The nostalgic virtual instrument inspired by the budget home keyboards of the 80s and 90s, with more than 200 sounds and over 200 MIDI files for lo-fi, retro pop and indie.

Cheap Keys captures the imperfect, character-filled tone of classic vintage home keyboards across brass, guitars, keys, mallets, pads, pianos, strings, synths and winds, from accordion, banjo and harpsichord to music box, ocarina, vibraphone and xylophone. Its curated library of multi-part MIDI phrases helps you build ideas fast for lo-fi beats, retro pop, indie tracks or nostalgic soundscapes: just drag, drop and add instant vintage flavour. With an intuitive interface, fast-loading presets and built-in sound-shaping controls and effects, Cheap Keys brings authentic 80s and 90s home keyboard textures to modern tracks, no vintage gear required.

Features

• More than 200 presets in the style of 80s and 90s home keyboards
• Over 200 multi-part drag-and-drop MIDI phrases
• Instruments from accordion and harpsichord to music box, ocarina and synth bass
• Built-in sound-shaping controls and effects
• Intuitive interface with fast-loading presets

Technical details

• Type: virtual instrument (home keyboard sounds and MIDI phrases)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX, standalone
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: computer-bound, cloud licence
• Content: more than 200 presets, over 200 MIDI phrases

System requirements

• macOS 10.15 Catalina or later
• Windows 10 or later
• RAM: 4 GB
• Disk space: 4 GB

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://sonic-nomad.com/register/. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.