Piano VST recommendations

Software & Setup
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Hi all,

I am looking for good quality stand alone piano VSTs that cost less than $200

My long term plan is to purchase keyscape however it is not affordable for me at this point in time. I also only want to use VSTs for the grand piano sound and don’t need any other features/sounds.

I am new in the DAW world and struggle enough with navigating through reaper, which I believe is less complicated than other DAWs. I am aware some VSTs require additional sample players such as kontakt, however I am trying to avoid complicating the process with additional software as I am still trying to learn the basics of how to use a DAW.

I would be open to any existing YouTube tutorials on how to use kontakt etc that you have come across.

I currently use Addictive Keys piano VST.

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Our video editor recently sent me this new piano VST product:

I see that their lowest price VST pack is €139.

I believe it’s a synthesiser using physical modelling instead of samples, so the file size is only 50MB.

To quote our video editor, he told me:

Might be of interest!

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Also the Ravenscroft 275 has been discussed extensively here in the community area.

That’s $199 - so just in your budget:

Here’s a thread from our software section:

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Hi, I have got Ravenscroft and Pianoteq with the Pianoteq ( In my humble opinion) coming in miles ahead of the Ravenscroft.

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@solomon23.st
At that price point, the Ravenscroft is a good choice. I have never tried the Pianoteq 9, but it sounds great. You might find this video useful.

Hope this helps. :musical_keyboard:

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Quick follow up: You might also want to take a look at the Dexibell TL2 VST, priced at $95.00.

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Thanks for your recommendations I will check these out :blush:

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Hi Scott,

Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll give these a lesson and also compare it with Addictive Keys to see if there are any observable differences as they are similar in cost