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The newest music software from Native Instrument is about to change the entire computer audio and music software landscape, holding soul and R&B at perfect balance.

Developed hand in hand with award-winning Alicia Keys, Native Instruments’ Alicia’s Keys Piano brings Alicia Keys’ very own music right at your home. This new software recreates Keys’ personal Yamaha C3 Neo grand piano. The entire project is a product of a close craftsmanship between the renowned keyboard software developer Thomas Scarbee and Alicia Keys herself. And within two years, Native Instrument successfully captured that unique Alicia Keys sound with its latest equipments and hard work.

Using nothing but the best vintage microphones and high-end outboard studio gear, this new sampled grand is not an everyday instrument. On top of that, it also has a number of strong features plus a great tone, all at a very decent price.

Alicia’s Keys makes use of a 17GB high resolution samples with 12 discrete velocity layers per note. It sophistically emulates sensitive sonic aspects like key releases, pedal sustain, and sympathetic resonance.

The software gives you utmost control over the sound so that you can adjust it according to your musical preference and playing style. Not only that, it also has studio-quality convolution reverb that provides a number of authentic room ambiences complete from a small piano chamber to a large full blown concert hall.

The actual piano that Alicia Keys uses is a Yamaha C3, a part of the limited edition Neo cabinetry. It is a six-foot grand making its lower register less full and deep compared to a nine-inch concert grand. Yamaha pianos are widely respected for their bright, in-your-face sound, and that the same characteristic is preserved in this music software.

The moment you try it, you will notice right away the realistic features of Alicia’s Keys. Its velocity response makes it very playable even when you are not as good as Alicia Keys thanks to its keyboard that responds well as it should.

Besides its built-in convolution reverb, it also has a standard DSP reverb that makes it easier for you to use the software on a slower computer. But still, even without the reverb, the piano’s natural ambience is very impressive. Perhaps because it underwent meticulous tuning each unison has the right amount of microscopic tuning, making the tone of the choruses flawless, just like a real piano.

If you are hoping for a pop ballad sound, Alicia’s Keys is the one it is richer and more up-front than the Yamaha C7 or the German Steinway. It is by far the most inviting to play and the most flexible to use among all other piano samples and virtual pianos.

Using Alicia’s Keys, you will be able to create music out of sheer inspiration. Evoke deep emotions with every note. Why wait? Try Native Instrument’s Alicia’s Keys Virtual Piano today!

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