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EastWest ProSamples Volume 28 Vocal House CD ROM.

Best Service, Eastwest, and Zero-G—3 of the world's most critically acclaimed Soundware developers—have cooperated to bring you this high-quality sample library, in multiple formats and for a super-low price. In short, these are the best of the best, gleaned from collections that have won top awards from Keyboard, Electronic Musician, Future Music, Sound on Sound, and other leading magazines. All come with 2 disks offering multiple formats: EXS24, AKAI, ACID, WAV, AIFF, and audio, so they'll work with whatever sampling setup you have.Powered by Mousse T, ProSamples Volume 28 delivers a collection from Best Service that includes drum and percussion loops and hits, vocals, guitar, Rhodes, organ, and piano licks, FX-vocal-loops, basses, vibes, hits, sound effects, single instruments. Tested on the dance floor. Reviews: "Houseworx - our Sampling CD of the year 2000. Platinum Award2 (Future Music, UK). "The sheer musicality of these samples is simply stunning. From the funky bass riffs to the fat piano licks and kicking drum tracks, everything about this release says quality and usability. One standout element is the collection of vocal samples. Typical disco divas are given full license to explore numerous hooks and vocal effects. Houseworx is an invaluable resource for the vocals alone. Five Star Award" (Sound on Sound UK).. ...details

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EastWest Quantum Leap RA.

Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition from EastWest provides composers with access to a variety of rare and unique instruments from Africa, Europe, India, Australia, the Americas, Far East, Middle East, and even the Turkish Empires. You will find that the RA virtual instruments has an amazing sound quality and marvel at the articulation of each instrument which has a wide range that goes from controlled to expressive. All of the instruments, ensembles, and samples featured in the collection were sampled extensively as a means of preserving the true character and expression of each instrument. For the first time with the Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition, you will have more control over the sounds offered in the collection along with the ability to load even more virtual instruments than ever before.According to Quantum Leap Producer Nick Phoenix, the key to authenticity of sound for ethnic instruments is expression. With the incorporation of the advanced PLAY sample engine and its built-in sensing technology that monitors your style and adjusts the software and sounds accordingly, you will experience a level of detail that will make your projects come to life with range and emotion.EastWest Quantum Leap RA was born a few years ago, as a sample library called Rare Instruments. All of the sounds from Rare Instruments are included in RA, but this only represents approximately one-tenth of the content. The other ninety percent of RA was recorded at Ocean Way studios in Hollywood. Because of the size and complexity of the project, Phoenix brought in two talented producers, Pacemaker and Tony Austin to co-produce RA with him. These two producers have worked on some other Quantum Leap projects and had some great ideas for RA. The trio spent time hunting down the best ethnic artists on the West Coast. Los Angeles is so ethnically diverse and blessed with excellent institutions like Cal Arts, it is actually the ideal place to record a rare and ethnic collection.You will find EastWest's RA software has amazing sound quality thanks to Ocean Way Studios' incredible collection of vintage mics and custom API console. RA was captured with a phase accurate 8-mic setup that gives a complete 3-dimensional image of the instrument. It is this type of sound that takes to artificial or sampled reverb extremely well. The sound is clear and broad. The mics used were Neumann U67 (U47s as alternates), Neuman M50, AKG C12, and Shoepps.Another cool aspect of this virtual instrument is the fact that it includes recorded ethnic ensembles. This was done with African drums, bagpipes, gamelan, and a Middle Eastern string section. The sound of these ensembles cannot be realistically simulated by layering solo instruments.While Quantum Leap RA was a very expensive project to make, it is well worth the cost in what it gives you. A lot of thought went into selecting instruments that would appeal to composers of all types, from dance music to film. You might want to put the Middle East. ...details

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EastWest Eastwest/Quantum Leap Complete Composers Collection.

The Complete Composers Collection - Play Edition, includes 7 of EastWest/Quantum Leap's most critically acclaimed virtual instruments for professional composers in one great collection at an amazing price break. Made to work with Native Instruments' KOMPAKT/KONTAKT players, the software collection includes everything you need to create professional compositions for film, TV, games, and music. The 7 titles included are EastWest/Quantum Leap's collaborative efforts— Symphonic Orchestra Gold Edition, Pianos Gold Edition, Symphonic Choirs, and Goliath, as well as Quantum Leap's Stormdrum 2, Voices of Passion, and RA—all at an incredible savings. EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Gold Edition EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra is known for the warmth and detail of the sounds it produces. With the incorporation of PLAY, users of the Gold Edition will experience the benefits of an even better sample engine immediately. With the typical orchestral composition encompassing a large amount of virtual instruments, EastWest's PLAY software will streamline the process by allowing many more virtual instruments to be loaded at one time than with previous systems. Gold Complete music software features 33GB worth of material, with 16-bit samples, each with one mic position and full articulations.Beyond EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra's phenomenal recording quality is its ability to breathe life into the virtual world, creating a real space and filling it with sound. In the past, this meant adding reverb and effects, further digitizing and degrading the overall quality of your music. Now, EastWest/Quantum Leap accomplish this through separately recording the natural hall ambiance after the instrument has stopped playing until the sound has actually ceased. The software triggers this "release trail" at the end of every note and adjusts the dynamics so that the samples blend seamlessly, truly placing the listener in the hall with the orchestra.EastWest/Quantum Leap Pianos Gold Edition This piano virtual instrument collection from Quantum Leap and EastWest is a highly detailed, 263GB collection of some of the world's finest grand pianos. Recorded in one of the "temples of sound," EASTWEST STUDIOS (more RIAA certified platinum and gold records awarded than any other recording studio) with 3 mic positions for each piano, it features over a half million dollars worth of pianos, including a Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand Piano - close mics engineered by Ken Scott (Elton John, Supertramp, Bowie), Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, Bösendorfer 290 Concert Grand Piano, and a Yamaha C7 Grand Piano.Each of these pianos were sampled with three different mic positions allowing you to mix together any combination of mics, using the interface, for the ultimate in real-time tone and ambiance control. This feature enables users to customize the sound of each virtual piano to their own requirements.. ...details

