A world-class solo violin for the most demanding virtual orchestrations 

Hollywood, CA (February 2, 2012) – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual software instruments, continues their success in producing the most realistic and critically acclaimed virtual orchestral instruments with the release of QUANTUM LEAP SOLO VIOLIN.

Produced by Nick Phoenix, Quantum Leap Solo Violin is a virtuoso solo violin recorded at Remote Control Productions, a film score facility in Santa Monica, California run by veteran film composer Hans Zimmer and home to the scores of many of today’s top films.

Quantum Leap Solo Violin includes 5 passes of true legatos sampled intervals, Legato soft, legato forte, expressive legato, portamento and fast legato/ trill/ run.

Quantum Leap Solo Violin features round robin up and down bowing on most articulations and is the first violin virtual instrument that can handle very fast playing and live trill playing with ease.  All of the basic articulations were sampled as well as various expressive articulations, vibrato styles, and non vibrato.

Quantum Leap Solo Violin has a sound and character ideally suited for film and classical work.

Quantum Leap Solo Violin includes the latest version of EastWest’s PLAY software featuring 2 new solo violin reverb impulses designed to make Quantum Leap Solo Violin blend well with other EastWest/Quantum Leap collections.

EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Solo Violin is now available exclusively as a digital download for $99.00 USD from http://www.soundsonline.com/QL-Solo-Violin for USA and the World excluding Europe, andhttp://www.soundsonline-europe.com/QL-Solo-Violin for Europe.

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE: Qualifying products include Hollywood Strings (Diamond and Gold), The Dark Side, Symphonic Choirs (new version with WordBuilder inside PLAY), Sound On Sound 2010 Reader’s Choice Award winner Symphonic Orchestra (Platinum Plus, Platinum and Gold), Pianos (Full and Gold), Stormdrum 2, Goliath, Fab Four, Ministry Of Rock, Silk, Ra, Gypsy, Voices Of Passion and for the fist time ever, Ministry of Rock 2.

HOLLYWOOD SERIES HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Hollywood Brass and Hollywood Strings are the first two increments of EASTWEST’s flagship Hollywood Series – blockbuster, no-compromise virtual instruments designed with major motion picture, television, and video game scoring in mind. Customers can buy either products for 20% off the retail price, or both of them together for 30% off the retail price until December 31, 2011.

With over 60 international awards, EASTWEST offers a wide variety of critically acclaimed sample libraries and virtual instruments, many of which are used in today’s top music, film, television, and videogame productions.

Customers can take advantage of the BUY ONE GET ONE FREE and the HOLLYWOOD HOLIDAY SPECIAL offer atwww.soundsonline.com and www.soundsonline-europe.com for European customers and at authorized EastWest dealers.

First class sound design in eight high quality professional sample libraries

Hollywood, CA (May 16, 2011) – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual instruments, announces the US distribution of ODYSSEY, a new collection of sound libraries focused on professional sound design applications. Created by Ian Boddy for Zero-G and Xfonic, ODYSSEY is packed full of ambiences, soundscapes, drones, loops, single hits and FX and is the perfect tool for any professional movie soundtrack or dance producer looking for some extra creativity and imagination.

Ian Boddy is one of the UK’s most celebrated synthesists and sound designers and has been creating award-winning sample libraries since 1992. In this enormous compendium, Zero-G and Xfonic have collated his last eight sound libraries into one stupendously large library of sublime sound design, which are available in all the most popular audio formats.

The eight libraries included are:
OUTER LIMITS – a core library of more than five hundred soundscapes
AMBIOSIS – dark, light, spacey, vintage and weird atmospheres
ELEKTROLYTIC – a collection of drums, percussion, and loops
ASL – all analog sequencer loops
AIRWAVES – atmospheres, backgrounds, noises, signals and voices
BEATALOGUE – filtered, mangles, and messed up electronic drums and loops
DRUMALOGUE – analog drum, percussion and one-shot hits
RADIOPHONICA – analog, organic, retro sci-fi sounds and samples

ODYSSEY contains over 3600 sound files in EXS24, Kontakt & NN-XT format as well as Acidized Wav files, Apple Loops and Rex2 files, all produced and recorded in stunning 24bit by one of the world’s leading synthesists. This is transcendent sound design! All of the samples have been pre-cleared and are 100% original & royalty-free for your musical use without any additional licensing fees. In short, you will never go without musical inspiration with this consummately compiled voyage in cutting-edge sound design.

