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[. . . ] EastWest/Quantum Leap Hollywood Strings Virtual Instrument Diamond Edition Users’ Manual EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP HOLLYWOOD STRINGS The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of East West Sounds, Inc. The software and sounds described in this document are subject to License Agreements and may not be copied to other media , except for the purpose of copying the data to the personal computer system hard drive of the licensed user. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by East West Sounds, Inc. All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] A minimum speed is sixteenth notes (semi-quavers) at about 125 beats per minute. While it is possible to play at a slower tempo, the results will likely be less realistic than at faster speeds. Chapter 4: Instruments, Articulations, and Keyswitches 51 EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP HOLLYWOOD STRINGS Spiccato Runs (Normal and Smooth) Both of these Spiccato Run instruments are available only in the 2nd Violins section. They are intended for playing fast runs with the sound of the spiccato articulation. As the run moves up or down, PLAY uses the appropriate sample based on the direction and the interval between notes: • up a whole tone • up a half tone • no change (because it’s the first note in the run) • down a half tone • down a whole tone The differences among these 5 samples are subtle but provide a real sense of a run and not just individual spiccato samples played in rapid succession. This instrument cannot play a run in which any consecutive notes are more than a whole tone apart. In the “Smooth” version, a layer of staccato is layered on top of the transitions between notes. This composite patch achieves a less abrupt but still characteristically spiccato run. Tremolos Hollywood Strings includes two types of tremolos: unmeasured (called simply “Tremolo”) and measured. In the unmeasured instruments, each player moves his bow without regard to the tempo, creating a sound with no discernible rhythm. The measured version is aware of the overall piece’s current tempo, allowing the patch to pulse in time with that tempo. The “TS” in the name of this instrument means that it uses a feature of the PLAY engine known as “Tempo Sync” to align the speed of the internal beats within the measured tremolo to the overall tempo of the piece. When PLAY runs as a plug-in, it asks the host for the current tempo. When it runs in standalone mode, the tempo is set in the Engine Tempo Sync control, which you can find by opening the Main Menu, selecting Current Instrument, and then opening the Advanced Properties dialog. Neither of these tremolo instruments responds to the MIDI Velocity parameter. Instead, you need to use CC 11 to change the loudness. This approach permits a continuous change in both dynamics and timbre in the middle of notes instead of having a fixed timbre set at the beginning of each note. This is done because long-held passages—including the possibility of crescendo or decrescendo—are characteristic of tremolo writing. All 5 orchestral sections include both Tremolo and Measured Tremolo. Trills A trill is the rapid alternation between 2 notes either a half tone or a whole tone apart. On a string instrument, the two notes are played on the same string. Chapter 4: Instruments, Articulations, and Keyswitches 52 EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP HOLLYWOOD STRINGS All the string sections (except the Basses) include an instrument that allows the user to select between a half tone trill and a whole tone trill with a keyswitch: Play C0 in advance of the trill to get a half tone trill, or C#0 to get a whole tone trill. The Trill instrument for the Basses includes only a half tone trill. Repetitions A Repetitions instrument is available in only 2 sections: Violas and Basses. The sound is that of a single note played over and over again for a little more than one second. The repetition is slower than a tremolo, but fast enough to fit about a dozen pulses in the note. This sound is more realistic than just repeating the same note over and over from some other patch because you hear the continuity of the sound, including the bow reversal, within the sample. [. . . ] If you do not agree with the terms of the License Agreement, do not open the packaging or use these audio samples. (“Licensor”) guarantees that all of the samples with these discs have been created and recorded specially for this project, and any similarity to any other recording is unintentional. 1.  The audio samples recorded with these discs remain the property of Licensor and are licensed, not sold, to you for use with your sampling software or equipment. 2.  A right to use the enclosed sounds is granted to the original end-user of the product (Licensee) and is NOT transferable. [. . . ]