ChocolateChicken wrote:The Alicia's Keys demo songs on NI didn't provide any songs besides silly pop/jazz songs, and maybe one classical piece, so I have no idea how that library would sound otherwise.
For East West Pianos Gold users and Alicia's Keys users out there, how are those pianos in terms of versatility?
If I may put my 2 cents in:
Well, I'm clueless about EastWest's library, but you probably want to go with NI's Giant instead of Alicia's keys. I believe that they are nearly the same price, if my memory does not fail me.
Anyways, Alicia's keys really isn't all that bad, but it feels restricting, as far as sound goes. You can't really customize the sound in Alicia's keys all that much, but it at least does what it's supposed to well. Just be warned that this library is only suited for a few genre's/feels, ie., you can't make it sound "hard" or "gritty" if you want to put it into a darker song. Overall, the sound and feel of the library is... erm, soft, if that word can be used.
IMHO it's quite usable in some cases, and it works well, but not one of the best. If you've got the cash for Alicia's keys, you'd probably be better off spending it on something more customizable.
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Also, you know that other, way more awesome Nomnom guy who shows up on EQD sometimes? THAT PERSON IS NOT ME.
We just happen to have similar pseudonyms.