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W EastWest Studios set up for a session. EastWest Studios is, of course, the studio designed by Bill Putnam and formerly known as United Western Recorders. Print article Published in SOS September 2010 : Close window EWQL Hollywood Strings Sample Library Reviews : Sample / Sound / Song Library Take your front‑row seat, sit back and enjoy the show — Hollywood Strings is here. Dave Stewart hen it comes to keeping an audience interested, Los Angeles‑based sound company EastWest have the instincts of a showman. Their latest release was originally announced over a year ago, raising expectations sky high and setting Internet forums ablaze with gossip. For months on end, visitors to the company's web site were confronted with a set of red theatre drapes concealing the object of desire, so it was a dramatic moment when show time finally arrived and the curtains drew back to reveal the new star turn: Hollywood Strings, the world's largest self‑contained string library, 13 months in the making and boasting around 800,000 samples. A recurring question has been "what kind of system do I need to run this library?” One strong recommendation from EastWest is that users seeking optimum performance should use Solid State Drives (SSDs) to house the samples. While these devices have much faster access speeds than regular hard drives, they are considerably more expensive. Happily for those hit by the current economic doom‑fest, the library runs without problems on conventional fast drives, though some of its bigger patches do demand a pretty hefty system. (See below for EastWest's specifications.) Contrary to rumour, installing gigantic orchestral libraries from 35 DVDs is not the thing I enjoy most in life, so it was a relief to discover that HS ships pre‑installed on a hard drive. However, I was surprised to find that the drive in question is a bare internal type, which means that you either have to put it in a spare drive slot inside your computer or buy a suitable external case for it. At the time of writing, EastWest's web site states that the drive is supplied for installation purposes only and is "not intended for daily use (such as for storing the samples for streaming)”, a caveat repeated on the product box. The company have now upgraded the drive to a 500GB Western Digital Caviar Black 7200RPM SATA model which they say is suitable for sample streaming, and they advise that this warning message is now out of date. Team Play The library was created by a quartet of Hollywood heavy hitters. EastWest supremo Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix of Quantum Leap need no introduction — having enjoyed a professional partnership since 1997, it's safe to assume they know each other's names by now. For this project, the pair enlisted talented Norwegian composer/orchestrator Thomas Bergersen. Like Phoenix, Bergersen is an experienced filmtrailer music producer, and having created a number of orchestral sound libraries for his own use (no, they're not commercially available), he shares EWQL's sampling and programming pedigree. The fourth team member has a CV as long as your arm, and a display case full of Academy, BAFTA and Emmy awards: enter Shawn Murphy, the veteran sound engineer who has recorded and/or mixed the soundtracks of over 300 feature films during the last 30 years. In the words of Doug Rogers, "Who better to obtain that quintessential Hollywood sound than someone with his credits?” An excited forum user put it more emphatically: "DUDES!!! Shawn F‑ing MURPHY recorded it!!! It IS gonna be sick.” Since early 2008, all EastWest/Quantum Leap releases have been formatted exclusively for their In this article: Team Play Sonic Boon Express Yourself Smooth Running Divide & Conquer Summary Alternatives Instrumentation & Articulations Overview Microphone Madness System Requirements EWQL Hollywood Strings $1695 pros Big, expressive, cinematic stringsection lushness at your fingertips. Great sound, large range of articulations. Interval‑based legatos are the bee's knees. Offers a choice of five stereo and two mono mikings. Shawn F‑ing MURPHY recorded it, dudes!! cons Not cheap — and no 'Gold' budget version available yet. Some instruments are very demanding on system resources. summary Hollywood Strings was designed for those who want the best. If you're after a cheap and cheerful fix, or need stringquartet samples to hack away in the background on your pop track, look elsewhere. These string sections are A‑list instruments with extensive and intensive musical capabilities. You may have to consider upgrading your system to use the library to its full potential, but for committed orchestral samplists that outlay would bring immediate artistic rewards and represent a sound investment for the future. information $1695. Sounds Online +1 323 957 6969. www.soundsonline.com Test Spec PC with Intel Core Duo 3.16GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and Windows XP Pro SP2 32‑bit. Play v2.0.9. Hollywood Strings v1.0.1. Sound On Sound : Est. 1985

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    EastWestStudiossetupforasession.EastWestStudiosis,ofcourse,thestudiodesignedbyBillPutnamandformerlyknownasUnitedWesternRecorders.

