Striking the perfect balance between soul and R&B, a new music software is about to change the way you think about computer audio and music software.

Developed side by side with the Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys, Native Instrument’s Alicia’s Keys Virtual Piano brings Alicia Key’s very own music within reach. This software recreates Key’s signature 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. Native Instrument was able to capture that distinct Alicia Keys sound, what with two full years of hard work and top of the line equipments.

Using nothing but the best vintage microphones and high-end outboard studio gear, this new sampled grand is not an everyday instrument. However, it has a number of strong features and a great tone, at a modest price.

This new music software utilizes 17GB of high resolution samples paired with 12 discrete velocity layers per note. It uses sophisticated emulation of crucial sonic aspects such as key release, pedal sustain functionality as well as sympathetic resonance.

Alicia’s Keys’ user interface also provides complete control over the sound in order to further adjust it to the particular musical preference and personal playing style of the user. And to make things even better, it also includes a studio-quality convolution reverb that allows a number of authentic room ambiences ranging from a small piano chamber to a large stage or concert hall.

The actual piano that Alicia Keys uses is a Yamaha C3, a part of the limited edition Neo cabinetry. The C3 is a six-foot grand, which means that its low register is less full and deep than on a nine-foot 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.

You will be very impressed with the realistic features of Alicia’s Keys. The velocity response makes it extremely playable even when you are not as good as Alicia Keys and every range of the keyboard responds well just as it should.

Aside from its built-in convolution reverb, it also has a standard DSP reverb that gives you the option if you are running on a slower computer. However, even without the reverb, the piano’s natural ambience is beautiful. Probably because of its meticulous tuning – each of the unisons has exactly the right amount of microscopic tuning, making the tone of the choruses almost perfect, just like on a real piano.

Alicia’s Keys is ideal for a pop ballad sound, 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.

Make music out of sheer inspiration. Evoke deep emotions with every note.

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In an industry that churns out mediocre products and poor quality sound, the Steinberg company has come out with the Steinberg Cubase 5 Audio MIDI Software that does deliver the goods. The Steinberg Cubase 5 has certainly lived up to already high expectations.

The Steinberg Cubase 5 has a new innovative workstation that has a large number of features that challenges any other competitor in the market.

The Steinberg Cubase 5 hosts a lot of new features that can be perfect for any producer in the music industry and a prime example of this is the Vari Audio, this enables the producer or whoever is using the device to use different effects on the pitch of the vocals and they can then be changed if needed to be. This does open up a whole new level in the music industry where people who are not the most amazing singers in the world can edit their voice to make it sound so much better and then go on to sell millions of records. In addition to this there are now new ways to create beats, and this can be done using the Groove Agent ONE, this virtual instrument that can be used when making new sounds.

It is also very easy to make changes to pitch and can be done quickly and conveniently at ease with the new features of this software. When you first try using the software it can be a little complex but this then outweighed when you discover just how much the software can do and achieve. Once you are comfortable with the Pitch Control feature, you will be able to see just how much promise it has to offer.

Along with many of the other features that stand out with the new Cubase, there is no need to bus a specialized keyboard when using the software and all can now be achieved when just using a normal standard keyboard and it will still give you the effect that you wish for. This, unlike the past, makes the software more compact and easier to use, making things just a little bit simpler when it comes to making music with the Cubase 5 MIDI.

There is also a Digital Audio Workstation that has given some edge to Steinberg and unlike the previous model this version is not prone to crashing continuously or at all. There are no faults or problems that occur with this new model and the company has done a great job of making sure it is close to perfect.

There is also a new feature that gives the ability to allow reverberations within specific environments to be emulated. This new additions allows producers to do so much more with there sounds and can see what the music can sound like in different locations, such as larger open areas for example a church. It is becoming a popular type of software with other competitors but it is one of the many amazing features that the Cubase has to offer.

The Cubase can be amazing at multi-tasking and for such a simple device it can do so many things, eliminating the need for using lots of different pieces of software to do different tasks as the Cubase can do them all in one, simplifying everything and making it so much less time-consuming.

In conclusion the Steinberg Cubase 5 Audio MIDI Software, has lots to offer and can be perfect for any producer that has a lot to do and a lot of music to create, for someone who wants the best and easiest way to do things then the Steinberg Cubase 5 Audio MIDI Software is the best to use.

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