Toontrack EZkeys - Writing songs made easy
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
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Here's a video to show you the amazing features in Toontracks EZkeys plugin. It's an essential tool for me when it comes to songwriting.
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I automatically heard Devin Townsend's voice on this bit of song you've just created :).
Informative as always, Ola! Thank you for the video.
thank u so much for this man
Enjoyed the walkthrough of features and chord modifications, thanks for making this video step by step!
God, Ola. I have Washburn guitars and EZ Drummer 2 and EZ Keys. And, no, I didn't copy you. Its just where I ended up through my 46 years of guitar playing experience. Looks like we landed on the same cloud. I've been using EZ Drummer and EZ Keys for about 5 years now and its exactly like you say in the video, you can get lost changing up everything so that the songs you create aren't anything like the samples that's in the midi libraries. There's even a way you can lay down drum tracks from a guitar chord progression using the tap feature that will pull up drum tracks that match your tempo, which means you can actually start to arrange the song using the guitar parts first, then add drums, keys etc. I love these products from ToonTrack. Makes getting song ideas up and running very quickly.
Your tutorials about the products of TOONTRACK are very essential and extremely helpful. Thank You for that.
3:13 the music drops out and he says "There is a guide inside the plugin... I told you already" (dramatic pause). Sh**hurt my feelings fr fr. Felt like I just got sent to bed with no dinner.
That shit got to me too
LMAOOOOO Same
Omg I said the same thing; I'm like why is he talking to me like that,lol
lmao! i though the same thing.
Me too....lol.
Just downloaded EZKeys grand piano and mellatoon yesterday. According to the reviews I read they don't have the absolute best sound and all the options of other, far more expensive products but they sound good and more importantly are quick and easy to use. One still needs a tutorial or two to find all the cool stuff in the programs and I found your video extremely helpful
Awesome vid Ola.. Love the idea you came up with. Great job with explaining the Toontrack programs in a way we can all understand!
Thanks so much for posting this Ola! I've been considering getting ezkeys for a while. After I watched this, I was sold. It's an awesome songwriting tool! Thanks again!
just got this plug in and your video was a great introduction to its capabilities. Thanks !
Wow ! You used your real voice on a tutorial ! You've changed =((((( !
Just kidding ! Really glad you come back doing some videos !
You are amazing !
+Florent charter you haven't seen my latest 5-7 tutorials then. I've been talking way too much..
+Ola Englund Alrighty ! Didn't watch the plugins tutorial because I wasn't in need of it, but I am now ! So it is nice that you made them =) Again thanks for your videos, a real bless ! Try touring in France with Feared !
I guess I didn't know EZKeys was a thing. Definitely going to but this. Thanks Ola
Absolutely brilliant. thanks so much Ola. be purchasing it cheers
As far as sounds go, I think it's hard to beat Addictive Keys, but it looks like EZkeys offers some really cool features as far as transforming and constructing chords as the click of a button. Definitely intrigued.
"I told you already." You made me laugh. Thanx.
Ola, It sounds like you really enjoy the piano, why not learn it? I am metal guitarist, but I started learning the piano at a young age long before guitar, it has helped me in countless ways and I could not recommend that you learn it enough!
Love your vids man. Been researching this software and I really think it's exactly what I'm looking for. On a silly note, the second time I watched this I imagined your narration in the voice of Strongbad! lol! Not knocking your English bro, I'm just silly like that. Keep being awesome dude. You rock!
Man that song you wrote has a nice periphery vibe to it, love it dude!
can you share with us that short track you made, Ola?
I kept thinking during the whole video "And how does this fit in with your guitar playing?", then I heard the song and I thought "So that's how......"
My inspiration need to see more stuff like this, thanks Ola!
I'm crying with you, this is beautiful!
Ola you rock even with ezkeys thank you again
Wow, that rock was totally unexpected ... !!
That mix was way too damn loud haha
great clarity, good demo
Awesome video Ola. Thank you!
Really... Nice tutorial! Made me interested! Good job!
THAT GUITAR SOUNDS SO FREAKING AWESOME!
Yet the drums sound fake as hell. No one will accept such production on the radio.
thanks!..i'm checking out the demo,very helpful
I thought you were going to punch your fist through your monitor around 3:08....so glad you didn't. Great tutorial...thanks!
StrongBad teaches EZKeys. Homestar Runner Lives!
There's a God inside to explain you!? WOW!
Subscribed for the subtle lols
great job ola thanks keep up the great work
Fun for days? More like fun for a lifetime. It's a great tool.
