Audio module for just playing piano?

[ReallyRandy]

Is there a piece of software out there I can use to just play piano sounds with my MIDI controller without having to open Logic or Garage Band?

I'd like to just plug in my keyboard, open a small footprint app and play piano, anybody know of anything like that?

TIA

randy

 

[georgelegeriii]

Pianoteq, awesome piano sound, and the player version is about $100, it's a very good modeled piano sound, so no 200GB of samples to install.

You can try it put first with the demo...
http://www.pianoteq.com

 

[Uwe Rodi]

There is also TruePiano. I like it more than Pianoteq
There is also a demo on
http://truepianos.com

 

[georgelegeriii]

Well, the price isn't too bad ($180 VS 99) but the "+ 1 year of support and updates" makes me really nervous. I've never seen software with a 1 year update policy.

I've downloaded the demo and I'll let you know what I think (not that that's any think to consider, it's always the buyers own ears that are important).

 

[Uwe Rodi]

I use it since 2008 and never had to pay for an update 🙂

 

[Eli]

I have to say, I am a huge fan of Truepianos as well. It is my go to piano.

 

[georgelegeriii]

So it is sampled or what?

 

[Eli]

No, it's modeling. It doesn't take a lot of memory or cpu, sounds good without much tweaking, etc. Feels responsive to touch. Very "playable" IMHO.

 

[Uwe Rodi]

I played it live via Mainstage for about 3 1/2 years in several bands (Blues, Rock-Opera, Pop Duo ...) Just stopped with it cause I bought a Nord Stage 2 some months ago, so I normally don´t need the macbook anymore for live playing.

 

[EastWest Lurker]

I don't personally like the modeled pianos, they sound plastic-ish to my ears. If you have a good Kontakt or Play sample based library, you can just open Kontakt or Play in Standalone mode and use it.