eastwest quantum leap symphonic orchestra

East West claim that it will run on Pentium III or Athlon processors faster than 700MHz, and on G4 Macs faster than 733MHz. Epic InstallationĬolossus runs on both Macs and PCs, and has a surprisingly undemanding minimum spec for such a vast library. Having cleared out enough hard drive space for installation and laid in sufficient provisions to explore a 32GB sample library, it was time to find out whether Colossus could deliver the goods. And if you are not brave enough to depend upon your laptop at gigs, then there is a hardware rackmounted version of Colossus in development, based on Muse's Receptor hardware.

The manual also suggests that the library might appeal to live musicians. In essence, with Colossus, East West seem to be trying to create a one-stop sample shop - a single library that, for some musicians, might provide the larger part of their bread-and-butter sounds. The manual also suggests that Colossus might be considered a 'Swiss Army Knife' for composition, given the breadth of its coverage. In advertising Colossus, East West make comparisons with the way a hardware keyboard workstation attempts to span all common musical styles by providing a wide range of Instrument types. While a fixed front-end has both pros and cons for the user, one key advantage for the developer is that it offers some degree of copy protection - the samples can only be accessed via the bundled Kompakt (or via the full versions of NI's software-sampler applications) and on-line registration is required via the NI web site, preventing more unscrupulous users from passing the library around their local recording community.

While 'Colossus' might have a number of meanings, it's a pretty safe bet that East West are referring to size as much as sound, given that the samples arrive on a total of eight DVDs and require approximately 32GB of hard drive space for full installation! East West/Quantum Leap's Colossus is supplied with Kompakt as its playback engine, which is identical to the version of Kompakt included with East West's Vapor, reviewed in SOS February. Size, however, isn't everything - or is it?Īs shown by reviews of recent products from both East West and Zero G, custom versions of NI's Intakt and Kompakt are becoming popular choices for developers as the virtual-instrument 'front end' for their sample libraries. Like Ronseal products, Quantum Leap's Colossus is pretty much as it's described on its container, offering the user a vast 32GB sample collection supplied on eight DVD-ROMs. Kompakt's user interface maintains its East West cool blue colour scheme.

Eastwest quantum leap symphonic orchestra