Alicia's Keys

I like this piano...She sings softly with a beautiful sweet voice...

Kudos to the people involved in engineering and producing this instrument.

It is mellow and intimate - a "parlour piano" - and the attention to detail really shines through.

With a HPF,a little EQ and some compression,this is a very good "pop piano" with more warmth than most of the C7 offerings out there...

I have a friend with a beautiful sounding C3 supplied through an artist deal with Yamaha and the AK reminds me so much of that particular piano...

It's also a little easier to cart around and keep in tune which is the main reason Alicia decided to get this project happening anyway...

This is the perfect alternative to my other favourite pianos - the Ivory Italian Grand II and the Sonivox Eight Eight Steinway...

All of my other sampled acoustic pianos have got the flick because there's no need to jam up the hard drives with pooh :)


I did change the velocity levels to suit my requirements and you really do have to install the 1.2 update to get this running smoothly...

The only negative I have about this piano is the "girly" wallpaper with some flowers,a lamp and a drink bottle thrown in,but this is Alicia's baby and that is a small price to pay for such a wonderful sounding instrument.