VI Labs Ravenscroft -- best jazz piano ever? On sale 'til 14

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VI Labs Ravenscroft -- best jazz piano ever? On sale 'til 14

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http://vilabsaudio.com/Ravenscroft-By-VI-Labs

This should work in MachFive since it's for UVI Workstation.

VI Labs produced a fair share of the content of MachFive 3, including the Fazioli (I think).

These demos really blow me away; I've never been happy with virtual pianos for jazz and each compromise I make has me longing for more.

Pianoteq has been my best bet for jazz so far, using its YC5 Yamaha add-on, but Yamaha isn't my favorite for jazz (nor is Steinway) and the Ravenscroft 275 seems to come the closest of anything I've heard yet to my historical relationship with Mason & Hamlin pianos. Great balanced sound at any velocity level.

The Ravenscroft library is on sale for $150 until 14 February, when it goes up to $200.

I sure hope I can swing this' too many simultaneous time-sensitive purchases lately! I've sold a ton of stuff but the balance has been precarious due to all the purchasing deadlines.
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