Toontrack Upright Piano EKX

The EZkeys Upright sound library features a carefully sampled Östlind & Almquist* piano. This classic and award-winning Swedish brand dates back to late 1800s and delivers a characteristic, rich and warm tone unlike any other instrument of its kind. It was sampled in painstaking detail at a world-class studio using only the best of the best in modern and vintage recording equipment. EZkeys Upright Piano contains the same software including all functionality as well as the extensive standard MIDI library as the other EZkeys titles.


EFFECT CHAIN PRESETS – 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.

Standard:
The default and all-round sound brings out the best in the natural upright tone. This preset will work perfectly in any type of song or mix!

Raw Tweaks:
A true bypass preset that represents what the piano sounded like from the raw recording.

Britpop 1:
A contemporary pop sound involving EQ, reverb and compression.

Britpop 2:
A slightly more reverberant take on a cutting edge modern British pop sound!

Living Room:
Delicate use of the EQ and reverb gives this sound that subtle room ambience, like you’d be sitting in front the piano in your own living room!

Saloon:
Bringing you back in time a good 150 years or so, this Wild West preset features a room reverb, stereo and tone control and of course a detuning function.

‘70s Ballad:
In this preset, tape simulation, room reverb and a slight phase cancellation gives your upright piano a nice retro vibe.

‘70s Epic:
A chorused piano that will suit your long rock anthems!

‘80s Chorus:
A huge sounding preset tweaked for big mixes! Features reverb, tone and compression control. And of course – the mandatory chorus.

‘90s Dance:
Heavy chorus, EQ and delay make this preset the perfect starting point for any kind of dance song.

Balladesque:
Passing through both a tape delay and plate reverb, this ambient sounding preset is best used for softer tunes.

Southern Comfort
A round, warm and intimate tone for any country, blues or southern-spiced song!

Swedish House Piano:
Ambient and clear sounding preset, blended with chorus, exciter as well as delay and reverb.

Plate in the mix:
A classic piano sound, featuring high and low frequency control blended with a beautiful plate reverb.

Filter Sweep:
LFO-based preset that gives you control over waveform, frequency, resonance and speed.