Addictive Keys Mark One

Start playing this warm, beautiful instrument and chances are good that you'll find yourself still playing it several hours later.

Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 Stage Piano, Classic and Intimate Sound, Six selectable mic perspectives.

Über das Mark One:
DasMark One Instrument basiert auf einem Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 Electric Piano, gespielt über einen Vintage Röhren Combo-Verstärker und aufgenommen mit Vintage Mikrophonen sowie direkt über den Instrumenten Ausgang.

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The Instrument and its Presets:
Our Mark One instrument is based on a Fender Rhodes Mk. 1 electric piano. The Rhodes Mk. 1 has been the most popular electric piano for more than four decades and is heard on countless hit records. Rhodes pianos can vary in sound, and this particular instrument was selected for its unmistakable warmth and intimacy.

While the instrument's line output can be recorded "direct," it is often played through an amplifier to add some crunch and character. For this recording, we used a MusicMan 112 RD Fifty 1x12". Different recording setups can be mixed and matched to give you endless sound design options!

With the tube combo set up in a large recording room, vintage microphones was positioned at both close and far away perspective capturing the amp close-up and with natural ambience. To add variety, three mics were positioned next up to the speaker; a dynamic, a tube condenser and a ribbon microphone. One floor and one room microphone setup were used for the option of adding depth and ambience to the recordings.

In addition to the acoustical recordings, two line signals were also recorded: One "direct" through high-voltage DI box and another through the classic Roland Dimension D analog stereo chorus.

Die Addictive Keys - Engine

Addictive Keys, das Piano Plugin von XLN Audio, bekannt durch das  Plugin Addictive Drums definiert einen neuen Standard für virtuelle Keyboard Instrumente.  

Addictive Keys bietet die Möglichkeit, die Mikrofonierung des Instruments zu variieren und damit den Gesamtklang entscheidend zu beeinflussen. Die Auswahl der Basisklänge besteht aus folgenden Instrumenten: STUDIO GRAND, MODERN UPRIGHT PIANO und MARK ONE E-PIANO.

Zwölf Velocity Layer sorgen für eine naturgetreue Abbildung des Dynamikumfangs.

Die Samplesets werden in Rekordzeit geladen, so ist jedes Instrument ohne Wartezeit sofort spielbereit. Ideal für den Life Einsatz!

Addictive Keys bietet für jedes seiner Instrumente eine kleine, aber gute Auswahl an Presets.

Die Instrument-Settings bieten viele Kontrollmöglichkeiten über die spezifischen Eigenschaften des jeweiligen Instrumentes. So sind Lautstärkeverlauf, Obertongehalt und Tonhöhenverlauf der Instrumente in der Sample-Playback-Sektion mit drei Hüllkurven und einem resonanzfähigen Multifilter zu steuern.

Ein Instrument besteht maximal aus einer Mixtur von drei Mikrofonen. Für jeden dieser Mikrofonkanäle bietet das Instrument einen eigenen Noise-Generator, mit dem man gezielt Rauschen und andere Nebengeräusche wie Vinylkratzen etc. hinzufügen kann. Außerdem findet man hier einen parametrischen 3-Band-Equalizer sowie Insert-Effekte mit den klassischen Modulationseffekten Chorus, Phaser, Tremolo und einen kombinierten Compressor/Distortion- Algorithmus.

Eine weitere Möglichkeit der Klangveränderung ist die Timbre-Shift-Funktion. Hier wird das Sample-Mapping so modifiziert, dass es zu einer Formatverschiebung kommt, mit der man den Klang im Handumdrehen drahtiger bzw. dumpfer machen kann. Über den internen Mixer kann jedes Mikrofon gezielt auf zwei Hall-Effekte geschickt werden.

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Overview

Addictive Keys brings the world's most inspiring and interesting keyboard instruments into the studios of songwriters, producers, and musicmakers.

It's unique sonic capabilities, smart workflow, fast load-times, and outstanding sound quality are designed to help you stay in the creative flow and to compose great music while you're in the zone.

Addictive Keys ships with tons of inspiring presets neatly arranged in "ExploreMaps." Each preset even comes with previews that present the preset in the perfect light. If you're in a hurry, you can use presets as-is so you don't lose inspiration. If you're in the mood to design new sounds, the powerful sound engine gives you great control over each instrument. You can even mix and match microphone setups!

To push the sound design envelope even further, the Addictive Keys engine has outstanding effects and envelopes to take your sound from clear and natural to heavily processed and other-worldly!

Finally, we include a standalone version that runs without requiring any music software. So if you just want to play, you can do so without any hassles.

Compatibility

Hosted Mode
Addictive Keys works as a virtual instrument running inside your host music software. It supports all of the major plug-in formats: VST & AU (32 and 64-bit), RTAS (32 bit) and AAX (64 bit).
This means you can use Addictive Drums within most music applications including: Pro Tools, SONAR, Cubase, Logic, Live and many others.

Standalone Mode
Addictive Keys can also work as a standalone instrument, without requiring host music software. This makes it easy to load an instrument, find an inspiring preset, and start playing without having to launch your music software.
This is perfect when you just want to play without waiting for music software or deal with routing.