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For my friends who use Ezkeys: Upload a proprietary EZKeys MIDI pack such as 000851@SYNTH_POP and immediately receive synth_pop.zip. It will contain all of the MIDI tracks you paid for, sorted into folders according to BPM, time signature and key. https://ezkeys.kabaragoya.com/I obviously tested it on all my EzKeys files and it works perfectly. Does not work on EzKeys2. No need.
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Interesting. I have always been aware that the EZK midi packs are proprietary and never gave it a second thought. This guy seems to be upset about nothing. I am surprized that he has a issue with EZK2 vrs EZK packs since I thought there was no difference in the format of the pack. They all work in both versions.
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Interesting. I have always been aware that the EZK midi packs are proprietary and never gave it a second thought. This guy seems to be upset about nothing. I am surprized that he has a issue with EZK2 vrs EZK packs since I thought there was no difference in the format of the pack. They all work in both versions. Dan, I don't think the issue he has is between the two versions. He is converting the proprietary EZKeys 1 MIDI to regular MIDI, at least that is what I got out of his post. IIRC you could not export EZKeys 1 MIDI to another sound source like you can in EZKeys 2, thus this is not an issue with 2. If I am wrong please correct me.
I arrived early to a restaurant.
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I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
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Interesting. I have always been aware that the EZK midi packs are proprietary and never gave it a second thought. This guy seems to be upset about nothing. I am surprized that he has a issue with EZK2 vrs EZK packs since I thought there was no difference in the format of the pack. They all work in both versions. He is upset because when buying a TT EZK midi pack he realized that he had to buy the EZK unlocker for 179 more. And since he is stubborn he spent a week deciphering the code. And he shares it with his friends. I really liked his proposal.
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I works fine i just tested it. I did not realize they were not already stored as midi.
BIAB 2026, Studio Pro 8, Song Master Pro, Win11 Home. i7-9700K CPU, 32GB, ESI MAYA44eX, ZOOM UAC-2, Guitar Pro 8, Transcribe, (EZKeys2, EZD3, SD3, EZBass, EZMix3)
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So he bought the MIDI packs not knowing he needed the program to play them. The "EZK unlocker" is the EZK program! Still a bit strange, but I guess it is what it is. 
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So he bought the MIDI packs not knowing he needed the program to play them. The "EZK unlocker" is the EZK program! Still a bit strange, but I guess it is what it is. Yes it is what it is but is it legal? Is the EZK unlocker a Toontrack program? I haven't seen it on their web site so I doubt it.
I arrived early to a restaurant.
The manager asks, "do you mind waiting a bit?"
I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Is the EZK unlocker a Toontrack program? I haven't seen it on their web site so I doubt it. Mario, The "EZK unlocker" is Toontrack EZKeys! 
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Mario, to understand you have to read the last sentence of the site:
"So: [*****] you, Toontrack. You make some great tools, but if you advertise a product as a "MIDI pack" then deliver a proprietary binary blob that is not actually MIDI, that is bullshit. It's false advertising, disrespectful to your customers, and an abuse of your position of relative power."
You buy a midi for 29 but you have to give up 179 to use the 29, he's not wrong...
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Thanks ! works good. You should put it in Post your own Tips and Tricks here as I will forget, I always have to go back there to looked at things I have posted as I forget how to do something 
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Mario, to understand you have to read the last sentence of the site:
"So: [*****] you, Toontrack. You make some great tools, but if you advertise a product as a "MIDI pack" then deliver a proprietary binary blob that is not actually MIDI, that is bullshit. It's false advertising, disrespectful to your customers, and an abuse of your position of relative power."
You buy a midi for 29 but you have to give up 179 to use the 29, he's not wrong... Thanx - my bad, I didn't scroll down thus I didn't see that. I did accidently purchase an EX drum MIDI so I am now going to convert it. Thanx for sharing.
I arrived early to a restaurant.
The manager asks, "do you mind waiting a bit?"
I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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