EZKeys 2

[jazzmandan]

Could it just be as simple as no one is...

Could it just be as simple as no one is asking for it? Then let me be the first.

Tell us all please, that a EZKeys2 is on the drawing board and set for release in xxx/2016.

You know what I am asking for. Like you did with EZDrummer – EZDrummer2. Well, it doesn’t have to be that spectacular! But some thing to show commitment and maturity for this lovely program.

At a minimum can we at lease talk about it? This forum is soooo slow. Perhaps this could be a new level of life and pay off in dividends to the company bottom line.

Maybe if I say – Please and Thank you.

Jazzmandan

Could it just be as simple as no one is asking for it? Then let me be the first.

Tell us all please, that a EZKeys2 is on the drawing board and set for release in xxx/2016.

You know what I am asking for. Like you did with EZDrummer – EZDrummer2. Well, it doesn’t have to be that spectacular! But some thing to show commitment and maturity for this lovely program.

At a minimum can we at lease talk about it? This forum is soooo slow. Perhaps this could be a new level of life and pay off in dividends to the company bottom line.

Maybe if I say – Please and Thank you.

Jazzmandan

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[onewayout_1]

Hi Scott,

 

Will there still be demos of New and older EZKeys expansion packs to try…ie: cinematic pads, electronic pop…

[Scott]

onewayout_1 wrote:

Hi Scott,

 

Will there still be demos of New and older EZKeys expansion packs to try…ie: cinematic pads, electronic pop…

I have no info on how demos will work moving forward.

I have no reason to believe the version 1 demos would be removed and I don’t have any knowledge of if/how future version 2 expansion demos will function.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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[John]

Hi Zedd,

if I understand your concerns right, I would say that any downloaded and installed libraries that can be read by EZkeys 1 now, will still be so if unlocked at a later stage.

The EZK libraries I have on my drive right now can be opened by both EZkeys 1 and 2. The EZkeys 2 core library cannot be read by EZkeys 1.
My EZkeys 1 Projects can be imported to EZkeys 2.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Zed]

Hey John,

John wrote:

if I understand your concerns right, I would say that any downloaded and installed libraries that can be read by EZkeys 1 now, will still be so if unlocked at a later stage. The EZK libraries I have on my drive right now can be opened by both EZkeys 1 and 2. The EZkeys 2 core library cannot be read by EZkeys 1.

It becomes a matter of whether purchases of libraries after May 16th will included a serial number to unlock them in EZKeys 1, since I would assume that  EZKeys 1 and EZKeys 2 versions of the sound expansions will not share the same serial number.

The FAQ on the EZKeys 2 product page does make it clear that all current sound expansions will be removed and discontinued on May 16th and replaced by new versions of the same sound expansions in the new format… therefore installing any sound expansions into EZKeys 1, that we don’t currently have on our drives, will no longer be possible after May 16th.

This is remedied by grabbing the trial/demo versions of anything we may still might want to have in the original EZKeys 1 while we still can… but the question remains whether Toontrack will grant serial numbers upon request to authorize those demos in EZKeys 1, after May 16th, when we purchase the new version of that sound expansion for EZKeys 2?

[Petter]

Zed wrote:

It becomes a matter of whether purchases of libraries after May 16th will included a serial number to unlock them in EZKeys 1

Hi Zed, the serial numbers that you already have will work and the EKXs will load in EZkeys 1.

If you decide to not upgrade to EZkeys 2, you can still purchase legacy EZkeys instruments after May 16th and they will still work in EZkeys 1.

EKXs released after May 16th will not work in EZkeys 1.

Petter Adsten - Toontrack
Support & Betatesting

[onewayout_1]

Thank you Petter,

When I upgrade what instrument will come with EZKeys 2, so that I can still use both versions?

Jeff

• This post was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by onewayout_1.

[John]

onewayout_1 wrote:

When I upgrade what instrument will come with EZKeys 2, so that I can still use both versions?

The EZkeys 2 Core library is the Fazioli F212 Grand piano shown on the EZkeys 2 product page.

It is a new plug-in so it can co-exist alongside your EZkeys 1 plug-in. You can load the EZkeys 1 libraries you already own in EZkeys 2 and Import EZkeys 1 Projects into EZkeys 2.

Please see the product page for full info and the Q+A:
https://www.toontrack.com/ezkeys-2-qa/

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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[onewayout_1]

Sweet!

[Scott Hopkins]

Will unregistered EXkeys 1 instrument expansion serial numbers still work after EZKeys 2 is released?

[Brad]

Scott Hopkins wrote:

Will unregistered EXkeys 1 instrument expansion serial numbers still work after EZKeys 2 is released?

If you look up to @Petter’s response to @Zed, you will still be able to purchase and register expansions originally released for EZKeys 1. I see no reason why an expansion previously purchased but not yet registered would be a problem.

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[Zed]

In other words… YES you should take advantage of this weekend’s EZKeys MIDI offering to add more content to either version of EZKeys!!

The Latin Pop pack is great and even better for $10!

I hope Toontrack has a deal on EZKeys expansions before the EZKeys 2 release… if they were to offer  2 for 1 piano expansions, I would pay $89 for 2 of the Upright Piano expansions. Since the new Core Library does not include an upright, I think this would be a swell deal for us and would probably be a profitable deal for them.

At least let’s continue with $10 EZKeys MIDI packs each weekend  until the release, please!!

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[Charles Holcomb]

In EZkeys 2 after I put a grove on the track I would like to be able to locate where I selected it from. If I go somewhere else to try a grove how do I find my place? In EZkeys 1 it is simple. Right click on grove and select show in browser.

Thanks

Operating system: Windows 7

[Zed]

Zed wrote:

In EZkeys 2 after I put a grove on the track I would like to be able to locate where I selected it from. If I go somewhere else to try a grove how do I find my place? In EZkeys 1 it is simple. Right click on grove and select show in browser. Thanks

It’s still the same… just right click on the MIDI and choose Find > Select Containing Folder in Grooves

[Charles Holcomb]

I know that “right click Find > Select Containing Folder” in Grooves works while the MIDI is still in the grove section, but not after you drag it to the track.

[Scott]

Charles Holcomb wrote:

I know that “right click Find > Select Containing Folder” in Grooves works while the MIDI is still in the grove section, but not after you drag it to the track.

Keep in mind that each block has 3 parts now in EZkeys2. Song Part, Chords, and MIDI. Each can be manipulated separately.

So, if you want to adjust/work with the MIDI, you need to select only the MIDI part of the block and the Find menu will be active.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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