EW 25th Anniversary Collection User Manual

1 MANUALUSER MANUALEASTWEST | 25th Anniversary Collection ii ii IMPORTANT COMPATIBILITY NOTE! Our Revolutionary New Opus Software EngineOur brand new Opus software engine has been years in development, and replaces the Play engine. All EastWest Libraries (with the exception of the original Hollywood Orchestra, the original Hollywood Solo Instruments, and the MIDI Guitar Series) are supported in Opus, allowing them to take advantage of a faster, more powerful, more flexible, and better looking software comes with some incredible new features such as individual instrument down-loads, customized key-switches, new effects for the mixer page, scalable retina user interface upgrades for legacy products, a powerful new script language, and many more features that allow you to completely customize the sound of each instrument.

2 It s one of the most exciting developments in the history of our company and will be the launching pad for many exciting new products in the Opus and Play TogetherOpus and Play are two separate software products, anything you have saved in your projects will still load up inside the saved Play version of the plugins. You can update your current/existing projects to Opus if you so choose, or leave them saved within purchasing or upgrading to Opus you do not need to use Play, but it may be more convenient to make small adjustments to an older composition in your DAW loading the instruments saved in Play instead of replacing them with Opus. For any new composi-tion, just use Note About user ManualsAll EastWest Libraries have their own user manuals (like this one) that refer to instru-ments and controls that are specific to their respective libraries, as well as referencing the Play user Manual for controls that are common to all EastWest EastWest Libraries supported for use within Opus, we highly recommend taking advantage of all the powerful new features it has to offer.

3 Reference this user Manual for details related to the instruments and controls specific to this library and, in place of the previously mentioned Play Software Manual , refer to the Opus Software Manual from the link below instead. OPUS SOFTWARE Manual : Bob Clearmountain Drums 1 EastWest Bob Clearmountain Percussion and BassEastWest Dance/IndustrialEastWest Funky Ass LoopsEastWest Bob Clearmountain Drums 2 EastWest Dance/Industrial 2 EastWest Steve Stevens GuitarEastWest Phat+PhunkyEastWest Smoov GrooveEastWest Scoring ToolsEastWest ElectronicaEastWest HypnoticaEastWest/Quantum Leap Guitar & BassEastWest Ultimate StringsEastWest Symphonic AdventuresEastWest Drum n BassEastWest Steinway BEastWest Ill JointzEastWest Percussive Adventures 1 EastWest/Quantum Leap 56 StratEastWest BT Breakz from the Nu SkoolEastWest BT Twisted TexturesEastWest Joey Kramer Multi-track Drum Loops and SamplesEastWest Public Enemy Beats And LoopsEastWest/Quantum Leap BrassEastWest Bosendorfer 290 EastWest Percussive Adventures 2 EastWest AdrenalineEastWest/Quantum Leap Stormdrum 1 (Part 1: Loops)EastWest/Quantum Leap Stormdrum 1 (Part 2.)

4 Multi-sampled Instruments)The EastWest 25th Anniversary Collection comprises the 30 following virtual instruments:EASTWEST | 25th Anniversary Collection ivThe information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not rep-resent a commitment on the part of East West Sounds, Inc. The software and sounds described in this document are subject to License Agreements and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by East West Sounds, Inc. All product and company names are or trademarks of their respective State Logic (SSL) Channel Strip, Transient Shaper, and Stereo Compressor licensed from Solid State Logic. SSL and Solid State Logic are registered trademarks of Red Lion 49 Ltd.

5 East West Sounds, Inc., 2014. All rights West Sounds, Inc. 6000 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028 USAFor questions about licensing of products: more general information about products: | 25th Anniversary Collection 11. Welcome 2 About EastWest 4 Credits 5 How to Use This and the Other Manuals 5 Online Documentation and Other ResourcesEASTWEST | 25th Anniversary Collection 2 Chapter 1: WelcomeWelcomeAbout EastWestFounder and producer Doug Rogers has over 35 years experience in the audio industry and is the recipient of many recording industry awards including Recording Engineer of the Year. In 2005, The Art of Digital Music named him one of 56 Visionary Artists & Insiders in the book of the same name. In 1988, he founded EastWest, the most criti-cally acclaimed sound developer in the world, and recipient of over 60 industry awards, more than any other sound developer.

6 His uncompromising approach to quality, and innovative ideas have enabled EastWest to lead the sound-ware business for 25 years. A list of the achievements of Doug Rogers and EastWest is impressive. Here is a time-line that puts into context the virtual instruments from this Collection alongside other achievements in the 25-year history of the Rogers founds EastWest and produces his first sample Collection , a Pop/Rock Drum Sample Collection , on CDs. Because it s the first commercial drum samples Collection , he has to personally convince retailers to stock Rogers co-produces a Drum Samples sequel with producer/engineer Bob Clearmountain. It became a best seller in an industry that was fast growing alongside other successes from EastWest. In the next few years, they release 2 more sample collections together. All three are included in the 25th Anniversary was the year EastWest introduced the industry s first loops and samples Collection , Dance/Industrial (included in this Collection ) to include MIDI-file sequences to enable users to adjust tempo in their sequencer without losing audio quality.

