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1. and 36 inches 16 The largest tom on earth built for this project by Remo and many other drums all played with brushes 28 7 Chinese kettle drums made of wood and goat skin 4 sounds on each of 7 drums laid out the same in 7 octaves 46 Custom bongo set Two groups 25 21 repeating similar articulations Note in each group no black keys in lowest octave but playable above that 49 Custom conga set Lowest notes C0 B3 panned left rest C4 B6 panned right 34 Medium size Egyptian metal darabuka with rattles With both resonant doum low pitched and tek higher sounds Hits and brushes 2 headed drum from northern India also used in Caribbean chutney music Hits and brushes 6 Huge Ambient taikos 8 ll man percussion ensemble m 2 Large ambient goblet drum often used in Balkan Europe and the Middle East 8 Small Indonesian drums Hits and rolls m 3 Medium size Malaysian djembe Lowest notes C1 C4 are hits the rest D4 C7 are brushes 0 Moroccan darubaka 4 Largest Taiko ambient 0 Small Nepalese two headed drum Hits and rolls QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT ETHNIC DRUMS 0 Daiko Set SR 0 Daiko Set Roman War Drum Table Hits Timbales Tong Zi Set Udu 2 large taikos Short release First taiko is C1 A1 Second taiko is C2 to G2 2 large taikos First taiko is C1 A1 second taiko is C2 to G2 7 Ancient Roman kettle drum2. download from any server or transfer all or any of the enclosed sounds or MIDI files to another user or for use in any competitive product 6 Licensor will not be responsible if the contents of these discs does not fit the particular purpose of the Licensee If in doubt over usage please contact East West Sounds Inc by fax USA 323 957 6966 or email licensing eastwestsounds com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2007 EAST WEST SOUNDS INC e PLAY is a trademark of East West Sounds Inc e Windows XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel VST Instruments is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media technologies AG OS X Audio Units and Core Audio are registered trademarks of Apple Inc All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders All specifications are subject to change without notice License Agreement 28
3. the more focused this ringing becomes The graph gives you visual cues about the frequency distribution you are creating with the settings you select Reverb Controls lii A generic Reverb control is described in the main PLAY manual and that description applies here as well The Reverb control in Stormdrum 2 contains an extra knob Predelay not present in most other PLAY Uls Increasing the level with this knob delays the onset of the reverb so that the initial section of the sample is unaffected This feature allows the sound of each attack to maintain its true color while the rest of the note still gains the benefit of the reverb effect Sensitivity This control defines a mapping between the velocity of the MIDI notes and the velocity of the notes that sound Being able to control the sensitivity is primarily useful when playing live for example on a keyboard drum pad or Zendrum Suppose you want to use mostly percussion sounds at the low end of the velocity range maybe 20 to 60 for some instrument but find it difficult to play the keyboard in a way that lets you consistently play the sounds you want By changing the Sensitivity graph the loudness and timbres from 20 to 60 can be spread across the whole range of play able velocity levels giving you only 41 effective velocities instead of 128 The Graphical Representation of the Envelope The Envelope Controls are described in the main f PLAY System manual because they are
4. 9 Octaplus action toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Octaplus Toms Power 9 FH 9 9 more Octaplus action toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR 16 9Octaplus soundstage EW Studio 1 toms from the Minis try of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Single hits white keys and double hits black keys Orchestral Cymbal Rolls C1 30 Various orchestral cymbal rolls continued m Octaplus Toms Soundstage9 F Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 20 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT DRUMKITS AND RELATED Orchestral Marching Kit The Beast SR The Beast Cl Cl Cl 30 An orchestral soundstage marching kit 44 The largest tom on earth built for this project by Remo Using sticks Short release 11 notes C to A with 4 varia tions over 4 octaves 44 The largest tom on earth built for this project by Remo Using sticks 11 notes C to A with 4 variations over 4 octaves ETHNIC DRUMS African Bowl drums Brushed Drums Chinese Kettle Drums Custom Bongos Custom Congas Darabuka with Metals Dholak Dynasty 0 Daiko Earthquake Ensemble Giant Ambient Dumbek Indonesian Bongos Malaysian Djembe Moroccan Darubaka Nagado Fortissimo Nepalese Two Headed Drum continued Cl Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files mM gt n N 9 3 African kettle drums made of wood and goat skin 18 24
