Hi, My name is Arkadiusz Jastrzębski and I come form Poland. I am an amateur pianist with big passion and quiet good skills :) On my chanel You can find classical music, songs covers and movie tracks ;)
Excellent . This helped me a lot. I am noticing that when you play very forte the ravenscroft you can 'feel' the power whereas with the garritan you get more of a loud sound. Considering getting the ravenscroft soon . Thanks
Thanks so much for a lovely demo (wobbly stand notwithstanding 😁..). I enjoyed your selection of pieces, which really helped to show the capabilities of each vst; +1000 for playing so much Rachmaninov!! Both vst's sound very close, hence difficult to choose, but the G-CFX seems to sound a bit more full-bodied than the R275 (does this have to do with which mic positions you used for each?). Which is your workhorse, or do you use both?
A few comments. You play very nicely! In 2024, This comparison is ~4 years old now and my personal opinion is that the VSL Synchron pianos are superior to these two as long as you have a relatively fast, modern computer and can afford them. Both of these are still relevant and great choices for those on a budget or have older, slower systems. The Ravenscroft is thought to be too bright by some players. The Garritan samples are thought to be too noisy by some players. Both are very serviceable for most situations. I happen to like the Ravenscroft sound and use it for most practice sessions, but I always record with one of the VSL Pianos, especially for solo work. Just my opinion,…this is mostly directed towards those still doing research for purchasing a primary piano VST. The Merriam Music channel on YT also has good comparisons between these as well as the VSL Synchron pianos, and many more. Gamma1734 also has good reviews on YT and comparisons for many piano VSTs... Good luck!
This is a wonderful way to do a good comparison between 2 pianos. And the planes pretty good too😊 I've had the Ravenscroft for over a year and a half but I can't get the Ilok to work so I can play the dang piano. What am I doing wrong? I just can't get it to work. I've logged in, I've logged out, I've changed the password, I finally just gave up about 6 months ago and stopped trying. And the guys at Ravenscroft are not really that helpful on this because the problem is with I lock
Why are so many piano demos done soaked in reverb??? You can make almost anything sound better with a ton of reverb. And, at that point, they all usually wind up sounding the same. Because all you hear is ambiance, and not the tone of the piano.
can anyone, if not the author, share the playlist of this video? i recognize a third of the music, but i would love to know the name of the entire playlist.
A few thoughts - CFX has a small amount of noise that I don't hear on 275 at all, but it is at a natural level and doesn't build up obnoxiously like on some other virtual pianos (I'm looking at you CineSamples and Keyscape). All differences are extremely subtle, but I think CFX has a slightly wider image (could be narrowed through the UI), mids are more forward, and it's more roomy. Simply switching to 275 dials all of that back. I'm surprised by similar the attack and low end is on the two considering they are entirely different brands in different rooms with different mics. I bet that with a small amount of work through the UI, either piano could probably be made to sound more like the other.
I like both for different reasons. I like the Garritan for nice hall reverby romantic nostalgic vibe music (Studio Ghibli piano arrangements are perfect for this exact piano sound IMO). I like the Ravenscroft for a dry piano sound, especially for styles that has a lot of staccato notes or playing a lot without the sustain pedal types of music, because Ravenscroft's multi-velocity release tails puts Ravenscroft's release tails into a new standard, I would say Ravenscroft's release tails are even better then the newest Synchron VSL piano stuff.
FINALLY, someone did the full version of this song. It has all the intro that is heard in the movie. This is the definitive version of this song. Perfect!
I bought a Roland FP-30X to finally learn the piano at 28 (not trying to produce music etc.). In your opinion, which is the best plugin to take the Roland’s sound to the next level? Just started learning about all the available plugins, but I heard about Garritan CFX, Keyscape’s C7, Ravenscroft 275, Pianoteq -to mention a few-, are great. What’s your opinion? Also, trying to load Garritan CFX on a Roland FP-30X connected to a desktop PC but I can feel the latency affecting my playing. I can around 2 ms latency but it still feels “slow”. Don’t know if my brain is making this up. How do you load the plugin (VST, Standalone)? How can someone “eliminate” latency, to replicate the feel of a real piano?
If I'm understanding your questions, you can't "load" these piano sounds onto your Roland FP-30X which has sounds of its own and speakers to hear them. There are numerous VSTs/plug ins which are virtual instruments (software, like these 2 piano instruments,, but also include guitars, basses, orchestra instruments, etc). You need an audio interface, such as a Focusrite Scarlet (different models are available) which plugs into one of your computer's USB ports and acts as a sound card for your computer. You also need a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) which is a software program that is most often used to record multiple tracks of music for musicians, music producers, etc. When you install the VST on your computer it becomes available in the DAW. The Roland should also plug into your computer's USB so when you play it, it uses MIDI (a connection communication protocol) to play the sounds of the VST in your DAW, which you will only hear through headphones in the interface, or speakers plugged into the interface output ports. I recommend you do some research to learn what you need to make all this work - keep in mind purchasing all of these components can become expensive, so you might be content with the built in sounds of the FP-30X. There are ways to reduce latency (and depends on the quality of the audio interface and DAW features), but 2 ms is actually very good and shouldn't even be noticeable - anything under 10 ms is supposed to be excellent latency. I probably misunderstood what you're trying to say so if I've told you a lot of information you already know, forgive me!
Adding to my reply, a lot of VST/virtual instruments have their own stand alone software interface making a DAW unnecessary. The Ravenscroft has a interface called UVI (something). I don't know if Garriton has it's own independent software interface. You still need the hardware audio interface however.
