The World’s #1 Developer of Virtual Instruments
In 1988, EastWest Sounds released the first commercial drum sample library and forever changed the nature of music production. Since then, EastWest has produced many of the most awarded and top-selling virtual instruments in the market, expanding into every music style: orchestral, keyboards, rock/pop, ethnic, urban, and EDM. Their internationally renowned products have become essential tools for any musician or composer looking to compete against the best.
Much of their success is because of the approach EastWest takes producing each and every instrument, from the incredible talent and equipment they bring in for the recording process to the powerful features they implement in the final software product, their mantra has always been that it’s got to sound the best, it’s got to look the best, and most importantly, it’s got to be both useful and easy to use.
Impeccably Recorded for the Height of Realism
With EastWest Sounds, you’re guaranteed to get the very best sounding instruments played by the world’s top musicians, recorded in the most iconic and historic studios and concert halls by the top professionals in their fields. Take their groundbreaking product Hollywood Orchestra — it's sound engineered by Shawn Murphy, who has won and received an endless stream of Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for major motion pictures Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the Harry Potter franchise, and recently Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That is the kind of professionalism that they bring to all their products so that your sound will stand out from the rest of the pack.
World-renowned Musicians and Singers
EastWest Sounds approaches every project as a labor of love and makes sure to work with musicians and singers who dominate each particular genre. So for their product Voices of Opera, they worked with superstar soprano Larisa Martinez, currently on tour with opera titan Andrea Bocelli. For StormDrum 3, they worked with Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead and his vast collection of rare ethnic drums. For Fab Four, they worked with Beatles producer Ken Scott to recapture their legendary sound using the exact same equipment they used.
For Ghostwriter, EastWest worked with prog-rock legend Steven Wilson to create a dark and ominous sonic landscape that is perfect for both rock and suspense/horror soundtracks. Every project is recorded with the best vintage microphones available, often with multiple user-controlled mic positions to give you absolute control over your sound.
Instruments from Every Genre and Corner of the World
No matter what musical genre you work in, EastWest Sounds has you covered, whether it’s state-of-the-art orchestral libraries like Symphonic Orchestra and Hollywood Orchestra, huge cinematic percussion libraries like Stormdrum 2 and 3, beautifully recorded ethnic libraries like RA, Silk, and Gypsy, or pristine vocal libraries including Voices of Soul, Voices of the Empire, and their revolutionary choir product Hollywood Choirs, which sings any word you type in and was just awarded the 2019 TEC Award for Best Musical Instrument Software.
EastWest rock libraries, such as ProDrummer and Ministry of Rock 1 & 2, will make you feel like you have a heavy metal band right in your studio, and their piano collections will blow you away with their stunning realism and attention to detail. EastWest also offers comprehensive effect products like Spaces 2, their convolution reverb engine that allows you to place your instruments in world-famous concert halls, churches, studios, and other unique locations like caves, train stations, catacombs, and forests.
Used by the Top Professionals in All Media
EastWest virtual instruments are used and endorsed by a who’s who of the music, film, TV, and game industries, including John Powell (Solo: A Star Wars Story), James Newton Howard (Fantastic Beasts, The Hunger Games), Danny Elfman (Dumbo, Justice League), Brian Tyler (Thor, Iron Man, Crazy Rich Asians), Zedd (superstar EDM producer), Jeff Beal (House of Cards), Thomas Newman (Passengers, Spectre, Finding Dory), David Newman (Green Eggs and Ham, West Side Story), J. J. Abrams (Director/Creator: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Trek, Lost), Mark "Spike" Stent (2018 Mix Engineer of the Year), Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story), Jeff Russo (The Umbrella Academy), and countless others. That’s why EastWest’s instruments have won over 100 international awards and hundreds of nominations.
With ComposerCloudPlus, the Sky’s the Limit
While you can purchase EastWest products here at Sweetwater, the best way to get access to their vast collection is with a ComposerCloud subscription, now available for the first time at Sweetwater.com. A ComposerCloudPlus subscription gives you instant access to the entire EastWest catalog — that’s over 40,000 award-winning instruments including three million samples, phrases, and effects. Even better, all new releases are automatically added to your account.
ComposerCloudPlus is the easy and affordable way to get your hands on these top professional tools.