5. All documentation for the EastWest PLAY Advanced Sample System and its libraries is provided as a collection of Adobe Acrobat files also called PDFs They can be viewed on the computer screen or printed to paper Each time you install one of the PLAY System libraries two manuals are copied to the file system on your computer e The manual that describes the whole PLAY System The largest of the manuals it addresses how to install and use all aspects of the software that are common to all libraries e The library specific manual such as the one you are currently reading This smaller document describes aspects that differ from one library to the next such as the list of included instruments and articulations Using the Adobe Acrobat Features By opening the Bookmarks pane along the left edge of the Adobe Acrobat Reader the user can jump directly to a topic from the section names Note that some older versions of Acrobat Reader might not support all these features The latest Acrobat Reader can be downloaded and installed at no cost from the Adobe web site As an example of a hyperlink you can click on the last word of the previous sentence to be taken directly to the Adobe site When reading this and other manuals on the computer screen you can zoom in to see more detail in the images or zoom out to see more of the page at once If an included picture of the user interface or a diagram seems fuzzy or illegible then zoom in using one
6. Blood Diamond Night at the Museum and The Da Vinci Code Quantum Leap has now firmly established itself as one of the world s top producers of high end sample libraries and virtual instruments In 2006 EastWest purchased the legendary Cello Studios formerly United Western Re corders on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood re naming it EastWest Studios The 21 000 sq ft facility since remodelled by master designer Philippe Starck houses five record ing studios and is the world headquarters for EastWest Chapter 1 Welcome 2 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Producer Nick Phoenix Nick began scoring film trailers and television commercials in 1994 To date he has either scored or licensed music for the ad campaigns of over 1000 major motion pic tures Rendition Spider Man 3 Golden Compass The Assassination of Jesse James Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Babel Hitman Am Legend 300 No Country For Old Men Harry Potter 5 The Brave One Wall E Blood Diamond Speed Racer and Night at the Museum are a few recent examples Nick and Thomas Bergersen founded the ultimate trailer music company Two Steps From Hell in 2006 www twostepsfromhell com Nick has also scored numerous TV shows for NBC CBS Showtime and Fox In Pot We Trust a Showtime original film is playing in the fall of 2007 The journey as a composer has a
7. Medium size Egyptian metal darabuka with rattles Hits and brushes Darabuka with Metals ZEN C1 34 Medium size Egyptian metal darabuka with rattles Hits and brushes Devil Chasers ZEN Cl 14 Wooden hollow sticks with grooves Dholak ZEN C1 37 2 headed Indian drum Hits and brushes No sound on F2 Earthquake Ensemble ZEN Cl 22 11 man percussion ensemble Godzilla Hits ZEN Cl Huge hits Full release continued Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 25 MIDI Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT ZENDRUM PROGRAMS Hang Drum ZEN Indonesian Bongos ZEN m Malaysian Djembe ZEN Moroccoan Darubaka ZEN Nepalese 2hd Drum ZEN m Orchestral Marching ZEN Taikos ZEN The Beast ZEN Tibetan Prayer Circle ZEN Ticki Ticki ZEN Tong Zi Set ZEN Tongue Drum ZEN Udu ZEN Whale Drum ZEN Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl 28 18 43 20 10 30 11 26 26 16 12 25 20 25 One of a kind metal drum courtesy of Troels Follman Plus D 5 E5 G 5 A5 B5 33 notes total Small Indonesian drums Hits and rolls Medium size Malaysian djembe Moroccan darubaka Small Nepalese two headed drum Hits and rolls An orchestral soundstage marching kit Large taikos No sound on B1 The largest tom on earth built for this project by Remo Us ing sticks No sound on B3 Nick Phoenix collected various Tibetan bells over the
8. Metal Bridge Metal Objects Opera Gong Persian Castanets Prepared FX Spring Drum Tibetan Prayer Circle Waterphone Whale Drum Cl Cl Cl Cl C1 C1 Cl cl C0 Cl C0 C0 Cl 26 3d 26 23 58 29 5 38 8 31 44 64 2 found these fantastic Indian cowbells on the Big Island of Hawaii found these fantastic Indian cowbells on the Big Island of Hawaii Large middle eastern tambourine Waterphone rods struck individually with a metal hammer 80 ft metal bridge struck with a metal hammer Various metal objects Chinese opera gong Large persian castanets Concert grand prepared piano effects 2 spring drums Nick Phoenix collected various Tibetan bells over the course of 5 years and sampled them in position on a large table Waterphone effects The waterphone is a metal canister filled with water with many metal rods on the outside The rods are bowed Large metal fuel tank modified to make many tones SOUND DESIGN PERCUSSION 120 bpm glitched drone 120 bpm glitched drums 125 bpm glitched drone 125 bpm glitched drums 130 bpm glitched drone 130 bpm glitched drums 135 bpm glitched drone 135 bpm glitched drums 140 bpm glitched drone 140 bpm glitched drums 150 bpm glitched drone 150 bpm glitched drums 160 bpm glitched drone 160 bpm glitched drums continued Cl Cl Cl Cl C0 Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl cl Cl 44 700 44 33 63 54 44 53 66 59
