Product Reviews for Native Instruments Akoustik Piano Software Synth
Feature: Again, great samples. Steinway, Boesendorfer, etc. Key mechanics noise and pedal noise sampled too. Plenty of options.
Quality: First set of DVD's were corrupt. They sent me new ones. The installer still has flaws, but works nonetheless. See "sound" above for details on why this software sucks.
Value: Fine for the hobbyist. Professionals should avoid it like the plague. Maybe in a year they'll get it right, but for now, just stick with your digital piano.
Desirability: Oh, the "sex appeal" is strong. Lots of hype around this product. Don't be fooled.
Sound: Great samples, terrible playability. Maximum 50 notes polyphony is embarrassing. Pedal dynamics are unrealistic. Dynamic response flawed -- for example, you can't depress a key without generating a tone, no matter how slowly/gently you depress it (and varying the velocity curve and dynamics don't help). Notes don't fade out when exceeding polyphony, but cut out, and with an audible click to add insult to injury. Bottom line, they have a lot of work to do on this software before you can play Lizst with it.
Support: They have no idea what's going on. They had to put me on hold for 15 minutes while they figured out what the polyphony is. (I had a hard time believing it was a mere 50, so I checked with them.)
Overall: I'm already in the process of returning it.
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