Hollywood Orchestra Gold/Solo Instruments Bundle

Summary

The EastWest Hollywood Solo Instruments Series is comprised of the Hollywood Harp,
Hollywood Solo Cello and Hollywood Solo Violin.
These extensive libraries were recorded, engineered, and produced with the superior
level of sound quality the EastWest brand is known for. Each of the instruments was
recorded in Studio 1 at EastWest Studios, the same studio Hollywood Orchestra was
recorded in. This gives the complete Hollywood Orchestral series a consistent sound and
ambience, which emulates a traditional large studio orchestra.
A wide variety of articulations were recorded for each instrument, focusing on typical
solo instrumentation. In some cases, these various articulations are presented as separate
instruments in PLAY’s Browser view. In other cases articulations are accessible via a
keyswitch instrument, where multiple articulations load as one instrument, and pressing
a trigger key activates the current one.
These instruments can be used on their own or integrated into a larger orchestral framework with other titles in the Hollywood Orchestra Series. All these titles have been designed to work together to create an integrated orchestral sound. They were all…

• Recorded in the same studio with many of the same microphones and positions
• Engineered by Sound Engineer Shawn Murphy.
• Produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix
• Programmed using the same practices and software.

Comparison of the Diamond and Gold Editions
The Gold Edition is mostly a subset of the Diamond Edition. It is intended for those with
smaller or less capable computer systems, and for those looking for most of the features
and power of the Diamond Edition but at a smaller price. The differences are:
• Bit Depth: the samples in the Diamond Edition are 24-bit; those in the Gold Edition
are 16-bit.
• Delivery: both Diamond and Gold Editions are available by download via the EastWest
Installation Center, or on a hard drive. The CCC Pro “Sound Data Hard Drive” (http://
www.soundsonline.com/CCC-PRO-HD) contains the Diamond Edition, and the CCC
Gold “Sound Data Hard Drive” (http://www.soundsonline.com/CCC-Gold-HD) contains
the Gold Edition. Each hard drive contains the sound data only. The product licenses
can then be purchased online.

• Mic Positions: The Diamond Edition includes samples from 5 independent microphone
positions (close, close vintage, mid, mid vintage and main) that can be mixed together
to achieve control over both acoustic vantage and spaciousness of the sound.
The Gold Edition provides one microphone position, which differs depending on the
library. The microphone included in the Gold edition of Hollywood Harp is the mid
vintage position, while both the Hollywood Solo Cello and Hollywood Solo Violin use
close microphone positions.
• Articulations: The list of articulations for the Diamond and Gold Editions are the same.
• Upgrades: Those with a Gold Edition license can upgrade to the Diamond Edition
license (and receive the extra content) by contacting EastWest. Details about upgrading
are also available on the SoundsOnline.com website.

What’s Included
The Hollywood Solo Instruments Series is comprised of three separate libraries: Hollywood
Harp, Hollywood Solo Cello and Hollywood Solo Violin. Altogether, this includes:
• a complete set of sample-based instruments, enumerated later in this manual
• approximately 96 Gigabytes of 24-bit, 44.1 kHz samples (Diamond Edition); Hollywood
Harp (15 GB), Hollywood Solo Cello (40 GB), Hollywood Solo Violin (41 GB).
• the EastWest PLAY 4 Advanced Sample Engine (Note that PLAY 4 is required; earlier
versions are not supported with this library).
• a license that identifies the product you bought
• manuals in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format for both the EastWest PLAY 4 System and
the Hollywood Solo Instruments.
• an installation program to set up the library, software, and documentation on your
computer
Please note: An iLok account is required for a machine-based (electronic) license to be
placed on your computer. You may also place the license on an optional iLok key. An
internet connection is required for a one-time product activation.

Hardware Requirements
Below are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for using the Hollywood
Solo Instruments on your computer. Please see the PLAY System manual for a
complete list of the Hardware and Software Requirements for installing and running any
PLAY System library.
Minimum specification:
• Intel dual-core i5 (or equivalent) processor, running at 2.7 GHz (or above)
• 8 GB of RAM or more
• Mac OSX 10.7 (or later); Windows 7 (or later) with ASIO sound drivers
• 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming

Recommended specification:
• Intel Xeon E5 (or equivalent) running at a minimum of 2.7 GHz (or above)
• 16 GB of RAM or more
• Mac OSX 10.7 (or later); Windows 7 (or later) with ASIO sound drivers
• a 64-bit operating system; and a 64-bit host when running PLAY 4 as a plug-in.
• SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming