, which follows a strange curve. After that, the softest notes are still a bit 'hard', but for most of the playing I do that's not a big issue.

#Mainstage 3 sustain pedal inverted plus#

I had to use the inverted S curve keyboard dynamics to get much dynamic responsiveness from it, plus I reduced the min volume considerably from the default.