I’m crying too man!
love the cripsy quality ola!!
Awesome now ezkeys 2 out 16th may
Can't wait😂
Super awesome as always...and btw- thx a lot for this GEMA shit...feels good to watch your stuff without proxy in Nigeria ❤️
Man you destroyed the beginning piano part like hell with the rest of the arrangement.
Nope, that's what makes this key truly creative - he took a bland preset style, and turned it into some awesome alt rock...and you didn't see it coming. A hack would have just went with the original idea.
Yeah, I was thinking the same. I love metal but the guitars really ruined the song, they just drown out the beautiful piano melody. The guitars were too loud but even if the volume was stabilised I'm not sure the piano and guitars would even work together. Like I said, I love metal but not every song has to be "Metalised."
It was so amazingly loud, I was actually startled slightly. That mix just got blasted out by hard rock guitar sounds
What kind of chair are you using?
+myrtorp Check Ikea.
I think it's called Markus from Ikea and he hasn't attached the arms
mudbuddha109 Ooh Thanks man! This must be destiny, it has the same name as me! Cheers!
@King Brilliant One with a hole in the middle.
very helpful! thanks
That Gmadd9... Heaven.
Awesome. Admitting to have no theory knowledge and still making awesome music is fucking inspirational.
/coffee!
Why is the track starting on beat 2 of the measure? Who does that?
I do that, so you have 4 clicks to get ready while recording ;)
Sad voice bro :C talk with me, let me help you .
Thanks for the video Ola, helps a lot !!
Well done on the video . Couldn't have done better my self haha
This was awesome man! Cheers
I love tech, thanks to who ever invented this. I an lyric composer and do not play neather the gitar or the piano. I feel like handy cap that can't move and toontrack has come as a protesis for me. No daut in buying it as soon as posible !!!
Those samples actually sound great. Was there any post-fx on them?
5:38 im crying right now haha
Nice!!, måste verkligen kolla in denna plug in mer!, btw vart hittade du den där stolen??. Har letat fan överallt efter en stol utan armstöd, men nada luck...keep up the good work (y)!
You can only choose piano sound ? What about some more metal sounds like stratovarius , kamelot style ?
+aris koskinas
You mean like synth or a string sound? You could always just grab the midi and put it on another track with the VST you want.
Once in logic can you make is synth or something else?
+William Shapiro just drag out the midi from ezkeys to whatever synth you want
What's a good free synth plug-in? I'm using REAPER as my DAW. I would love to purchase EZ Keys if I could put some subtle synth stuff behind my guitar.
"There's a God inside the plugin" You can say that again!
Which one of the gods? 5000 monotheist... hard to choose the worst of them...
Thank you so much for this review. it was veyr helpful. i have 2 questions if you can be so kind as to answer (if you can). 1 -If I export a song I make (in MIDI format) can I thien import it into any DAW and put my won sounds to it instead of relying on the sounds from EZKeys? This way I can get a nice organ sound instead of buying the organ add-on. 2 - I dont know music theory nor do i really care (at this present time) to learn it. i just want some chords for my DAW to accompany my guitar. Can I just drag and drop chords I made from EZKeys into my DAW? I notice that if i try to make a chord block longer, or mess with patterns, it keeps adding it's own chord changes (assuming that is part of the music theory.
Nice tutorial! Just curious, what studio monitors are you using in this video?
Which version of ez keys is this??
Did you basically just open up your EZkeys plugin and randomly hit buttons and then you came up with the beautiful mind-blowing piano intro to your Solar part I project?
+Randall Halo a limiter maybe
+George Cherouvim If it is then it's definitely not the stock limiter plugin of Logic, can you tell what it is? Appreciate it:)
"I TOLD YOU. ALREADY. OK?"
Vilket paket av EZDrummer 2 använde du där? Made of Metal?
thank you
Ahoy Ola! Thanks again for the amazing tutorial and inspirational fuel!
I was wondering, if you can use your (computer)keyboard a little like the one of a piano. Like going all Beethoven on your keyboard while EZkeys provides a nice piano sound. I don't have a midi controller or a synthie or something of that sort.
Greets from Germany,
Cheers!
what kind of ur DAW when u were recording the piano?
and also what kind of ur DAW when you blend or mix between piano, guitar, and drum?
Please answer my question!🙏🏾 i would really apreciate it..🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
He said he uses Logic Pro
Thanks Ola. This had me envisioning guitar parts to play over your piano melodies :) Really wanna get this program for myself and start writing with it.
