Max Richter Piano [REVIEW]

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Max Richter Piano [REVIEW]

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MAX RICHTER PIANO: So what do we think of the new piano sample from composer Max Richter? [SPOILER ALERT] It's gorgeous! So today Guy takes a look at one of the most intimate and rewarding pianos he's played in a long time and tries - with only partial success - to write music to accompany the birds who come to the shed bird feeders....in real time.
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@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately there was an audio issue with this video which we have now corrected. It was a technical problem at our end and nothing to do with the library! A new version of the video with fixed audio is available here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKdprMiWtrKUpok.html

@TeddyBongo-zf1ih 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. I kept checking my earphones!

@lassewilen 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely loved the birds in there as you kept playing. Perfect soundtrack for watching birds 😃. Don’t change Guy 🙏

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

I love my bird feeders - surrounded by nature is a very good place to write music

@billyruss 7 ай бұрын

It does sound like a really nice piano. Something odd happens to the sound at around 4:40, and there's definite distortion at 5:00 (and after) - not sure what happened there.

@adnsounddesign 7 ай бұрын

I was looking the comment to see if I was alone. I confirm what @billyruss wrote.

@ZebulonsPi 7 ай бұрын

Agree 100%, actually pulled me out of it a bit. The piano was beautiful before that (and I'm a huge Richter fan), but yeah, the distortion after that point is VERY bad.

@billyruss 7 ай бұрын

It clears up at about the 8:00 mark

@glennyyo7321 7 ай бұрын

Reading your comments I thought it was going to be something subtle...

@kryptant8568 7 ай бұрын

I was so afraid it was my new headphones😭😭😭 thank god it wasn’t hahah

@CharlieFisherMusic 7 ай бұрын

Yet to watch the video, but I'd just like to say this is probably the most realistic sounding intimate piano library. For £110 it's an absolute steal. Probably the best low end I've ever heard from a piano vst....

@masterrenderer4338 7 ай бұрын

It sounds beautiful! Also I am thoroughly enjoying the trailer course and the new setup of the courses. 👍

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Excellent! Works reallty well doesn it!?

@masterrenderer4338 7 ай бұрын

@ThinkSpaceEducation It does, it also "forces" you to practice and lowers the threshold to do so.

@LindaMissad 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Guy, great sounding piano... fun to see the birds as well. Your tidbits about noodling are valuable. Always good incites.

@ostaprobin1189 7 ай бұрын

Max Richter is the best modern composer, my opinion

@ellensoomers9496 6 ай бұрын

agree, LOVE his music so much!

@roogrey 7 ай бұрын

A lovely video, Guy. I'm blown away by that piano and see exactly what you mean. I especially agree with the point you make at 13:45; I use my phone all the time to record moments of inspiration and happy accidents, they are never the same twice. 👏

@ericecklund676 7 ай бұрын

Guy that is such a nice soft Piano sound. It reminds me of the new Crow Hill Company Attic Grand (which is a free VST). Maybe you can try that one in an upcoming video. I love your Music Shed with it's bird feeders.

@ashleyaudioproductions6867 7 ай бұрын

Yes I agree, that sounds fantastic. The finger rolls and sustain sound authentic.

@johnmcvicker6728 7 ай бұрын

Thru my studio monitors - sounds good. You'd probably place the speakers appropriately and each key is placed well in the stereo field. I would probably have wanted each note to be "stereo" and positioned really along the whole stereo field. Sounds good from here. I have to wonder if anyone at pianobook have done anything like this too. Forte was definitely clipping at about 5:05 and your mic was close to clipping as well.

@johnmcvicker6728 7 ай бұрын

@@mcfahk I think Guy goes through new microphones nearly every season, month, fortnight, etc. Usually is pretty good and sometimes a little rough like this. Sound-checks (like we do in live sound mixing) are worth doing with video recording too. Pro-tip for anyone selling audio courses - make sure your audio is top-notch! :) I enjoy Guy's videos because he's a bit like me - sometimes rushing headlong into wanting to help others with some tips. Creativity can be messy.

