Synthogy - Ivory - Grand Pianos

Ivory - Grand Pianos (Version 1.7)

MAC: AU, RTAS, VST 2.0, Standalone. OSX 10.4 or greater, Minimum G4 1 GHz w/1 GB RAM.
PC: RTAS, VST, Windows Vista, XP, SP2 or higher, Minimum 1.3 GHz P4 w/1 GB RAM. (Win 7 not supported).

Ivory (MAC/PC) $349

Ivory Upgrade from 1.0 to 1.7 (MAC/PC) $149
(requires Ivory 1.0 serial number)

iLok Key $49.99

The largest, most skillfully designed Grand Piano virtual instrument ever! Over 3,500 samples are combined with a sample-playback engine built from the ground up to bring out the resonance, response and character of the world’s finest Concert Grands.

Ivory’s superb piano samples were brought to life using no-compromise technology in the finest studios and concert halls. The sessions were produced by Joe Ierardi, an accomplished pianist and award winning sound designer and producer of piano modules for Kurzweil Music Systems®. Ierardi’s unique expertise covers every aspect of piano design, from tuning and regulation, to recording, editing, programming and engine design.

"There are many virtual pianos on the market now, but in my opinion, Ivory sounds the best and is the most musical. The piano specific sound control is unlike any other virtual instrument... Simply put, Ivory is at the head of the class, and a Key Buy."
—Ernie Rideout, Keyboard

“Synthogy’s Ivory goes where no virtual piano has gone before... it is such a major advance in the cause of the virtual grand piano, it is hard to do anything but praise it... With Ivory, I would feel comfortable going out and playing a solo gig for the first time... an extraordinary playing experience!”
—SOUND ON SOUND

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"In terms of playability I found Ivory to be among the best, if not the best, sampled piano that I've used... The three pianos are well chosen, and I have always been able to find something that suits the track I'm working on... Realism is more than just how a sampled piano sounds, it also includes how it feels to play. I find Ivory to be at the top of the game in both regards... In short, Ivory sounds wonderful!
—SONIC STATE

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“Joe Ierardi is a very important talent in the creation of musical sound. Piano sounds have been the hallmark of Kurzweil Music products for many years, and his sound design is second to none. He has more experience in this area than anyone in the industry that I can think of.”
— Raymond Kurzweil

"Ivory has the most realistic, musically satisfying and sonically beautiful grand pianos I have ever heard. I'm in love with the sound and I can't stop playing it!
Listen for it on the next Dream Theater CD as well as all my solo recordings."
—Jordan Rudess

What customers have been saying about Ivory:

Hi, folks! I have been "playing" with Ivory ever since it arrived, and it really is a fantastic piano module. The piano sounds are at least the equal of those in the Bösendorfer 290 and Galaxy Steinway programs, and the inclusion of the Yamaha model takes the cake. Even more importantly, I find that Ivory's responsiveness to parameter tweaking surpasses that of the other programs. When I combine any of its piano sounds with Altiverb, I'm in heaven! One has to start with very good source material to create an "ambient" piano of high caliber, and I've finally found my source.

Thanks again!
Doug Halfen :-)

I just wanted to thank you guys for Ivory. It's an answer to why I've spent time and money on computers and keyboards. My sense of elation comes from the fact while I know there are samples and features that I will get to, I feel no sense of urgency to get there: I'm enthralled with what I'm hearing after just a few clicks!

Thanks for a great job!

Sincerely,
Ron Eddo

FEATURES

Over 40 Gigabytes of stunning, all NEW, Acoustic Grand Piano sampled instruments: German Steinway® D 9' Concert Grand, Bösendorfer® 290, Imperial Grand, Yamaha® C7 Grand (Each piano can be installed separately).
Synthogy's exclusive, powerful 32 bit Sample Playback and DSP engine, engineered specifically for recreating the acoustic piano.
Sympathetic String Resonance DSP for realistic Damper Pedal response.
World class digital FX including Real Ambience, Chorus and EQ.
Customizable with User controls for Timbre, Stereo Width and Perspective, Velocity Response, Mechanical Key Noise, Tuning and more.
Expertly tuned and regulated pianos in world-class studios and concert halls.
Exquisite stereo samples stored in 32 bits!
All 88 keys individually sampled in up to 10 dynamic levels (plus Bösendorfer extended low octave).
Incorporates sample interpolation technology used for ultra-smooth velocity and note transitions.
Real Release and Soft Pedal samples.
Full length sustain samples, no loops.
Optional synth pad layer for modern/pop combinations.
Dozens of user-adjustable presets.
Produced and programmed by pre-eminent piano sound designer, Joe Ierardi.

For more information including software updates, you can visit Synthogy online at www.synthogy.com

Synthogy is a Massachusetts based audio software company founded by George Taylor and Joe Ierardi, former engineers of Kurzweil Music Systems. Together they bring more than 35 years of design experience in synthesizers, musical instruments, effects, and sound design to the field of Virtual Instruments.