From ACADEMY AWARD, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and EMMY award-winning sound engineer SHAWN MURPHY, 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; and multiple award-winning EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP virtual (software) instrument producers DOUG ROGERS and NICK PHOENIX; and composer and orchestrator THOMAS BERGERSEN, HOLLYWOOD STRINGS offers unprecedented control over sound and performance, and is a must have compositional tool for serious composers.

Diamond Edition

• All articulations and bowings
• Includes five user-controllable optional mic positions
• 44.1kHz 24-bit and 16-bit samples
• Supplied on hard drive (* see conditions below)
   

Overview
EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP announces the debut of its latest release, HOLLYWOOD STRINGS virtual (software) instrument — a collection of string instruments with unprecedented control over sound and performance.

Recording for HOLLYWOOD STRINGS took place at the famous EASTWEST STUDIO 1, the same studio where many Hollywood soundtracks and television themes were recorded with a live orchestra. Heading this project were co-producers DOUG ROGERS, NICK PHOENIX and THOMAS BERGERSEN and sound engineer SHAWN MURPHY.

Joining Rogers and Phoenix as co-producer on HOLLYWOOD STRINGS 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 multi award-winning team of Rogers and Phoenix.

Shawn Murphy, is an ACADEMY AWARD, 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.

“Murphy was an obvious choice for this project; who better to obtain that quintessential Hollywood sound other than someone with his credits,” says Rogers. “HOLLYWOOD STRINGS looks to expand on the success we achieved with EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA by providing a perfect large scoring stage sound and a more intimate scoring stage sound with divisi capability.”

“The sound of these virtual strings are as good as it gets,” says Phoenix. “We have one of the top sound engineers in the business, a famous and beautiful sounding recording studio, the most incredible selection of microphones available, the best analog and digital recording equipment, and top Hollywood string players - how could we go wrong?”

“I've used many virtual orchestras over the last decade, including some I developed with other composers, and some I developed myself. With each new development, I got one step closer to my ideal compositional tool.” says Bergersen. “HOLLYWOOD STRINGS includes features that I consider necessary if you want to create realistic orchestral strings on your DAW.”

HOLLYWOOD STRINGS has many groundbreaking features not found in any other collection. Finger position is, for the first time, 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 controllable by the user. Extensive multi-dynamic true legato has been sampled for all sections in three different categories: slurred, portamento, and bow change. This results in unsurpassed legato performance that has never been available. HOLLYWOOD STRINGS has five user-controllable mic positions, including main pickup (Decca tree), mid pickup, close pickup, surround pickup, and an alternate vintage circa 1945 RCA ribbon room pickup.

Articulations

• Multiple finger positions for all sections including open strings
• 3 unique styles of legato interval sampling, including never-before-sampled bow change legato, slurred legato, and portamento sliding legato, sampled at 3, 3 and 2 dynamics respectively, all with speed control
• 5 dynamics of up- and down-bowed sustains
• Multiple vibrato intensities
• Up- and down-bowed notes
• Extensive runs
• Playable runs
• Powerful scripting
• Other articulations:
  • Bartók pizzicato
  • Col legno
  • Detaché
  • Flautando
  • Harmonics
  • Marcato
  • Measured tremolo
  • On-the-string staccato
  • Pizzicato
  • Repetitions
  • Ricochet
  • Spiccato
  • Staccatissmo
  • Staccato
  • Sul ponticello tremolo
  • Tremolo
  • Trills (major and minor)
     

Instrumentation
All sections were sampled with wide extended ranges including almost 4 octaves for violins.

• 16 1st Violins (9/7 divisi mode)
• 14 2nd Violins (8/6 divisi mode)
• 10 Violas (6/4 divisi mode)
• 10 Cellos (6/4 divisi mode)
• 7 Basses (4/3 divisi mode)
   

Recording

• Recorded in the famous EASTWEST STUDIOS 1
• Neve 8078 mixing console
• Meitner ADC converters
• 5 user-mixable microphone positions (use as sound options):
  • Main - Decca tree (Neumann M50s) and Brauner VM1 KHE (Klaus Heyne Edition) outriggers
  • Mid - Neumann KMi, Neumann KM 254, Sony C37A, Neumann U-47
  • Close - AKG C12, Neumann U47, Neumann U67, Nordic Audio Labs NU-47
  • Surround - Neumann KM 83
  • Alternate Room - Vintage RCA44 Ribbon

Add a second license for free:
Registered users and new purchasers of HOLLYWOOD STRINGS are now able to get a FREE second license FREE deposited into their iLok.com user account so they can spread the collection over 2 computers. In order to receive the second license, the registered user has to contact licensing@eastwestsounds.com

System Requirements

• 310 GB Free Hard Disc Space
• DVD Drive
• iLok Security Key, not inlcuded (a free soundsonline.com account is required for retrieving and managing iLok licenses)
   

Minimum Requirements for Mac

• 2.1+GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB RAM
   

Recommended Mac System

• Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz or higher, 8GB RAM
   

Minimum Requirements for PC

• Intel or AMD Dual Core 2.1+GHz, 4GB RAM Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7 Sound card with ASIO drivers
   

Recommended PC System

• Intel or AMD Quad-Core 2.66GHz or higher, 8GB RAM 64-bit Windows OS 64-bit Host sequencer
   

All Systems

• iLok required (not included), internet connection required for one-time product activation
   

Included for both PC and Mac:

• 32-bit standalone and plug-in versions included.
• 64-bit PC VST (host must support 64-bit VST plugins) and standalone versions included.
• Check the following compatibility chart for availability of other 64-bit versions and updates.
   

Supported Interfaces

• PC: VST™, ASIO™, RTAS™
• Mac: VST™, Audio Units™, Core Audio™, RTAS™
   

EASTWEST PLAY Host/Sequencer Compatibility Matrix

1 Ableton Live and FL Studio do not support volume automation via polyphonic aftertouch, which is required by WordBuilder for Symphonic Choirs.

2 Cubase/Nuendo 4.1 or later are required as 64-bit hosts.

3 DAE (RTAS in Digital Performer and Logic) is not supported at this time.

4 Sibelius 6.0.3 or higher is required to run in Snow Leopard. Sibelius' Snow Leopard compatibility page

5 Ethernet control surfaces are not officially supported (ex: C24)

All other hosts and versions are untested and unsupported at this time.
 

All included instruments, information and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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