It comes with a 24bit/96KHz audio interface and a pleasing color display to flip through when you're looking for the next sample to work with. As a producer, it’s probably in the top 2 to 3 instruments I’d go to for a good piano sound that will fit into the music I make.ĭefinitely check it out if you like the warmer more organic side of the piano spectrum, as this instrument definitely fits in right there.If you're a music producer, who needs to have the best tools at your disposal to create the best songs, the Native Instruments Maschine MK3 may be the right console for you. Overall I give this library a 4 out of 5 subs, very useful, great sounding, and fun to play. The interface is simple, and well laid out, giving quick access to the parameters you want to tweak without making you dive deep into tons of menus and sub-menus. I can instantly find use for it in an urban/electronic setting, without much tweaking needed, as it’s organic and smooth…it just slides right in. The sound in this library really gives something different when compared to other libraries on the market.
I’ve always liked the sound of Alicia’s piano on her albums, of course that’s probably a lot to do with her playing as I’m sure she makes ANY piano sound good. I was excited about this product ever since I heard about it a couple of years ago. It offers something fresh enough that even the person with every other piano library out would find the subtle differences in this library useful I mean but all the different options and settings you can tweak to really make it sound realistic and play like a true piano, that’s top notch stuff.īut when it comes down to it, most of us are worried about one thing, the sound.įor me, all the extra tweaks and options aside, I really like the sound of it, as I said, it gives you a more mellow sound…not as bright and piercing as many of the piano libraries on the market. This is no surprise, as Scarbee was involved, and I really like what they do with their instruments. I like how it plays, and how it responds to playing. This piano has more of a “darker” tone in my opinion, very warm and organic, soulful sounding. It has a really organic, warm sound to it in my opinion.Ī lot of the piano libraries I’ve come across usually capture that big, bright, stage/orchestral sound…which isn’t always what you want. She was very involved in the process of getting the sound/playability just right. The samples came from her Yamaha C3 Neo Grand, and they did things according to her specifications including incorporating things like mechanical noise and fingers on keys, which you can choose to enable, disable, and choose the level for each. Not to mention she worked with Scarbee…yeah…you already know what type of products Scarbee puts out. It is a library based off of samples from her own piano, her own playing, in her own studio, recorded by her own engineer.
Now, I’m not saying this will make you sound like her when you play, because you need more than an instrument to do that!īut let’s see if this offers us anything different in the world of virtual piano instruments.
The story behind this instrument is pretty much a piano library samples from Alicia’s actual Yamaha Neo Grand…with her preferences in mics, and other settings. No introduction needed really, today I’m checking out Alicia’s Keys, the Kontakt instrument from Native Instruments. I know many have been waiting for this one, so I finally got some time to knock it out!