    Printarticle

    PublishedinSOSSeptember2010:Closewindow

    EWQLHollywoodStringsSampleLibraryReviews:Sample/Sound/SongLibrary

    Takeyourfrontrowseat,sitbackandenjoytheshowHollywoodStringsishere.DaveStewart

    henitcomestokeepinganaudienceinterested,LosAngelesbasedsoundcompanyEastWesthavetheinstinctsofashowman.Theirlatestreleasewas

    originallyannouncedoverayearago,raisingexpectationsskyhighandsettingInternetforumsablazewithgossip.Formonthsonend,visitorstothecompany'swebsitewereconfrontedwithasetofredtheatredrapesconcealingtheobjectofdesire,soitwasadramaticmomentwhenshowtimefinallyarrivedandthecurtainsdrewbacktorevealthenewstarturn:HollywoodStrings,theworld'slargestselfcontainedstringlibrary,13monthsinthemakingandboastingaround800,000samples.

    Arecurringquestionhasbeen"whatkindofsystemdoIneedtorunthislibrary?OnestrongrecommendationfromEastWestisthatusersseekingoptimumperformanceshoulduseSolidStateDrives(SSDs)tohousethesamples.Whilethesedeviceshavemuchfasteraccessspeedsthanregularharddrives,theyareconsiderablymoreexpensive.Happilyforthosehitbythecurrenteconomicdoomfest,thelibraryrunswithoutproblemsonconventionalfastdrives,thoughsomeofitsbiggerpatchesdodemandaprettyheftysystem.(SeebelowforEastWest'sspecifications.)

    Contrarytorumour,installinggiganticorchestrallibrariesfrom35DVDsisnotthethingIenjoymostinlife,soitwasarelieftodiscoverthatHSshipspreinstalledonaharddrive.However,Iwassurprisedtofindthatthedriveinquestionisabareinternaltype,whichmeansthatyoueitherhavetoputitinasparedriveslotinsideyourcomputerorbuyasuitableexternalcaseforit.Atthetimeofwriting,EastWest'swebsitestatesthatthedriveissuppliedforinstallationpurposesonlyandis"notintendedfordailyuse(suchasforstoringthesamplesforstreaming),acaveatrepeatedontheproductbox.Thecompanyhavenowupgradedthedrivetoa500GBWesternDigitalCaviarBlack7200RPMSATAmodelwhichtheysayissuitableforsamplestreaming,andtheyadvisethatthiswarningmessageisnowoutofdate.

    TeamPlay

    ThelibrarywascreatedbyaquartetofHollywoodheavyhitters.EastWestsupremoDougRogersandNickPhoenixofQuantumLeapneednointroductionhavingenjoyedaprofessionalpartnershipsince1997,it'ssafetoassumetheyknoweachother'snamesbynow.Forthisproject,thepairenlistedtalentedNorwegiancomposer/orchestratorThomasBergersen.LikePhoenix,Bergersenisanexperiencedfilmtrailermusicproducer,andhavingcreatedanumberoforchestralsoundlibrariesforhisownuse(no,they'renotcommerciallyavailable),hesharesEWQL'ssamplingandprogrammingpedigree.