@nicholaswheeler1311 7 ай бұрын

You, generally speaking, simply cannot beat a real instrument for composing. It just feels so much more organic. I’ll check out this VST piano though and see…

@bryanhitch9383 7 ай бұрын

I have just ordered it myself after that. Like you I prefer to work at the piano before going on to Logic but even then this sounds like an instrument to use in general anyway. Nice Vid (as always)

@davidrobinson1335 7 ай бұрын

Love that piano sound! There’s so much room for creativity with it

@heffo96 7 ай бұрын

Guy I absolutely love your channel so much, can you tell us what your favourite piece of music you've written is?

@adammortonmusic 7 ай бұрын

I grew up on the piano, been playing for nearly 25 years now! When composing, if I can't get the emotion through on a solo piano, I haven't achieved the correct melody / harmony yet. I always start on piano and then arrange from there. Awesome to hear your thoughts on composing from the piano! :)

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

I almost always start on a piano or an ensemble string patch to get the basic idea sorted

@alexkarpenter2306 7 ай бұрын

Hello, Guy! Really love your channel for the last 3-4 years (or maybe more)! I hope you don't might me asking, but I have one idea for future videos... What do you think about getting a deep dive in some of your cues from your movies?) For instance, some action cues from Marvel's animation, or themes for Iron Man or Planet Hulk, or some action cues from Jackboots on Whitehall? I'm talking especially about action cues, since I find your orchestral action writing really strong, especially in Jackboots on Whitehall. I think it would be a really great thing for the new year to find out details about real-life examples of advanced action orchestration. Anyway, that's up to you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)

@guym1428 7 ай бұрын

Thats a good idea- we have trouble clearing video to use on the channel and Marvel arent known for their relaxed approach to copyright! Ill give it some thought though adn ahappy new year to you too

@alexkarpenter2306 7 ай бұрын

@@guym1428 thank you so much for the answer! Best wishes and Happy New Year!🎄

@samuelford 7 ай бұрын

Guy = Legend!

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Guy = Thankful

@gregmceachern7114 7 ай бұрын

I got a hold of some reel to reel tape recordings of birds in nature one time the government was throwing away. I played them on my stereo and placed the speakers in my apartment open windows. The recordings attracted all kinds of small birds to a small sapling in the middle of the courtyard. It was neat. My neighbour noticed the quiet commotion.

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Thats very cool. It is a well established method for finding song birds in spring when they are setting up territory.

@movingcow 7 ай бұрын

I own Spitfire's Intimate Grand. It would be interesting to know how Max's piano compares. Anybody out there own both?

@rubievale 7 ай бұрын

Oh! That's lovely

@Multi_ToBi 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful piano! Thank you for the demo - as always, it's an education... Btw - could you do something on the Crow Hill freebies? It would really interest me what you think...

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Thank you - Ill take a look

@charlesyateschalfant 7 ай бұрын

This is probably the best piano I've heard, at least for my tastes.

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

In what it is designed to do I agree

@nightnoodler812 7 ай бұрын

I learned you need a video editor to keep the birds coming back, not a very co-operative cast. Thank you Guy love the piano, always nice to see you create stuff on the fly. Yes pun intended.

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Very true! And an A7S3 running 4K at 120fps to add a little cinematic elegance. Soon as I stopped there were hundreds of them!

@desoconnor7445 7 ай бұрын

That is beauty right there…🙏🏿🙏🎶👏👏

@kaptainkool101 7 ай бұрын

9:12-9:20 is so beautiful!

@music_creator_capable 7 ай бұрын

Good vidéo !

@Fastvoice 7 ай бұрын

Sorry, but my studio monitors give me a lot of distortion at the forte notes here and even when you speak louder. I'm not used to this - usually they have very little THD. Sounds like digital clipping (did you try to get over 0 dB?).

@LodvarDude 7 ай бұрын

The sound has either been recorded too hot or something happened during export of the video. Probably a limiter acting up.

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

That was me not the samples! It was satup for "quiet and intimate" and not "Guy tries to thrash the keyboard" mode

@Fastvoice 7 ай бұрын

@@ThinkSpaceEducation Thanks for the clarification!

@martinbennett9578 7 ай бұрын

Lovely.

@chromatic-me 7 ай бұрын

Would you venture an opinion on how this compares with Pianoteq 8? I have that and it has that effect on me - it makes me want to play, and the ideas start coming from my noodling 😊.

@Fastvoice 7 ай бұрын

... and it doesn't need Kontakt to work.

