Note
This guide is made for people installing and using the plugins from Focusrite's Hitmaker Expansion– a set of plugins included with your Focusrite interface.
To find out more, click here: focusrite.com/software/hitmaker-expansion
XLN Audio Addictive Keys allows you to use it within your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) or as a standalone application.
When used in your DAW, Addictive Keys allows you to use your piano sounds in your compositions. This is ideal if you’re looking to add high-quality piano alongside other instruments or effects.
Alternatively, using Addictive Keys as a standalone application gives you immediate access to piano sounds without needing to open your DAW, making it a convenient option for practising and experimenting. This standalone mode is perfect when you want to sit down, play, and enjoy the instrument’s sounds instantly without the setup time a DAW requires.
In this guide, we've used Ableton Live Lite as the DAW used to open Addictive Keys. However, most of the steps are the same in other DAWs.
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Open Ableton Live Lite (or any DAW) from your applications folder.
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Go to Plug-Ins in the Browser on the left-hand side of Live.
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Expand the XLN Audio folder
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Double click .
If you have a MIDI track selected in Live, it will add Addictive Keys to that track. If not, Live creates a new MIDI track and adds Addictive Keys as a Device on that track.
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If you have a MIDI controller keyboard connected to your computer, click the Arm Recording button at the bottom of the MIDI track in Live and you can use the keys to play the piano sounds in Addictive Keys.
If you don't have a MIDI controller keyboard, you can use MIDI to trigger the piano sounds from Addictive Keys.
If you need any help to install or use XLN Audio's Addictive Keys, you can find XLN Audio's help centre, user guide, and contact details here:
support.xlnaudio.com/hc/sections/6435506726301-Addictive-Keys