    ThefourthteammemberhasaCVaslongasyourarm,andadisplaycasefullofAcademy,BAFTAandEmmyawards:enterShawnMurphy,theveteransoundengineerwhohasrecordedand/ormixedthesoundtracksofover300featurefilmsduringthelast30years.InthewordsofDougRogers,"WhobettertoobtainthatquintessentialHollywoodsoundthansomeonewithhiscredits?Anexcitedforumuserputitmoreemphatically:"DUDES!!!ShawnFingMURPHYrecordedit!!!ItISgonnabesick.

    Sinceearly2008,allEastWest/QuantumLeapreleaseshavebeenformattedexclusivelyfortheir

    Inthisarticle:TeamPlaySonicBoonExpressYourselfSmoothRunningDivide&ConquerSummaryAlternativesInstrumentation&

    ArticulationsOverviewMicrophoneMadnessSystemRequirements

    EWQLHollywoodStrings$1695

    prosBig,expressive,cinematicstringsectionlushnessatyourfingertips.Greatsound,largerangeofarticulations.Intervalbasedlegatosarethebee'sknees.Offersachoiceoffivestereoandtwomonomikings.ShawnFingMURPHYrecordedit,dudes!!

    consNotcheapandno'Gold'budgetversionavailableyet.Someinstrumentsareverydemandingonsystemresources.

    summaryHollywoodStringswasdesignedforthosewhowantthebest.Ifyou'reafteracheapandcheerfulfix,orneedstringquartetsamplestohackawayinthebackgroundonyourpoptrack,lookelsewhere.ThesestringsectionsareAlistinstrumentswithextensiveandintensivemusicalcapabilities.Youmayhavetoconsiderupgradingyoursystemtousethelibrarytoitsfullpotential,butforcommittedorchestralsampliststhatoutlaywouldbringimmediateartisticrewardsandrepresentasoundinvestmentforthefuture.

    information$1695.SoundsOnline+13239576969.www.soundsonline.com

    TestSpecPCwithIntelCoreDuo3.16GHzprocessor,4GBofRAMandWindowsXPProSP232bit.Playv2.0.9.HollywoodStringsv1.0.1.

    SoundOnSound:Est.1985

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    proprietaryPlaysoundengine.Playcomesin64bitand32bitflavours,bothofwhichareincludedwiththelibrary.Thechiefadvantageofthe64bitversionisitsabilitytoaccessmuchlargeramountsofRAM,butinordertorunit,youroperatingsystem,computermotherboardand(ifyouintendtousePlayasaplugin)hostsequenceralsohavetobe64bit.RAMusageapart,there'snodifferenceinqualityorfunctionalitybetweenthe32bitand64bitversionsofPlay.(Full64bitsupportforMacisnotcurrentlyavailableseenoteinthe'SystemRequirements'box.)ThePlaysoundenginewasreviewedalongwithEastWest'sFabFourandMinistryofRocklibrariesinSOSMarch2008.Readthearticleat/sos/mar08/articles/ewfabfourministryofrock.htm).

    Intheinterestsofmusicalexpression,HollywoodStringsusesanunprecedentedamountofsamplecrossfading,causingahikeinpolyphonythatrequiredsomeimprovementstoPlay'ssoftware.Playversion2.0(nottobeconfusedwiththeforthcomingPlayPro)isnowavailableasafreedownloadtoregisteredusers.Themakersclaimtheupdatealsoimprovesloadingtimes,andwhileIwasunabletocomparePlayv1andv2onthesamemachine,Icansaythatona3.16GHzPCtheplayertook25secondstoloada738MBinstrumentcontaining7060samples.

    Sowhat'snotinHS?Sinceitssellingpointisalargescale,bigbudgetcinematicsound,itdoesn'tcontainsoloinstrumentsorchambersections.Nochords,phrases,'wildcard'effectsorglissandiareincludedeither,butyoucansimulatethelatterbyplayingarapidchromaticrunusinga'repetitionrunsscript'instrument.Thoughit'sprobablynotanissueformediacomposers,therearenoreallifemuted(consordino)samplestheeffectofthemuteissimulatedbyaswitchthatactivatesanEQcurvemodelledonsordinorecordings.

