Toontrack EZKeys Grand Piano (Download)

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Toontrack EZKeys Grand Piano is both a plug-in and standalone instrument that combines a piano player, songwriting partner, arranger and a sampled grand piano in a single package. The software ships with an extensive MIDI library performed by a professional session pianist. From simple to complex, full eight bar song sections cover all the major genres such as Rock, Pop, Country, Gospel, Blues and Funk.

Creating the foundation of a track is as simple as dragging and dropping sections. The software then immediately analyzes and separates all chords. If you click any of the blocks, an intuitive chord circle will open. This function allows you to transpose or alter any chord or a full song on the fly, and works both with the included MIDI as well as user imported files.

EZkeys Grand Piano features a sampled Steinway model D grand piano, originally recorded in a world-class recording studio, using vintage and modern recording gear. Additionally, the sounds were mixed to sit perfectly in a production environment without any additional tweaking. A selection of ready-made and user controllable presets provide endless editing options if required.

Toontrack EZKeys Grand Piano ƒ?? Key Features:

• 32- and 64-bit VST, Audio Units and RTAS instrument as well as low latency stand-alone application
• Drag and drop the included MIDI straight to the built-in song track
• Drag and drop support for your own or third party MIDI straight into EZkeys
• Drag and drop MIDI from the song track or directly from the song browser to your DAW or to your desktop
• EZkeys will analyze and chord-separate any MIDI on the fly
• Real-time chord display that enables you to instantly see what chords you are playing
• Chord selector, based upon the circle of fifths, allowing you to change chords instantly
• Presets for the most commonly used chord types
• Customize the coloration of any chord by opening up the detailed view
• Transpose individual song blocks or full songs with a single mouse-click
• Comes with an easy to understand music theory document including MIDI examples
• Possibility to tune the piano by octave, semitone or cents
• Dynamics controls that let you adjust the velocity response to match your keyboard or playing style
• Three pedals: - sustain, sostenuto, and damping
• MIDI-learn and automation
• Thirteen ready-made presets utilizing high-quality effects from Overloud with presets ranging from raw and unprocessed, to heavily distorted and tweaked

MIDI

• Extensive MIDI library played by a professional session pianist
• All major styles covered (Pop/Rock, Soul/R n B, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Blues, Boogie, Funk)
• All songs performed in full 8 bar or longer blocks
• All songs performed with increasing intensity as intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus and bridge variations
• Single, rhythmical and broken chords in different variations as well as FX and endings
• Straight/swing variations in 4/4 and 6/8
• Intuitive browser that lets you add you own favorites and arrange them in folders

Sound Library

• Recorded in a world-class studio using only the best of the best in modern and vintage equipment
• All sounds are designed to be mix-ready - just pick a preset and the sound will sit right in your mix
• Uncompromising dynamic response for great playability
• Includes Sympathetic Resonance based on real samples
• Due to a proprietary loss-less compression algorithm TPC, EZkeys Grand Piano is extremely low on system resources and only needs 500 MB of RAM - normal loading time from launch to ready-to-play is less than ten seconds

Presets

• Signal chain presets are based on high quality effects from Overloud
• Effects used range from reverb to tape simulation and distortion
• You can control each preset by using a set of controls that will affect the individual parameters
• Standard - default sound. A very rich and fresh tone that will work perfectly in any type of contemporary pop/rock, country or classical composition - customize the level of room reverb and compression by tweaking the controls
• Raw Tweaks - true bypass preset that represents what the piano sounded like from the raw recording - adjust the level of hammer, sustain pedal and releases as well as detune the piano
• Swedish Jazz - plate reverb subtly blended with that mellow tone that will give the sound that characteristic, warm feel used on a lot of the classic jazz records
• Retro Space Ballad - spring reverb blended with a fast repeating tape delay delivers a great retro feel
• Swedish Pop - chorus based preset that also includes a spring reverb for that 70's Swedish pop sound
• Old Time Boogie - distorted through a 15 ips tape machine and with the addition of a spring reverb as well as a tape slap delay, this preset represents the vintage sound reminiscent of the dirty recordings of the 60's
• On Stage - optimized to add extra presence in a stage monitor
• Drive In Cabinet - piano is going through a speaker cabinet and hitting distortion on the way
• Electric Dirt - going through a guitar amplifier with a distortion pedal and a spring reverb, this preset is great as a solo sound or for long swelling chords
• Grand Tremolo - tremolo based preset with options for tape delay, spring reverb as well as tremolo speed and depth
• Atmospheric Depth - classic piano tone blended with a pad-like sound for the typical dreamy, contemporary ballad sound
• Dreamscapes - perfect for long swelling chords and atmospheric ambience
• Dreampads - builds on the same fundamental idea as the Dreamscapes preset, but adds a slightly different flavor