And then there's NI Claire:

Pushing the "Tone" slider to the right (at 10:44 in the video) certainly brings the sound close to what I'm looking for. So many things to try...

    Rubens I got Claire the other day, and currently think it'll be difficult to attain the action/touch you'd have in mind. It sounds amazing. But the way the instrument was coded, it likely will be less optimal than the Modern D for the combination of the roar tone, and playability.

        HeartKeys

        Thanks for your advice. Yes I figured there'd be more to it than just hearing a demo and liking the sound. There's also the complex interplay between feel and sound, and more variables that I don't even know yet...

          3 months later

          navindra The long and short of it is that if you get into VSTs, you'll either make your peace with one of them, or you'll eternally spend the rest of your years searching for The One

          Wiser words have never been spoken. 😆

          I’ve been fortunate to have found my “one” in Noire for the past couple of years but even then I am always keeping an eye out for something “better”.

            • Rob

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            I found mine in The Giant from Native Instruments. It has everything, and more for the kind of music i like to play.

            I often wondered if I should try some others, so bought The Grandeur, then Noire, but for some reason, I keep going back to the Giant. It is all subjective, in the end.