Modern U vs Pianoteq U4 Upright Piano

Pianoteq U4 Upright Piano wins on customizable detail; Modern U offers immediate, clean acoustic impressions. Modern U delivers a big, clean, sampled upright sound with strong clarity. Its deep sampling provides precise staccato and smooth legato. This robust sampling requires more system resources.

Pianoteq U4 Upright Piano offers extensive control over intimate, close-miked sounds. Users can tweak every noise to design their own piano experience. This modeling approach demands significant user input to achieve a desired sound.

Choose Modern U if you prioritize a polished, natural sound with minimal setup. Choose Pianoteq U4 Upright Piano if you need deep, granular control over every sonic detail.

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Insights from Real-World Use

Modern U

  • The VI Labs and Synthogy sound to me equally realistic, but the Ivory seems smaller but more transparent (less thick in the 200Hz region), and had a greater dynamic range on the big crescendo (which g
  • Appreciates the piano's precision, clarity, and clean sound, especially with staccato and smooth legato.
  • Expresses strong satisfaction with Modern U.
  • This is the best upright library with great features and deep sampling.
  • No way! I'm always True to VI Labs! I love the Rich depth and characteristics of this upright!

Pianoteq U4 Upright Piano

  • Out of the box, VI Labs Modern U sounds amazing, but I think it is extremely important to note that Pianoteq can sound almost exactly like that, especially in version 9 with the adjustable microphones
  • It is a nice upright piano. I have changed some parameters (that's the good thing one can do with Pianoteq to get it to your liking). The condition slider is changed a bit for fuller sound (Picture Mi
  • To me that's even no real comparison... feels much more fun to play the modern u, one of the best playable pianos at all out there.
  • I like the bright EQ w/ the U4. I think the actual "Equalizer" feature (between mallet and not effects) is a lesser known feature. Nice presets in there to easily change the fundamental sound.
  • Pianoteq U4 achieves intimate, close-mic'd quality with tweaking, allowing all noises to be heard.

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