    SonicBoon

    Enoughoftheprologue:it'stimeforthemainfeature.HollywoodStringswasrecordedinEastWest'sStudio1with57ofLA'stopstringplayers,usingfullblownsymphonyorchestrasectionsizes(16/14/10/10/7).InmarkedcontrasttoEWQLSymphonicOrchestra(recordedinareverberantconcerthall),HShasalargeroomstudioacousticwhich,whilebynomeansdry,lendsitselftousersaddingtheirownreverbifdesired.Tothatend,thelibraryincludesalargemenuofconvolutionreverbimpulseresponses,includingsomederivedfromthehallinwhichEWQLSOwasrecorded.

    Fromtheviolinsdowntothebasses,thesestringsectionshavealovelysound,textureandfeel,witharich,fullsymphonicsoundandanopulentqualitythatcomesfromcombininggreatplayerswithagreatsoundengineer.Theloopedsustainsaremannafromheavenforpadmerchantslikemyself,incorporatingthreedegreesofvibratoaswellasalternatingupanddownbows.Asonewholikestocomposebyplaying,theprovisionofpreprogrammed,full,sixoctavestringssectionsisveryhelpful.YoucanusePlay'sinstrumentkeyrangesettingtobuildyourownfullstringssetups,thoughyou'llfindthatthepresetsrequirefewersamples.

    Meetingfilmcomposers'insatiableneedfordrivingeighthnoteostinatos,HSoffersagenerousselectionofshortnotedeliveriesranginginlengthfrompowerfulshortmarcatostobrisk,urgentstaccatissimosthatwilldonicelyforhighoctaneactionscenes.Ilikedtheintensityandforcefulattackofthe'onthebow'staccatoarticulations(whosenotesterminatewiththebowstillrestingonthestring)andthezingandbounceofthespiccatosamplesgreat,energeticperformances.Someofthesedeliveriesincorporateasmanyas16roundrobinsaresetbuttonallowsyoutoforcetheroundrobincyclebacktothetop,andifnecessaryyoucanalsoaddsilent(zerovelocity)notesbeforeapartstarts,tolineuptherequisiteRRsample.

    Followingorchestralsamplelibrarybestpractice,theproducersrecordedcompletelydifferentfirstandsecondviolinsections.Thisgreatlyincreasesthetimbralvarietyandarguably,valueformoneyaseachviolinistbringsinhisorherownunique,oftenpricelessinstrument!The14piecesecondviolinsectionreplicatemanyofthearticulationsplayedbythe16firstviolins,andalsoperformsomelovelybreathyflautandos(adelicate,whisperingdeliveryfullofquiettension)andanicesetofchromaticallymappedharmonics.

    Anotherarticulationworthyofnoteisthe'measuredtremolos'playedbyallsections,whichtimestretchtoplaytheirfastiterationsatauserdefinedrate.Therhythmiceffectissomewhatblurred,buta16thnotepulsecanbediscerned.Thesameideaisappliedtothenoterepetitionsplayedbytheviolasandbasses.Withthese,thepulseissharpandclear,thoughitsreallifespeedisconsistentlyalittleslowerthanthetempofiguredisplayedbyPlay.

    ExpressYourself

    Tofacilitateexpression,HSadoptsa'doublemodulation'techniqueonsomeinstruments,inwhichMIDI

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    ThePlayengine'sbrowserwindow.

    expression(CC11)replacesvelocityasthedynamicscontroller,whilethevibratodepthiscontrolledbythemodwheel(CC1),anapproachIfirstencounteredinGarritan'sStradivari.Itcreatesverylifelike,usercontrollableswellsandfadesandobviatestheneedforplayedcrescendoanddiminuendosamples:ratherthanfiddlingaroundtryingtomakefixedlengthcrescendosamplesfitthetempoofyourarrangement,youcancreateperfectlytimedcrescendiofyourown.Startingnoteswithnovibrato,thengraduallyintroducingitwiththewheelisalsoveryexpressive.Ittakesawhiletodeveloptherequisitefoot/handcoordination,butwithpracticethecombinedmodulationproducesthosedramatic,emotivesurgesinvolumeandvibratointensityweassociatewithstrings.

