Magic Tines
by GSi · Keys · Hybrid modelling tine electric piano
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Magic Tines is a tine electric piano from GSi that combines recorded attack and release transients with a synthesized note body.
It has three EP models, amp simulation and a set of vintage effects, for €50 (about $56.78).
Best for: Keys & Synths. Genres: R&B & Soul, Jazz, Acoustic & Classical, Pop, Lo-Fi.
Keywords: electric piano, hybrid, classic, AUv3/iOS, clean, CPU-light, lo-fi, polyphonic, tube, vintage.
What it does
Magic Tines is a hybrid tine electric piano from GSi that aims for "the best of the two worlds": all attack and release transients come from recordings of real electric pianos, while mathematical modelling recreates the body of a tine struck by a rubber hammer.
- Three EP models: three selectable tine piano characters, with full 88-key polyphony.
- Tremolo: mono or stereo, with an opto-coupler panner for the classic auto-pan sound.
- Drive and amps: a tube overdrive and an amplifier simulation with five models.
- Modulation effects: an adjustable stereo chorus and a phaser with six models.
- Delay and reverb: stereo delay and stereo reverb for space.
- Tone and feel: a three-band semi-parametric EQ and a user-programmable velocity curve.
- Light on resources: very low CPU and RAM use.
The current version is 1.0.1. The developer page does not mention a demo.
When to use it
Magic Tines is the better pick when you want one playable tine EP with its classic effects chain built in, at a low price and with a small footprint. Compared with Keyscape, it covers one type of instrument instead of dozens of sampled keyboards, but it uses very little CPU and RAM. Compared with Electric 88 Piano (Waves), which is also a dedicated EP, it adds a six-model phaser, opto tremolo and five amp models in the same window. Unlike Pianoteq 9, whose electric pianos are fully modelled add-ons, it uses real recorded transients for the attack and release.
- Best for: tine electric piano chords and comping, from clean ballad tones to driven, phased and tremolo-panned parts.
- Genres: R&B, soul, neo-soul, jazz, funk, house, pop and lo-fi.
- Look elsewhere if: you want many different keyboards in one instrument; Keyscape covers far more, including other electric pianos.
What producers say
Little has been written about it so far, but the coverage there is is positive about the sound.
- 5 Magazine suggested it could become a favourite Rhodes-style plugin, praising a natural tone "rich as a real hammer hitting a real rod" and the range of built-in effects and parameters.
- Pricing note: 5 Magazine also pointed out the iOS version is much cheaper than the desktop plugin.
Where to buy
- GSi: $56.78 (€50 converted to USD (ECB rate, 29 Sep 2026))
Tutorials and reviews
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