east west symphonic orchestra free edition

The massive amount of samples you have to choose from in East West/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra means that you can very effectively combine instruments to create new textures and make your music distinct from that of other composers.

Harp could be more extensively sampled.

The double basses are particularly guilty of this - there could be more definition to these sounds.

Sometimes the bassier string sounds seem unrefined and a tad sloppy.

Highly professional sounds are possible with this sample library, but your sequencing skills will need to be up to par to truly make the most of these.

Very few string sounds in the EWQL Orchestra are industry standard out of the box.

Extremely large selection of samples to choose from: After four years of using this library, I haven’t come close to using all of the strings.

Good control over vibrato and sustained notes.While these effects are rather scarce (most instruments only have up to five effects, if any), they are excellent as sources of inspiration and a great way to get a track started. Some utter gems can be found under the “Effects” section of each instrument.Pizzicato effects in the EWQL Symphonic Orchestra are very convincing and very well EQ’d out of the box.This enables the composer to control the intimacy of the sound, or - better still - combine ensemble sizes for new textures. Taking violins as an example, you can choose between a group of 18, 11, or 4 violins as well as the solo instrument. Intelligently selected ensemble sizes allow for good flexibility of production.We’ll go over pros and cons as well as suggestions on how to get the most out of the library should you decide to buy it.

We’ll be taking a more detailed look at each of the instrument families in this East West/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra review. It also makes an excellent starter library for students and aspiring film and game composers.

This library, featuring samples of every instrument in the modern symphonic orchestra, has a wide fan base and could be described as a jack of all trades. East West/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra (EWQLSO) prides itself on being one of the staple “out the box” orchestral libraries for composers.

East west symphonic orchestra free edition