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EastWest Quantum Leap Silk.

All instruments featured in EastWest Quantam Leap's SILK: Masters of the Silk Road are multi-sampled with extreme attention to detail offering virtual instrument software that delivers maximum expression. SILK software contains extensive articulations, interval sampling (where appropriate), round robin (alternate samples), legato scripting, and phrases to give the feeling of smooth effortless performance—as smooth as...silk. Each musician recorded for Quantum Leap SILK is a master of his instrument, providing the best and most accurate sound samples available. The collection also allows users to adapt the virtual instruments using dozens of useful micro tunings in the key of their choice. This microtuning system is the first of it's kind, and is a true breakthrough for EastWest's PLAY 32-bit/64-bit sample engine with its improved interface.Intended as an extension of Quantum Leap RA, Quantum Leap SILK looks to give users access to rare instruments from across Asia played masterfully by renowned artists. Extensive scripting is employed in SILK along with the PLAY 64-bit (with 32-bit capability) sample engine, offering composers a lot of control over the end result. PLAY's scripting, microtuning, and convolution reverb are a powerful combination, making it an unparalleled interface for these sounds. SILK is revolutionary in that the microtuning and scales actually teach users how to employ these sounds in an authentic way.The incredibly detailed Silk Road instruments hail from China, Persia and India. You get 20 gigs of multi-samples and 5 gigs of authentic performances, with recorded legato intervals for erhu, zhonghu, jinhu, electric cello, kemenche, duduk, 30 piece string section, dilruba, and bansuri. The master musicians were recorded at East West Studios and Capitol Studios, using vintage Neumann microphones, Neve consoles, and Meitner converters.Instruments from Persia Electric Cello (bowed string) Kemenche (bowed string) Nay (wind) Duduk (wind) Tar (string) Qanun (string) 30 piece string section (bowed string)Instruments from China Erhu (bowed string) Zhonghu (bowed string) Jinhu (bowed string) Pipa (string) Guzheng (string) Yangqin (string) Sheng (accordion) Suona low (brass) Suona high (brass) Dizi low (wind) Dizi hi (wind) Xiao (wind) Bawu (wind)Instruments from India Dilruba (bowed string) Sarod (string) Tanpura (string) Bansuri (wind)PLAY PLAY isn't just a sampler. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. Its 64-bit support (available as a download for Mac users) allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM. 32-bit support is included also.If you still need more power, PLAY's network control allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. That means no more trips back and forth between computers and no more KVM switching when lo. ...details

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EastWest Quantum Leap SD2 The Next Generation.

SD2 — The Next Generation is a stunning collection of exceptional acoustic percussion instruments. The exclusive selection of drums and percussions exceeds all other existing libraries out there. As a sequel to Stormdrum (which was the most successful acoustic percussion library ever released.) it sets new standards that will exceed the expectations of everyone who owns a Quantum Leap product. Combined with the brand new developed Eastwest Play sample engine, a must to have with no doubt.SD2 - The Next Generation is a completely new and improved concept that is destined to become the new standard for years to come.. Instead of loops you get access to midi performances created with Roland VDrums and Zendrum percussion controllers. You get MIDI performances of over 100 film score oriented midi performances, each with dozens of variations, intros and endings from bombastic to hypnotic. The software in the Next Generation allows for millions of variations of each midi performance.What this means is that you can change ANYTHING with no sound degradation. Want to slow it down from 120 BPM to 50 BPM? Simply change the tempo of your sequence. Want to change the tone to something more aggressive, or something more subtle? Simply change the dynamics and marvel as 24 velocity multi-sampled percussion creates a completely new sound. Want to tune, add effects or filters to specific drums? No problem. Want to mute specific sounds and play in your own parts using the same sounds? No problem. Sound replacement? No problem. Like the sound of a performance, but don't like the rhythm? Simply use the current multi to create your own rhythms.Interface Powered by Eastwest's Play 64-bit (and 32-bit) Advanced Sample Engine with built-in Network Control (plug-in or standalone). This virtual instrument combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument, without the need for a sampler.. ...details

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EastWest Eastwest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs.