    Thetechniqueworksbycrossfadingbetweendifferentlayersofsamples,withachoiceofsix,nineor13layersavailableforthevibratosustains.Transitionsbetweenlayerssoundnaturalandultrasmooth,butadisadvantageisthateventhoughyou'reonlyhearingtwolayersatanyonetime,theothersareplayingsilentlyandconsumingpolyphony.Forthisreason,EastWestputthe13layerinstrumentsin'PowerfulSystem'folders,warningthattheymaybetootaxingonhardwarethatfallsbelowtherecommendedspecs.(Duetothecrossfadinginvolved,someofthelargepatchesinHSuseover13,000samplesandrequiremorethan1GBofRAM.ForthethosewithlesspowerfulsystemsEastWestcreated'light'programs,availableinthefreeHSinstrumentupdate1.0.1.)Ifindthisslightlyperplexingthere'sprobablysometechnicalreasonwhysilentvoicesuseuppolyphonyinPlay,butitwasneveranissueonmyoldAkaiS1000hardwaresampler!

    Ifoundthe'modspeed'instruments(whichletyouusethewheeltoincreasethespeedofdeliveryfromveryshortstaccatissimotoashortmarcato)averyusefulprogrammingaid.Keyswitchesareusedthroughouttoswitchbetweensemitoneandtonetrills,upanddownruns,andsoon.Inaddition,eachsectionhasasinglemainkeyswitchinstrumentincorporatingvarioustypesofsustainednotearticulations.Atthistimeit'snotpossibletocreateyourowncustomkeyswitchesinPlay.

    SmoothRunning

    Arealisticlegatosoundasmooth,unbroken,joineduplineofnotes,thehallmarkoforchestralstringsisnoteasytoachievewithsamples.InHS,EastWestbitthebulletand,followingtheexampleofViennaSymphonicLibraryandothers,painstakinglyrecordedlegatointervalsofoneto12semitones,upanddown,foreverynoteintheinstrument'srange.Thisgeneratesenormousamountsofsampledataandhelpsexplainwhylibrariesofthisilkaresobig,andwhytheytakesolongtocreate!Ifoundtheresultstobeexcellent:withalittleconvolutionreverbadded,thecellos'legatoperformancessoundedtrulymagnificent.

    HSoffersthreetypesoflegato:'slurlegato'(regularjoinedupnotes),'portamento'(Bollywoodstyleslides),and'bowchange',whereyoucanheartheplayerselongatenotesbychangingbowdirection.Thelegatosincorporatedifferentdynamicsandvibratostrengths(controlledbyCC11andCC1respectively),soyouhavethegreatadvantageofaddingrealsounding,expressivesurgesanddiminuendostolegatomelodylines.Velocityisusedtocontrolthespeedoftheintervals,includingthatoftheportamentoslides:playinghardtriggersaquicknotetransition,whilethe5160velocityrangeworksbestforslowmovingperformances.Thefastestlegatointervalsspeakquickly,butthey'renotuptoproducingarealistictrilleffect.Ifyouneedoneofthose,usetheplayedtrillssamples.

    Thoughtheselegatoinstrumentsarebasicallymonophonic,aMIDICC22commandwillrenderthempolyphonicandnonlegato,thusavoidingthehassleofhavingtoswitchtoadifferentarticulationtoplaychordswithinalegatopassage.Themakersalsocreatedmonophoniclegatoandportamentosimulationsthatcanbeturnedonandoffonthefrontpanel.Thelegatoeffectworkswellacrosstheboard,andtheportamentosoundsprettygoodifusedjudiciously.Unfortunately,neitherthescriptednorthereallegatosaccommodatetheoldmonophonicanaloguesynthtechniqueofholdingdownonenotewhilerapidlyreiteratinganother,aniceeasywayofplayingatrill!

