Bechstein DG D 282 and the Grand Bluetner Model One. I love the new NY Steinway D Warm, the C. A few notes won't play in the demo version and there is a 20 minute time limit, but otherwise it is fully functional. You can download a free demo of Pianoteq to try out all the instruments. I just wanted to share my experience so that people here won't be missing out by sticking with only the Roland piano choices. I have not yet tried the SuperNatural pianos, so those might be different/better also. The Pianoteq pianos all sound so different and beautiful, where most of the Roland pianos sound very similar to each other. The pianos in the Roland all sound fine, but they don't have the special character of the "real" pianos that are modeled in Pianoteq. I just upgraded my Pianoteq to version 7, and I have to say that in my humble opinion there is something very special about Pianoteq that my Fantom is not currently capable of. You can see keys light up and the pedal move in Pianoteq when playing on the Fantom keys so you know the MIDI is working. If you are having trouble getting it to work, in Pianoteq you can click on the piano keys with the mouse to see if the sound is working. You can also buy more pianos later like I did. You can/should start with the free demo to get it working and determine which pianos you like best. Also on the Fantom, I make sure my 3 piano pedals are sending the correct control signals so they work in Pianoteq. If your PC is not that powerful, a lower bit rate helps. On the PC, I use the Fantom icon in the control panel to set the bit rate and buffering to maximize sound quality and minimize the lag/delay. You can select the audio output in Pianoteq or make it the PC default audio. I use the Fantom's USB port to send MIDI data to my PC and on the PC, I send the audio to the Fantom back through the USB.
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