Key Productions

16/11/2023

08/08/2023

🎹 Yess! Finally we are recording our Yamaha C7 Grand piano for the release of our second piano instrument THE 7TH for the Native Instruments platform! More info: www.key-instruments.com

05/08/2023

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Studio opname!

Momenteel ben ik druk bezig met de opname voor de nieuwe single. De single heet FREEDOM en heb ik vorig jaar geschreven. Op dat moment was ik helemaal op mijzelf en zocht ik rust. Tijdens deze momenten van rust vind ik het fijn om lekker met muziek bezig te zijn. Hierin kan ik mijn gevoelens kwijt die ik niet op een andere manier kwijt kan.

De opname doe ik bij ‘’Key Records’’ in Akkrum, waar ik achter de vleugel helemaal mijn passie kwijt kan en wat uiteindelijk een nieuwe single gaat opleveren. Binnenkort meer! :)

26/02/2023

Vandaag de muziek opgenomen voor de film 'Onvoorwaardelijk', gemaakt door filmmaker Bart Dokter.

Op de foto celliste Noelle Weidmann en pianiste Elena Malinova, die de muziek prachtig mooi ingespeeld hebben.

08/12/2022

Opnames Yamahe C7 concert vleugel voor projecten in studio en voor Key Instruments THE 7TH.

25/11/2022

Trots 👌

Boudewijn de Groot yn it Frysk op vinyl l Leeuwarder courant.
Een interview met Wobbe van Seijen.

24/11/2022

Orchestra Throwback...

21/11/2022

Op zoek naar een toffe piano voor in je Native instruments (KONTAKT) collectie?

Vul in onze webshop (www.key-instruments.com) de couponcode BLACK FRIDAY in en koop THE OESER met 50% korting voor maar €37,50!

'Alleen geldig deze week dus wees er snel bij.'

18/11/2022

Toppers!

10/11/2022

Close-up van deze geweldige M-149. Eén van de twee matched paar M-149 microfoons @ Key.

Benieuwd naar de hele collectie die we hebben?
Check: www.key-productions.nl

20/10/2022

Is toch iedere keer weer een feestje om deze machtige apparaten te gebruiken.

Check www.key-productions.nl voor alle outboard gear en microfoons @ Key

29/09/2022

😍 my Fender Stratocaster '57 reissue

20/09/2022

Onze Yamaha C7 wordt de komende dagen volledig nagekeken en gerestaureerd door Jaap Walters van Steenhuis Piano's in Glimmen.

We kunnen niet wachten om de opnames te starten voor onze tweede Kontakt piano The 7TH.

Voor meer info check: https://key-instruments.com/virtual-pianos/the-7th-virtual-piano-instrument/

15/09/2022

Throwback @ Key in Studio A

13/09/2022

Our customers LOVE US!

We are now rated EXCELLENT by our customers on Trustpilot! trustpilot.com/review/key-instruments.com



Rogier Trampe
Arjen de Graaf

01/09/2022

Hoe verrassend recordings @ Key :-)

31/08/2022

De eerste bunch sample packs staan in de webshop!



Arjen de Graaf
Rogier Trampe

You can get free sample packs everywhere. In fact finding unique sample packs to fuel your creative process can be tricky. Let us help you with that!

Discover the unique Key sample packs on our website: https://key-instruments.com/unique-sample-packs/
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We discovered creative ways to create more sounds with an instrument than the instrument is originally intended for. As a result those sounds ended up in a creative individual sample pack from each of our pianos. That gave us the idea to explore the sounds of our surroundings. Therefore we recorded lots of sounds which you normally don’t find in regular sample packs. Simultaneously talented producers are collaborating with us designing great samples from the original recordings. Also, they are creating awesome loops with all available sounds. Of course if this doesn’t get you started, we don’t know what will.

18/08/2022

Top dagen met deze toppers!!!

The Dashboard Danglers

18/08/2022

Dobro slide gitaar opnames in de lounge @ Key

13/08/2022

Thanks Pauliverse Music!

05/08/2022

YESS! We started the recording process of our second piano library The 7TH. We are planning to release it December 2022! More info: https://key-instruments.com/virtual-pianos/the-7th-virtual-piano-instrument/

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The Yamaha C7, THE 7TH original piano, in studio A at Key Productions is not your ordinary C7!

