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Sep 5 2019

Create Some of the Most Iconic Hip Hop Riffs with Session Keys and Doctor Mix

Create Some Of The Most Iconic Hip Hop Riffs With Session Keys And Doctor Mix In this free video, Claudio Passavanti, the founder of Doctor Mix shows how to recreate ...

Feb 1 2019

e-instruments Saving the Sound of Stradivarius, Amati and Guarneri for Future Generations

e-instruments on a cultural-historical mission in Cremona The northern Italian city of Cremona is the cradle of violin making. The Cremonese masters Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri del Gesú defined the ...

Jan 17 2019

The Upright Piano Session with Bustafunk

  Gaël aka Bustafunk: Producer, engineer and label owner from Paris. We invited French composer, producer, keyboardist, and technic aficionado Bustafunk to check out the Session Keys Upright. He was ...

Dec 21 2018

Get Creative with our Free Electric W Loops

Inspiration & instant fun with free Electric W loops 350 MB of free loops and MIDI, built with the brand new Session Keys Electric W! As we love the sound ...

Mar 22 2018

New TouchOSC Layouts – Extended flexibility for Upright

Get the new TouchOSC layout for Session Keys Upright Whether you are in the studio, on the road or live on stage - sometimes you wish to have the easy ...

Feb 17 2018

Win Instruments Worth $1132

Contest: How well do you know the Wurli sound +++ Solution +++ The 10 songs, we're looking for: Song 1: Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic Song 2: Marvin Gaye - ...

Feb 16 2018

Session Keys Grand Y Taken to New Heights

Vahagn Stepanyan and Grand Y – ready for the Coldest Session Recently we got a message from talented professional user and session musician Vahagn Stepanyan from Armenia. He told us ...

Oct 19 2017

Aja Grant – Far from Phony

“The first time I played it, I got lost in it, without even going to any of the effects or anything."   As the laid-back co-founder and keyboardist of the ...

Oct 1 2017

Looking for a Versatile Kontakt Piano with Premium Sound?

If you are looking for fantastic sounding piano to use in your songwriting and music production then e-instruments has worked hard to create some of the finest professional pianos around, ...

Mar 21 2017

Jonah Smith Talks Rhodes Love and Session Keys Electric S

  “I didn’t think there was anything else out there that would sound as good, so I never even considered them” “It is excellent. I like it responds when you ...

Feb 1 2017

Paul Godfrey on Session Keys Electric S

  "Session Keys Electric S is exactly what we need" We sat down with producer and musician Paul Godfrey from Morcheeba. He told us why he uses our Session Keys ...

Aug 11 2016

Wireless Control of Session Keys

Controlling Session Keys from your mobile device. With the free Session Keys TouchOSC layouts you are getting wireless control of all key features of Session Keys directly from your mobile device ...

Aug 10 2016

NKS Update for All Session Keys Instruments

Native Instruments NKS Integration The highly acclaimed Session Keys piano series - Grand S, Grand Y, Electric R and Electric S- are now NKS-ready. Get the unrivaled sound and performance ...

Aug 3 2016

Stephen Gallagher Talks about Session Keys Electric S

  “As someone who’s owned three Rhodes and played a lot of Rhodes pianos I have been skeptical of Electric Piano samples in the past, and I’ve tried a lot ...

Jun 27 2016

Story – Gerald McCauley Part 3

A labour of love and creativity It certainly takes a special instrument to inspire such zeal in a seasoned music industry veteran like McCauley, and to spawn a dedicated film ...

May 13 2016

Inside Musical Instruments – Amazing Images

Vivid illustration of craftsmanship Here are some amazing images taken of musical instruments for an ad campaign for the Berliner Philharmoniker to illustrate the high level of detail for craftsmanship. They show ...

May 12 2016

Story – Gerald McCauley Part 2

From humble beginnings to worldwide inspiration As with many icons of our time, the Rhodes has a fascinating history. McCauley gives the brief version: “It was conceived really as Harold ...

Apr 20 2016

Story – Gerald McCauley Part 1

A life-long love affair McCauley’s love affair with the Rhodes goes way back, to when he first heard its distinctive sound as a child: “They used to have television shows ...

Apr 20 2016

Born of Necessity: The Fender Rhodes Piano

A short history of the Fender Rhodes Piano We recently released a virtual version of the legendary 1976 Fender Rhodes Piano. A great excuse (if any were needed) to dig ...

Apr 20 2016

Why a Grand Piano Sounds the Way It Does

The grand piano is one of the most fascinating musical instruments. Anybody who has ever pressed a few keys has a sense of how intricate its construction is and how ...

Dec 17 2015

Rhodes Models – Which Is Which?

Renowned the world over, the iconic Fender Rhodes electric piano graces countless top hits. Over the years different Rhodes models have been released, each with their own distinct characteristics. Here's ...

Nov 25 2015

Fender Rhodes Modifications – Our Guide

Over the years the Fender Rhodes has gained a loyal and enthusiastic following, and these devotees have come to develop several modifications to improve the playability and sound of their ...

Oct 1 2015

How Streaming Services Shape the Music Market

Streaming services are on their way up. In the last year revenue through streaming services in Germany increased by 87.6% (according to Bundesverband Musikindustrie, BVMI). Streaming providers such as Spotify, ...