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Electric Grand v1.0.0 (Win / Mac OS X) | 550 MB / 436 MB

EZkeys Electric Grand comes with a carefully sampled Yamaha CP-80. This groundbreaking instrument was first introduced on the market in the late 1970s as a compact, electric option to the regular grand piano and has since become a modern classic, immortalized in chart-topping songs by a wide range of artists spanning across the genres. Even today, some 30 years after its inception and since long out of production, the analog, electric and amplified hybrid sound of the CP-80 keeps playing a key role in modern music. With the included broad genre mixer presets, the classic, crisp sound will expand beyond the conventions and make this instrument a must in every versatile songwriter’s palette of audio tools.

Feature Overview

32- and 64-bit VST, AU 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 tweaked

Sound Library Overview

A carefully sampled Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano

Recorded at Studio 9, Sveriges Radio, Sweden through a Music Man amp and a custom-built speaker cabinet using Avalon U5, Dimension D, SELA T25, Coles 4038, Telefunken U47 and Neumann SM69 microphones.

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

Preset Overview

The included signal chain presets are based on high quality effects from Overloud. You can control each preset by using a set of controls that will affect the individual parameters.

Default:

The default and all-round sound brings out the best in the natural CP-80.

Raw Tweaks:

A true bypass preset that represents what the instrument sounds like raw, without effects and EQ.

Ambient Ballad:

A big sound for any ambient ballad. This sound involves EQ, compression, stereo enhancer, reverb, delay and more.

Amped:

The direct signal run through an amp and a 15" cabinet combined with compression, spring reverb and tremolo. A well-rounded sound with a slight edge, great for anything from classic ballads to modern pop and rock.

Chorus Grand:

Reverb and chorus on top of the classic CP-80 produces a dense sound with subtle overtones. Tailored for ballads or mid tempo rock with an edge.

Filtered:

Bit crusher, filter, phaser, delay and plate reverb – all boiled down to a preset that takes this instrument to a completely new level. Suitable for anything from modern pop to classic funk or rock.

Holdsworthy:

A bright, in-your-face sound that won't go unnoticed in any mix. Chorus, hall reverb, tape delay, compression – this is a creative preset with an unmistakable modern edge but still timeless and applicable in any song context.

Sweeped:

Slightly less bright and with a more vintage feel, this combo of vibrato, filter and filter delay will surely find its way to many funky ballads and songs with a retro feel.

Taped Phase:

Tape simulation, compression, phaser and plate reverb – a playful sound with a distinct distorted edge and phaser effect.