The award-winning Symphonic Choirs virtual instrument software makes it possible to type words into your computer, in any language, and hear a world-class symphonic choir sing those words in any key(s) you play "live" on your keyboard controller. This PLAY Edition includes the 64-bit (with 32-bit compatibility) PLAY advanced sample engine with built-in network control (see below for more details). The choirs were recorded in the same concert hall, by the same team as the EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and this sample collection blends perfectly with EWQLSO. To achieve the feel of a live concert hall performance, each instrument and section on EastWest's Symphonic Choirs was recorded with 3 mic positions: close, stage (conductor's position), and hall. By selecting different mic positions, you can mix these sounds to create any kind of natural ambience your project requires. Control all mic positions for the orchestra, choirs, pianos, and other instruments with multiple mic positions with the built-in mic mixer. Load, unload, adjust, pan, and mute mic positions as you wish. This eliminates the need for artificial reverb and this is the first time it's been offered in a 24-bit choir virtual instrument. WordBuilder WordBuilder lets you type words in English for the choir to sing. For added detail, you can use WordBuilder's internal phonetic language, VoTox. With VoTox you get complete control over each phoneme. Symphonic Choirs lets you adjust timing, volume, and crossfade to get just the sound you need. The Learn function adapts WordBuilder's timing to your playing to give you even greater control over crossfades and complex pronunciation.The Phrases pop-up menu includes 28 popular Latin phrases that you can load instantly. Many choirs sing in Latin so this can be a real timesaver for those on a tight deadline. The phrases have been optimized for each choir. The Phrases menu is completely customizable so users can add their own phrases to the menu for quick and easy access.WordBuilder's enhanced user interface is larger, making it easier to modify the way choirs perform your words. The look of the UI is much improved in the style of the PLAY Virtual Instrument interface as well.PLAY PLAY isn't just a sampler. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. Its 64-bit support (available as a download for Mac users) allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM. 32-bit support is included also.If you still need more power, PLAY's network control allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. That means no more trips back and forth between computers and no more KVM switching when loading projects. There's also no need to buy additional software.The PLAY interface is designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls n. ...details

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EastWest Quantum Leap Voices of Passion.

Voices of Passion is a virtual instrument designed to use vocal samples of alto and soprano female singers from Wales, Syria, India, Bulgaria, and America to add an extra element to you mix. It includes ethereal, passionate, flowing, mysterious, wailing, and whispering vocals for film, TV, and game composers as well as songwriters, new age artists, and zen horticulturists. Note these voices aren't meant to replace a live singer in your studio, but rather enhance the musical atmosphere you've created.Voices of Passion features 5 stunning female artists singing vowels, words, morphing vowels, effects, phrases, calls, whispers, and breath noises. This virtual instrument/sample library was created specifically for use in the film/TV/game genre as well as music with ambient or new age music. All the singers were recorded with a Telefunken Elam 251 and a RCA 44 ribbon mic for tonal variation. The collection features true legato intervals (American and Wales only), and the Middle Eastern and Indian phrases are presented in a construction kit format allowing you to create very long, consistent performances. There's even a mod-wheel to control the entry point on ethnic phrases.PLAY Powered by EastWest's PLAY 64-bit (and 32-bit) Advanced Sample Engine with built-in Network Control (plug-in or standalone), this virtual instrument combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument, without the need for a sampler. It includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend smoothly with those collections.Load more thanks to 64-bit support 64-bit support allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM (32-bit support is included also) While most high-end computers will support 16GB, a very small set of high-performance enterprise computers (with Microsoft Vista Ultimate) can already use 128GB of RAM. As hardware develops, the theoretical limit is 17,179,869,184 gigabytes = 16 exabytes, or 17 billion gigabytes.Networking Support If you still need more power, the built-in NETWORK CONTROL allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. This means no more trips back and forth between computers, or KVM switching when loading projects. This also means there's no need to buy additional software. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated solution for those with the most demanding production requirements.All instruments are listed in one browser The easy-to-use browser displays all of your instruments with a Favorites section to group the instruments you use most, and a way to preview your instrument of choice in an easy-to-use column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or several if you so desire. The interface automatically changes to display current instrument.Articulations Forget. ...details

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EastWest EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP PIANOS.

