East West QL Pianos Platinum East West

East West QL Pianos Platinum

Quantum Leap Pianos Platinum
EastWest and Quantum Leap proudly present the most detailed collection of the world´s finest grand pianos ever recorded in one of the ´temples of sound´, EASTWEST STUDIOS (more RIAA certified platinum and gold records awarded than any other recording studios) with 3 mic positions for each piano.

This virtual instrument includes four of the world´s finest grand pianos: a Bechstein D-280, Steinway D, Bösendorfer 290, and Yamaha C7. The PLAY interface includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend with those collections.

EastWest/Quantum Leap Pianos Gold Edition, which provides only the player´s perspective mics and 16-bit samples, is available for users with less powerful systems. A low-cost upgrade path is available for users of the Gold Edition who wish to move up to the Full Edition.

Additional close mics version engineered by KEN SCOTT
(Elton John, Supertramp, David Bowie, Beatles)

Key Features

•     The most detailed piano recordings – EVER! ~ 270 GB
•     Load any piano or mic position individually (each piano is approx. 60Gbs)
•     3 positions are included per piano for maximum flexibility
•     10-18 velocities per note of sustain and sustain with pedal
•     8-12 velocities per note of repetitions and repetitions with pedal
•     5-8 velocities of soft pedal and soft pedal with sustain pedal
•     16 velocity staccato on every piano
•     Repetition samples taken from 180 BPM performances for a TRUE repetition sound and not simply an alternate take.
•     Software detects true repetitions
•     Resonance – pedal resonance recorded for every note at multiple velocities, as well as with the soft pedal down
•     Proprietary resonance captured on the Bösendorfer
•     Release samples with software envelope follower

Articulations on each piano include

• a. sustain
• b. sustain with pedal
• c. repetitions
• d. repetitions with pedal
• e. soft pedal
• f. soft pedal with sustain pedal
• g. staccato
• h. release trails

Recorded in a proper piano environment with vintage Neumann microphones, Meitner AD converters and a vintage 8078 Neve console

•     Stereo swap possible in software
•     Mic position mixing in software
•     Lid position simulation
•     Articulation matrix for quick and straightforward loading
•     Most powerful streaming engine available with highest polyphony counts
•     PLAY interface includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend with those collections.

Requirements
This library includes “PLAY 2” as a Sample-Player

Minimum Requirements for Mac

•     OSX 10.7
•     Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.1GHz or newer
•     2GB Ram
•     Harddisk 7200 RPM or faster

Recommended Mac System

•     Latest OSX
•     Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz or newer
•     8GB Ram
•     Harddisk 7200 RPM or faster

Minimum Requirements for PC

•     minimum Windows 7
•     Sound Card with ASIO Driver
•     Intel Core 2 Duo, or AMD Dual Core 2.1GHz or newer
•     4GB RAM
•     Harddisk 7200 RPM or faster

Recommended PC System

•     64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
•     Intel Core 2 Quad, or AMD Quad-Core 2.66GHz or newer
•     8GB RAM
•     Harddisk 7200 RPM or faster

All Systems

•     Free iLok account required at , internet connection required for product activation (a free soundsonline account is required for retrieving and managing iLok licenses)
•     Hard disk space for libray content
•     DVD Drive
•     Please check the latest recommendations on the manufacturer´s site for details

INCLUDED FOR BOTH PC & 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

• – WIN: VST™, ASIO™, DirectSound™,RTAS, AAX
• – MAC: VST™, Audio Units™, Core Audio™,RTAS, AAX

This product requires an activation!
You can either “soft” activate on your computer without addditional hardware or transfer the license to an iLok USB dongle which has to be purchased separately. The iLok dongle can be used to run the protected software on different computers. Your licenses can be easily manged using the iLok Licence Manager. To protect your investment against theft or loss we recommend the iLok Zero Downtime protection with TLC.

An internet connection on any computer and a free user-accout at is required to authorize the product.