Native Instruments Elektrik Piano Soft Synth (Macintosh and Windows)

Unites the four most beloved E-pianos of all time into one high-performance software instrument.

Submitted October 1, 2007

"Needs "recommended" not "minimum" system"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
NI products always sound terrific.
Features
Not a lot of bells and whistles needed or provided. However, for an electric piano synth, it's unusual, and very nice, to have the clavinet included.
Ease of Use
Very straightforward. However--and this is the main reason I wanted to write a review--don't even try it if you've only got a Windows system with 512 RAM. That's given as the minimum requirement, but don't be misled. It needs 1024 RAM, unless you want to use the very few voices that are designated as "small" or "medium" sizes, but then it's not worth the price. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I don't think that NI's claim of 512 RAM is entirely honest, and perhaps the only reason to include lower quality "small" and "medium" voices is to be able to increase sales by claiming that it can be used with 512.
Quality
Does what it does as well as you could want.
Value
Worth the price in my opinion. If you don't want NI quality, there are cheaper ones.
Manufacturer Support
The activation process described in the documentation in my product is no longer supported, and if you don't have your music computer online, the activation process is cumbersome compared to most other companies. NI's activation procedure is getting out of control.
The Wow Factor
My opinion, if you've tried an NI product or two, you'll want their other products. They always sound so rich and good.

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Submitted April 14, 2006

NI Elektrik Piano Customer Review

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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hands down the best electric piano emulation.
Sound
sounds absolutely fantastic!
Features
well, not a lot to tweak, but then again it's a simulation of a simple type of instrument
Ease of Use
samples take a long time to load but other than that it's easy
Quality
very, very nice plugin. very authentic sound.
Value
kinda pricey for what it does, but if you need a virtual electric piano this is the best one anywhere!
Manufacturer Support
never needed it.
The Wow Factor
very attractive. i'd buy it a drink if i saw it at a bar.
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