Battery 4 vs EZkeys 2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Which should you buy?
On the Dubspot Score, EZkeys 2 comes out ahead (7.8). That said, the right pick depends on your workflow and budget — read both reviews before deciding.
Specs compared
| Battery 4 | EZkeys 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | — |
| Dubspot Score | 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU (macOS only), AAX | VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone |
| Plugin formats | VST, VST3, AAX (Windows); VST, VST3, AU, AAX (macOS) — 64-bit only | — |
| Built-in effects | Solid EQ, Solid Bus Comp, Transient Master, tape saturation, LoFi, and convolution reverb | — |
| Install size | 4.6 GB for complete installation (0.6 GB free disk space required to install) | — |
| System requirements | macOS 13, 14, or 15 (Intel or Apple Silicon) / Windows 10 or 11, with 4 GB RAM | — |
| Graphics | Graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 or higher required | — |
| Sampled instrument | — | Fazioli F212 grand piano |
| Core library size | — | ~4 GB of multi-sampled sounds |
| MIDI content | — | 1,350+ individually played MIDI files (plus 800+ legacy) |
| Songwriting tools | — | Bandmate, Suggest Chords, Songwriting Scales, Tap2Find, Grid editor |
| Platforms | — | 64-bit Windows 10+ and macOS 10.13+ (Intel and Apple silicon) |
| Disk space | — | 5 GB free disk space required |
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