Synthogy Ivory Grand Piano Software v1.5 Mac and PC

Synthogy Ivory is a groundbreaking Grand Piano Virtual Instrument featuring 40 Gigabytes of stunning, all new samples of Steinway D, Bosendorfer 290 and Yamaha C7 Grand Pianos.
The multi-platform plug-in is powered by Synthogy's custom sample playback and DSP engine which delivers a new level of realism in digital sound creation.

Synthogy Ivory is 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.

Synthogy Ivory Features

• Nearly 30 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.
• Phase-perfect stereo samples stored in 32 bits!
• All 88 keys individually sampled in up to 8 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.

“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