DISC Toontrack EZkeys Mellotoon

Full Description

EZkeys comes with an extensive MIDI library, an untapped source or inspiration for you performed by a professional pianist. Covering genres from Rock and Pop to Country, Gospel, Blues and Funk, you're equipped to drag, drop and lay down the foundation to any composition in no time - whatever style you play.

With a host of revolutionary and creative songwriting features, EZkeys gives you the ability to transpose full MIDI tracks on the fly, and use the ground breaking EZkeys Chord Wheel to customize chord voicing and harmonic colour with just one mouse click.

Features/Specifications:

• 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 tweaked.

Midi

• 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 song structure 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

Sound Library

• A carefully sampled M400 Mellotron
• Recorded at Studio 9, Sveriges Radio, Sweden through a Music Man RD50 amp using an Avalon U5 line box and Telefunken U47, Coles 4038 and DAD AX24 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

Presets

• Recorder: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• Vibes: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• Piano: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• Solo Flute: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• Viola: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to cut or boost presence and brilliance as well as control plate reverb.
• Cello: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to cut or boost presence and brilliance as well as control plate reverb.
• 3 Violins: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to cut or boost presence and brilliance as well as control plate reverb.
• 3 Violins (Low Speed): Uses the 3 Violins sound recorded at low speed (50%) with the possibility to cut or boost the higher frequencies and control plate reverb.
• 16 Violins: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to cut or boost the higher frequencies and control plate reverb.
• String Section: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to cut or boost the higher frequencies and control plate reverb.
• MK II Brass: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• MK II Brass (Low Speed): Uses the MK II Brass sound recorded at low speed (50%) with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• Mixed Brass: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control tape delay and plate reverb.
• Boys Choir: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control plate reverb and cut or boost the higher and lower frequencies.
• 8 Voices: The original Mellotron sound with the possibility to control plate reverb and cut or boost the higher and lower frequencies.
• Beyond: A mix of the Recorder, Solo Flute, MK II Brass and the MK II Low Speed with dual phasing, panning around, a high-pass filter and plate reverb.
• Voice of Les: A mix of the Boys Choir and 8 Voices sounds with dual Leslie speakers, high-pass filter and a plate reverb.
• Clouds: A mix of the Recorder, Solo Flute and Viola with an optical tremolo and plate reverb.
• Gates Below: A mix of the Piano, Vibes, MK II Brass Low Speed with octave generators up and down, tape delay and a plate reverb.
• Phased Futures: A mix of Viola, Cello, Vibes and Brass with phaser, tape delay, a combined low and high pass filter and a plate reverb.

Pad Presets

• ReEvolution: A soft psychedelic organ sound based on flute and brass.
• Sun Moon Wah: A soft psychedelic, reversed loops vibe pad based on flute.
• Permafrost: A bigger, modern sounding, passing through-melting-glaciers pad, based on strings.
• Flow Motion: A bigger, modern-sounding pad based on piano, vibes and brass.

System Requirements

• Windows: Windows 7 or newer, Pentium 4 or Athlon processor with 2GB RAM
• Mac: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, Intel-Based Mac 2GB RAM
• 500MB of free hard disc space required
• Audio Unit, VST, AAX or RTAS host application
• Professional Sound Card Recommended
• Stand-alone version included