Just wanted to touch base. It has been over 2 weeks since EZKeys 2 launched.
From my perspective it is a massive success, being all that was claimed and more. I follow the ToonTracks forum closely and for the most part no emergency patches are needed that I have seen. Just comments folks who don't know how it all works.
I have not yet had a dedicated project working with it. But I am encourged by the playing around I have done with it. For example, I was working in EZk2 "Song Writing Scales" for a class I am taking and found the ability to generate a chord sequence based on modal and alternate scales. Very much like Scaler.
Here is something which is neat. We often assume that midi could be routed in and out of any VSTi, but that is simply not true. Most VSTi's only send Audio out, not the midi. So here is a new feature in EZKeys which permits routing midi-out from EZKey2 to the midi-in of any other VSTi. Way Cool.
Any one else have any comments or experiences on this topic?
Have you heard any work on when we can bring in our user groove files?
I have version 2 but haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet, really busy with yard work and watching hockey at night! There is an update but I haven't had time to install it yet.
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Just wanted to touch base. It has been over 2 weeks since EZKeys 2 launched.
From my perspective it is a massive success, being all that was claimed and more. I follow the ToonTracks forum closely and for the most part no emergency patches are needed that I have seen. Just comments folks who don't know how it all works.
I have not yet had a dedicated project working with it. But I am encourged by the playing around I have done with it. For example, I was working in EZk2 "Song Writing Scales" for a class I am taking and found the ability to generate a chord sequence based on modal and alternate scales. Very much like Scaler.
Here is something which is neat. We often assume that midi could be routed in and out of any VSTi, but that is simply not true. Most VSTi's only send Audio out, not the midi. So here is a new feature in EZKeys which permits routing midi-out from EZKey2 to the midi-in of any other VSTi. Way Cool.
Any one else have any comments or experiences on this topic?
Oh and HOLY SMOKES...you can do the same trick using EZ Drummer 3! I just verified it also sends MIDI out and I just spent the past hour auditioning EZ Drummer 3 patterns in Battery 4, Massive X, Butch Vig Drums and Empire Breaks!!!! It produces some amazing percussion sounds! I also tried using the Kontakt drums and, while they work, they are just regular drums and not nearly as good sounding as EZD3. But this technique opens up a whole 'nother path for percussion!
I spent an hour and a half yesterday watching Shawn at Shotties give a combined EZKey2, EZBass and EZD3 demo walkthrough. There has certainly been a disruption in the Force with the accellerating capablities of these and other virtual instruments.
In fact, today I threw together a short 32 bars with the Three Toontracks along with Session Guitar's Mint all backing me on guitar.
I spent an hour and a half yesterday watching Shawn at Shotties give a combined EZKey2, EZBass and EZD3 demo walkthrough. There has certainly been a disruption in the Force with the accellerating capablities of these and other virtual instruments.
In fact, today I threw together a short 32 bars with the Three Toontracks along with Session Guitar's Mint all backing me on guitar.
Just a quick comment. Do your home work on this one. Can you access the EZBass forum in ToonTrack? I think you have to be an owner to get in which should be a red flag.
While EZD3 and now EZK2 are best in class, EZB has some notable flaws in sound and features which many are waiting for fixes in next gen EZB2. Apparently creating a bass is more difficult than keys and drums. This is why EZB was the latest "new" product for Toontracks and why there is no EZGuitar. I do however, really like their upright bass sound!
I am looking forward to trying out the new Kontakt Prime Bass?
I have had EZBass for a long time. It is not great. It will be interesting to see what the next iteration will sound like.
Part of the answer is Trillian, but it is pricy at $279.
What is needed is an excellent set of midi bass patterns. What exists in EZBass is pretty generic.
Even with Superior Drummer matching a bass line with the drum line is difficult.
My ability to play live bass is from a guitar player's perspective. The same thing happens if I play the bass line on the piano.
The most challenging thing I have ever had to try to deal with is the drummer and, to a lesser extent, the bass player.
Some styles of music are slightly less drum and bass dependent. A super strong vocal can distract the listener enough to disregard the bass and drums to a point. But...
Drums and Bass are absolutely critical to a good song. If you don't got a bottom, you don't got a band!
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