Art Deco Piano vs Concert Grand Compact

The most significant distinction between these two instruments lies in their source pianos and the depth of their respective sampling approaches. Art Deco Piano captures a unique Blüthner PH Grand, prized for its distinctive metal and leather construction resulting in a bright, modern sound, while Concert Grand Compact focuses on the established warmth and balance of a Steinway Model D.

Concert Grand Compact offers a more detailed and nuanced sonic experience through its higher velocity layers (15 vs. 8) and inclusion of specific mechanical noises like round-robin pedal noise and sampled key-up sounds. Art Deco Piano, conversely, provides a cleaner, more generalized grand piano tone, emphasizing the specific sonic character derived from its unusual Blüthner construction and includes a soundboard model for its Acoustic Resonance effect.

Choose Art Deco Piano if you are seeking a bright, clean, and distinctively modern grand piano sound from a rare instrument at a budget price point. Choose Concert Grand Compact for a rich, warm, and highly expressive Steinway tone with added realism through mechanical noise samples and more detailed velocity layering, ideal for nuanced performances.

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Insights from Real-World Use

Art Deco Piano

  • Great sound, good player. I bought one, but it's been a nightmare trying to install it. My DAW Reason can't find it anywhere.
  • Just got this - and it's a very interesting sounding library. It IS a great gesture by IK to provide such an interesting item to users of Sample Tank and IK products.
  • Downloaded and enjoying this unique addition to my VST piano collection. I'm finding that the Art Deco piano, is not only fun to play as a stand alone, but also crates some interesting colors when lay
  • Just got this - and it's a very interesting sounding library. It IS a great gesture by IK to provide such an interesting item to users of Sample Tank and IK products.
  • Downloaded and enjoying this unique addition to my VST piano collection. I'm finding that the Art Deco piano, is not only fun to play as a stand alone, but also crates some interesting colors when lay

Concert Grand Compact

  • Velocity layers, sampling consistency, editing workflow
  • Sound character, low end, high end bite, CFX tonal identity
  • Room/ambience, comparison to Synchron Stage, use-case flexibility
  • Plugin format/player, mic selection, interface controls
  • LOVE this piano, this is great and I DO like the Aria player - the Sforzando player since I've used Garritan for many years now. And I love that. This is a great piano library for a VERY fair price. I

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