7 1993 EastWest builds on that concept and releases construction loops, such as EastWest Dance/ Industrial 2, which allow users to mix and customize the various instruments and sounds within the loops to more easily customize the loops for their own releases the Ultimate Piano Collection , the industry s first multi-sampled piano col-lection. It won numerous awards, including the Sound On Sound 5 Star Rogers partnered with Nemesys to create the GigaSampler software and sound libraries, which pioneered the use of streaming from hard drive technology, a technical breakthrough without which the high quality virtual instruments of today would not be Rogers teams with Nick Phoenix to create the Quantum Leap subsidiary of EastWest. The first title from the new company was EastWest/Quantum Leap Guitar and Bass. That partner-ship continues to this | 25th Anniversary Collection 3 Chapter 1: Welcome1996 2002 Doug Rogers produces hit after hit in the sample Collection marketplace, often in partnership with luminaries from the music industry, such as Michael Bland and Sonny Thompson (Prince), Greg Hawkes (Cars), Steve Stevens (guitarist for Billy Idol), Joey Kramer (drummer for Aero-smith), EDM s BT, and Public Enemy.

8 All the while, he s improving the technology of sampling and sample playback, preparing for the major advancements to and Phoenix co-produce the world s first surround sound virtual orchestra, EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra, which was engineered by 11-time Grammy-nominated recording engineer Prof. Keith O. Johnson. Using 3 sets of mics strategically positioned to cap-ture the full experience of the major concert hall in which the orchestral samples were captured, EastWest raised the bar on what sampling techniques could achieve. The virtual instrument is awarded Keyboard Magazine Key Buy Award, EQ Magazine Exceptional Quality Award, Com-puter Music Magazine performance Award, [Game Audio Network Guild] Best Sound Library Award, and SOS Reader s Choice Award success of EWQL Symphonic Orchestra is followed up with the companion library, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, which was recorded in the same concert hall as its predecessor.

9 It uses technology built for its earlier library, Voices of the Apocalypse, which allows the user to type in English or phonetic text for the choir to sing. EastWest remains today the only company to suc-cessfully offer this capability. This title is awarded Electronic Musician Editor s Choice Award, Best Sound Library Award, and Keyboard Magazine Key Buy Award. 2005 EastWest establishes a software division and introduces PLAY, the first 64-bit Sample Engine. All subsequent releases of EastWest virtual instruments are written exclusively for this Rogers purchases Cello Studios on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and hires the world-renowned designer Philippe Stark to redesign the space, leaving its 5 famous recording studios untouched, for both commercial rentals and in order to own in-house the kind of spaces and equipment EastWest needs to create virtual instruments with the rich feature sets they want to produce. It is now known as EastWest presentBetween the two production companies of EastWest and EastWest/Quantum Leap, they produce 49 more titles for the PLAY engine, in styles as varied as rock, Gypsy-inspired instruments, south Asian ethnic, and the most detailed sampling of grand pianos ever undertaken.

10 A few of the larger efforts, such as EastWest/Quantum Leap Hollywood Strings with its 5 sets of mics and more than 800,000 individual samples, showcase the capabilities of what can happen when a production company owns its own recording 2013 EastWest has been awarded more international awards than all of its competitors com-bined, and 25 years on they remain the undisputed market | 25th Anniversary Collection 4 Chapter 1: WelcomeCreditsProduced byDoug RogersProduction AssistanceRhys Moody and Justin HarrisProgrammingJustin Harris, Andrzej Warzocha, Jason CoffmanEditingAndrzej Warzocha, Jason Coffman, Mike DiMattia, Justin Harris, and Arne SchulzeArt DirectionSteven Gilmore, Doug Rogers, and Thomas MerkleSoftware Klaus Lebk cher, Klaus Voltmer, Bartlomiej Bazior, Adam Higerd, Truc Phan, Stefan Holek, Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, Rhys Moody, Elon Arbiture, and Helen EvansManualJohn PhilpitSpecial Thanks toBob Clearmountain, David Frangioni, Rich Mendelson, Steve Stevens, Chris Lord-Alge, Michael Bland, Sonny Thompson, Nick Phoenix, Tal Bergman, Richie Garcia, Michito Sanchez, Christopher Page, Kurt Wortman, Tony Humecke, Jorge Patrano, Kim Edmonson, Serge Colbert, Lisa Bloom Cohen, Greg Hawkes, Perry Geyer, James Bernard, Olivier Truan, Michiel Post, Anthony Kerr, Eddie Bell, Joey Kramer, Marti Fredrickson, Brian Transeau, Chuck D, Gary G-Wiz.