XLN Audio Addictive Keys

Verdict
For Exquisitely sampled
Great efects
Massive library of presets
Against No per-key velocity editing
An incredible array of beautifully emulated
keyboard instruments, with high-quality
efects to match
9 / 1 0
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Spectrasonics
Keyscape €349/$399
Keyscape is the ultimate keyboard
instrument in that it features 36
separately modelled keyboards ranging
from Wurlitzers to Fenders, toy pianos to
Rhodes with a huge number of pianos.
It breaks our rules by ofering both
multi-sampling and modelling but you
won’t care as the results are stunning.
Spectrasonics endeavoured to
capture all the noise, imperfection and
quirks of the original keyboards, as well
as the full spread of their tonality. Each
instrument has been sampled with up
to 32 velocity layers, and uses multiple
round robins per layer for ‘human’
variation between notes.
Keyscape’s interface is clean and
straightforward. The browser lets you
select from the ten top-level instrument
types (Acoustic Pianos, Clavinets,
Electric Pianos, etc), or head straight to
one of the 36 speciic models. The
presets are listed in the bottom pane,
and with over 500 included, most of
them come in related sets.
Heading up the Acoustic Pianos
category is the LA Custom C7, an
‘enhanced’ Yamaha C7 that uses “rare
long-ibre virgin wool felt” on its
hammers. It’s joined by a Wing upright
piano from 1900 in two conigurations.
All the instruments sound
phenomenal, serving up a versatile
melange of lavours, from the super
clean LA Custom C7, through the funky,
evocative electric pianos and clavs, to
the pretty Celeste and other Belltones,
and the crusty inish and grit of the toy
and tacked pianos.
Keyscape is almost impossible not
to fall in love with. The care, attention to
sonic detail and passion that have been
TYPE: Keyboard with 36 modelled keyboards | PRICE: €349/$399 | KEY FEATURES: 500 sounds, 36 Instrument Models and Hybrid ‘Duo’ Patches; multisampled sounds
with up to 32-way velocity switching and Round Robins; mechanical noise, pedal noise and release noise behaviour modelling; authentic circuit modelled ampliiers and
e ects | SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: AU, VST 2.4 or AAX-capable host (64-bit); macOS 10.13 High Sierra or higher; Windows 7 or higher; 2.4GHz Intel dual core processor or
higher (i7 recommended); 8GB RAM, 80GB hard drive space (optional 30GB ‘Lite’ installation); Solid State Drive recommended
poured into it are palpable at every turn,
the huge preset library is an absolute
pleasure to wander through, and the
deep multisampling employed results in
a very high level of playability and
stunning sound.
spectrasonics.net
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