Toontrack EZKeys Upright Piano (Download)

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Toontrack EZKeys Upright Piano meticulously samples the sound of an ??stlind & Almquist upright piano, down to its characteristic rich and warm tone. The piano was recorded at Studio 9, Sveriges Radio, Sweden, through high-grade modern and vintage equipment.

A bevy of preset signal chains are included to get you great sounds out of the box. These signal chains make use of processing and effects from Overloud. You can control each preset with a set of controls that will affect individual parameters.

This instrument can be used on Mac and Windows operating systems. It will work in AU, VST, AAX and RTAS plug-in formats. A standalone version is included, as is a selection of MIDI parts, patterns, and grooves played by a session pianist.

Toontrack EZKeys Upright Piano - Key Features:

• A carefully sampled ??stlind & Almquist upright piano
• Recorded at Studio 9, Sveriges Radio, Sweden using modern and vintage equipment
• Mix-ready presets
• True dynamic response for great playability
• Sympathetic resonance based on real samples

Presets

• Standard: The default and all-around sound brings out the best in the natural upright tone
• Raw Tweaks: A true bypass preset that represents what the piano sounded like on the raw recording
• Britpop 1: A contemporary pop sound involving EQ, reverb, and compression
• Britpop 2: A slightly more reverberant take on a modern British pop sound
• Living Room: Delicate use of the EQ and reverb gives this sound believable, subtle room ambience
• Saloon: This Wild West preset features a room reverb, stereo and tone control, and detuning
• 70s Ballad: In this preset, tape simulation, room reverb, and slight phase cancellation give your upright piano a nice retro vibe
• 70s Epic: A chorused piano that will suit your rock anthems
• 80s Chorus: A huge sounding preset tweaked for big mixes, featuring reverb, tone, and compression control, as well as chorus
• 90s Dance: Heavy chorus, EQ, and delay make this preset the perfect starting point for any kind of dance song
• Balladesque: Passing through both a tape delay and plate reverb, this ambient preset is best used for softer tunes
• Southern Comfort: A round, warm, and intimate tone for any country, blues, or southern-spiced song
• Swedish House Piano: Ambient and clear sounding preset, blended with chorus, exciter, delay, and reverb
• Plate in the mix: A classic piano sound, featuring high and low frequency control, blended with a beautiful plate reverb
• Filter Sweep: LFO-based preset that gives you control over waveform, frequency, resonance, and speed

EZKeys Features

• 32- and 64-bit AAX, VST, AU, and RTAS plug-in formats as well as a low latency standalone application
• Drag and drop the included MIDI straight to the built-in song track
• Drag and drop 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 sort out the chord in any MIDI on the fly
• Record or overdub MIDI directly in EZkeys
• Use the included or any third party MIDI/chord progressions and transform them with playing styles found in other MIDI files
• Quickly add basic chords to the timeline or drag and drop any chord from the Chord Wheel
• 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
• Alter the voicing of a chord on the fly by clicking the ƒ?? or + buttons in the Chord Wheel
• Humanize any prequantized MIDI upon import in EZkeys
• Transpose individual song blocks or full songs
• Export songs or files as wave files straight from the EZkeys interface
• Comes with an easy to understand music theory document including MIDI examples
• Possibility to tune the piano by octaves, semitones, 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
• Ready-made presets utilizing high-quality effects from Overloud; the presets range from raw and unprocessed to heavily distorted and tweaked

MIDI Overview

• Extensive MIDI library played by a professional session pianist
• Pop/Rock, Soul/RnB, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Blues, Boogie, and Funk styles
• All songs performed in full 8 bar or longer blocks
• All songs performed with increasing intensity as intro, verse, prechorus, 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