Ivory has a new instrument: The Ivory II Steinway American D. I have loaded a comparison of:
Ivory II Steinway American D
Ivory II Steinway German D
Galaxy Steinway Vintage D
These are my three favorite sampled pianos.
To my mind, the American D contrasts with the German D in the following ways:
American D: has more wood and sustain to the tone. It sounds as though it has some age on it.
The German D has a crisp, new piano, string oriented sound that is silvery and delicate.
The American D is slightly more mellow and the image seems a bit more "close up" compared to the German D. The American D has a more percussive "Pop" to the attack on the high velocity notes, which is very nice.
If you are interested in the details, I recommend downloading the files. Soundcloud only streams 128 kb/s mp3's, but the download is a 256 kb/s mp4, which has more detail. I'll add a demo to youtube soon.
