🎹Addictive Keys vs Pianoteq Piano VST Plugin Comparison & Demo - Modartt & XLN Audio🎹

🛒 See More Digital Pianos▸https://geni.us/Digital-Pianos 💕 Subscribe to Merriam Pianos HERE ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam 🔔 Click the 🔔 bell to be notified of all videos! ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam #AddictiveKeys #Pianoteq #VST Hello and welcome back to the Merriam Pianos YouTube channel. In this video we’ll be comparing two major players of the piano VST world - Addictive Keys and Pianoteq. Pianoteq pretty much sits at the top of the VST world in terms of pure awareness and popularity, but according to search volumes, one of the most requested comparisons for Pianoteq is addictive keys. While these aren’t really an apples to apples comparison, we’re happy to oblige here and dive right in. Please like the video below, and if it’s your first time to the channel, subscribe and hit that notification bell! Addictive Keys Background Assuming you’re brand new to piano VST’s, it’s important to note right off the hop just how fundamentally different the Pianoteq is from Addictive Keys. The first difference is the price point. Addictive Keys costs just over $100, and for that price you get a very nicely sampled 9 foot concert grand piano, which we suspect is a Hamburg Steinway D. This is the next big difference as Pianoteq is a modelling based engine as opposed to sample based. This piano has been sampled with a variety of different microphone types and placements, and there’s a lot of control over tube preamps and various effects engines. It’s all quite easy to learn and use, and there’s a variety of different tonal textures available courtesy of various presets. Pianoteq Background Even the standard version of Pianoteq costs several hundred dollars more than Addictive Keys. Are you getting more for the money? The short answer is yes, and the big difference, as we mentioned above, is that Pianoteq is a true modelling based sound engine. This means that instead of sampling a piano for the engine, this tone engine is completely generated in real time via a series of complex algorithms. Pianoteq has been working on this modelling technology for a long time, and it’s really the main thing that they’re known for. The big advantage of a modelling based engine is just how expansive the editable parameters are - there is a stunning amount of customization available with this engine by virtue of the modelling technology. There’s also a huge range of instruments to choose from, including Steinways, a Bluthner and a Bechstein, not to mention an assortment of electric pianos. Once you select an instrument, the huge range of editable parameters includes tuning, voicing, the spectrum profile, soundboard design, stringlength, just to name a few. There’s even a full mic simulator that allows you to change mic type and mic placement. Summary Playing them side-by-side, it’s clear that these VST’s sound quite different. There’s an extra depth to the texture being generated by Pianoteq, and the top-end as well as the decay, also sounds deeper. For the price, Addictive Keys is extremely good value. If you’ve got the budget and moving up to Pianoteq isn’t going to break the bank, it’s worth the money, especially if you’re looking for a VST for a studio setting. Thank you for watching! Connect with Merriam Music: ● Website ▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/ ● Contact Us ▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/contact/ ● Instagram ▸   / merriammusic   ● Facebook ▸   / merriammusic   ● Twitter ▸   / merriammusicinc