Toontrack EKX Vintage upRight

Requirements Depending on License Type

This expansion requires an EZkeys license to operate. Without EZkeys installed and activated, the instrument cannot be loaded, whether in standalone mode or within your digital audio workstation.

What Toontrack EKX Vintage Upright Is For

Toontrack EKX Vintage Upright is a virtual piano instrument designed to bring the personality of a vintage upright piano to your productions. Its "intimate" character naturally fits into arrangements where realistic closeness and presence are sought, without the sometimes overly grand scale of a grand piano.

It is suitable for both writing and production: building harmonies, left/right-hand accompaniments, minimalist riffs, jazz voicings, or repetitive patterns typical of modern pop. Whether you compose on a MIDI keyboard or prefer to start from ready-to-use phrases, you have a quick musical foundation designed to remain musical even in dense arrangement contexts.

Main Features

A Classic Swedish Piano with a Unique Grain

Originating from an instrument of the 1930s, this piano was selected for its ability to convey the essence of a well-crafted old upright: a fine and delicate high spectrum, a clear and articulated midrange, and a compact low end that retains definition. The result: a piano that expresses itself naturally in soft songs, ballads, and acoustic productions, while maintaining enough foundation to support a pop track.

MIDI Library and Built-in Arrangement Tools

To speed up workflow, the expansion comes with a piano-oriented MIDI library, handy for quickly finding a rhythmic intention, dynamic, or accompaniment variation. The arranger with integrated timeline allows organizing song sections and visualizing the structure smoothly, especially useful during composition.

Smart Transposition and Simplified Harmony

The smart transposition feature helps manage complex chords and harmonic progressions without breaking musicality. It's an asset for adapting an idea to a key, testing modulations, or quickly reharmonizing a chart in singer-songwriter, soft jazz, or acoustic pop contexts.

Mix Ready and Guided Setup

Mixer presets facilitate integrating the piano into your project, whether you aim for a close and soft sound, a brighter tone, or a more "album" style. A basic music theory lesson is also included, useful for consolidating fundamentals (chords, structure, harmonic functions) and gaining autonomy during writing.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

Required system	Win7 (64 Bit) minimum	Minimum hard drive space	1.5 GB
Windows	from 7 onwards	Disk space	1.5 GB HDD
Mac OS (64-bit)	from 10.6 onwards	Copy protection	online activation
Minimum RAM	2 GB	Simultaneous activations	2