@chromatic-me 7 ай бұрын

Also… the standalone Pianoteq app does record everything you play (as MIDI) and you can go back and review and save it later if there’s something good in there.

@Fastvoice 7 ай бұрын

@@chromatic-me Yep - saves files with timestamps and the number of notes you played. You can just import the file into your DAW and edit it - which initiated at least one or two of my song ideas which I surely would have forgotten otherwise. 😉

@alareya1789 7 ай бұрын

its cool, but did you ever try the VSL Fazioli Sample ? (to be fair i am very partial to the Fazioli sound, but its an excellent sampled Instrument ;)

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

yes its great

@lucassmusicofficial 7 ай бұрын

Hey Guy! How do you have it so the output is recorded on your phone? Is it jus recording speakers, or is it something else? Thanks for the amazing video!

@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 7 ай бұрын

He means at the real piano.

@lucassmusicofficial 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! @@anatomicallymodernhuman5175

@2free2snakes 7 ай бұрын

149 pounds for a piano that sounds nice. I already have about 4 of those when I bought the standard Native Instruments bundle couple years ago. It doesn't sound like a deal for me.

@dancetweety10 7 ай бұрын

Have you ever tried Pianoteq 8?

@ellensoomers9496 6 ай бұрын

Love Pianoteq, sounds amazing!

@rogcus 7 ай бұрын

Great video ruined by badly distorted sound (sorry Guy!)

@johnthursfield3056 7 ай бұрын

Wow. Not a keyboard player but that sounds beautiful

@TheOneMonk 7 ай бұрын

Nice piano. Unfortunately the audio is clipping. Edit: Just see that other peps have commented already.

@omarsowan4780 7 ай бұрын

But how is this compared with NI's Noire piano?

@sapsfm 7 ай бұрын

Sold at the 3 minute mark!

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

Good job - it sailed straight into my template - enjoy!

@t.a.e9143 7 ай бұрын

How do you timestamp and find your way back to the yes-moments of the eternal noodles. For the - to be continued 'tomorrow'. As far as I know, a phone is a non-telling black screen at any moment in time, be it today, tomorrow or yesterday. Please help !!! I really mean it.

@bookstuart 7 ай бұрын

I think Guy just listens to the audio and picks out the yes moments. As Guy says Max’s piano is idea for composing ‘noodles’ as Guy calls them (I call them doddles) and have a midi recorder running in the background all the time. I use either Cubase or the midi recorder in my Kawai mp10. Midi is flexible, you can add, modify and clean up the noodles.

@MrDrummer316 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Guy, I have to record all my noodles because I have a terrible er er, I'll probably remember later. Take care, everyone

@k-rom8694 7 ай бұрын

what country is that

@Fastvoice 7 ай бұрын

@MartinJG100 7 ай бұрын

Hot signal but sounds OK, Guy. You are right, a lot of virtual pianos can sound a bit thin and brittle and yes, noodling on the real thing is a world apart. PS - 1:30 I would take the shed any day, not literally, of course. Anyway, who is this geezer Max Richter... :)

@ThinkSpaceEducation 7 ай бұрын

www.maxrichtermusic.com/ and www.imdb.com/name/nm2068037/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

@MartinJG100 7 ай бұрын

@@ThinkSpaceEducation Yep. A little tongue in cheek on my part, perhaps lost in translation, but thanks. PS - Keep flying that 'Thinkspace' flag. Tough times and uncertainty abound for now, but as always, it boils down to the survival of the fittest and not the thickest, despite popular trendy sentiment :).

@francolupo23 7 ай бұрын

So if Max sells 1000 of these, he buys another Steinway? Good for him ;)

@francolupo23 6 ай бұрын

Don‘t get me wrong. I love what I hear about this library. Would be delighted to have it :)

@huntoriginalmusic-wy2rc 5 ай бұрын

I bought this piano and sorry I did. Nothing like the Max Richter video. Dull and noisy. Prefer Niore by Native Instruments. Much better piano

@happyshadow 7 ай бұрын

Do you have ADHD? How do you manage it over the years?

@DihelsonMendonca 7 ай бұрын

It sounds electronic. A real acoustic piano doesn't repeat the sounds of the Keys. If you play 10 times, 10 times will be different. That's why most of the electronic pianos sounds like an Harp. Unfortunately. 😮