Virtual Pianist VOGUE

Name: Virtual Pianist VOGUE
Price: 121.28 USD
Author: UJAM

by UJAM · Keys · Grand piano instrument

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A grand piano instrument based on an Austrian concert grand tuned for punchy pop and rock, with 30 styles and 180 phrases.

Key detection, character presets and 30 Finisher modes are built in, for $129.

Best for: Keys & Synths. Genres: Pop, Rock & Indie, Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: grand piano, punchy, 90s, beginner-friendly, classic, intimate, resizable UI, sample-based.

What it does

VOGUE is UJAM's pop and rock grand piano, built so producers can get realistic piano parts without playing them note by note. It is based on what UJAM calls "a legendary Austrian large concert grand piano", tuned and set up for a punchy, crisp sound.

Player Mode: hold chords and VOGUE plays complete phrases for you; no piano skills are needed.
Instrument Mode: play the sampled piano directly from your keyboard for your own parts.
Styles and phrases: 30 styles with 180 phrases, plus 150 fills and add-ins for transitions and variation.
Character presets: shape the overall tone, from soft, intimate ballad sounds to hard 90s house stabs.
Key detection: adjusts phrases and harmonies to match the key of your song.
Finisher and Ambience: 30 Finisher multi-effect modes and 30 ambience presets for colour and space.
Presets and workflow: 130+ global presets, MIDI drag and drop of the phrases into your DAW, and a resizable interface.

A fully functional free demo is available. The MIDI phrases and sounds are royalty-free.

Source: UJAM product page

When to use it

VOGUE is the pick when you need a bright pop or rock piano part fast and don't want to play it yourself. Unlike Keyscape, Addictive Keys or Pianoteq 9, which you play note by note, it writes and performs the part from the chords you hold. Compared with EZkeys 2, it is narrower in scope: one pop grand with a built-in player, where EZkeys 2 offers a larger songwriting tool with more pianos and a MIDI groove library. Against its sibling SCORE, VOGUE is the brighter, punchier piano for band and dance tracks, while SCORE is aimed at cinematic moods.

Best for: pop and rock piano accompaniment, ballads, big chorus chords and dance piano stabs.
Genres: pop, rock, ballads, EDM and house.
Look elsewhere if: you want a dark, emotional cinematic piano (SCORE) or a deeply sampled concert grand to play yourself, such as Keyscape or Pianoteq 9.
Tip: drag a phrase you like into your DAW as MIDI, then edit it or play it with another instrument.

What producers say

The few user and blog reviews are very positive, mainly about how quickly it delivers a convincing piano part.

Sweetwater users rate it 4.8 out of 5 from 2 reviews; one called it "tons of inspiration and fun", and another found it very close to a real piano player.
StrongMocha gave it 5 out of 5 and said they produced a full piano part "in less than 4 minutes"; it praised the size of the phrase library and the easy interface for beginners.
Criticisms: neither source lists real drawbacks, and both are short reviews.

Where to buy

Best Service: $121.28
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