Pianoteq 88.4.4 - App Store

PIANOTEQ: THE ULTIMATE VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT

Pianoteq is an award-winning virtual instrument that simulates a wide range of instruments including pianos, electric pianos, harpsichords, vibraphones, guitars, steel drums, and more, using advanced physical modeling. Unlike traditional virtual instruments that use recorded sounds, Pianoteq generates sounds in real-time by calculating the physics of how strings vibrate and how the soundboard radiates sound.
Why Pianoteq Stands Out:

- Realistic Playability: By modeling the physical properties of instruments, Pianoteq replicates the playability and complex behavior of real acoustic instruments.
- Compact Size: Without large samples, Pianoteq's file size is much smaller than other virtual instruments, making it ideal for your iOS device.
Trusted by the Best:

Steinway, KAWAI, Bösendorfer, C. Bechstein, Petrof, Steingraeber, Grotrian, Blüthner, and Hohner have all endorsed Pianoteq for its faithful sound reproduction.
Getting Started:

- Connect a MIDI device to your iPad/iPhone.
- Launch Pianoteq.
- Start playing!

Pianoteq also works as a plugin in any Audio Unit host application, such as GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Camelot, and more.

Note: All instruments run in demo mode (with some keys disabled) until you purchase a Pianoteq STAGE license (unlocks two instruments) or link to an existing Pianoteq user account with a valid license. Licenses purchased on the App Store are valid across other supported platforms (macOS, Windows, Linux).

Version History - fix for rare crash.
- icon update. 8.4.4 10/10/2025 - fix startup issue created by previous release.
- small performance improvement. 8.4.3 06/16/2025 - Improve error reporting when a purchase on the App Store fails. 8.4.2 06/04/2025 - Correct incorrect envelope values in some presets when adjusting the mallet bounce envelope slider. 8.4.1 03/20/2025 - New grand piano: Grand Shigeru Kawai SK-EX.
- New microphones added: a perfect-cardioid microphone, and the legendary M49 tube microphone.
- Added copy/paste functionality in the note-edit menu for iOS users.
- Minor corrections to the Bösendorfer (C#4, E2).
- The app now creates a virtual MIDI input, allowing it to receive MIDI events from other iOS sequencers without using the AUv3 plugin. 8.4.0 11/06/2024 - Fixed audio buffer size issue on iOS 18.
- Fixed loading of last used MIDI file on startup.
- Bösendorfer 280VC preset updated. 8.3.2 09/23/2024 - Fixed regression where some lingering resonances could be heard in certain conditions.
- Grand Bösendorfer 280VC: fixed volume and hammer hardness issues.
- Fixed loading of last MIDI file / last playlist on startup.
- Fixed the std/pro trial buttons.
- Fixed the playlist 'Add' button. 8.3.1 06/27/2024 - New grand piano: Grand Bösendorfer 280VC.
- The MIDI demos embedded in presets can now be loaded and played in the MIDI player of the standalone app.
- Gain reduction meter added to the Compressor effect. 8.3.0 06/12/2024 - Fix pedal noise issue with some instruments such as the U4. 8.2.1 04/24/2024 - Revoicing of all 11 modern grand pianos.
- Fret buzz sound added to the Classical Guitar instrument.
- Two new tunings for the guitar: EADF#BE and DADGAD.
- MIDI sequence transposition added in the sequence context menu.
- New midimapping for changing the tuning root key. 8.2.0 01/16/2024 - Better compliance with App Store rules. 8.1.4 12/18/2023 - Fixed bug where pitch-bend messages on a MIDI channel would change the pitch of notes on other MIDI channel on some configurations.
- Max pitch-bend range increased to +-4800 cents for easier use with MPE controllers.
- Added a reset menu entry in the mini-preset menus (mics, reverb, etc).
- Metronome now supports 8/4 and 8/8 time signatures, and starts from first beat when it is toggled again.
- The preset menu is expected to work better with touch screens.
- The Q factor of the EQ3 effect can be changed with a 2-fingers gesture.
- Fixed loading of midi mappings for the std/pro versions.
- Sharing of Logic projects between iOS and macOS should work slightly better (only for Pianoteq STD/PRO, unfortunately. Automation curves should be avoided as they will be assigned to wrong parameters). 8.1.3 08/13/2023 - Roll back the popup menu changes as they did not work well in the AudioUnit plugin. 8.1.2 06/08/2023 - Do not try to auto-detect the supported sample rate of the audio device as it can be very slow for some devices.
- Allow selecting more than two channels for audio devices that support it.
- Fix a random deadlock when loading multiple plugin instances at once.
- Slightly better popup menu behaviour. 8.1.1 06/02/2023 - The swipe gesture for the touch keyboard did not work on some iPhones, it is fixed.
- Hammer noise low frequency content has been improved (it was a bug, all instruments improved).
- Reverb impulse loading has been enabled, it was missing in the previous version. 8.1.0 05/14/2023 - background audio is now toggled off by default, and must be explicitly enabled in the options / audio panel.
- listen all MIDI devices is now toggled by default.
- the app icon was updated. 8.0.9 05/03/2023 8.0.8 05/03/2023