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| 15-05-08 / 00:25 : BestService Galaxy II Grand Piano Coll review (cjed) |
 Audiofanzine provides a long and interesting review of BestService Galaxy II Grand Piano Collection. This second version (29 Gb, 13 velocity layers) enhances the original Steinway 5.1 and adds a Bosendorfer and a rare piano, a Blüthner Model 150 from 1929. Moreover the plugin is based on Kontakt II (so it is far more less demanding in CPU resources than EWQL Pianos - Galaxy II only requires a 1Ghz G4 -) and provides many settings (coloration/tone, reference position - listener or pianist - configuration of physical parts, acoustic components - noise and resonances), a convolution reverb (some lighter settings also included), a compressor and a full synthesis module to create pads or complex textures.Audio examples of sounds are provided, and we can listen again the stunning official audio demos or watch some HD videos. Audiofanzine conclusion, audio demos listening, many magazines reviews, good performances even on a G4 (and price) probably makes it the best choice. The software can be found at about 233 euros (full version including the 3 pianos) at Thomman.de, or the pianos can be buyed separately through direct download at soundsondemand. The first piano buyed is priced 89 euros, and additional pianos 79 euros each. So the global price isn't interesting this way, and even less considering the quality of the download version is not as good (tone sampling instead of half-tone, 16 bits samples instead of 24bits, 30s samples instead of 50s, no DFD mode, etc.) UPDATE : in fact we learn thanks to one of the Galaxy II producers that the included Steinway is the same than the one in the first Galaxy 5.1 (no una corda, and 10 velocity layers where the two new pianos offer 13 levels. However the Steinway provides a stunning 5.1 mode from what we can judge from the demos). Moreover some samples have been added to the Galaxy II Steinway (strings and hammers noises, and sympathetic resonances) and it benefits from the advanced features of Kontkat 2 over the previous version (and is said to be more efficient - less resources demanding - than even NI own Akoustik Piano !) |
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