Broadcast Piano, by Teletone Audio
$89USD
Bottom Line:
At well under $100, this is where Broadcast Piano becomes very easy to recommend. You’re getting a highly playable, characterful instrument that performs well, offers genuine tonal flexibility, and doesn’t demand much from your system. That’s a strong combination.
Lighthouse Piano, by Fracture Sounds
$129USD
Bottom Line:
It’s not a utility instrument. It’s not trying to replace your go-to grand. What it offers instead is character, inspiration, and a very particular emotional space that’s difficult to replicate with more traditional libraries.
IK Multimedia Pianoverse
From $14.99/month or $129.99
The Bottom line
Pianoverse and the current DLC pianos are versatile and beautiful-sounding and definitely deliver on realism and musicality. Whether you’re a pianist aiming to capture the essence of a grand piano or a music producer seeking genuine piano tones for your tracks, Pianoverse will have you covered.
UVI Key Suite Electric & Digital
$199 USD Acoustic
$79 USD Digital
Bottom Line:
This is a pair of excellent additions to the UVI catalogue boosting the ‘Key Suite’ collection to cover the full gamut of pianos and keyboards.
UVI Key Suite Acoustic
$199 USD
Bottom Line:
There is no doubt Key Suite Acoustic offers excellent value for money. In my view, it would be so with just half of the included instruments.
Spitfire Audio: Hans Zimmer Piano
$499 USD
Bottom Line:
This is an extreme instrument not only in-depth but price, which will exclude all but the high-end and high-budget VSTi collectors.
Toontrack EzKeys
From $220 NZD
Bottom Line:
From an idea brainstorming perspective alone, this is well worth double the asking price. I’m not aware of anything on the market that even comes close, so for grassroots songwriting, this is the best investment you’ll make.
