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AVANT Modern Keys is on offer in this Black Friday deal at $49, 58% off, until Dec 18, 2026, for a Heavyocity Kontakt instrument built from a classic Mark II electric piano.
Heavyocity sampled the piano's inner components in isolation. The performances used hammers, ebows, twine and picks, which pushes the sound well past a standard electric piano patch.
The maker says the result is a new class of modern electric keys for any kind of story.
The library holds 4,026 samples spread over 16 sound sources, plus 109 custom presets. The sources fall into four groups:
The presets break down as 15 All-Stars, 14 Core Keys, 29 Extended, 21 Rhythmic and 29 Rhythmic Melodic.
AVANT runs on the ASCEND engine. You can layer, modulate and process up to three sources at the same time.
The Three Point Mixer is the canvas for this. It blends the sources in real time, so you can move between them while you play.
The ECHOS feature adds a layer of musical randomness to your performances. A convolution engine builds ambience and patterns, and an ARP section handles complex, rhythmic arpeggios.
Pedal, key and mechanical noise are all controllable, which gives you a say in how much of the instrument's physical character comes through. A sample browser keeps navigation simple.
The library is powered by the Kontakt 6 engine and runs stand-alone or as VST, AU and AAX. It is NKS-ready and integrated with Komplete Kontrol. It is a direct download only.
It takes up 8.12 GB uncompressed, or 4.73 GB on disk with NI lossless compression.
Yes. The AVANT Modern Keys Black Friday deal takes 58% off, bringing the Heavyocity Kontakt instrument to $49. The offer runs until Dec 18, 2026.
You get 4,026 samples across 16 sound sources, from core electric piano to extended, sustained and processed sounds. There are also 109 custom presets, a sample browser, an arpeggiator and a convolution engine.
It runs stand-alone and as VST, AU and AAX, powered by Kontakt 6.7.1 (Player) or later. You need macOS 10.14 to 12 or Windows 10 or 11, OpenGL 2.1 graphics and 4 GB RAM. It is NKS-ready.
It lets you blend, manipulate and fine-tune up to three sound sources at once, in real time. Paired with the ASCEND engine, you can layer, modulate and process each source for a customised keys sound.
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