This Pianos Virtual Collection from Quantum Leap and EastWest is a highly detailed, 263GB collection of some of the world's finest grand pianos. Recorded in one of the "temples of sound," EASTWEST STUDIOS (more RIAA certified platinum and gold records awarded than any other recording studio) with 3 mic positions for each piano, it features over a half million dollars worth of pianos, including a Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand Piano - close mics engineered by Ken Scott (Elton John, Supertramp, Bowie), Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, Bösendorfer 290 Concert Grand Piano, and a Yamaha C7 Grand Piano.Each of these pianos were sampled with three different mic positions allowing you to mix together any combination of mics, using the interface, for the ultimate in real-time tone and ambiance control. This feature enables users to customize the sound of each piano to their own requirements.PLAY Powered by EastWest's PLAY 64-bit (and 32-bit) Advanced Sample Engine with built-in Network Control (plug-in or standalone), this virtual instrument combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument, without the need for a sampler. It includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend smoothly with those collections.Load MORE thanks to 64-bit support 64-bit support allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM (32-bit support is included also) While most high-end computers will support 16GB, a very small set of high-performance enterprise computers (with Microsoft Vista Ultimate) can already use 128GB of RAM. As hardware develops, the theoretical limit is 17,179,869,184 gigabytes = 16 exabytes, or 17 billion gigabytes.Networking Support If you still need more power, the built-in NETWORK CONTROL allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. This means no more trips back and forth between computers, or KVM switching when loading projects. This also means there's no need to buy additional software. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated solution for those with the most demanding production requirements.All instruments are listed in one browser The easy-to-use browser displays all of your instruments with a Favorites section to group the instruments you use most, and a way to preview your instrument of choice in an easy-to-use column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or several if you so desire. The interface automatically changes to display current instrument.Articulations Forget browsing through complicated patch names: pick the instrument and play, and turn on/off articulations as you wish. The Articulations list also serves as reference for all expressions within the instrument (no need to look up key-switches in charts). You can save your favorite configura. ...details

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EastWest ProSamples Volume 19 Pop Brass CD-ROM.

Pop brass multi-samples from EastWest's "Quantum Leap Brass," the most critically acclaimed brass sample collection ever, with Keyboard's Key Buy Award, Sound on Sound's Five Star Award, 5/5 from Electronic Musician, and 10/10 from Sound User and ProRec. Keyboard said "Quantum Leap Brass sounds great, & raises the standard of professional sampling. That, combined with the overall quality, justifies the Key Buy award. Performances are first-rate, accurate, well coordinated and immaculately recorded in stereo -10/10." Electronic Musician said "A stellar collection of samples that mix together beautifully and encourage creative brass writing." Sound on Sound (UK) said "An impressive & versatile brass library. Just the thing for anyone who wants to put some polish on his brass! 5/5". Features solo trumpet sustain, 3 trumpets falls, 3 trumpets sforzando, 3 trombones sforzando, solo trombone short sforzando, tenor sax stacatto, and alto sax sustain.Best Service, EastWest, and Zero-G—3 of the world's most critically acclaimed Soundware developers—have cooperated to bring you this series of high-quality sample libraries, in multiple formats and for a super-low price. In short, these are the best of the best, gleaned from sample collection that have won top awards from Keyboard, Electronic Musician, Future Music, Sound on Sound, and other leading magazines. All come with 2 discs offering multiple formats: EXS24, AKAI, ACID, WAV, AIFF, and audio, so they'll work with whatever sampling setup you have.. ...details

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EastWest EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA Platinum Plus Complete.

EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra is known for the warmth and detail of its sound. With the incorporation of PLAY, users of the upgraded EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra will experience the benefits of the an even better sample engine immediately. With the typical orchestral composition encompassing a large amount of instruments, EASTWEST's PLAY software will streamline the process by allowing many more instruments to be loaded at one time than with previous systems. The Platinum Complete Plus version features 194GB worth of material, with 24-bit samples, each with three mic positions and full articulations.Beyond EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra's phenomenal recording quality is its ability to breathe life into the virtual world, creating a real space and filling it with sound. In the past, this meant adding reverb and effects, further digitizing and degrading the overall quality of your music. Now, EastWest/Quantum Leap accomplish this through separately recording the natural hall ambience after the instrument has stopped playing until the sound has actually ceased. The software triggers this "release trail" at the end of every note and adjusts the dynamics so that the samples blend seamlessly, truly placing the listener in the hall with the orchestra.Each instrument and orchestral section is chromatically sampled at three different mic positions (close, stage, and hall), allowing you to mix together instantly within the included PLAY sampler any combination for the ultimate in real-time tone and ambience control.PLAY PLAY isn't just a sampler. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. Its 64-bit support (available as a download for Mac users) allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM. 32-bit support is included also.If you still need more power, PLAY's network control allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. That means no more trips back and forth between computers and no more KVM switching when loading projects. There's also no need to buy additional software.The PLAY interface is designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls needed for each individual virtual instrument. All the instruments are listed in one easy-to-use browser which displays all of your instruments. It includes a favorites section to group the instruments you use most. You can also preview your instrument of choice in an simplified column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or into multiples if you so desire. The Interface automatically changes to display current instrument whatever you do.As far as articulations, you can forget browsing through complicated patch names. Just pick the instrument and play, and turn on/off articulations as you wish. The Ar. ...details

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EastWest Hollywood Strings MAC.

