Synthogy Ivory 3 American Concert D piano plug-in: features and spec-based rating

Synthogy’s Ivory 3 American Concert D is a piano instrument plug-in that contains a New York Steinway D made in 1951. It has the RGB engine, which combines samples and modeling, four microphone positions with a mixer, and adjustment of hammer strength.

A piano instrument plug-in lets you play the sound of a piano on a computer.

In this article we compare Ivory 3 American Concert D with 10 piano instrument plug-ins and rate how well it serves its purpose on three criteria. The basis is official manufacturer information.

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Summary

Among the 10 piano instrument plug-ins, Ivory 3 American Concert D is rank B. The ranks run S, A, B and C, and B is third from the top. Averaging the scores for each criterion (out of 5, with the one criterion that matters most for the purpose counted double) gives 2.8.

Strengths

• Realism and depth (4 points): it aims for a realistic sound through large recordings and fine adjustment.

Things to keep in mind

• Help with composing (1 points): it has no feature that helps with composing.
• Variety of pianos (2 points): the number of piano types included is small.

Who it suits: people who want to shape the sound of a classic concert grand in detail.

Main features of Ivory 3 American Concert D

A Steinway D made in 1951

It contains a 1951 New York Steinway D, which Steinway chose to promote to performers. The manufacturer explains that it was recorded in a concert hall in Quebec.

The RGB engine and continuous velocity

It has the RGB engine, which combines the sound of samples with modeling technology. The manufacturer explains that the tone changes continuously with how hard you play, without being divided into velocity layers. It also supports the high-resolution velocity of MIDI 2.0.

Four microphones, a mixer and hammer adjustment

You can mix the positions of four stereo microphones and fine-tune the sound on the mixer screen. You can change the strength of the hammers from soft to hard.

Where it is useful

• Playing a grand piano accompaniment for classical music or ballads
• Mixing microphone positions to create depth in the sound
• Changing the strength of the hammers to adjust the brightness

Rating by criterion

Realism and depth: 4 / 5

We look at how extensively it was recorded and whether you can fine-tune things such as resonance and pedal sounds.

It is a large instrument that needs 38 GB or more of free disk space, with four microphone positions, a mixer and adjustment of hammer strength.

Help with composing: 1 / 5

We look at whether there are features that help you make accompaniments and chord progressions.

It has no accompaniment or chord suggestions and no MIDI phrase collection.

If “help with composing” matters most to you, EZkeys 2 (5 points) is a better fit.

Variety of pianos: 2 / 5

We look at the number of pianos you can switch between.

It is one 1951 Steinway D concert grand.

If “variety of pianos” matters most to you, Keyscape and Piano V (5 points) are a better fit.

How we score (Piano instrument plug-ins)

Criterion	Basis	5 pt	4 pt	3 pt	2 pt	1 pt
Realism and depth	Scale of the recordings, and fine adjustment of resonance, noise and so on	Recordings of 10 GB or more, plus fine adjustment of resonance, pedal, hammers and so on	Modeling that lets you adjust resonance and ambience, or recordings of 10 GB or more	A few GB of recordings, plus microphone and ambience adjustment	A small library	—
Help with composing	Features that help you make accompaniments and chords	Accompaniment suggestions, chord suggestions and a MIDI phrase library, all together	Two of those	One, such as creating new sounds from what you play	—	No feature that helps with composing
Variety of pianos	Number of pianos you can switch between	10 or more	5 or more	2 to 3 (including different tones of the same piano)	One	—

Each criterion is scored from 1 to 5 on how well the product serves one goal: making piano accompaniments for cover-song arrangements and your own songs. Scores follow the conditions in the table above, and the rank is based on an average in which "Realism and depth" counts double. The basis is official manufacturer information. Sound quality and CPU load are not measured, so they are not scored; reviews from trade magazines are introduced in the articles for reference. Price is not part of the score. Features that cannot be confirmed from the manufacturer's or a retailer's description are scored as if absent.

Ivory 3 American Concert D system requirements and getting started

Operating system	Windows 10 (version 1609 or later, 64-bit) / Mac (macOS 10.15 or later)
Plug-in formats	Windows: VST3, AAX / Mac: AU, VST3, AAX and the included standalone
Other	16 GB or more of memory (32 GB recommended) and 38 GB or more of free disk space are needed

Checked on the manufacturer’s official pages on September 27, 2026.

Compared with other piano instrument plug-ins

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