EastWest Hollywood Orchestral Percussion - Diamond Edition (Windows Hard Drive)

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If you're looking for a detailed and comprehensive orchestral percussion collection, EastWest Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond is a must-have compositional tool for any serious composer. Utilizing unique repetition sampling techniques and 8-way round robin for an ultra-realistic performance, this phenomenal orchestral sample library will breathe remarkable life into your arrangements. Do your compositions lack impact? Well, Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond's meticulously-recorded timpani and bass drums are eager to punch you in the gut, while its massive array of cymbals, chimes, and vintage field drums add those elusive accents that will glue your arrangements together. EastWest sample libraries are enormously popular here at Sweetwater for a reason. Find out why the major Hollywood composers rely on EastWest, grab Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond!

• Meticulously-sampled instruments deliver variety and phenomenal sound quality
• Make your ensembles come to life with powerful effects and processors
• Expertly recorded at EastWest Studio 1 in the heart of Hollywood

The timpani, snare drums, cymbals, bass drums, and metals contained in Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond were meticulously sampled with such astounding detail and variety that you'll be hard pressed to find a composition that you don't want to use them in. You get some of the most extensive and fluid timpani ever sampled, in addition to bass drums and a Mahler Hammer, lending unprecedented impact to your arrangements. You also get orchestral chimes that were sampled in a way that mimics the sound of real church bells, as the instrument was originally intended. For the first time, an extensive array of epic anvils has been sampled, giving you unparalleled access to this rare percussion instrument. On top of that, you get a celeste that has been captured in a multi-mic position environment with extremely low noise. All samples were recorded at 24-bit resolution with 5 user-controllable mic positions, giving you pristine sound quality and an enormous amount of control.

Along with Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond, EastWest introduced their upgraded PLAY 4 virtual instrument engine. In addition to support for Avid's AAX plug-in format, PLAY 4 comes complete with a host of new effects and other creative capabilities. The PLAY 4 mixer provides you with sub channels for individual mic positions, giving you advanced control over your Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond ensembles, and a redesigned reverb lets you add realistic depth to your sound. On top of that, there are cool dynamics tools such as a transient shaper and SSL master bus compression to give your drums extra punch.

It's important to note that Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond isn't just some random collection of drums captured by run-of-the-mill engineers and percussionists, it's a top-level collection of drum and percussion performances created by composer and orchestrator Thomas Bergersen, and produced by legendary Hollywood engineers Nick Phoenix and Doug Rogers. On top of that, Hollywood Orchestral Percussion Diamond was recorded by award-winning sound engineer Shawn Murphy in the world-famous EastWest Studio 1, a studio where countless major television and film soundtracks have been created.

• Massive array of instruments that sound great in nearly any composition
• Meticulously-sampled instruments deliver phenomenal sound quality
• Unique repetition sampling techniques and 8-way round robin for an ultra-realistic performance
• 5 user-controllable mic positions give you an enormous amount of control
• Powered by EastWest's PLAY 4, which comes loaded with powerful effects and SSL processing