Year/Date of Issue: 06/10/2026 (Legacy Archive Edition) Publisher: New Beard Media Original Distribution: Vanilla Groove Studios (Now Deleted / Out of Print) Archive Source: AudioZ Archive Format: WAV Quality: 16-bit / 44.1 kHz Stereo Interleaved Category: Sample Pack / Jazz Keys, Electric Pianos & Soulful Chord Progressions Total Content: 71 Master Audio Loops (16-bit PCM WAV) Genre / Style: Jazz, Nu-Jazz, Neo-Soul, Lo-Fi Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Chillhop, Downtempo Software Requirements: Universal WAV compatibility — works across all DAWs, samplers, and hardware grooveboxes
An elusive, sought-after installment in New Beard Media's keyboard series, preserved as a legacy archive release. Jazz Keys Vol.2 delivers an extensive 71-loop suite of intimate, relaxed keyboard performances that avoid rigid grid quantization, providing beatmakers and composers with organic harmonic sophistication that blends effortlessly into modern sample-based workflows.
Rare Legacy Soundbank: Sourced from the now-discontinued catalog of New Beard Media, providing rare source loops not found in current retail subscription libraries.
Warm Vintage Key Timbers: Focuses on classic electric pianos (Fender Rhodes Mark I/II, Wurlitzer 200A styles) and soft-hammered acoustic uprights recorded with warm, rounded transients.
Authentic Human Performance & Swing: Performed live with expressive micro-timing dynamics, gentle velocity nuances, and natural finger release noises.
Harmonically Rich Voicings: Features authentic jazz voicings, including major/minor 9ths, 11ths, altered 13th dominants, rootless comping, and smooth ii-V-I cadences.
Unprocessed Mix-Ready Headroom: Captured dry with minimal baked-in effects, allowing producers to apply custom rotary speaker emulations, wow/flutter, vinyl hiss, and compression.
Tempo & Key Labeled: Every audio loop includes explicit root key and tempo metadata for quick auditioning, pitch transposition, and DAW timeline locking.
Instrumental Categories & Arrangement Elements:
Rhodes & Electric Piano Progressions:
Warm, bell-like chord loops with rich lower-mid resonance and subtle mechanical tine character.
Smooth sustained chords and rhythmic comping patterns suited for neo-soul and boom-bap rhythm sections.
Acoustic Upright & Grand Piano Motifs:
Mellow, felted acoustic piano phrases and gentle walking chord voicings.
Melodic runs and delicate upper-register flourishes designed to float above rhythm tracks.