As it was made in Hamamatsu (Japan) in 1973 with serial number 1733088 the instrument is a real beauty. The Yamaha pianos originating from Hamamatsu are renowned for their “singing” tone and powerful bass. This C7 has an amazing rich and open sound. A famous dutch pianist once said our C7 sounded like a Steinway! Every pianist at Key Productions says our Yamaha C7 is the best C7 they have ever heard. Therefore they keep coming back to our studio to use this piano for their recordings. The instrument has real ivory keys, an una corda pedal as well as a sostenuto pedal. All of this we will include in our second sampled virtual piano instrument “THE 7TH”!

Our piano tuner/technician constantly maintains our C7 to perfection. As a result he makes sure the sound and playability are in the best possible condition for each recording session. Something you will discover when you watch our videos and listen to our sound examples of the sampled instrument!

The studio A of Key Productions is one of the largest recording studios of the Netherlands with well over 100 square yards of space and a high ceiling. Renowned studio and acoustics designers carefully measured and adjusted the acoustics. Together with a specialist they even went as far as creating a custom layered slate wall to add a wonderful reflection. Of course we will find a way to capture this acoustics within our virtual piano THE 7TH. It really contributes to the concert grand piano experience, without adding too much reverberation.

04/08/2022

Drum setup in studio B @ Key

28/07/2022

Discover The Oeser original baby grand piano in detail!! Watch the photos and read all about it! More info: https://key-instruments.com/.../the-oeser-virtual-piano.../
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The Franz Oeser original piano at Key Productions with serial number 132 was handmade in Vienna, Austria in 1877. That year marked the start of Franz Oeser his K.K. Priv. Piano Forte Fabrik. The Piano Forte Fabrik made the original Oeser piano to the highest of standards of its time. Therefor the skilled craftsmen made the piano with great precision and traditional methods, also they created the piano with the finest materials. Surprisingly the design and construction of this Franz Oeser baby grand piano is very similar to a Bosendorfer, the famous piano maker residing in Vienna.
Pianos from that time were known for their softer/warmer tone which were perfect for chamber music and blend well with strings. This is because of the older Viennese mechanics. Those are less precise than the modern Prell mechanics. This type of mechanic, in combination with its size and build won’t let you play very loud. That’s why our piano library isn’t very loud too. Franz Oeser was one of few piano builders in their time who followed the American principle for building pianos. He received his first reward in 1878 in Paris and exposed this piano alongside Hölzl and Bosendorfer on the international piano exposition in Melbourne in 1880.
The baby grand piano has a solid spruce soundboard, handmade bridges of the finest beech and a cast iron frame vacuum cast in Austria. Therefore the tone is very Viennese and robust, yet delicate when required, mellow yet singing, with amazing resonance. So true masters of piano making undeniably made all these characteristics which are found in all the great grand pianos of famous factories.
Our baby grand sits in the lounge of Key Productions. There the Oeser mainly serves as a dining table where our artists play the piano just for fun. Basically everyone falls in love with the character of the piano. That is why we made a virtual piano instrument out of this beauty. In order to survive our intense program of recording its magnificent soul, we carefully restored the piano.

24/07/2022

Check out this wonderful composition and production by Leon Thomasian!

All sounds are from The Oeser piano library and the free Oeser sample pack.

I've never worked this hard on a video before. But I think it was worth it. Let me know what you think of it in the comment section below.All the sounds you ...

22/07/2022

Vocal booth

21/07/2022

🆘 baby!!!!

Sound On Sound published an incredible review of The Oeser, written by We’re very grateful of this review, so we’d like to offer a special deal to all their followers/readers. Use code: SOUNDONSOUND in our webshop and get 20% off The Oeser.

18/07/2022

‘Weense charme uit Friesland’ - check de
Super recensie van The OESER Kontakt piano library door Interface magazine!








Rogier Trampe
Arjen de Graaf

17/07/2022

Super proud of the rave review in Interface Magazine of the OESER 🙏🏻

Rogier Trampe
Arjen de Graaf
Interface

28/05/2022