Toontrack EZ Keys Electronic Pop EKX Expansion Pack

EZkeys Electronic Pop presents an awe-inspiring patchwork of sounds specifically suited for modern electronic music production. It features upwards of 200 individually crafted sonic textures engineered by Timofey Reznikov, DJ, producer and composer from Belgium with cuts on platinum-selling albums by the likes of David Guetta, Regi and Dimitri Vegas.

Covering anything from sounds based on hybrids of classic keyboards to creatively engineered effects, it was designed to offer a toolbox of the absolute go-to essentials. The library includes 11 main categories of sounds which all feature its own unique selection of ready-made presets. Expect a sonic palette of basses, leads, electronic pianos and textured pads as well as all the quintessential chord stabs, plucks, falls, risers and vocal chops you need.

Get ready for the ultimate must-have and one-stop-shop synth for your modern pop productions. Welcome to your new creative getaway.

• A multi-instrument featuring a wide range of sounds
• Based on hybrid textures of classic synths, electronic pianos, basses and more
• Also includes effects like vocal chops, falls, risers and more
• Ideal for anything from house, techno, pop and hip-hop to creative soundscapes and sound design

THE SOUNDS

The sounds are organised in 11 main categories, each featuring a collection of its own unique ready-made preset sounds. Each patch has a dedicated set of controls which can be modified by you, the user.

BASS

In excess of 30 synth bass sounds covering the entire range from plucky to deep and vocoded.

CHORD STABS

The absolute EDM staple – classic stabs in major and minor 7. Five of them, to be exact!

FALLS

Ten unique falls covering the whole gamut from soft, mellow and drone-like to wild and distorted.

FX

From white noise-, sci-fi- and siren-like to outright spooky, here’s a sonic buffé of 20 effect sounds!

KEYS

Soft, gritty, mean, wonky, sharp, classic, out-there – these 40 textured synths cover it all!

LEADS

What’s a hook without a proper lead sound? Here are 40 of them, custom-dialeld at that!

PADS

14 unique pads for anything from smooth, velvety and ethereal to dark, enigmatic and menacing.

PIANOS

Three electronic pianos shaped and engineered for that sharp, edgy and cut-through tone.

PLUCKS

From airy and bright to synthetic and frequency modulated – 15 variations of plucking perfection!

RISERS

A drop is nothing without a proper riser. Here are ten quintessential energy-builders!

VOCAL CHOPS

Yeahs, ohs, ahs and more! Ten custom-engineered gems of this must-have ingredient.

MEET THE ENGINEER.

Working out of his studio in Spain, Timofey Reznikov is an experienced DJ, producer, composer, arranger and sound designer from Belgium with cuts on platinum-selling albums by the likes of David Guetta, Regi and Dimitri Vegas. Known for his cutting edge productions, remixing skills and by constantly churning out bangers to dance floors around the world, Timofey has become a name to be reckoned with on the international EDM scene.

What was the general idea behind this EZkeys title?
The idea was to do an instrument pack filled with essential and modern sounds that are used in almost every electronic dance and pop music production. I wanted to produce a collection that would work for every facet of modern electronic music – from hip-hop to deep house, commercial pop, EDM and techno. My best explanation is that this is a “Swiss Army knife” instrument for the electronic pop music producer.

What was the selective and recording process like?
During my years of music production, I’ve learned to make the right choices choosing presets and sounds. By playing just a few notes, I can visualize and tell how a sound will blend in the final production and what challenges to expect. In this set, each sound is carefully calibrated and designed to make sure it’s ready to go. For example, all leads are equalized and won’t have any low frequency artifacts and the bass sounds have just the right amount of subs and a peak on the absolute right frequencies. In effect, a lot of the mixing and sound design process has already been done for you.

How do you see yourself using these sounds?
I think I’ll have this pack in my default setup for every session. It has all essential sounds – from simple to complex. It will save me so much time not having to search for sounds and instead let me focus on the creative aspect of writing and producing.

What do you hope users take away from this collection?
I think for those who are maybe not familiar with electronic music but want to try something new, they can take advantage of my experience and use this pack to head out on a new musical journey. Professional users will love this pack for its quality of sounds, its simplicity and its vast scope of sounds for different styles.

EZKEYS – FEATURE OVERVIEW

• 32- and 64-bit AAX, VST, and AU instrument as well as a 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 analyse 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
• Customise 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 utilising 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 favourites and arrange them in folders

Supported Hosts *

* The list consists of hosts where the main features of our software work. There might be cases where features like drag & drop of MIDI, multi-channel-out, MIDI channel filtering or other non-critical features do not work. If unsure, we recommend that you investigate with the respective manufacturer what limitations may exist in their environment. If your host is not listed it means that we have not tested it. It may still work but a prerequisite is that the host supports VST3, AU or AAX instruments.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.

• 4 GB of free hard disk space
• Windows 7 or newer, Intel or Athlon processor, 2 GB RAM
• macOS 10.10 or higher, Intel or Apple silicon processor, 2 GB RAM
• Audio Unit, VST 2 or AAX host application (64-bit on Mac)
• Stand-alone version included

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