ODYSSEY is available in the US for $169.95 MSRP. For complete product details, system requirements, and ordering information, visit: http://www.soundsonline.com.

Hollywood, CA (May 13, 2011) – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual instruments, announces their distribution of Best Service ElectraX virtual instrument in the US market. Created in cooperation with Tone2 and Best Service, ElectraX is not only four powerful synthesizers in one interface – it’s the next generation of high-end audio equipment.

ElectraX lets you explore the vast musical universe of multi-synthesis oscillators, analog modelled filters, chaotic fractals, samples, psychoacoustic processing, flexible modulation and an immense sonic range. Combine multiple polyphonic or monophonic synthesizers and 13 different synthesis methods to create incredible results. The comfortable preset management provides instant access to a large library of sounds by professional designers. This version includes an exclusive sample/wavetable pack produced by Best Service.

All this comes with an easy-to-use interface, high-end sound quality and remarkable low CPU usage for an instrument as feature-rich as ElectraX.

Oscillators
At the heart of ElectraX are the multi-synthesis oscillators with up to 18 oscillators per voice. With ElectraX, you can combine classic synthesis types like Virtual Analog, FM, Phase Distortion, Ultrasaw, Sync, Waveshaping, Wavetables, AM, and completely new oscillator types. It also opens unheard of acoustic possibilities with its exclusive Fractal synthesis, which can be used to mimic the behavior of organisms or analog circuits.

Samples and Wavetables
You can use ElectraX´s sample oscillator to import your own waves, a quick import option is available to create custom patches or vocoder sounds based on your own samples with a simple mouse click. ElectraX ships with a large selection of licensed wave content, including morphable analog and digital wave types. In addition to this you can automatically resynthesize your own waveforms from samples or import custom wavetables.

Filters
Each synth´s filter section consists of two multi-mode filters with 23 unique filter types and multi-mode distortion. ElectraX comes with excellent analog modelled filters, high precision digital filters, vocal filters, comb filters, phasers, equalizers and other exotic types.  The warm sounding filters are able to self-oscillate and deliver a wide range of timbres due to the variable degree of analog behavior. A dual distortion unit offers six different modes. It can produce tube sound, known from analog pre-amp boxes, model a fuzzbox or do waveshaping.

Effects
ElectraX´ master and insert effects sections include 18 high quality effect processor, built and fine-tuned specifically to compliment the synth´s sound such as: High-end Reverb, Multitap Delay, Vocoder, Chorus, Ensemble, Phaser, Flanger, Rotary, Surround encoder, Trancegate, and more.

Modulation
ElectraX´ modulation makes use of punchy, analog sounding envelopes. Its high quality LFOs are syncable to BPM and can modulate up to the audible range. You can create rhythmic sequences or custom wave shapes with the step LFO. The flexible Modulation Matrix is easy-to-use and provides a good and instant overview of the active modulations. With the built-in ´midi-learn´ feature it is possible to assign controllers with a single click.

Arpeggiator
One preset setup can handle up to four full-featured synthesizers with four independent arpeggiators and step sequencers. The arpeggiator supports autochord, swing, glide and keyboard splitting. This allows you to create impressive sequences with several instruments playing at the same time, providing a creative and hands-on experience for a life performance.

Features Highlights:

• Four synthesizers in one interface
• High-end sound quality
• Huge sonic range
• High flexibility
• 13 different synthesis methods which can be combined
• Psychoacoustic processing
• Low CPU, multicore processor support
• Easy to use
• 4x multitimbral
• Over 1000 sounds in 555 presets by professional sound designers
• 23 exclusive analog modeled filter types
• 45 oscillator types
• 18 effect types; Master effect section with Equalizer
• More than 1000 waveforms 64×4 voices
• MIDI learn
• Customizable user interface with 4 skins
• Expandability
• Standalone version for PC
• Flexible preset management
• Context sensitive help

ElectraX is available in the US for $249.00 MSRP. For complete product details, system requirements, and ordering information, visit: http://www.soundsonline.com.

Hollywood, CA (December 30, 2010) – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual software instruments, announces QUANTUM LEAP Ministry Of Rock 2, a modern rock toolkit produced by Nick Phoenix, will be released January 11, 2011.

Ministry Of Rock 2 was put together with one goal in mind: to create a virtual (software) instrument capable of producing sounds that could actually produce a hit record or film score without any live drum, bass, or guitar overdubs. The articulations and programming were all reverse engineered from actual performances. The 57 gigabyte collection features LIVE technology which makes multi-sampled drums sound like a live performance.

