TYPE: Multisampled keyboards | PRICE: £199.95 for Complete | KEY FEATURES: Pitch and Formant, three Mode options (Transpose, Quantize and Robot) and Drive and Mix | SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite, VST 2, and Audio Units 64-bit only; macOS X 10.10 or later; Windows 7 or later
The Addictive Keys range comes in three flexible bundle options – Complete €199.95, Trio €179.95 and Duo €149.95 – so you can choose two, three or all four classic multisampled keyboards (each of which usually costs €89.95). These are a Fender Rhodes Mark I, Yamaha U3 Upright Piano, Steinway Model D Concert Grand and Yamaha CP-80 Electric Grand, so these are based on some of the best keyboards available.
The aim is to provide excellent source sounds with plenty of customisation (EQ, dynamics, effects and so on), but with a small disk footprint (under 8GB for the whole lot). Each instrument has been captured using a number of mics in a number of positions, enabling you to mix and match three stereo channels, complete with combined panning and width controls.