The EZ Way to Get Great Results in the Studio
Since the advent of home studios, recording musicians have struggled to attain a pro-quality sound. That’s where Toontrack comes in. Their software bridges the gap between your humble project studio and the world’s finest recording spaces. This bundle arms you with four of Toontrack's most popular titles: EZdrummer 3, EZbass, EZmix 2, and EZkeys Grand Piano. Whether you’re a creative singer/songwriter or a bedroom-recording hobbyist, when you need a session drummer, a bassist, a keyboardist, or help to achieve a studio-quality mix, this bundle has a solution for you. With Toontrack’s innovative products in your arsenal, you’ll achieve the “real studio” sound you’ve been aiming for.
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EZdrummer 3
EZdrummer 3 takes the concept of "EZ" drum production to an entirely new level. Finding grooves is effortless with this virtual drum software, thanks to its gigantic, wide-ranging MIDI library. EZdrummer 3's browser has been given a significant makeover. For starters, its Tap2Find function has been fortified with a built-in step sequencer. You can also isolate specific elements from different grooves and combine them to create new ones. Creating custom-tailored grooves is a walk in the park with EZdrummer 3. Feed the virtual instrument an instrument track from your song, and its Bandmate feature will automatically generate a realistic drum performance that matches its feel and groove. EZdrummer 3 also makes editing grooves an effortless endeavor, thanks to overhauled Power Hand features, a turbocharged Grid Editor, and automatic humanization with varied articulations and more. And to top it off, EZD3 comes with a sound library of seven drum kits — plus extras — all captured at the legendary Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany, by Grammy-winning recording/mixing engineer Michael Ilbert. EZdrummer 3 also boasts a massive cache of mix-ready presets, along with a fully scalable and resizable graphical user interface.
Features:
- Wide-ranging MIDI library covers the full gamut of musical genres
- Tap2Find includes a step sequencer, enabling you to record groove mockups in seconds
- Single out parts from different grooves to instantly create new ones
- Bandmate converts a single-instrument MIDI or audio track from your song into a custom groove
- Makes creating outlines for song parts fast and easy
- Advanced play-style editing makes editing grooves seem effortless
- Amount editor intuitively adds complexity to ghost notes
- Beefed-up Power Hand features help you nail the vibe you're aiming for
- Cutting-edge humanization features provide automatic velocity and micro-timing adjustment
- Articulations are automatically varied to increase your groove's overall expression
- Core library contains 7 gorgeous-sounding drum kits, along with a whole host of extras
- All sounds were captured at Hansa Tonstudio by Grammy-winning recording/mixing engineer Michael Ilbert
- Includes sounds from 3 different rooms with 3 completely different vibes
- Permits preview of instruments and overhead channels directly from the mixer
- Boasts a massive cache of mix-ready presets
- Graphical user interface is fully scalable and resizable
EZbass
EZbass brings the same top-quality sound and intuitive workflow that made EZdrummer a staple to the world of bass guitar. Far more than a virtual instrument, EZbass offers amazing sound quality and fundamental features that let you add realistic bass tracks to your songs with minimal effort. You can choose between Vintage and Modern tones and let EZbass instantly build you a bass line, convert pre-recorded guitar, piano, and drums to MIDI, or input your bass line with a keyboard controller. According to Erik Phersson, Toontrack’s head of software development, EZbass “goes above and beyond a traditional sampled instrument. EZbass is a bass player as much as it is an immaculate sound library.” Artists and producers everywhere have long valued Toontrack's virtual instruments for letting them fill out their songs with immaculate-sounding parts, even when they don’t play those instruments. And, with EZbass, it’s easier than ever to add rock-solid groove to your productions without ever picking up a bass.
Features:
- Revolutionary new bass software instrument
- Vintage and Modern bass tones to fit any genre
- Combines the use of MIDI and smart songwriting features
- A sample engine optimized for use with bass samples, offering a new level of nuance and detail
- Presets for a wide range of styles, based on amp and cab simulation and on the same complex network of effects used in all EZ Line products
EZmix 2
If you want an easy way to craft a stellar mix quickly, look to EZmix 2. Simply insert the EZmix 2 plug-in on any channel in your DAW and tell it what kind of signal it's working on. EZmix 2 will pull up a custom processing chain that's optimized for drums, vocals, guitar, or whatever you tell it to process. For example, when you add EZmix 2 to an ambient vocal track, it will pull up a compressor, a parametric EQ, a tape delay with mix control, a reverb with mix control, and finally a limiter. You can tweak each processor until your ears are happy, and you'll love how much faster you achieved your results.
Features:
- Native mixing plug-in with processing presets for virtually any type of sound signal
- Dozens of effects and processors, from compressors and reverbs to guitar amp simulators and stereo enhancers
- Easy preset management makes finding the right setting for your signal fast and intuitive
- Loads a tried-and-true processing chain for your selected signal, with the convenience of a single plug-in interface
- You can tweak individual processor settings to optimize for your project's material
EZkeys 2
EZkeys 2 builds on the legacy of its predecessor, supplying you with not only a top-shelf virtual piano, but also cutting-edge arranging and songwriting tools. This robust virtual instrument is built around a core sound library, which includes a breathtaking sampled grand piano. EZkeys 2's Bandmate feature generates chords or grooves based on your preexisting audio or MIDI track, while its Tap2Find feature serves up grooves based on the rhythm and notes you provide. You also get a grid editor with humanization, scale matching, timing features, and more for dead-simple song building. A comprehensive MIDI library and an excellent cache of mix-ready presets make crafting a pro-sounding piano track easy. A fully resizable and scalable interface makes adapting EZkeys 2 to your workflow a cinch. Toontrack's EZkeys 2 is an all-encompassing songwriting machine; it gives you everything you need for creating, editing, arranging, and customizing your performances.
Features:
- A top-shelf virtual piano with cutting-edge arranging and songwriting tools
- Included core library features a breathtaking grand piano sampled using a wide range of microphones and ambiences
- Bandmate feature generates chords or grooves based on your preexisting audio or MIDI track
- Tap2Find feature serves up grooves based on the rhythm and notes you provide
- Suggest Chords feature builds a creative chord progression tailor-made for your song
- Songwriting Scales feature lets a mood or scale set the tone for your new idea
- Extensive MIDI library arms you with inspiring piano performances in a wealth of genres and playing styles
- Mix-ready presets cover a broad range of styles and sounds