“Rock music is always in a state of evolution,” said Phoenix. “Ministry Of Rock 2 will give users the latest software tools to produce finished tracks. Ministry Of Rock 2 takes the Ministry Of Rock concept to a whole new level of playability and impact.”

Recorded at the Legendary EASTWEST Studios in Hollywood, CA, by Phoenix, Doug Rogers, and Rhys Moody, Ministry Of Rock 2 features some of the industries top players like Shane Gibson, guitarist with Stork/Schwarzenator/KoRn, Greg Suran, guitarist with Goo Goo Dolls/Avril Lavigne/Glee, Doug Rappaport, guitartist with Edgar Winter/Potent, and Tal Bergman, drummer with Billy Idol, LL Cool J, Rod Stewart, Terence Trent Darby, Joe Zawinul.

The drums for Ministry Of Rock 2 were recorded in East West Studio 1 on three large rock kits from DW, Gretsch, and Ludwig, along with 6 additional snares. Top vintage and modern gear from Neve, Neumann, Telefunken, AKG, Manley, Fairchild, Royer, Chandler and Meitner were employed for a legendary sound. Repetition samples were recorded for everything as well as extreme dynamics and three mic positions for drums (close + room, or close + compressed room) to dial in the desired sound and an ultra-realistic performance. Any drum from any kit can be selected to create a custom kit, plus there are 6 additional snare drums to choose from.

Ministry Of Rock 2 guitars were recorded on Fender Jaguar, Fender Telecaster Thinline, Carvin 7 String, Baritone, Gibson Les Paul, and Schecter 7 String through Fender, Divided By Thirteen, Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Bogner and Vox Amps. Samples feature round robin, hammer on and pull off legato, sliding legato and dozens of other techniques. Dual channel recordings let you pick a wicked real amp sound or use the direct signal with popular plug-ins.

Ministry Of Rock 2 includes all of the remastered content from Hardcore Bass and Hardcore Bass XP plus an all-new 5 string Musicman Stingray bass with 7000 samples and true legato. Fender, Hofner, Gibson, Silvertone, Rickenbacker, Musicman and Lakland basses were recorded through large bass rigs. No wimpy dry sounds.

QUANTUM LEAP Ministry Of Rock 2 will be available on 1.11.11 for $395 MSRP. A $295 upgrade price is available for Hardcore Bass and Hardcore Bass XP users. For more information, visit http://www.soundsonline.com/Ministry-of-Rock-2 or http://www.soundsonline-europe.com/Ministry-of-Rock-2 for European customers.

HOLLYWOOD STRINGS, as the name implies, is a blockbuster virtual instrument that has many groundbreaking features not found in any other virtual strings collection. For instance, this collection was engineered to include multiple finger positions throughout the entire range of the fingerboard of each sampled instrument.

This range of positions allows composers to realize the true voicing and emotional content of a string section. Vibrato intensity and extensive dynamics, including five dynamics of up- and down-bowed sustains and notes, are also controllable by the composer. 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 in the sample world. HOLLYWOOD STRINGS has five user-controllable microphone positions including main pickup (Decca tree), mid pickup, close pickup, surround pickup and an alternate vintage circa 1945 RCA ribbon room pickup, delivering the full range of the string experience.

“The intent with the HOLLYWOOD STRINGS collection was to produce an extensive and musical sonic pallet covering every nuance of string performance,” says Doug Rogers, founder and producer for EASTWEST. “This collection is unrivaled in the industry on every level. We assembled a team to produce this collection that included QUANTUM LEAP producer Nick Phoenix, Thomas Bergersen, a highly respected composer and orchestrator in Hollywood, and the legendary sound engineer Shawn Murphy, who has worked on countless Hollywood mega-films from Titanic, Star Wars and Jurassic Park to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The ensemble of sterling sound recordings, engineered in our award-winning EASTWEST STUDIO 1 with the finest equipment available by the top “ears” in the industry, has produced a string collection worthy of the name Hollywood, a name synonymous with world-leading, high-end films.”

HOLLYWOOD STRINGS comes supplied on a pre-configured hard drive. List price for HOLLYWOOD STRINGS is $1,695; an introductory price of $1,495 expires May 15, 2010

For more information and to order the collection, visit the EASTWEST Web site, http://www.soundsonline.com/hollywood-strings, or in Europe http://www.soundsonline-europe.com/hollywood-strings