<s>
Akoustik	B-Application
Piano	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
instrument	O
developed	O
by	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
used	O
for	O
playback	O
is	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
 '	O
own	O
Kontakt	B-Application
Player	I-Application
(	O
a	O
feature-limited	O
version	O
of	O
Kontakt	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	B-Operating_System
program	O
for	O
live	O
performance	O
or	O
recording	O
to	O
MIDI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
such	O
as	O
MOTU	O
's	O
Digital	B-Operating_System
Performer	I-Operating_System
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
library	O
comes	O
in	O
both	O
16-bit	B-Device
and	O
24-bit	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kontakt	B-Application
synthesizer	O
includes	O
several	O
optional	O
transformations	O
to	O
the	O
sample	O
's	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitch	O
level	O
,	O
pitch	O
bend	O
,	O
velocity	O
curve	O
,	O
tuning	O
system	O
(	O
including	O
quarter-tone	O
)	O
,	O
dynamics	O
,	O
microphone	B-Application
distance	O
,	O
equalizer	O
,	O
lid	O
position	O
(	O
closed	O
,	O
half-	O
,	O
or	O
full-stick	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
choice	O
of	O
performance	O
space	O
may	O
all	O
be	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
(	O
VST	O
)	O
,	O
Audio	B-Operating_System
Units	I-Operating_System
,	O
RTAS	B-Operating_System
,	O
DXi	O
,	O
Audio	B-Library
Stream	I-Library
Input/Output	I-Library
(	O
ASIO	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
's	O
Core	B-Operating_System
Audio	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
DirectSound	B-Device
are	O
all	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akoustic	O
Piano	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Universal	B-Operating_System
Binary	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
