The Vintage Keys is a digital rackmount synthesizer that emulates the sounds of classic vintage synths. It is also one of the first cool sound modules with good samples of vintage synth sounds. Just like the classics it has portamento, a VCF filter and a chorus effect. It has a lot of modulation capabilities which are all real-time and MIDI controllable. It has the typical brittle digital sound module sound qualities, but it makes nice pads, punchy bass and cool filter swept leads and works great for background synth sounds. It is used by Hardfloor, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Meat Beat Manifesto, Goldie, Olive, Faithless, LTJ Bukem, Roni Size, Future Sound of London, Depeche Mode, Laurent Garnier, Yesterdays and The Shamen.

17 VISITOR COMMENTS

Jonny

April 23, 2012 @ 9:50 pm

Pretty damn incredible Hammond patches. I didn't really have to much interest in the organs, but man are they amazing. I like the mellotron patches, they are dated, but still beat most stuff out their. The Rhodes & Wurlitzer stuff is so-so, but considering how good it is at the other stuff it isn't the worst investment if you can get it for under 350.

Richard

March 9, 2012 @ 4:38 am

This is useful for one thing: the quirky and gloriously flawed Mellotron samples, which somehow seem to work, even though spe [beep] t VST instruments are available cheaper to provide a much broader, more accomplished and more useful Mellotron soundset. The Mellotron choirs and Mellotron flute are the reason I'm still hanging on to it. Other sounds: Hammond, EP's, strings and all and sundry analog presets sound aweful to me. Prices are seemingly going up, which to me seems like the worst kind of wishful thinking. If you crave 'vintage' sound, I doubt this is will satisfy you in any way.

Bob

February 21, 2012 @ 7:02 am

It's not bad, the latest update made the presets better but you need to edit to get the best out of it. Emu did a clever thing (at least for us that own one) by including the word vintage on it. This means that you'll always be able to sell it, albeit to someone who has never heard one.
Buy but be sensible and pay a sensible amount of money, I shouldn't say this as I own one!

mike

July 20, 2011 @ 9:36 pm

beatlefan I'm interested in purchasing this. How much?

BeatleFan

June 25, 2011 @ 9:57 pm

This is a cool little synth....I've got one for sale if anybody wants it.

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