East West Quantum Leap Hollywood Strings Diamond Edition for Mac

From ACADEMY AWARD, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and EMMY award-winning sound engineer SHAWN MURPHY, who has recorded and mixed the scores for more than 300 feature films including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: A Musical Journey, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park The Lost World, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Titanic, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Bourne Ultimatum, Minority Report, Saving Private Ryan, Munich, The Passion Of The Christ, X-Men: The Last Stand, Memoirs of a Geisha and Ice Age; and multiple award-winning EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP virtual (software) instrument producers DOUG ROGERS and NICK PHOENIX; and composer and orchestrator THOMAS BERGERSEN, HOLLYWOOD STRINGS offers unprecedented control over sound and performance, and is a must have compositional tool for serious composers.

EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP announces the debut of its latest release, HOLLYWOOD STRINGS virtual (software) instrument — a collection of 44.1khz 24-bit string instruments with unprecedented control over sound and performance, all supplied on a hard drive (*see conditions below) for ease of installation.

Recording for HOLLYWOOD STRINGS took place at the famous EASTWEST STUDIO 1, the same studio where many Hollywood soundtracks and television themes were recorded with a live orchestra. Heading this project were co-producers DOUG ROGERS, NICK PHOENIX and THOMAS BERGERSEN and sound engineer SHAWN MURPHY.

MAC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.1GHz or higher
• 4GB RAM
• Mac OS X 10.5 or later
• 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
• 310GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Dual Core 2.1GHz or higher
• 4GB RAM
• Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
• Sound card with ASIO drivers
• 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
• 310GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

MAC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
• Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz or higher
• 8GB RAM or more
• 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
• 310GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
• Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Quad-Core 2.66GHz or higher
• 8GB RAM or more
• 64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
• 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
• 310GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

MAC OPTIMAL SYSTEM
• Mac Pro Eight-Core Intel Xeon 2.26GHz or higher
• 16GB RAM or more
• SSD (Solid State Drive) for optimal sample streaming (SSD adapters are available for Mac Pro at online resellers.)
• 310GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

PC OPTIMAL SYSTEM
• Intel Core i7 2.66GHz or higher
• 16GB RAM or more
• 64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
• SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming
• 310GB free hard drive space / iLok Security Key (not supplied)

IMPORTANT: Some of the largest patches (in the "Powerful System" folders) can take up to 1GB of RAM to load per mic position, and are intended for systems that meet the optimal specs. "Light" versions of these patches are included for slower systems. Optimal specs may also be required to load multiple mic positions.