9. are e Round Robin Reset e Stereo Spread e Filter Tu OcOK3GG n ATTACK HOLD DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE Uoices 8 Disk 8 KB S g UANTUM LEAP LAU Chapter 3 The Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 User Interface 13 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT e Reverb e Sensitivity e the graphical representation of the Envelope Round Robin Reset Button A round robin articulation is one in which several different samples are recorded with all parameters such as volume speed of attack and so on being essentially constant The PLAY Engine then knows to alternate between the two or more samples during playback The goal is to avoid what s often called the machine gun effect in which playing the same sampled note repeatedly causes the unnatural sound of consecutive notes being mechanically identical E There s one potential problem with round robin technology and one way E to solve it is the Round Robin Reset button The PLAY Engine remembers which sample should be played the next time the note sounds If for example a round robin patch contains two samples A and B and a piece uses that note 7 times the PLAY Engine plays A B A B A B A If the piece is played again from the beginning the engine will play starting with B because that s next in order The second rendition will be subtly different Being able to reset all round robin articulations to the beginning of the cycle allows for consistent playback You can use
10. check out www zendrum com The instru ments in this collection are copies of instruments in other SD2 collections but specially programed for Zendrum owners Map your Zendrum to white keys only starting at C1 MIDI note 36 East West has no affiliation with Zendrum If you do not own a Zendrum there s no need to use these instruments Instruments with m in the name use a mute group meaning that the start of some notes will end or mute an already playing note The classic example of such a group is that the start of a closing high hat sound needs to end the sound of an open high hat to sound realistic To hear that effect in a Zendrum patch open the Brushed Drums ZEN m instrument Hold the note F1 to hear a long lasting drum hit Then hold down the F1 note again quickly followed by a very short B1 note the second note stops the sound of the first note even while the first key is still held Contrast that with Brushed Drums ZEN no m at the end where F1 continues to reverberate after B1 is played ZENDRUM PROGRAMS Anklungs ZEN m C1 24 Various Anklungs Brushed Drums ZEN m C1 16 The largest tom on earth built for this project by Remo and many other drums all played with brushes Brushed Drums ZEN Cl 16 The largest tom on earth built for this project by Remo and many other drums all played with brushes Danmo ZEN m C1 23 Vietnamese wooden mallet instrument Hits and grates Darabuka with Metals ZEN m C1 34
11. common to all PLAY System libraries Only some libraries include the graph as shown here so it is included in the manuals for those libraries only Note that the total width of the graph represents gt EI ZA 7 ZA the total length of all phases of the envelope CA C2 CX ca CX SUM I I CU Vw V Therefore when you change something in one part of the graph for example the decay you may see the slopes of other components the attack and the release change as well because those phases become a larger or smaller percent of the whole this is as expected ATTACK HOLD DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE The Browser View The Browser behaves identically among all PLAY System libraries Read the main PLAY System manual for information about how to use that view Chapter 3 The Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 User Interface 15 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MIDI Control Codes in Stormdrum 2 This library uses special behavior for MIDI control codes compared to other PLAY librar ies The reason for this difference is that some users will want to select sounds from multiple SD2 instruments to create a kind of ad hoc drum kit and trigger all the notes within a single track in the sequencer Individual SD2 instruments within an instance of PLAY respond independently to CC11 and CC12 messages to affect the volume and the pan position respectively This is in contrast to CC7 and CC10 which affect all notes in the track Instrument level Pa
12. course of 5 years and sampled them in position on a large table Plus CO EO FO GO A5 B5 C6 D6 34 notes total High pitched wooden clicky ticky sounds for fast rhythms 3 Tong Zi drums played with sticks Large wooden box with carved wooden tongues played with rubber mallets Fantastic large Udu Large metal fuel tank modified to make many tones No sound on F3 G3 Abbreviations Used In Instrument Names The names of instruments are sometimes shortened to fit in the browser list The fol lowing table provides a way to look up any unfamiliar abbreviations until you become familiar with the shortcuts ABBREVIATIONS IN INSTRUMENT NAMES Abbreviations bpm m MOR SR Performance Files Full Words beats per minute mute group see a full explanation above the Zendrum table copied from Ministry of Rock short release Stormdrum 2 includes 100 MIDI files that capture performances with the SD2 instru ments You can load these MIDI files into your sequencer and have ready made percus sion tracks that you can run once in a song or loop You can also use them as a Starting point and customize them to your needs 26 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Each of these MIDI files includes an East West multi instrument file with extension ewi that should be loaded into the PLAY instance running on the matching MIDI track In this way you will be hearing the exact same instruments and articulations