    Speakingofeaseofplaying,evenonefingeredkeyboardistswillbeabletoimpresstheirrelativeswiththefastupanddownoctaverunsperformedinvariousscalesbythefirstviolins,violasandcellos.Thoughthesamplesdotheirjobwell,Inoticedthatthetimestretchingusedontheseinstrumentsintroducedsomeextraneousaudioartifacts.(Otherprogrammingbugsinthereviewcopycausedstaccatoonbowandstaccatoslursamplestocutoffabruptlyattheendandageneralmalfunctioninthebasses'slowlegatoinstruments.ThesehavenowallbeenremediedandthefixeswillbeavailableinafreePlayupdate.)Multidigitperformerswillenjoywhippingoutveryfast,FlightOfTheBumblebeestylelinesonthe'playableruns'scriptedinstruments,theonlylimitationbeingthatontheslurandspiccatoruns,thenotesmoothingeffectworksonlyonsemitoneandtoneintervals.

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    Divide&Conquer

    HollywoodStringsaddressestheproblemof'divisi'inanidiosyncraticmanner.Reallifestringsectionsoftendividetoplaydifferentpartsortheindividualnotesofachord.Forexample,ina14violinsection,eightviolinsmightplaythetoppartwhiletheremainingsixtakethelowerpart,ortheinstrumentsmightdivide6:4:4toplayathreenotechord.Oldschoolstringlibrariescan'treplicatethiseffect,assamplesareusuallyplayedbyalltheplayersinasection.

    Theproducers'solutionwastoplacemicrophonesclosetotheleftandrightsideofeachsection,capturingapairofmonomixeslabelled'DivisiA'and'DivisiB'.EverypatchinthelibraryhasacorrespondingAandB'divisi'option,availableonlyintheclosemikedposition.Thesemonopatcheshaveasmallersoundthantheothermikingsandcanthusbeusedtosimulateanorchestraldivisi.Oneadvantageisthatastheyarethesameperformances(albeitmikeddifferently),therearenotuning,timingorphasediscrepancieswiththemainstereosamples!

    Connoisseursoftheviolinfamilywillknowthatpitchesplayedhighupnearthebridgehaveawarmsound,whilenotesplayedlowdownonthenecksoundmorebrightandopen.InHS,thechoiceofstringmaybedeterminedbyaknobwhosefourpositions(selectablemanuallyorviakeyswitches)correspondtotheinstruments'strings:forexample,selecting'Position2'onaviolaspatchgivesyouthenotesplayedonthesecond(G)string.Ifyouchooseapitchthatthecurrentlyselectedstringcan'treach,Playwillexplode,creatingagiantfireballthatburnsdownyourhouse.Actually,I'mlying:whatreallyhappensisthatthesoftwareautomaticallymovesthenoteovertothenextcloseststring.Fingerpositioncontrolisimplementedonbowedlongnotes(notlegatos)forallsectionsexceptthebassestherearealso'4thposition'instrumentsinwhichallnotesareplayedhighontheneck,forawarm,romantictimbre.

    Summary

    There'snodoubtthatthefabuloussound,musicalversatilityanddepthofexpressionofHSplaceitinthehighestechelonofprofessionalstringlibraries.Nooneintheirrightmindwouldcriticisetheeffortthatwentintocreatingit,butattimesIfeltalittlelesseffortmighthavebeenbeneficialforexample,Ioccasionallyfoundmyselfhankeringaftersomesimpler,lessmultidimensionalpatches(forexample,straightvelocitycontrolledvibratosustains).Formaximumflexibilityofprogramming,havingaccesstotheindividuallayersusedintheinstrumentswouldbeveryhandy.WhichIguessiswherePlayProcomesin...

