Together with Danish sample specialist Thomas Skarbye (better known by his company name Scarbee) and impulse response expert Ernest Cholakis, Alicia Keys has created a virtual piano that meets her professional standards and embodies the soulful sound that has become her trademark as a superstar.
艾丽西亚·凯斯(Alicia Keys)与丹麦样品专家托马斯·斯卡拜(Thomas Skarbye)(他的公司名为斯卡比(Scarbee))和冲动反应专家欧内斯特·乔拉基斯(Ernest Cholakis)一起,创造了一架虚拟钢琴,满足了她的专业标准,体现了她作为超级巨星的标志性的灵魂声音。
This is the piano sound that has helped Miss Keys win multiple Grammys and reach the top of the charts.
正是这种钢琴声帮助凯斯小姐赢得了多个格莱美奖,并登上了排行榜的榜首。
ALICIA’S KEYS was sampled from her own playing, recorded in the artist’s own studio under the supervision of her trusted engineer, Ann Mincieli.
ALICIA’S KEYS是从她自己演奏的音乐中抽取的样本,在她信任的工程师Ann Mincieli的监督下,在艺术家自己的工作室录制。
ALICIA’S VERY OWN KEYS
艾丽西娅自己的钥匙
The instrument samples come from Alicia Keys’ very own Yamaha™ C3 Neo grand piano.
乐器样本来自艾丽西亚Keys的非常自己的雅马哈-™C3 Neo三角钢琴。
This unique and highly-sought after instrument was built to celebrate Yamaha’s 100th anniversary in 2002 and represents the very top of the Conservatory Collection line.
这一独特和高度追求的乐器是为了庆祝雅马哈在2002年的100周年而建造的,代表了音乐学院收藏线的顶级。
The exquisite and unique sound of the C3 Neo were painstakingly captured by Thomas Skarbye, Kontakt script wizard Nils Liberg, and Grammy-award winning engineer Ann Mincieli – making this exclusive instrument available to everyone.
C3 Neo的精致和独特的声音是由Thomas Skarbye, Kontakt脚本向导Nils Liberg和格莱美奖获奖工程师Ann Mincieli煞费苦心地捕捉到的-使这个独家的乐器对每个人都可用。
Using vintage microphones and preamps and through detailed analysis of Alicia’s playing, the team succeeded in capturing the warm, soulful and inspiring sound of the C3 Neo all the way down to the finest nuances.
使用老式麦克风和前置放大器,并通过对Alicia演奏的详细分析,团队成功地捕捉到了C3 Neo温暖、深情和鼓舞人心的声音,一直到最细微的差别。
KEEPING IT TRUE
让它真正的
Great effort was put into making ALICIA’S KEYS as authentic as possible.
为了使艾丽西亚的钥匙尽可能的真实,他们付出了巨大的努力。
Designed with incredible precision, and incorporating subtle details such as mechanical release noises, a specially developed sympathetic resonance and release system, and even the sound of fingers hitting keys (optional), this unique instrument delivers plenty of lively realism.
以难以置信的精度设计,并结合微妙的细节,如机械释放噪音,特别开发的共鸣和释放系统,甚至手指敲击按键的声音(可选),这一独特的乐器提供了大量的生动的现实主义。
So much in fact, that Alicia Keys herself used it exclusively on her latest album The Element of Freedom.
事实上,艾丽西亚·凯斯(Alicia Keys)在她的最新专辑《自由元素》(The Element of Freedom)中专门使用了这个词。