Toontrack EZkeys Cinematic Grand is a virtual instrument plug-in with a library that consists of a prepared classic Bösendorfer 1891 grand piano recorded in four octaves and with different objects placed on or between the strings. It offers four individual sound configurations including: Bowed, which uses horsehair to bow each string; Plucked, each string struck by hand; Damped, for muffled string sounds; and Harmonic, for exaggerated string overtones. Musicians and producers can use the configurations in their raw state or combined, mixed, and processed in 40 mix-ready presets, ideal for ambient soundscapes, soundtracks, and creative sound design.
Cinematic Grand comes with the EZkeys software and a selection of MIDI files to help you compose and arrange your music directly inside the software, with or without a physical keyboard controller.
- Comes with EZkeys software, MIDI library, and the sounds of a prepared classic Bösendorfer 1891 grand piano
- Ideal for ambient soundscapes, soundtracks, and creative sound design
- Recorded in four octaves and in four different configurations (to be used individually or together in preset combinations)
- Configurations include Bowed, Plucked, Damped, and Harmonic
- 40 mix-ready presets utilize high-quality effects from Overloud
- Presets range from raw and unprocessed to heavily distorted and tweaked
- Record or overdub MIDI directly in EZkeys
- EZkeys analyzes and separates the chords in any MIDI on the fly
- Drag-and-drop the included MIDI files 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
- Use your own, 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
- Realtime chord display enables you to instantly see the chords you are playing
- Chord selector, based upon the circle of fifths, allows you to change chords instantly
- Presets for most-commonly used chords
- Customize the coloration of any chord by opening the detailed view window
- 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 WAV files straight from the EZkeys interface
- Comes with an easy-to-understand music theory document including MIDI examples
- Tune the piano by octave, semitone, or cents
- Dynamics controls let you adjust the velocity response to match your keyboard or playing style
- Three pedals: sustain, sostenuto, and damping
- MIDI-learn and automation functions
- 32- and 64-bit AAX, VST, AU, and RTAS instrument for Mac and Windows
- Functions as a low-latency standalone application
- 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 include intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and bridge variations, performed with increasing intensity
- Single, rhythmical, and broken chords in different variations including FX and endings
- Straight and swing variations in 4/4 and 6/8
- Intuitive browser lets you add and organize your favorite MIDI files in folders
- '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