🎹Best Piano VST Plugins: Keyscape, Addictive Keys, Pianoteq, Vienna Symphonic Library & More🎹

Most Comprehensive and Editable: 2:31
Best All-Around: 6:47
Best Piano for a Large Hall Sound: 9:01
Best for a Close, Intimate Sound: 12:13
Best Value: 15:52
Most Fun: 18:05

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Hello and welcome to another piano review at the Merriam Pianos YouTube channel. In today’s video, we’ll be taking all of our impressions from our ongoing VST series and determining our favorites in a variety of categories.

There is no absolute best VST as it’s going to come down to what you’re using a VST for, and of course, your own personal musical preferences.

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Overview:

It’s important to note right away that there’s no one, single criteria by which every VST can be judged as all of them are geared towards different applications. The more we’ve gotten familiar with various VST’s, the more we’ve been able to come up with our own internal rating system based on different factors. Here they are:

The Most Comprehensive and Editable: Winner - Pianoteq

For folks ready to go down the VST rabbit hole with deep customization of a plethora of parameters, the winner here is Pianoteq and its modeling-based VST. The standard version is middle of the road as far as pricing goes, and should suit approx 80-90% of users.

Once you dive in, you’ll find an essentially endless universe to explore. There are many different instrument packs including various Steinways, a C. Bechstein, Bluthner, Yamaha’s, etc, not to mention a whole bunch of keyboard instruments as well. Since it’s a modeling-based engine, for each instrument pack, the range of editable options is nothing short of staggering.

Why would anyone need anything else? Well, Pianoteq doesn’t have the most realistic ambiance, nor does it accurately recreate all of the imperfections we get with a real acoustic instrument. If those aspects are important to you, you may want to look elsewhere.

Best All-Around: Winner - Keyscape

If you were looking for the dynamic all-around VST, Keyscape is our winner here. The library is absolutely massive, and every single instrument has been captured beautifully - including authentic recreations of all of the imperfections

This is a one-size-fits-all that should work for just about any project, from Classical projects to, 70’s fusion, pop etc.

Best Piano for a Large Hall Sound: Winner - Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron. Honorable Mention - Cinepiano

For those times when you need a faithful recreation of a concert grand in a large concert hall, nothing tops the VSL Synchron VST. This is a stunningly beautiful room capture, and more importantly, the piano sounds marvelous in the space.

For a dry, close, intimate sound, there are other VST’s that are better. But for orchestral recordings and film music applications, the VSL engine is a triumph.

An honorable mention for this category goes to Cinepiano. It’s not as complex or expensive, but it does boast a very nice room and piano capture. It’s also less expensive, so it’s definitely a great value option.

Best for a Close, Intimate Sound: Winner - Ravenscroft 275, Honourable Mention - Garritan CFX

There are times you need a VST for highly exposed, solo piano playing. The Ravenscroft 275 is the winner here, with a nod going to the Garritan CFX. Both of these plugins are exactly the same price, but use different pianos with different approaches.

The 275 is simple to use and offers a truly stellar VST experience for solo piano. Is it the most versatile? No, but if you’re looking for a close, dry sound, this is a gorgeous engine.

The Garritan CFX pulls this off very well too, and there’s a beautiful array of presets.

Best Value: Winner - Addictive Keys

This was a really tough one to pick, but when factoring everything in, the Addictive Keys VST for a mere $130 is tough to beat. It’s a surprisingly comprehensive plugin with great editability, versatility, and an easy-to-use interface. Stunning value all around.

Most Fun: Winner - Noir

For us, this was the funnest plugin to just mess around with and have some fun. There’s something really exciting and entertaining with this plugin, and the range of presets and effects engines are a blast.

That’s it for our roundup of our favourite VST’s currently on the market. Thank you for watching!

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