Groove3 Alicia's Electric Keys Explained

Native Instruments has added a follow-up to the successful Alicia's Keys VI by going electric and sampling her own personal Yamaha CP70 to bring us Alicia's Electric Keys. In this in-depth Alicia's Electric Keys video course, production wizard Eli Krantzberg walks you through this instrument front to back, explaining all the parameters, effects, and other features that make it such an incredibly versatile musical tool. From simple preset management to the deepest tweaking, it's all covered here. These Alicia's Electric Keys videos are designed for new users.

Eli welcomes you and begins with a brief tour of the instrument's interface so you can get your bearings, followed by a quick demonstration of its sound and preset management using the Kontakt snapshot system. Then you'll learn how to blend the two source signals - direct and miked - and adjust the available parameters so that they favor one or the other, so you can start off with the perfect basic sound before moving on to other details.

Next, explore the Shape section of the Instrument page and learn how to adjust sample playback speed, dynamic range, sample mapping, envelopes, and more as you further shape the sound. The Tone section follows, where you can add rich harmonics, enhance the low end with the Low Key and Sub controls, and shape transients with the Punch control.

The rest of the course covers the other features of the instrument, including the Noises section (for adding various mechanical noises to the sound to increase realism), FX and FX chains (create your own or choose from Alicia's own chains), macro knob assignments (making quick adjustments of several parameters at once with one knob), automation (mapping macro controls and automating them in your DAW), and more. Eli wraps things up with three different sound design videos in which he shows you how to build a patch from the ground up.

This Alicia's Electric Keys video course is the fastest and easiest way to learn everything you need to know about this amazing instrument. By the time you're through, you'll be ready to start using it on your very next production with confidence and ease. Check out the individual descriptions of Alicia's Electric Keys video tutorials to learn more about this VI's potential and how you can use it to create the perfect sound for your next hit track. Watch "Alicia's Electric Keys Explained®" today!

What You Will Learn:

-Interface layout and preset management with Kontakt snapshots

-Blending the direct and miked signals for the basic tone

-Adding effects (tremolo, distortion, reverb, etc.) and building your own effects chains or using Alicia's own chains

-Mapping various effects or parameters to macro knobs for quick adjustment of multiple elements

-And more!