EastWest Quantum Leap Hollywood  Eastwest Hollywood Brass Gold Edition
 
HOLLYWOOD BRASS GOLD EDITION

The second installment in the Hollywood series, Hollywood Brass is an epic achievement, once again combining the talents of Producers Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix and Thomas Bergersen and Sound Engineer Shawn Murphy (Academy Award, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and EMMY award-winng sound engineer)

Recorded in EastWest Studio 1, widely regarded as the "best brass recording room in the entire world" with 5 true mic positions, Hollywood Brass is designed to work seamlessly with Hollywood Strings (and the upcoming Woodwinds and Percussion). Running on the next generation and completely revamped engine, PLAY 3, Hollywood Brass will run flawlessly on your system along with Hollywood Strings. This is also exciting news for current Hollywood Strings users, as PLAY 3 and the new Hollywood Strings program update are free to all users.

Hollywood Brass gives you complete control over the players and includes:

Solo Trumpet, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trumpets, Solo French Horn, 2 French Horns, 6 French Horns, Solo Trombone, 2 Tenor + 1 Bass Trombone, Solo Tuba, Solo Cimbasso and a low brass section consisting of : 2 Tenor Bones, 1 Bass trombone, 1 tuba and 1 cimbasso

But most importantly check out our articulations chart which really shows how far we went to create the ultimate orchestral brass library. No Shortcuts here!!

Hollywood Brass also includes new brass reverb impulses taken from the smash hit convolution reverb Quantum Leap SPACES.

Hollywood Brass Gold Edition is 16-bit, with one mic positon (mid-tree) and all articulations. Upgrades to the Hollywood Brass Diamond Edition will be effortless as all articulations are included in the Gold Edition, and can be done at any time. The Gold Edition ships on DVD.

FEATURES

-Produced by Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, and Thomas Bergersen
-Sound engineered by Shawn Murphy (Academy Award, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and EMMY award-winng sound engineer)
-Extensive multiple-dynamic "true legato" solo and ensemble brass, with multiple sized sections and mutes
-5 user-mixable mic positions, extensive articulations, and no shortcuts!
-Includes new PLAY 3 64-bit/32-bit software on both MAC and PC, powerful scripting for ease of use, more user control and detail than any other collection, all recorded in the world famous EASTWEST Studio 1, the home of major Hollywood soundtracks and television themes.

Hollywood Brass includes the following techniques:

-true legato intervals at 3 dynamics that are smooth and realistic in all situations
-true connected legato repetitions at 3 dynamics
-sustained legato samples from pp all the way to fff. And when we say pp and fff, we really mean it!
-true double tonguing for all instruments and sections
-expressive sustains
-mute sustains and staccatos
-8 way staccato round robin at 4 dynamics
-4 way round robin marcato short at 3 dynamics
-4 way round robin marcato long at 3 dynamics
-multi dynamic playable runs patches that will inject real life into your brass compositions
-trills at 3 dynamics
-multi speed and multi dynamic repetition performances that work flawlessly with PLAY's superior time engine
-multi speed time synced crescendos
-multi dynamic portato that will breath life into softer compositions
-flutter tongue
-sforzando
-slide trombone legato
-falls
-various effects, clusters, and more

Hollywood Brass is the most powerful, realistic and extensive brass library ever created. There is a focus and ease of use in this Virtual Instrument that is unprecedented. Hollywood Brass runs flawlessly in the completely revamped PLAY 3 engine and has 10 times the content and detail than its closest competitor, without any additional complexity or clutter. New revolutionary fanfare patches are light on computer resources, but offer the most playable and instantly gratifying results on just one midi channel. But words are just words. Once you experience Hollywood Brass, you will see that this is EastWest's finest creation to date.

SPECIFICATIONS AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Gold Edition

MAC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.1GHz or higher
4GB RAM
Mac OS X 10.5 or later
7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
150GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Dual Core 2.1GHz or higher
4GB RAM
Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
Sound card with ASIO drivers
7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
150GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

MAC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.5GHz or higher
8GB RAM or more
7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
20GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Quad-Core 2.0GHz or higher
8GB RAM or more
64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
20GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

MAC OPTIMAL SYSTEM
Mac Pro Eight-Core Intel Xeon 2.26GHz or higher
16GB RAM or more
SSD (Solid State Drive) for optimal sample streaming
(SSD adapters are available for Mac Pro at online resellers.)
150GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

 PC OPTIMAL SYSTEM
Intel Core i7 2.66GHz or higher
16GB RAM or more
64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming
150GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)