Hey guys, this one is worth taking a look at.  I've already got it in a demo I'm producing.  I'll probably replace it by a real keyboardist but it makes a nice placeholder to give my artist something to listen to and do a scratch (maybe finished) vocal over.

(Disclosure:  I'm a betatester for Toontracks so I somewhat have a horse in the race, but if a TT product doesn't tickle my fancy more than normal, I'll usually keep my mouth shut.)

Thanks for posting this.  I will probably pick it up along with the Jazz Midi and (perhaps) the R&B midi sets for the EZKeys line, but will do it when Audiodeluxe puts them in the future.  

One comment.. the Country midi audio demos seems a little lack-luster, rather plain and understated.  Still I am glad to have some more styles and grooves to adapt.

One comment.. the Country midi audio demos seems a little lack-luster, rather plain and understated.  Still I am glad to have some more styles and grooves to adapt.

I think that, that is the dilemma for any EZkeys library.  If you get some really heavy playing with a lot of frills and licks, you end up limiting what it can be used for if you dissect the individual measures out of the grooves.

I was really campaigning for a product like this before it was released thinking it would be a breeze to come up with grooves that would work for anything.  Now that it's here, I realize that it's a lot of work to manipulate and massage the grooves into a song that is basically finished with the exception of the piano bits.  

But, it can be done to a satisfactory level.  That is, at least good enough to convey your thoughts and give a vision of where you want to  be when you get a real live keyboardist to add their ideas.



EDIT: I've since listened to the demos.   I would say that the simplicity and understated demos would be an accurate representation of the collection and probably why I like it so much.

If you listen to Nashville session pickers close enough you'll notice that until they need to solo...they are playing sparse, comping, simple fills.  Simplicity is mostly the key in session playing.

Yeah, I forgot the golden rule of performing:  less is more.  Actually, I agree that busy parts are harder to fit into and around a mix.  The sparse and understated nature of this product is actually a strength.

Thanks for reminding me.