Colossus Piano

I have pianos on my computer that cost a lot more and don’t sound any better and in often cases worse. The colossal piano is the “best”, but the white upright is just as inspiring in my opinion and much cheaper. In fact I’d say it’s the best deal bar none in Virtual Instruments. I’d give more stars if I could and I would definitely buy again w/o regrets. You do NEED an iPod/Pad/Phone with a headphone output. Bluetooth will have and unacceptable amount of latency as is the case on my computers as well. Maybe there are other Lightening adaptors that will work, but if all you have is the camera one, you need a headphone output in my opinion. Hopefully in the future they will add more incredible quality pianos! I like to try different sounds oftentimes and have a real affinity for vintage German uprights not to mention modern Seiler, Bechstein, Hoffman, Schimmel, Bösendorfer, etc... but some of those Grotrian, Steinway, Lipp, etc... blow my mind. Sorry for the little hint for the developers. I like collecting piano sounds like baseball cards.

I’ve had the Upright Piano since shortly after they came out with this app. It’s a fantastic piano and a good all around sound. Works with rock based music, jazz, and sounds fine with classical as well. There was an issue with a sample on one of the layers of velocity on a single note. I emailed support and they quickly responded to say they will look into it. They emailed me 2 days later again to say that it was fixed and all I had to do was uninstall the piano and re-download it as they had the newly fixed version already uploaded. I wish I had emailed support earlier. I give them 5 stars as well as 5 for the sounds of the piano. I also have the less expensive Vintage Upright. It’s not as good as the Upright model, but they also charge you less and it’s a different sound for some extra variety. I’ll likely end up buying some other pianos at some point, but definitely don’t need them all.

I have igrand, really quite good; korg and ivory, both a bit electronic and a disappointment; Imperial grand, pretty nice; CMP, very good; and Ravenscroft which is very good. I have never played a Real Grand Piano, but the Colossus Dark Brown is, to my ears, almost perfect. I downloaded the Dark Brown, which took hours, but has been worth every minute! It is amazingly beautiful, so full and, well, GRAND! I can’t stop playing it. I also have bought the 3.4 gb upright and am equally impressed. BY FAR THE BEST. Only drawbacks are only reverb to adjust and crashes are common when changing the from one sound to another, but just re-open the app and all is well. I have been assured that the crashes will be fixed in next update.

This ain’t you mama’s piano. The pianos in here are for real world professional application, cutting through a mix, being sparkly and real. With proper care in amplification, you could have a scary piano live. In the studio, these pianos are my go to’s. They’re unique. They also play differently than any other sampled piano I’ve used. For lack of a better word, they play “real”. Sampled pianos of this pro quality on a computer are hundreds of dollars, up to a thousand. So, if you can’t part with 20 to 50 bucks. Then don’t. Go surf the net for free glitchy stuff. Its a bargain for you get. “Apps” are cute. This is not cute. It’s gorgeous.

Don’t usually write reviews but here I go. I play piano and definitely prefer digital piano/keyboard or software with laptop when playing on stage. That said, a small setup is sometimes needed and definitely a go to piano which is why i wanted a piano app. I purchased the red Japanese Grand Piano and used it on stage. I was amazed by the sound, and quality; it delivered a rich and full quality sound of a grand piano. Comparing it with Korg module, ivory and other apps, this is hands down the best Piano app. Con: initial download is over an hourlong and other Colossus pianos cost more and take up a lot of GB space, but definitely worth it.