wow..  this thing is way cool..  and it looks way more expensive than it really is..   its very cool.  with lots of features...  hmm

Smedberg


Credit is given to Per Larsson at Sampletekk for the recordings.
Is there an old Sampletekk piano inside here or have he done the sampling of another steiny D?

According to Per it's new recordings...

Hi all
Am I missing something here - I was expecting something different, more like Toontracks Ezkeys I suppose - this just seems to be yet another Piano Library - albeit in a very nice GUI.
I see no features like Ezkeys nor anything else to really set it apart.
Has anyone more information?
Cheers
Nigel

Bajan Blue


Hi all
Am I missing something here - I was expecting something different, more like Toontracks Ezkeys I suppose - this just seems to be yet another Piano Library - albeit in a very nice GUI.
I see no features like Ezkeys nor anything else to really set it apart.
Has anyone more information?
Cheers
Nigel

There is nothing close to EZ Keys.
Just another VSTi Grand Piano.
Only thing different, but like Pianoteq, is the phrase recorder button. And maybe the tweakability with Mic-positions.
But rather small size of it. Only around 1-1,5Gb per instrument...

Smedberg
Thanks I thought so - to be honest I have some very good piano and especially electric piano libraries which I use all the time so I don't think I will be bothering with this - shame - I think they have really missed a trick here - being late into the market they needed to do some different - whether or not you think Ezkeys is any good or not, at least it was different!
Be interesting to see if they try and add some functionality at a latter date - big mistake in my book if they do as most people will have already made their minds up about the product.
Cheers
Nigel

 

Downloaded and installed the free 49 key version (Studio Grand).  It has 8 very usable presets and is fully tweakable.  The biggest point of confusion for me was where the installer put the vst dll files.  It auto installs and does not ask where to put them.  I found the 64bit in program files/vstplugins and the 32bit in program files (86)/cakewalk/vstplugins.  

Like others I have a good arsenal of piano samples.  What I like about this one is the GUI and its easy tweakability.  The tone is also nice right out of the box.  Not sure if I will purchase the full version--right now the price for the Grand Piano (88keys) is $49.  That is not bad for a decent Steinway Grand.  All three pianos Grand, Upright and Electric are $179.

Just for information, with the new auto installer, you have to first go into Documents / xlnaudio / presets I think it is and tell it where to put the Dll's
Nigel

This library follow the same tradition as the latest SampleTekk Black having around 1,5 gig of samples.
The other SampleTekk libraries having a lot more gigabytes per instruments.

Smedberg

This library follow the same tradition as the latest SampleTekk Black having around 1,5 gig of samples.
The other SampleTekk libraries having a lot more gigabytes per instruments. 

Thanks for this info.  It is what I suspected.  

I will say that I like the GUI for the Addictive Keys better than the new one that is used for the new SampleTekk Black for Kontakt5.  While I like the Black for Kontakt5, and while their new Kontakt 5 GUI is not bad (much better than their older ones), the GUI in the Addictive Keys is definitely nicer.  I also like having the presets as starting points in the Addictive Keys.  

Thanks for this post.

Hello all!
 
The three "Studio Collection" instruments which are initially offered for Addictive Keys are brand new recordings made by the piano-sampling experts at Sampletekk - exclusively for XLN Audio. The instruments were carefully selected for the best sound character available.
 
Recordings were made with multiple sets of microphones and microphone positions from which the best ones were selected. Both stereo pairs and rare vintage mono mics are available. One of the strong points of Addictive Keys is that stereo mix-down from up to 3 selectable stereo channels is done live during playback, with lots of effects processing available. 
 
/ Markus D / XLN-Audio