I spent over 3 hours last night playing the piano, not getting to bed until 1:00.  I have wanted to buy Native Instruments' library of virtual instruments for a couple years now and finally decided to go for it.  And it is amazing!  The virtual grand pianos are incredible, so much better then my decent Yamaha keyboard and even the other virtual grand, Pianissimo, seems childish after the depth of sound coming from the Vienna, Berlin or New York Concert Grands.
A whole new world of improvisation opened up with these new instruments. The lower ranges are much more rich and less muffled then Pianissimo and my Yamaha. I found that I didn't have to ride the sustain peddle nearly as much because it sounded good with out it. My whole style of playing expanded with these discoveries, chords, melodies and harmonies emerging in my music that I had never heard myself play before.
Thoughts of Tomorrow
 
 New Piano (not really named)