Ivory - Grand Pianos (Version 1.7)

MAC: AU, RTAS, VST 2.0, Standalone. OSX 10.4 or greater, Minimum G4 1 GHz w/1 GB RAM. 
PC: RTAS, VST, Windows XP SP2 or higher, Minimum 1.3 GHz P4 w/1 GB RAM.

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.

"There are many virtual pianos on the market now, but in my opinion, Ivory sounds the best and is the most musical. The piano specific sound control is unlike any other virtual instrument... Simply put, Ivory is at the head of the class, and a Key Buy."
—Ernie Rideout, Keyboard

“Synthogy’s Ivory goes where no virtual piano has gone before... it is such a major advance in the cause of the virtual grand piano, it is hard to do anything but praise it... With Ivory, I would feel comfortable going out and playing a solo gig for the first time... an extraordinary playing experience!”
—SOUND ON SOUND

"In terms of playability I found Ivory to be among the best, if not the best, sampled piano that I've used... The three pianos are well chosen, and I have always been able to find something that suits the track I'm working on... Realism is more than just how a sampled piano sounds, it also includes how it feels to play. I find Ivory to be at the top of the game in both regards... In short, Ivory sounds wonderful! 
—SONIC STATE

“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