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Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
Well after hearing the Addictive Drums in X3 and visiting their website, I checked into the Addictive Keys program as well. Somebody here mentioned that Musician's Friend has a sale going on for the Addictive keys for $29 so I bought it. They sent me a dvd with the downloading instructions and product key. So I downloaded the program (about 3 hours ) and it loaded right up into X3b with no problem whatsoever. I was up and running in a few seconds. The piano's all sound great. The Steinway is very comparable to the one I have in Ivory II. I wanted an upright piano sample collection and I am very pleased with it's sound !!! The electric piano, meh, it's okay if that's what you want, but I wanted the Steinway and an upright. For $29 bucks you can't beat it, and yes the sale is still going on....
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/05 21:43:14
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+1
Absolutely can't beat the $29 sales price. Don't be put off by the "promo pack" name... This is the same "Studio Collection" that sells for $179.95 at the manufacturer's site.
Also, another important FYI: If you don't want to install the 4+ GB of data onto your C: drive (which it does by default), launch the XLN Installer, and click the Advanced button near the top of the main window. You will then be allowed to choose an alternate path for your sound data. "Apply" the setting, then install as normal. This also applies to Addictive Drums, as it uses the same installer.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/05 21:52:42
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No it's not a promo pack, it's three full piano sample sets with stand alone player, effects control page with lots of mic and mic position options available, and a whole lot of piano sounds from which to chose from. It's definitely a full blown piano sample program and well worth it, if you're into midi piano. The upright sounds great and the sustain is very realistic. I grew up with an upright and I know how they sound...this program nails it !!
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/05 22:35:29
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I purchased AK few weeks ago and was very happy with the sounds and results of the arrangements.. Was a "Stupid Deal of the Day" then, but $29. My signature has some of the results.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/05 22:52:58
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Frank... I'm really liking your playing !! I'm really getting into your blues numbers with and without the drums....I put it on and am just letting it roll !!
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/05 23:26:18
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At MF: $29.00 It says Promo Pak and you get a grand and an upright-period. Am I missing it somehow?
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/05 23:37:39
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stratman70
At MF: $29.00 It says Promo Pak and you get a grand and an upright-period. Am I missing it somehow?
Thanks
Not sure what you're looking at. I bought the "promo pack" from MF. It came with 3 pianos: the Grand, Upright, and Rhodes MkI.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/06 01:06:23
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djwayne,
I do play, but not with that talent and piano quality.... Most of these creations are arrangements based very old progressions sets. Using 12-8 "Super Midi" blues style.
Including the "Realdrums" both are part of PG Music products.
The AK upright piano settings are "Front Stereo".
AK is an amazing piece of software, for even tho midi driven some amount of their
software does add some nice touches.
I did purchase the X3a upgrade then the b update. All of my current plans now
center around learning a lot more about x3 64bit so my VSTi use can be expanded.
Also purchased more mem, so have 16 gig.
Some VSTi's are resource hog's.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/06 01:14:11
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It sounded great...I listened to about an hour's worth of your blues tracks....then SNL came on and I got distracted.... lot's of great articulations there.....very pleasant to listen to.
It was interesting to listen to the Addictive Key's upright piano and drums in actual use....
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/06 07:18:36
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I first heard about addictive keys piano on this forum ,and I love it. I paid $49 for the studio grand and I use it for my main piano every day.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/06 07:35:57
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I bought it and even paying shipping to The Netherlands it's a great deal. I don't expect it to be quite up there with Ivory but the demo sounded pretty convincing and for this price you can't really do better.
Also like having an upright, it gives a different flavor and people are more easily fooled into believing it's a real one ;)
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/06 08:47:39
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I love AK. If you don't like presets go further into details and setup to liking. Very versatile.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/06 08:48:08
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I compared the Steinway's in IvoryII and Addictive keys, side by side, and there's not much difference in sound quality. As a matter of fact AK sounds a little brighter and louder. It's still a pretty close call though. I could see using only AK as my main goto piano sample program.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 09:13:12
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 10:53:45
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Got'em as part of this sale and can't believe how good they sound, esp considering the price. Much quicker loading times than my other sample sets so may replace Truepianos in my basic template.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 10:59:39
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Wow! That is a mindblowingly amazing deal! Finally get to mix a sampled piano the way I want.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 11:06:16
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Yes it is an amazing deal especially after hearing how good everything sounds. At first I wasn't too interested in the electric piano sounds, but after playing with it for awhile I really like that too !! Yup it's a great deal !!
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 11:08:14
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Holy Molly. I had tried the free version and it is beautiful. I own Ivory II and a real grand piano but this additive keys is very sweet. Now the problem is musician friend do not ship to Malaysia, even though it is a download.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 11:10:36
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Yeah, I thought it was weird that they shipped media when all you needed was a s/n. Call MF, maybe they can work something out for you!
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 11:23:28
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I asked if I could get the serial and have them just throw out the box, since shipping cost me 25 bucks to The Netherlands. The guy I was in contact with insisted that XLN required them to send a physical copy as part of the deal. Sounds weird, but that was their story.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 14:18:09
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Yeah, I caved too....  I figured I'll need a wireless USB adapter for AD anyway, so I may as well go for it. I bought Sonivox's Eighty Eight a while back on sale and do like it, but after hearing so many good things about AK I couldn't pass up $29 for all three... even though I'll probably use X3's Lounge Lizard for EP - I really like that too. Pianos and drums, can you ever have too many?
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 14:40:07
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Of course you do know that I just ordered it from MF. And I blame you all for making me do it! Shame on you all!
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 15:13:32
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John, It's just too good to pass up. i was considering upgrading true pianos to full version but this is better deal.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 15:36:33
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I have to agree. I don't want to but I have to.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 16:04:34
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AGREED! I have been raving on here and to all my keyboard buddies, this package is an absolute MUST_GET!
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 16:27:26
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I had to get this one myself!
Thanks for all of your posititve reviews, just ordered it.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 16:52:09
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The reason why the addictive pianos work well for me is the EQs and different mic positions in the program itself...but if you use the Sonar 3 quad curve and experiment with the other effects available, that is where you can craft some realistic piano presets. I think this is true for any plugin piano, but many are not as good as this one IMO. I prefer a 9ft Yamaha grand though 
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 17:18:37
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How does this compare to Galaxy vintage D? Anyone also use that?
I'm trying to justify it as I need to pay for shipping to UK so adds up to about £43.
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Re: Addictive Keys program....(X3 related)
2013/10/08 17:26:52
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I just ordered this. While I have several other keyboard programs, I like XLN's Addictive Drums and thought I would give this a try for this no brainer price. So, I just ordered. I have a question:
Is this a download delivery? It looked like it was standard shipping, but I did not notice the shipping options when i placed my order. So did you guys get a download delivery or hard copy by mail?
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