Alicia Keys’ Electric Keys take the virtual stage.
Native Instruments releases follow-up to Keys’ acoustic virtual instrument, based on ‘meticulous’ sampling of Grammy winners’ CP70 Electric Grand.
Native Instruments has announced the release of Alicia’s Electric Keys a virtual electric piano instrument that follows up its 2010 acoustic Alicia’s Keys, also endorsed by the 16-time Grammy winner.
The plugin is built on Alicia’s ‘iconic’ CP70 Electric Grand Piano, captured in collaboration with Keys’ longtime engineer Ann Mincieli at Jungle City Studios.
“I’m so excited for everyone to experience Alicia’s Electric Keys,” said Keys. “Whatever you’re doing, it’s going to add a layer that you’ve been missing.”
Principle to that end is the inclusion of custom effects chains, as crafted by Keys’ herself IRL, and heard on such hits as Girl on Fire.
French composer, visual artist & developer Sylvain Stoppani (Blinksonic) has released eclo.re player series vol.1, new album based on Reaktor ensembles.
You can sculpt 4 tracks with basic DJ features like loopers, eq filters, panoramic, reverse, scratch, warp/stretch/pitch features, and 3 additional effects.
Sylvain Stoppani describes it as “at the crossroads between a futuristic player and a powerful looper/sampler, you can mutate recordings at your taste, create your own personal loops and atmospheres based on the original tracks.”
Today, Native Instruments announced Traktor Pro 4, a major update to their flagship 4-deck DJ software that adds flexible beatgrids, high-quality stem separation, Ozone Maximizer, and Pattern Player.
Official video intro:
New in Traktor Pro 4:
Stem Separation powered by AI and RX – Precisely isolate and manipulate drums, bass, instruments, and vocals individually.
Flexible Beatgrids – Traktor Pro 4’s beatgrids are ideal for moving between genres or mixing tracks with a changing tempo. With flexible beatgrids you can precisely follow each tempo change throughout a track, enabling highly accurate looping, beat jumps, beat effect layering, and beat alignment—all without impacting the audio quality.
Pattern Player – Bring the sounds of iconic drum machines and leading producers to your sets.
Ozone Maximizer – Ozone Maximizer utilizes technology from iZotope’s award-winning Ozone mastering software. Its Intelligent Release Control allows you to finally boost the loudness of your sets without distortion.
Features:
Core functions
Complete control over up to four decks in Track, Stem, and Remix Mode
Highly reliable Sync to keep everything sounding on point
[New] Advanced flexible beatgrids for precise effects, looping, navigation and mixing between tracks with changing tempo
[New] Ozone Maximizer with iZotope’s award-winning technology to boost loudness while preserving transients and dynamics
Mix recorder to record your sets
A range of EQs and filters modeled on industry-standard mixers
Key detection and shifting feature for harmonic mixing
Smart Playlists for efficient library organization
[New] Two free months of Beatport Streaming Advanced or Beatsource Streaming
Creative tools
40+ studio-grade Native Instruments effects to transform your tracks, available in four chainable Deck FX slots
Mixer FX for quick and easy effect layering
[New] High-quality stem separation powered by iZotope’s pro-grade RX technology, including four-track waveform display
[New] Pattern Player packed with drum patterns from iconic drum machines and the signature sounds of leading producers
Additional free remix sets available to download
Reliable looping, hot cues and beatjump functions, plus high-quality timestretch algorithm
Remix decks for adding samples and effects and triggering them in sync with the rest of the mix
Integration and compatibility
Best-in-class timecode vinyl tracking
Plug-and-play support for CDJs and most club mixers
Ableton Link and MIDI clock support for seamless integration with hybrid performance setups
Deep MIDI mapping for personalized mapping of any compatible hardware and software
Compatible with all Traktor hardware and mappable with any DJ hardware
