[Igotsoul4u]

I think a real piano sounds better if its recorded well. I wouldn't call the piano an easy instrument to record so unless you know what you're doing and have the right equipment, it may be less frustrating to use Ivory. I also think people are overestimating their "real" pianos. Players do not want to play crappy pianos and crappy pianos don't sound better then Ivory IMO. Its kind of like a studio saying they have a guitar and amp and you show up to a mexican strat with a warped neck and a crate amp. I personally dig Ivory and for anything not jazz or classical it sounds great and all i need to do is bring up the fader and it sits in the mix very well. I also dig having the midi files and find that a couple passes of midi edits can make a performance feel a lot more natural. Obviously i would take a well recorded piano if the choice was there, but it rarely is and most people can't even afford to get the damn piano tuned.