QUALITY. CRAFTSMANSHIP. HERITAGE.

From the 1930s, please welcome a pristine Östlind & Almquist upright piano.

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The Vintage Upright sound library features a carefully sampled Östlind & Almquist piano, a classic Swedish brand dating back to the late 1800s and widely known for its quality, craftsmanship and heritage. This instrument was built in the 1930s and captures the essence of the timbre in a well-built upright piano. The frail, silvery treble, the bright, distinct mid range and the focused, round bass, all painstakingly captured in a world-class studio facility.

EZkeys Vintage Upright contains the same software, functionality and extensive MIDI library as the other EZkeys titles.

EZKEYS FEATURE SPOTLIGHT

Each EZkeys contains the same software including all functionality as well as the extensive standard MIDI library
Each EZkeys comes loaded with an individual sound library
Customers that already own one EZkeys can go straight for any other and get a discounted price. All your EZkeys sound libraries will be accessible through the same instance of EZkeys

SONGWRITING MADE EASY.

SMART SONGWRITING FEATURES.

EZkeys includes a host of revolutionary and creative songwriting features, ensuring that YOU write the songs, not the program. Transpose full MIDI tracks on the fly, add playing styles from other MIDI or use the groundbreaking EZkeys Chord Wheel to customize chord voicing and harmonic color – and much, much more.

BUILD CUSTOM PIANO PIECES.

EZkeys comes with an extensive MIDI library performed by a professional session pianist. Played with increasing complexity in full song sections and covering all major genres, this library is not only a creative boost, it’s an untapped source of inspiration for your yet unwritten songs. Drag, drop and lay down the foundation to a track in no time – right inside EZkeys.

BUILD CUSTOM PIANO PIECES.

EXPAND – GET MORE FOR LESS.

Already got another EZkeys?
Congratulations, from now on you can purchase any other title at a discount. Log in, find your new EZkeys and select the “Sound Expansion” option before you proceed to checkout.

AUDIO DEMOS.

EFFECT CHAIN PRESETS – OVERVIEW

The included signal chain presets are based on high quality effects from Overloud. Effects used range from reverb to tape simulation and distortion. You can adjust each preset by using a set of controls that will affect the individual parameters.

Standard:
The default and all-round sound maintains the natural tone of the piano. Add EQ and reverb as you please.Raw Tweaks:
A true bypass preset that represents what the piano sounded like from the raw recording.

Concert:
For when the piano plays the leading role and is allowed to take up space in a song, still preserving the natural acoustic qualities of the sampled instrument.

Living Room:
Gives you the feel of an old piano in a living room. Adjust EQ, ambience and room size to your liking.

Ballad Piano:
A slightly brighter and more reverberant sound. Controls for the EQ and reverb amounts.

High and Low:
The separate high and low cut filers let you decide the frequency range and sonic size of the piano. Along with the ambience control, it effectively moves the piano back and forth in the mix.

Tape recorded:
Analog tape does things to a piano that works well in a mix, so we could not resist this preset. Taylor it with controls for tape saturation, body and ambience.Glam Ballad:
Inspired by the ’70s. With the chorus and delay parameters, you can take this sound from rock to ballad.

Vintage Boogie:
Old school hi-fi. Goes from mellow but clear to sharp, without sounding harsh. Control the amount and the size of the room.

Honky Tonk:
This preset emulates an old bar room piano. With the EQ on max, you get a sound close to a tack-piano with nails in the hammers. The detuning and piano noise knobs lets you decide the amount of maintenance this piano has seen over the years.

Electrified:
Utilizing the subtle but effective harmonic and dynamic goodness of running the piano through a 100 watt tube amp on a low gain setting. Phaser, reverb and attack controls.

Sound Library Overview

A carefully sampled Östlind & Almquist upright piano
Recorded at Studio 9, Sveriges Radio, Sweden 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

THE VIEWS OF EZKEYS

The user interface of EZkeys provides an unprecedented workflow for quick and easy songwriting. Go from sketching out your initial melodic idea to writing complete and customized piano pieces without leaving the program. In EZkeys YOU are in total creative control.

EZkeys – Feature Overview

32- and 64-bit VST, AU, AAX 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
Record or overdub MIDI directly in EZkeys
Use your own, the included or any third party MIDI/chord progressions and transform 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 – or + buttons in the Chord Wheel
“Humanize” any pre-quantized 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 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
Ready-made presets utilizing high-quality effects from Overloud. The presets range from raw and unprocessed to heavily distorted and tweaked

EZkeys – MIDI Overview

Extensive MIDI library played by a professional session pianist
All major styles covered (Pop/Rock, Soul/RnB, 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

SUPPORTED

Host	Supported & Tested	Drag & Drop Support	Multi Channel Routing	MIDI Channel Filtering	Requirements
Ableton Live					Version 9 or above.
Acid Pro/Studio					Version 7 or above.
Cubase/Nuendo					Version 4 or above.
Digital Performer					Version 7 or above.
Fruity Loops					Version 9 or above.
GarageBand					Version 6 or above.
Logic Pro/Express					Version 8 or above.
Mackie Traktion					Version 3 or above.
PreSonus Studio One Producer or Professional					Version 1.5 or above.
ProTools HD/LE/MP					Version 8.0.5 or above.
Reaper					Version 3 or above.
Samplitude Pro/SE					Version 10 or above.
Sonar PE/SE					Version X1 or above.