EastWest/Quantum Leap's Hollywood Strings virtual instrument gives you a comprehensive collection of string instruments and incredible control over the sound and performance—all supplied on a internal hard drive for easy installation. Choose Mac or PC versions.Recording of each virtual violin, viola, cello, and double bass on the Hollywood Strings virtual instrument took place with a live orchestra at the famous EastWest Studio 1, the same studio where many Hollywood soundtracks and television themes were recorded. Heading this project were co-producers Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, and sound engineer Shawn Murphy.Joining Rogers and Phoenix as co-producer on Hollywood Strings virtual instrument software is Thomas Bergersen, a highly respected composer and orchestrator, and Phoenix's partner in trailer music company, Two Steps From Hell. His extensive experience in composing for orchestras and with virtual orchestras made him a perfect fit for the project of creating EastWest's Hollywood Strings virtual instrument.Shawn Murphy is an Academy Award-winning, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning sound engineer who has recorded and mixed the scores for more than 300 feature films including "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," "Star Wars: A Musical Journey," "Jurassic Park," "Jurassic Park The Lost World," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "Titanic," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Minority Report," "Saving Private Ryan," "Munich," "The Passion Of The Christ," "X-Men: The Last Stand," "Memoirs of a Geisha," and "Ice Age."The sound collection on Hollywood Strings gives composers many features not found in other virtual stringed instrument libraries. Finger position is controllable by the user so you can play as far up the strings as you want and get a fuller, more romantic Hollywood sound. Vibrato intensity and extensive dynamics are also user-controllable. Extensive multi-dynamic true legato has been sampled for all sections in three different categories: slurred, portamento, and bow change. This results in exceptional legato performance. The Hollywood Strings virtual stringed instrument has five user-controllable mic positions (to be used as options, not all at the same time) including main pickup (Decca tree), mid pickup, close pickup, surround pickup, and an alternate vintage, circa 1945, RCA ribbon room pickup.The Hollywood Strings virtual instrument offers unprecedented control over sound and performance, and is a must have compositional tool for serious composers.. ...details

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EastWest Eastwest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Gold Complete.

EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra is known for the warmth and detail of the sounds it produces. With the incorporation of PLAY, users of the upgraded EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra will experience the benefits of the an even better sample engine immediately. With the typical orchestral composition encompassing a large amount of instruments, EASTWEST's PLAY software will streamline the process by allowing many more instruments to be loaded at one time than with previous systems. This Gold Complete version features 33GB worth of material, with 16-bit samples, each with one stagr mic position and full articulations.Beyond EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra's phenomenal recording quality is its ability to breathe life into the virtual world, creating a real space and filling it with sound. In the past, this meant adding reverb and effects, further digitizing and degrading the overall quality of your music. Now, EastWest/Quantum Leap accomplish this through separately recording the natural hall ambiance after the instrument has stopped playing until the sound has actually ceased. The software triggers this "release trail" at the end of every note and adjusts the dynamics so that the samples blend seamlessly, truly placing the listener in the hall with the orchestra.PLAY PLAY isn't just a sampler. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. Its 64-bit support (available as a download for Mac users) allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM. 32-bit support is included also.If you still need more power, PLAY's network control allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. That means no more trips back and forth between computers and no more KVM switching when loading projects. There's also no need to buy additional software.The PLAY interface is designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls needed for each individual virtual instrument. All the instruments are listed in one easy-to-use browser which displays all of your instruments. It includes a favorites section to group the instruments you use most. You can also preview your instrument of choice in an simplified column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or into multiples if you so desire. The Interface automatically changes to display current instrument whatever you do.As far as articulations, you can forget browsing through complicated patch names. Just pick the instrument and play, and turn on/off articulations as you wish. The Articulations list also serves as reference for all expressions within the instrument (no need to look up key-switches in charts). Save your favorite configuration for quick retrieval.PLAY is full of many other helpful features too. It has a legato detection tha. ...details

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EastWest Quantum Leap Gypsy.

Quantum Leap's Gypsy features a unique collection of detailed virtual instruments capable of playing completely realistic performances. This product is mostly intended for film, TV, and game composers who want to add one-of-a-kind elements to their compositions.Gypsy's nylon string guitar, violin, and trombone can all be played in both gypsy and classical styles. In the classical realm, these three instruments are unparalleled in the sampling world in terms of playability, diversity, and sound quality.The violin and trombone feature many articulations, repetitions and even true legato intervals. All of the guitars were sampled with up and down strokes, many velocities and picking styles, release trails, chords and effects.Gypsy's guitars sound incredible and were played by one of the best session guitarists in Los Angeles, David Kole. The accordions feature many different setups, all with air flow in and out samples as well as expressive samples, chords, and left hand bass. Gypsy also has a very cool gypsy percussion program and two flamenco dancers' foot stomps as well as traditional castanets. There's also an incredible Bandoneon accordion and Cimbalom (hammered dulcimer)—two very rare instruments.PLAY Powered by EastWest's PLAY 64-bit (and 32-bit) Advanced Sample Engine with built-in Network Control (plug-in or standalone), this virtual instrument combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument, without the need for a sampler. It includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend smoothly with those collections.Load More thanks to 64-bit support 64-bit support allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM (32-bit support is included also) While most high-end computers will support 16GB, a very small set of high-performance enterprise computers (with Microsoft Vista Ultimate) can already use 128GB of RAM. As hardware develops, the theoretical limit is 17,179,869,184 gigabytes = 16 exabytes, or 17 billion gigabytes.Networking Support If you still need more power, the built-in NETWORK CONTROL allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. This means no more trips back and forth between computers, or KVM switching when loading projects. This also means there's no need to buy additional software. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated solution for those with the most demanding production requirements.All instruments are listed in one browser The easy-to-use browser displays all of your instruments with a Favorites section to group the instruments you use most, and a way to preview your instrument of choice in an easy-to-use column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or several if you so desire. The interface automatically changes to d. ...details

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EastWest Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock.

