The Magnum Opus Of EastWest

Have you ever wondered how a digital based composer developed such amazing orchestral sounds without an actual orchestra, while having access to those hard to find ethnic sounds from instruments across the globe? Well the Complete Composers Collection 2 is where the search should begin; EastWest is the resource to use for instruments of the world at an industry level. Created by founder and producer Douglas Rogers, EastWest is the number one distributor of virtual instruments software with clientele such as renowned composers Bryan Tyler, Danny Elfman, James Howard and John Powell. Complete Composers Collection 2 is composed of 7 of EastWest virtual instruments, and can have additional virtual instruments added at a discounted price. Choosing the Complete Composers Collection 2 is the most inexpensive way to obtain some of EastWest’s Libraries at more than 70% off the individual virtual instruments retail price. The standard medium for the Complete Composers Collection 2 is a 1TB external hard drive. Seeing how versatile putting together your personal collection can be I chose to go over the personal collection I gathered for the Complete Composers Collection 2. My collection choice is as follows, Hollywood Strings Gold, Hollywood Brass Gold, Ra, Silk, Ministry of Rock 2, Stormdrum 2 Bundle, Symphonic Choirs Bundle, Voices of Passion, and Symphonic Orchestra Gold.

For those of us who enjoy that rich orchestral sound without an actual orchestra, then the Symphonic Orchestra Gold and Symphonic Choirs Bundle are just what you need. Symphonic Orchestra Gold is a 16-BIT 33GB library of sounds recorded in close a mic position and houses an intuitive custom interface. The Performance section of this library includes play styles such as Portamento, Repetition, Legato, and Round Robin Reset. In addition, Convolution Reverb with pre-delay and additional Master control can be used to route reverb to all instruments in an instance. As for the Symphonic Choirs Bundle many of the same features transferred to this virtual instrument library from Symphonic Orchestra Gold. However, the New WordBuilder software is an added feature that makes this the best choir instrument to have at your disposal. WordBuilder is word-building software that enables Symphonic Choir users to type in words for the Choirs to sing, giving versatility of an actual choir in a MIDI DAW setting. For those of use who want that extra kick of orchestral sound that is used throughout Hollywood, then here is your chance. Hollywood Strings Gold and Hollywood Brass Gold are both virtual library collections that were recorded at EastWest Studio 1, the same studio where many big Hollywood soundtracks and television themes took place with live orchestras.

On behalf of those skilled music composers who need ethnic sounds, then Voices of Passion, Ra, and Silk, are the virtual instrument sound libraries of your wildest dreams. Voices of Passion is a sound library with over 7 GBs of vocals from Female Vocalists from Wales, Syria, India, Bulgaria and America. There are over 1000 ethnic phrases from singers who were recorded with a Telefunken Elam 251 and a RCA 44 ribbon microphone for tonal variation. Ra is a sound library that offers music composers an array of unique instruments from Africa, Europe, India, the Americas, Australia, the Far East, the Middle East and Turkish Empires. While, Silk on the other hand offers remarkable and detailed Silk Road instruments from China, Persia and India. The most ambitious ethnic instrument ever created from EastWest

Lastly, from my Complete Composers Collection 2-bundle Ministry of Rock 2 and Stormdrum 2 Bundle are great additions to any collection with various styles of guitar and numerous percussion sounds, Essential for film, TV, and interactive video game projects. Ministry of Rock 2 houses various virtual instruments from drum kits to guitars and bass guitars. MR2 features legato bass and guitar samples with legato and staccato repetitions. This sound library consists of Octaplus Toms, Ayotte, Ludwig and Gretch drum kits. Additionally, the bass guitar consists of a Fender P-Bass, a Fender 5 String, Specter, Kubiki and a Musicman. While the guitars consist of a Fender Telecaster, a Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Standard and Deluxe, Ibanez Universe 7 and PRS. Stormdrum 2 Bundle on the other hand is an acoustic percussion based virtual instrument that is essential for use with film, TV, and interactive video game projects. Stormdrum 2 has stunningly recorded sounds that range from those big huge powerful and punchy sounds, to those smaller appropriately delicate and elusive sounds. In closing when you are working on a project and need that all around go to sound library, look no further than to EastWest.