Elegance vs C7 Grand
Elegance by Audio Brewers differentiates itself primarily through its immersive audio capabilities and expansive sample content, while C7 Grand by Acoustic Samples emphasizes efficiency and advanced resonance modeling. Elegance offers Ambisonics and Dolby Atmos mixing, supporting three-dimensional audio productions, whereas C7 Grand focuses on detailed sympathetic resonance and pedal simulations.
Technically, Elegance features a Yamaha C5 piano with 18 velocity layers, 4 mic positions, and a substantial 34 GB library with 31,000 samples. In contrast, C7 Grand samples a Yamaha C7, provides 3 mic positions, and is significantly more compact at 2.41 GB with 4,800 samples. Elegance also explicitly mentions raw stereo mic positions for user-defined mixes, a feature not highlighted by C7 Grand.
Choose Elegance if your projects demand cutting-edge spatial audio integration, extensive sonic flexibility from numerous mic options, and a very large sample library for nuanced realism. Choose C7 Grand if you prioritize a smaller footprint, efficient performance, and highly refined sympathetic resonance and pedal modeling for a bright and modern sound.
Products Compared
Insights from Real-World Use
Elegance
- This library has an amazing sound, wide dynamic range, and is suited for soft melodies and emotional piano.
- The addition of a soft pedal is excellent, and the reviewer highly recommends Elegance for a versatile piano experience.
- Elegance was so beautifully recorded it mixed itself, making it an amazing experience.
- The reviewer praises the stunning quality of the Elegance library and the effort in sampling the Yamaha C5.
- The sound is incredibly good, with a very good dynamic range and you can easily go from piano to forte. It can serve many genres and musical styles but it...
C7 Grand
- I did not add any external effects, just played with the instrument settings like mics and velocity. Velocity curve can give a big difference to sound and playability.
- I have this piano VST but can't get it to sound this good. May I ask what mic settings/amounts you had loaded? Did you do any other mixing to the piano track or was this stock right from the VST?
- I compared the White Grand from the Nord Piano 5 with the Keyscape C7 Grand ... samples or 704 individual audio files just for that patch. I can assume the...
- 3 the pedal issues are the worst part, there's no Una Corda simulation (let alone samples) ... The actual “LA Custom” Keyscape Yamaha C7 grand piano has been used.
- I compared the White Grand from the Nord Piano 5 with the Keyscape C7 Grand ... samples or 704 individual audio files just for that patch. I can assume the...