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Songwriting Made EZ

EZkeys is more than a piano or keyboard instrument- its a powerful songwriting tool. EZKeys comes packed with intuitive functionality that will make it a breeze adding creative layers of music to your songs or writing custom pieces from scratch.

In simple terms, EZkeys Cinematic Grand is a prepared piano- a traditional instrument that's had its sound altered by objects placed on or between the strings. But in this case, that's simplifying too much. EZkeys Cinematic Grand presents an all-new hybrid instrument where perfect fidelity meets altered harmonics and layered textures to form never-before-heard piano timbres. Based on a classic Bsendorfer from 1891, this one-of-a-kind instrument was recorded in four individual configurations one where horsehair was used as a bow on each piano string ('Bowed'); one where the strings were struck by hand ('Plucked'); one where various preparations were added to generate a muffled tone color ('Damped') and, in opposite, one where the overtones were exaggerated, producing an ambient and soaring timbre ('Harmonic').

These four configurations were then saturated with various chains of sound-shaping effects and used in different combinations to form unique fabrics of sound. Welcome to a piano that goes well beyond the tradition, ready to serve as sonic backdrop to virtually any mood, narrative or audio scene you can imagine. This is the ultimate "grand piano" for out-of-this-world compositions, just as perfect for soundtracks as it is for any stripe of modern music production or sound design. Prepare to be inspired.

Features
• Ideal for ambient soundscapes, soundtracks and creative sound design
• Based on a classic Bsendorfer from 1891, recorded in four octaves and in four different configurations (to be used individually or together in preset combinations)
• 40 mix-ready presets, offering creative instrument blends of never-before-heard hybrids of sounds
• 32- and 64-bit AAX, VST, AU and RTAS instrument as well as a low latency stand-alone application

Presets Include...
• '80s Dream
• Abyss
• Ambient String Pluck
• Amped Church
• Blair
• Cloudy Sky
• Dark Celtic
• Distorted Sky
• Drama Plate
• Dream Organ
• Dream Organ Les
• Dream Organ Trem
• Dream Pad
• Eastern Harp
• Explorable Depths
• Intimate
• Key Noise Deluxe
• Keys Quartet
• LFOd String
• Lighthouse
• Lonesome
• Medieval
• Modulating
• Mostly Strings
• Nostalgia
• Organize
• Original Mix
• Plate Stringable
• Rising
• Shimmer Plate
• Small Fluid
• Soft Indie Film
• Space Accordion
• Stargazing
• Strange World
• String Pads
• Summer Breeze
• Synthetic
• Unpleasant
• Windy Fields