Yamaha CFX 9’ – Pure vs The Grandeur

Noire wins on unique character and atmospheric depth; The Grandeur provides a more traditional, versatile grand piano experience. Noire offers both Pure and Felt variants, excelling at unique, atmospheric soundscapes for writing and sound design. Its strength for characterful sound design comes with a minor trade-off in being a primary detailed acoustic replacement.

The Grandeur delivers a resonant, lively release with a crystal-clear, full-size grand sound. Users praise its versatile, realistic, and clean studio sound options. This sound quality allows The Grandeur to cover many genres but some users find it lacks a "human" feel compared to more specialized instruments.

Choose Noire if you prioritize unique atmospheric sounds and intimate textures. Choose The Grandeur if you need a versatile, clear, and conventional grand piano for diverse genres.

Products Compared

Insights from Real-World Use

Noire

  • I've owned Noire from day one, and I still play it almost every day.. While it's only a sampled version, it's the best a mere mortal like myself will even get since a Yamaha CFX 9' grand piano is fina
  • 45 years playing the piano here, and this is the most amazing piano VST ever made!
  • Noire excels at unique, atmospheric soundscapes for writing and sound design.
  • This plugin is loved for its versatility, tone quality, and great value.
  • Noire isn't a primary detailed acoustic replacement, yet it still offers a nice sound.

The Grandeur

  • The Grandeur is simple but bright, super playable, super good, good for any song. It's presets are all good. Finally, a piano with no special character but...
  • Loves the piano's resonant, lively release, unlike 'dead' notes on other instruments.
  • Grandeur is a versatile piano library covering many genres.
  • The Grandeur is very open and crystal clear due to being a full-size grand.
  • Praises The Grandeur's simple yet deep interface and design.

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