What truly set Ivory II apart—and made it a target for the "torrent" communities—was its proprietary technology that went beyond basic sampling: Harmonic Resonance Modeling
: The core collection featured 77 GB of meticulously recorded samples from three legendary instruments: the Bösendorfer 290 Imperial Grand German Steinway D 9' Concert Grand Yamaha C7 Grand Depth of Sound
The story of the Synthogy Ivory II series is one of technical obsession and the pursuit of a "perfect" digital recreation of the world's most prestigious acoustic instruments. Released originally in February 2011, it represented a massive leap in virtual instrument (VST) technology that redefined industry standards for realism. Sound On Sound The Genesis of a Giant Ivory II was born from the collaboration of Joe Ierardi
, an accomplished pianist and award-winning sound designer for Kurzweil Music Systems, and George Taylor
In 2017, Synthogy updated the line to version 2.5, introducing the Studio Grands
, a renowned DSP engineer. Their goal was to move beyond simple playback of recorded notes and instead create a living, breathing acoustic simulation. A Massive Library
collection. This expanded the library to 112 GB and pushed velocity levels up to 24 for certain models, such as the Steinway Model B and Bösendorfer 225. Ivory II Grand Pianos | Synthogy