Ministry of Rock is a huge collection of rock drums, basses, and guitars recorded in EastWest Studio 2. This virtual instrument collection is a modern day rock toolkit that covers a myriad of styles. Songwriters, film, TV, and game composers as well as drummers and guitarists will find this library fun and useful. It features great sound quality and playability.The Ministry of Rock collection features sounds used in today's popular music and the entire library was created with one goal in mind: to create a virtual instrument capable of producing sounds that could actually produce a hit record or film score without any live drum, bass, or guitar overdubs. Articulations and programming was all reverse engineered from actual performances.PLAY Powered by EastWest's PLAY 64-bit (and 32-bit) Advanced Sample Engine with built-in Network Control (plug-in or standalone), this virtual instrument combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument, without the need for a sampler. It includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend smoothly with those collections.Load more thanks to 64-bit support 64-bit support allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM (32-bit support is included also) While most high-end computers will support 16GB, a very small set of high-performance enterprise computers (with Microsoft Vista Ultimate) can already use 128GB of RAM. As hardware develops, the theoretical limit is 17,179,869,184 gigabytes = 16 exabytes, or 17 billion gigabytes.Networking Support If you still need more power, the built-in NETWORK CONTROL allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. This means no more trips back and forth between computers, or KVM switching when loading projects. This also means there's no need to buy additional software. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated solution for those with the most demanding production requirements.All instruments are listed in one browser The easy-to-use browser displays all of your instruments with a Favorites section to group the instruments you use most, and a way to preview your instrument of choice in an easy-to-use column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or several if you so desire. The interface automatically changes to display current instrument.Articulations Forget browsing through complicated patch names: pick the instrument and play, and turn on/off articulations as you wish. The Articulations list also serves as reference for all expressions within the instrument (no need to look up key-switches in charts). You can save your favorite configuration for quick retrieval.Legato Detection PLAY senses legato and repetitive playing and responds accordingly.Stereo Handling PLAY allows the user to manipulate ste. ...details

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EastWest FAB FOUR.

Fab Four from EastWest Sounds is a virtual instruments collection inspired by the sounds of the Beatles, using the same kind of period instruments and authentic rare EMI recording equipment the Beatles used to create their music. Fab Four sound engineer Ken Scott worked on five Beatles albums and drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Laurence Juber were both members of "Paul McCartney and Wings".No expense was spared finding similar instruments and other recording equipment the Beatles and their producers used back in the day to produce this modern collection. Well over a million dollars worth of instruments, amplifiers, microphones, recording desks (including very rare EMI REDD tube and TG12345 desks), outboard equipment (including Fairchild limiters and EMI RS124 modified Altec compressors), and Studer J-37 tube multi-tracks were used in this production.If you are a film/TV/game composer, or a musician/producer looking for vintage sounds not found in other collections, this is it. Blending these unique and sometimes bizarre sounds with today's music should enable you to produce something truly spectacular.Instruments: •Guitars (some costing over $200,000 each) played by Laurence Juber include Gretsch Firebird (1959), Gretsch Tennessean (1963), Rickenbacker 360-12 (1965), Martin D-28 (1966), Fender Stratocaster (1956), Epiphone Casino (1956), Fender Telecaster (1951), Gibson SG (1960), Les Paul Goldtop (1957), Gibson J200 (1966), Hofner Bass (1963) and Rickenbacker Bass (1964) •Guitars were sampled with up and down strokes, multiple velocities, and picking styles, some with chords and effects •Most of the sounds would be impossible to create without all of the above equipment. For example, the "revostortion" guitar sound was created by feeding a Epiphone Casino guitar into one EMI REDD 47 preamp, and the output into a second EMI REDD 47 preamp, which is exactly how it was created originally by the EMI/Abbey Road engineers •Drums played by Denny Seiwell include a rare 1960 Ludwig downbeat kit with Zildjian cymbals (22" x 14" kick, 5" x 14" snare, 9" x 13", 16" x 16" toms, 18" crash medium, 20" crash ride, 14" Hi-Hat) •Drums are all multisampled with up to 16 velocity layers, as well as left and right hand. The sounds were all matched to a particular style (e.g. A Day in the Drums, Ticket to Drums, Yer Drums). They even recorded some heavily modulated cymbals through a Fairchild limiter for authenticity •The keyboards in this collection are categorized by in catchy titles that match the instrument to the songs they were made famous by such as Because I'm a Harpsichord Baldwin Electric Harpsichord), Baby I'm a Clavioline (Clavioline/Baldwin amp), Lucy in the Lowery (Lowery Heritage Deluxe Organ), Strawberry Flutes (original sound licensed from www.mellotron.com), We Can Work a Harmonium (Harmonium), and other stringed instruments in. ...details

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EastWest EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA Silver Complete.

EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra is known for the warmth and detail of its sound. With the incorporation of PLAY, users of the upgraded Silver Edition of EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra will experience the benefits of the an even better sample engine immediately. With the typical orchestral composition employing a large amount of instruments, EastWest's PLAY software will streamline the process by allowing many more instruments to be loaded at once. The Silver Complete version features 11GB worth of material, with 16-bit samples, each with one mic position and basic articulations.Beyond EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra's phenomenal recording quality is its ability to breathe life into the virtual music world, creating a real space and filling it with sound. In the past, this meant adding reverb and effects, further digitizing and degrading the overall quality of your music. Now, EastWest/Quantum Leap accomplishes this through recording the natural hall ambience separately after the instrument has stopped playing until the sound has actually ceased. The software triggers this "release trail" at the end of every note and adjusts the dynamics so that the samples blend seamlessly, in effect placing your listeners in the hall with the orchestra.Play PLAY is a 64-bit (with 3PLAY PLAY isn't just a sampler. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. Its 64-bit support (available as a download for Mac users) allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM. 32-bit support is included also.If you still need more power, PLAY's network control allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. That means no more trips back and forth between computers and no more KVM switching when loading projects. There's also no need to buy additional software.The PLAY interface is designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls needed for each individual virtual instrument. All the instruments are listed in one easy-to-use browser which displays all of your instruments. It includes a favorites section to group the instruments you use most. You can also preview your instrument of choice in an simplified column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or into multiples if you so desire. The Interface automatically changes to display current instrument whatever you do.As far as articulations, you can forget browsing through complicated patch names. Just pick the instrument and play, and turn on/off articulations as you wish. The Articulations list also serves as reference for all expressions within the instrument (no need to look up key-switches in charts). Save your favorite configuration for quick retrieval.PLAY is full of many other helpful features too. It has a legato det. ...details

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EastWest EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA Platinum Complete.

EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra sis known for the warmth and detail of its sound. With the incorporation of PLAY, users of the upgraded EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra will experience the benefits of the an even better sample engine immediately. With the typical orchestral composition encompassing a large amount of instruments, EASTWEST's PLAY software will streamline the process by allowing many more instruments to be loaded at one time than with previous systems. The Platinum Complete version features 117GB worth of material, with 24-bit samples, each with three mic positions and full articulations.Beyond EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra's phenomenal recording quality is its ability to breathe life into the virtual world, creating a real space and filling it with sound. In the past, this meant adding reverb and effects, further digitizing and degrading the overall quality of your music. Now, EastWest/Quantum Leap accomplish this through separately recording the natural hall ambience after the instrument has stopped playing until the sound has actually ceased. The software triggers this "release trail" at the end of every note and adjusts the dynamics so that the samples blend seamlessly, truly placing the listener in the hall with the orchestra.Each instrument and orchestral section is chromatically sampled at three different mic positions (close, stage, and hall), allowing you to mix together instantly within the included PLAY sampler any combination for the ultimate in real-time tone and ambience control.PLAY PLAY isn't just a sampler. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. Its 64-bit support (available as a download for Mac users) allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM. 32-bit support is included also.If you still need more power, PLAY's network control allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer. That means no more trips back and forth between computers and no more KVM switching when loading projects. There's also no need to buy additional software.The PLAY interface is designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls needed for each individual virtual instrument. All the instruments are listed in one easy-to-use browser which displays all of your instruments. It includes a favorites section to group the instruments you use most. You can also preview your instrument of choice in an simplified column viewer. Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's instrument tracks, or into multiples if you so desire. The Interface automatically changes to display current instrument whatever you do.As far as articulations, you can forget browsing through complicated patch names. Just pick the instrument and play, and turn on/off articulations as you wish. The Articu. ...details

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EastWest Hollywood Strings PC.

EastWest/Quantum Leap's Hollywood Strings virtual instrument gives you a comprehensive collection of string instruments and incredible control over the sound and performance—all supplied on a internal hard drive for easy installation. Choose Mac or PC versions.Recording of each virtual violin, viola, cello, and double bass on the Hollywood Strings virtual instrument took place with a live orchestra at the famous EastWest Studio 1, the same studio where many Hollywood soundtracks and television themes were recorded. Heading this project were co-producers Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, and sound engineer Shawn Murphy.Joining Rogers and Phoenix as co-producer on Hollywood Strings virtual instrument software is Thomas Bergersen, a highly respected composer and orchestrator, and Phoenix's partner in trailer music company, Two Steps From Hell. His extensive experience in composing for orchestras and with virtual orchestras made him a perfect fit for the project of creating EastWest's Hollywood Strings virtual instrument.Shawn Murphy is an Academy Award-winning, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning sound engineer who has recorded and mixed the scores for more than 300 feature films including "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," "Star Wars: A Musical Journey," "Jurassic Park," "Jurassic Park The Lost World," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "Titanic," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Minority Report," "Saving Private Ryan," "Munich," "The Passion Of The Christ," "X-Men: The Last Stand," "Memoirs of a Geisha," and "Ice Age."The sound collection on Hollywood Strings gives composers many features not found in other virtual stringed instrument libraries. Finger position is controllable by the user so you can play as far up the strings as you want and get a fuller, more romantic Hollywood sound. Vibrato intensity and extensive dynamics are also user-controllable. Extensive multi-dynamic true legato has been sampled for all sections in three different categories: slurred, portamento, and bow change. This results in exceptional legato performance. The Hollywood Strings virtual stringed instrument has five user-controllable mic positions (to be used as options, not all at the same time) including main pickup (Decca tree), mid pickup, close pickup, surround pickup, and an alternate vintage, circa 1945, RCA ribbon room pickup.The Hollywood Strings virtual instrument offers unprecedented control over sound and performance, and is a must have compositional tool for serious composers.. ...details

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EastWest QUANTUM LEAP GOLIATH.