Does the big knob in ezkeys add more additional note varations using there algorithms, like it does in EZDrummer?
monitors look solid, what model? name please!
I have a question. once I have used a midi pattern from the browser I'm not able to go back to just simple chord blocks again. how do I do that?
Hey Ola! How do you get such massive low end without getting it too muddy?
The final part with guitars reminded me of Devin Townsend
Hi, I'm interested in knowing, with which music program, they work best as a package, EZCHords, Odesi, Captain chords or the Scaler.
I love creating different things for my music.
But I've noticed that I need to invent and buy new software,
for this I ask you, what do you recommend, use Sonar, but the company as I know it does not exist.
I also use Finale, since I am a pianist and I like to see music, in the old way, since I did to the U in the 80s when midi was in its infancy.
What do you recommend?
I love these new software, but they do not work for me.
I like windows better
Thanks for your help.
Cool tutorial Ola :).
Did you write Dygder using this program?
Hey, man!! Nice work! Do you know how to edit the midi files? I mean, can I remove the left hand notes (low keys) and leave just the left hand (high keys) from a midi file?
Another question. When I use a rhythm midi and make some changes (add 7, remove 3, add low/bass notes....), this change only happens in the first attack/notes. All other notes from the rhythm sequence will play the notes of original midi file. Is there any way to edit these files in EzKeys?
Yes
When is the Mesa Oversized handle IRs coming out!
Hi Ola! Do you think you can make a tutorial for mastering with EzMix when you have time? It would be great! Cause even with the almost same gear, I never got a great sound after recording for now. Thanks you !
Wooooah a new tutorial :)
Also can anyone see what plugin did Ola put on the stereo output track in this video?
If I got this I would sit and make Resident Evil save room tracks all day
this looks so awesome, i'm like crying right now :-P ;-)
would love it if you could post this track you made for download.
Gae
7:06 Type O Negative Bloody Kisses... Beautiful
Is that how you made an intro for Silent Screaming?
Are the drums all EZ2 drummer?
Thanks! That helped a lot!;-)
Hi Ola! What are those monitors?
Does this work with FL Studio's DAW?
how does it work with lets say i have a song in B standrad and i want the keys to match the riff will that help? with ezkeys
You just have to transpose the piano part, that you like,to the key that your song is in. Hope that helps!
There's a transpose button if I can remember correctly
awsome
Can you get sounds other than piano for this? i.e strings ect.
+Ian Moore There are a few different pianos and an organ, but (as far as I know) there aren't any orchestral expansions.
right on bro!!! ;) stay till the end people you be glad you did ;)
impressive overwhelming options
But we are going to hear loads of songs with the same parts just with diff arrangements and verse instead of chorus or middle 8 etc...
That's the worry :(
Colin Parks honestly we already have had this problem even before software like this was created. With any instrument almost everything has been done. Everything from pop to metal bands are copying each other and sounding alike
can you actually use the sounds by you know playing a synth plugged into your computer?
Yes!
Does this work with Reaper?
what is the library on ezdrummer?
what song is this
Hahaha, DAMN that sounded awesome!
And this is actually quite an interesting tool tbf, but I've got to ask Ola; was this sponsored? I'd kind of assumed this would be
+Tom Meakin Most certainly.
Michael Edström Isn't he required to state that it is then? :o
+Tom Meakin Why would that be a requirement?
+Tom Meakin Yes and no, sponsored in the fact that Toontrack has been kind enough to provide me with their plugins. This plugin is probably one of the most helpful I've used and this video was way overdue. Toontrack are one of those companies that I'll gladly support, because they actually make excellent tools for songwriters.
NOTIFIFCATION SQUAD
I'm crying too...
what daw use you?
He said Logic Pro X.
And how do you put the ezkeys "song" in the track of the DAW !! It seemed the ezkeys was not there
The track signal is all in EZKeys. Its like in EZDrummer 2 as well, if not setting up any different. He had a Track with EZKeys as FX in it. By default, it makes it look blank on the DAW alone, but its in the FX.
Thank you
You´re welcome, mate =)
Pablo. I noticed that also. To answer your first question, you left click and hold the track in easy keys and drag it into your host (DAW) Could not be quicker or easier. I saw no evidence that the EZKeys track was in the host
however, EZKeys has a selection called "Follow the Host" which, in this case was selected. When play is selected in the host (DAW) the Track in EZKeys plays at the same tempo along with whatever the host is playing. I discovered this just yesterday by accident.
I'm learning how to use EZKeys and surprised to be able to answer your question!
+Joel Pierson Thank you ! 👍👍