Songwriting with EZKeys

Toontrack’s EZKeys isn’t just a great sounding collection of piano instruments and grooves, it’s a powerful songwriting tool. In this video tutorial series Eli Krantzberg guides you through unlocking your songwriting ideas using EZKeys and a number of different song styles as examples!

R&B Ballad

• Developing an Idea (05:30) - Eli enters some simple chords into the Song Track, and auditions them with some verse patterns from the RnB MIDI Pack.

• Constructing a Chorus (04:59) - Use the randomize function in conjunction with the Split Song Blocks tool to create a chord pattern for the chorus.

• Building an Arrangement (07:21) - Follow along as the piano part is tweaked, and a simple bass part and melody are added.

Funky

• Funk Idea Intro (06:04) - EZ Keys is used to generate a funky bass part, followed by an intro style piano vamp on top.

• Funk Form (07:30) - Eli develops the song form using a few different EZKey MIDI patterns over a new custom chord progression.

• Funk Shaping (03:56) - See how combining MIDI patterns from different EZ Keys styles offers more flexibility matching the piano part with other song elements.

Country

• Country Style (06:37) - Here EZ Keys is used to create a piano part around an existing melody.

• Creating a Chorus (04:54) - The randomize chords function is used for harmonic inspiration.

• Chorus Melody and Intro (03:43) - Hear the chorus melody inspired from the EZ Keys generated chords, and watch as a simple intro is added.