Quantum Leap Goliath includes the entire 32GB of content from Future Music magazine's Virtual Instrument Of The Year—COLOSSUS, plus an additional 8GB of new content from the latest EASTWEST/Quantum Leap collections, including the Sound On Sound magazine 5-STAR-awarded EASTWEST/PMI Bösensendorfer 290 Piano.GOLIATH includes over 180 instruments and over 600 patches, including drums and percussion, guitars, basses, acoustic and electric pianos, keyboards and mallets, pop brass, orchestral instruments, choirs and vocals, ethnic instruments, new age ensembles, morphing atmospheres, synth basses, synth leads, and synth pads.Instruments added to GOLIATH includeDrums/Percussion Custom Congas, Distorted Beatbox, EW Studio 2 Ludwig Kit, Old Skool Electronic Kit, Radiostatic Anamoly, Rhythmic Synth FX, Tong Zi, Tambourines, Tibetan BellsGuitars Concert Guitar, Fender Telecaster, Fender 5 String Bass, Hard Rock Rhythm Guitar, Les Paul Guitar, Ska GuitarKeyboard/Mallet Italian AccordionOrchestra New Flute, Staccato Flute, 6 French Horns, Legato Violins and Cellos, Marcato Violins and Cellos, Orchestral Percussion Kit, new Trumpet, Staccato Trumpet, new solo ViolinPiano/Electic Piano PMI Bösendorfer 290 (full version)Choir/Vocal New Basses, Tenors, Altos, Sopranos and Boys Choir, Solo Boy, Solo Female VocalsGOLIATH is the only complete collection that delivers professional quality instruments and sounds from the multi award-winning EastWest/Quantum Leap production team.GOLIATH includes the advanced EASTWEST PLAY software, the easiest-to-use, most powerful sample playback software available, including both 64-bit and 32-bit support so you can load many more instruments than current systems. There is no learning curve involved. Once installed, you will be able to use GOLIATH instantly and the results will blow you away.COLOSSUS As the name implies, COLOSSUS is a massive, high-quality virtual instrument that covers all of the basic musical genres, the way a keyboard workstation attempts to, except COLOSSUS offers much higher quality instruments and dynamics. It provides you with a staggering 32GB of content and over 160 instruments to work with.COLOSSUS is an indispensable tool you will reach for time and time again when nothing else works. It will become your Swiss army knife of composing, plus it's GM compatible! And you can expect the usual exceptional Quantum Leap quality in COLOSSUS. Even if you own some of these instruments, you will love this collection. A good example is the Fender Rhodes. Despite the fact the Rhodes has been sampled many times, COLOSSUS includes a unique vintage sounding Rhodes you won't find anywhere else. COLOSSUS includes 15GB of new sounds recorded at Ocean Way Studio B (24-bit), a new, 2GB piano recorded in Europe, and 15GB of instruments from the award-winning range of Quantum Leap and EASTWEST titles (EW/QL Symphonic Orchestra, EW Steinway B Piano, QL Stormdrum, QL Guitar and Bass, QL 56 Strat, QL Hardc. ...details

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EastWest ProSamples Volume 26 Nu RNB & Hip Hop CD ROM.

Best Service, EastWest, and Zero-G—3 of the world's most critically acclaimed Soundware developers—have cooperated to bring you this series of high-quality sample libraries, in multiple formats and for a super low price. In short, these are the best of the best, gleaned from libraries that have won top awards from Keyboard, Electronic Musician, Future Music, Sound on Sound, and other leading magazines. All come with 2 discs offering multiple formats: EXS24, AKAI, ACID, WAV, AIFF, and audio, so they'll work with whatever sampling setup you have.ProSamples Volume 26 provides a unique variety of R&B hip-hop styles. A Double Action CD from Best Service, it's packed with a whole bunch of flippn nu stuff from da East Coast. Twistin' construction kits, supablastin' beats, for all ya people out dere who dig da flava of Missy & Busta . . . Dis one's a killa! Features complete extended song arrangements and backings lasting up to over a minute for professional needs.ÿAlso excellently suited for commercial and film music.Review: "Excellent material for professional use. Indispensable for anyone involved in hip-hop." (PC & Sound). "Hard, slamming R&B with nice phat beats, synth bass, piano, guitars and various vocal and assorted samples. Great construction kits - each has loads of sounds & individual parts, instruments & FX. Tempos range from a very slow 39 bpm through 67, 85 up to 124 bpm." (The Knowledge, UK). ...details