    Returningtothequestionofwhatsystemthislibraryneeds,it'sclearthattheproducers'laudableendeavourstomakeitasmusicallyandsonicallypowerfulaspossiblehavecreatedatechnicallydemandingproduct.Usersshouldmakesuretheirsystemscancopebeforebuyingit'snotrealistictoexpecttosimultaneouslyrunlargenumbersofHS's'powerfulsystem'instrumentsonanaveragetomiddlingsetup,especiallyifyouwanttousemultiplemicpositions.DeterminingexactlyhowmanyinstrumentsyoucanrunatanyonetimedependsonhowmuchRAMyoursystemcanaccess(itselfsomethingofavexedissue),whichinstrumentsyouneed(theyrangeinsizefrom3MBtowellover1GB),andhowmuchpolyphonytheyconsume.Inanutshell,unlessyouhavethekindofoptimalsystemoutlinedabove,expecttodomorebouncingthanyouwouldwithyouraveragelibrary.

    Ifyou'vealreadyboughtthishighend,musicallyintricatecollection,you'dbedaftnottoreaditsexcellentmanual(downloadablefromwww.soundsonline.com/static/downloads/docs/HollywoodStringsManual.pdf),whichexplainsitshiddendepthswithadmirableclarity.Ifyouhaven'tyettakentheplunge,checkoutthe'Techniques'audiodemosonEastWest'ssite.Thesefeaturethestringsplayingontheirown,enablingyoutoproperlyexperiencetheirsound.Absolutebeginners,abjectpaupers,technophobesandpeopleinwhomthesoundoflushorchestralstringsinducespsychoticepisodesneednotapply,butifyou'reseriousaboutorchestralsampling,youwon'twanttoletthisimpressivestringslibrarypassyouby. .

    AlternativesOnlyahandfuloflibrariescomeclosetomatchingthesymphonicscale(ifnotthesampledatasize)ofHollywoodStrings.ViennaSymphonicLibrary's18GBAppassionataStringsIboastslargersectionsandasecondvolumefeaturingrealsordinosandLAScoringStrings(40GB)offersflexiblesectionsizesfordivisiwriting,aswellassolostrings,butneitherlibraryhasaseparatesecondviolinssection.KirkHunter'sConcertStringsII(sizenotpublished)isaworthycontender,providingsymphonic,studio,chamberandsolostrings,whiletheAngloAustralianentryCinematicStrings(22GB)features40players(includingsecondviolins)makingalushandpowerfulsound.Ofthesecollections,onlyHollywoodStringsandCinematicStringshavemultiplemicpositions.

    Instrumentation&ArticulationsOverviewSTRINGSECTION:

    Sixteenfirstviolins,14secondviolins,10violas,10cellos,7basses.(Total57players.)ARTICULATIONS:LONGNOTES

    Sustainedvibrato(up&downbows)[5].

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    Sustainednonvibrato(asabove)[5].Sustainedmoltovibrato(asabove)[3]*.Flautando**.Harmonics**.Detach(up&downbows)[4].Marcatosustain[3].

    ARTICULATIONS:SHORTNOTESMarcatoshort(t/l)[3].Staccato(t/l)[4].Onthebowstaccato(t/l)[4].Staccatoslur[4](violinsonly).Staccatissimo(t/l)[4].Spiccato(t/l)[4].Pizzicato(t/l)[4].'Bartok'pizzicato(t/l).Ricochet(jet)(t/l)[3].Collegno(t/l).

    EFFECTS&RUNSMeasuredtremolo[4].Tremolo[4].Sulponticellotremolo(violasonly).Trill(semitone/tone*)[3].Fastrepetitions[3].Runs(chromatic,major,minor,wholetone)*.Spiccatoruns(violinsonly).Slurruns(violinsonly).

