Ningbo Upright 2021 vs Allure Modern Upright

Allure Modern Upright wins on sound design depth; Ningbo Upright 2021 offers a more immediate sampled tone. Ningbo Upright 2021 provides a clean, modern sound. This often comes with reports of distortion or soft clipping from users. Its appeal is immediate, but its reliability is occasionally questioned.

Allure Modern Upright delivers a warm, intimate character. Its extensive sound design options allow significant sonic manipulation. This flexibility demands more tweaking and setup time. One recurring observation notes room for improvement in the sampled hammer quality.

Choose Ningbo Upright 2021 if a straightforward upright sound with occasional sonic artifacts is tolerable. Choose Allure Modern Upright if deep sound design capabilities and a highly expressive character justify a more involved workflow.

Products Compared

• Ningbo Upright 2021
• Allure Modern Upright

Insights from Real-World Use

Ningbo Upright 2021

• I hear it [distortion] pretty much any time the piano samples peak. Sounds like soft clipping or a dirty limiter to my ears. Subtle, but unmistakable. Could be YouTube's playback, but not my devices a
• The Ningbo Upright 2021 is a brand new 48" Hailun upright. This thing sounds exactly the way a brand new upright piano...
• Distortion baked in? Or is that just bad processing between you and yootoob? Definitely doesn’t help sell the samples.
• Sounds gorgeous. Very articulate and has an openness even with the felt layer, which is something I'm not used to hearing so it seems more versatile.

Allure Modern Upright

• Allure is a fantastic piano for cinematic scoring.
• Surprisingly prefer the vulnerable and balanced natural sound of Allure Modern Upright.
• Five out of five stars, beautiful upright with amazing sound design, warm and melodic.
• Likely the best natural upright sound heard.
• It is my pleasure, this one is definitely a keeper!