Requiring six DVD-ROMs to load, Ivory features over 4,000 pristine piano samples (nearly 41GB) that faithfully recreate every nuance of the venerable German Steinway® D 9' Concert Grand, Bösendorfer® 290 Imperial Grand and Yamaha® C7 Grand. Ivory is powered by Synthogy's proprietary 32-bit sample-playback and DSP engine which was specifically built from the ground up to bring out the resonance, response and character of each of these classic instruments.

All 88 keys of each piano were individually sampled in up to ten dynamic levels, including the extended low octave on the mighty Bösendorfer. Invisible to the player, this totally user-friendly software uses Synthogy's Sympathetic String Resonance DSP to provide realistic damper pedal response and also guarantee each 32-bit sample's to fully sustain without looping. Timbre interpolation technology allows for ultra-smooth velocity and note transition.

For producing non-traditional piano recordings and performances, Ivory comes with special effects including Ambience, Chorus and EQ. I liked that I could customize, name and save user preferences for Timbre, Stereo Width and Perspective, Velocity Response, Mechanical Key Noise, Tuning and more.