    LEGATOSUSTAINSLegatoslur(normal/slow)[3].Legatobowchange*(normal/slow)[3].Portamentolegato*(normal/fast)[2].

    [x]Numberofdynamiclayers.*Notbasses.**Secondviolinsonly.t/l=tight(trimmed)attack/loose(untrimmed)attack.Somearticulationsarenotplayedbyallfivesectionsmanyofthelibrary'spatchesfeaturecombinationsoftheperformancestyleslistedabove.

    MicrophoneMadnessIn2003,EWQLSymphonicOrchestraraisedthebarfororchestrallibrariesbysimultaneouslymikingitsplayersfromthreedifferentpositions(close,stageandbackofhall),agodsendforthoseworkinginsurround.HSupstheantebyofferingfivealternativemikingsplustwofurther'divisi'options(explainedelsewhere).Themicpositionsare'close'(directlyinfrontoftheplayers),'mid'(deadcentreatthefrontedgeofthestage),'main'(acentralmikingapproximatingtothefifthrowofaconcerthall,usingthetraditional'Deccatree'trioofspacedmicrophones)and'surround'(highup,towardsthebackoftheroom).Aswitchenablesyoutotogglebetweentheregularsurroundmicrophonesandvintageribbonmics(asusedinclassicHollywoodmovies)inthesamepositions.Theclosemicshaveanicewidestereoimage,containthemostdetailandmademefeelasthough

    Iwassittinginthemiddleoftheplayers,whilethe'main'miking(myfavourite)soundsfullerandintroducesanaturalroomambience.Thoughthesurroundmicssoundmoredistant,thedifferencebetweenthemandthemainmikingisactuallyfairlysubtle.The'mid'mikingsoundssomewhatmoredisembodied,brightandtransparent,andthe'vintage'ribbonmicsettingsoundslikeamoremellow,lesshifiversionoftheothersurroundsamplespleasantenough,butnotamusthave.Thisabundanceofmicpositionsgivesplentyofoptionsfor5.1and7.1surroundmixing,andwillalsohaveusefulapplicationsinothermultispeakerinstallations.

    SystemRequirementsHollywoodStringsrunsstandaloneandasapluginonMac(Intelmachinesonly,OS10.5orlater)andPC(WindowsXPSP2,VistaorWindows7).Thesamplesare24bitandrequire312GBofdiskspace.Supportedaudiodriversare(Windows)ASIO,DirectSound,VSTand(Mac)AudioUnits,CoreAudioandVST.Forafulllistofsupportedhosts,gotowww.soundsonlineeurope.com/hollywoodstringsandclick

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    on'Specifications'.Thelibrary'ssystemrequirementsare:MinimumSystem:4GBRAM,7200RPMnonenergysaving*harddrive.Mac:IntelCore2DuoProcessor2.1GHzorhigher.PC:IntelCore2DuoorAMDDualCore2.1GHzorhigher.RecommendedSystem:8GBRAMormore,7200RPMnonenergysaving*harddrive.Mac:MacProQuadCoreIntelXeon2.66GHzorhigher.PC:IntelCore2QuadorAMDQuadCore2.66GHzorhigher,64bitWindows/hostsequencer.OptimalSystem:16GBRAMormore,SolidStatedrive(SSD).Mac:MacProEightCoreIntelXeon2.26GHzorhigher.PC:IntelCorei72.66GHzorhigher,64bitWindows/hostsequencer.

    (*SeethePlay2FrequentlyAskedQuestionsdocumentatwww.soundsonline.com/updates.phpforinformationonenergysavingdrives.)EastWestadvisethatwhenrunningHS/Playinasequencerhost,bestperformancewillbeobtainedbyrunningmultipleinstancesofPlayratherthanusingasingleinstancemultitimbrallyThisisapparentlyduetothewaythesequencercontrolscoredistributiononyourcomputer.AswithallPlayformattedtitles,aniLoksecuritykey(notsupplied,costaround$40)isnecessaryto

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