KONTAKT Alicia's Keys

🎹 Native Instruments – Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys, multiple Grammy Award–winning artist, producer, and humanitarian, is one of the most powerful voices in contemporary music. From child prodigy to global superstar, she has built a legacy of authenticity, soul, and innovation.

At the heart of her creative world is The Oven, her private studio, fully loaded with vintage and modern gear. It’s here where Alicia blends tradition with innovation — producing records from start to finish, hands-on, with her engineer Ann Mincieli. Central to her sound is the legendary Yamaha C3 Neo grand piano, the very instrument sampled to create this groundbreaking virtual instrument.

With Native Instruments Alicia Keys, musicians everywhere can now experience the exact piano sound Alicia uses in her own music — recorded, produced, and fine-tuned by the artist herself.

🌟 Features at a Glance

• The Sound of Alicia Keys’ Yamaha C3 Neo – her personal piano from The Oven Studio.
• Deep Sampling – nearly 3,000 individual samples, 12 discrete velocity layers (with & without pedal).
• Massive Library – equivalent to 17 GB of uncompressed WAV files.
• Authentic Performance Capture – sampled directly from Alicia’s own playing.
• Meticulous Details – finger noise, pedal sounds, sustain/release phases.
• Sympathetic Resonance System – natural harmonics for realism.
• Mechanical Realism – release noises for all 88 keys + pedal action.
• Vintage Vibe Option – adjustable microphone noise for a warmer, old-school feel.
• Built-in Convolution Reverb – shape the sound inside the instrument.
• User-Friendly Interface – with integrated documentation and quick controls.

💻 System Requirements

• Software: Free KONTAKT 4 Player or KONTAKT 4 (v4.0.5 or higher).
• Mac: macOS X 10.5+, Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM.
• Windows: XP (SP2, 32-bit) / Vista (32/64-bit) / Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Pentium or Athlon XP 1.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM.
• Formats: Standalone, VST, AU, RTAS (Pro Tools 7+).
• Storage: 7 GB free disk space required.