13. folder Note that because these ewi files may contain more than one instrument they are sometimes called a multi instrument or multi for short The files contain a beats per minute number in the name and were designed to be played at the specified tempo for example 130 BPM It is not a requirement but always a good starting point to hear what the designer had in mind These performances may inspire you to write your own loops or you might want to use them as they are Note however the licensing agreement for Stormdrum 2 states that you cannot use the performances in a music library without putting other music on top of it See the agreement at the end of this manual for the legal wording of the restriction Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 27 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT EASTWEST QUANTUM LEAP LICENSE AGREEMENT EASTWEST END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Please read the terms of the following audio samples and MIDI files License Agreement before using these audio samples or MIDI files By opening the packaging and installing these audio samples or MIDI files you agree to become bound by the terms of the License Agreement If you do not agree with the terms of the License Agreement do not open the packaging or use these audio samples or MIDI files East West Sounds Inc Licensor guarantees that all of the samples and MIDI files with these discs have been created and recorded specially for this pr
14. for more information on CC11 CC12 and CCl Changing tempo muting instruments adding instruments and parts changing the tone using velocity and controllers quantizing note and so on all are possible If you are not experienced with creating MIDI percussion performances they might be educational too The multi instrument ewi files that contain the 16 sound patches for each MIDI performance are also useful as templates to create your own MIDI performances You may want to add some reverb on top of the natural sound stage ambience as is typically done in film scores Sounds in SD2 have varying levels of ambience and you ll Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 An Overview 10 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT find that this works well to create a 3 D sound image However if you need to add some reverb to give the sound more sheen and depth the built in convolution reverb in PLAY is excellent for this albeit processor hungry Choose a reverb hit the Master button and then each program s reverb level will send to the same master reverb saving computer resources Adding a master limiter or compressor will also further improve the sound Of course another option is to process each track separately and really develop the sound The Delay control is useful also Use the Stereo Spread control to widen the soundstage and channel sourcing to get a mono signal for exact placement in the stereo field You ll find that the le
15. most critically acclaimed producer of Sample CDs and Virtual software Instruments Founder and producer Doug Rogers has over 30 years experience in the audio industry and is the recipient of many recording industry awards including Recording Engineer of the Year In 2005 The Art of Digital Music named him one of 56 Visionary Artists amp Insiders in the book of the same name In 1988 he founded EastWest the most criti cally acclaimed sound developer in the world and recipient of over 50 industry awards more than any other sound developer His uncompromising approach to quality and in novative ideas have enabled EastWest to lead the sound ware business for 20 years In 1997 Rogers partnered with producer composer Nick Phoenix and set up Quantum Leap a wholly owned division of EastWest to produce high quality no compromise sam ple libraries and virtual instruments Quantum Leap virtual instruments are mostly pro duced by Nick Phoenix Some of the larger productions such as Symphonic Orchestra Symphonic Choirs and Quantum Leap Pianos are co produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix As a composer Phoenix began scoring film trailers and television commercials in 1994 To date he has either scored or licensed music for the ad campaigns of over 1000 major motion pictures including Tomb Raider 2 Terminator 3 Lord of the Rings Return of the King Harry Potter 2 Star Wars Episode 2 Spiderman 3 Pirates of the Caribbean 3
16. other collections As a sequel to Stormdrum it sets new standards that will exceed the expectations of everyone who owns a Quantum Leap product Included is the new advanced EastWest PLAY sample engine offering both 64 bit and 32 bit support Also included are 100 film score oriented MIDI performances each with dozens of variations plus intros and endings varying from bombastic to hypnotic The PLAY software allows for millions of variations of each MIDI performance so you can create custom performances at any tempo without any loss of sound quality because the samples are not time stretched only the sequencer tempo is changed e Want to slow it down from 120 BPM to 50 BPM Simply change the tempo of your sequence the sounds will remain pristine e Want to change the tone to something more aggressive or something more subtle Simply change the dynamics and marvel as 24 velocity multi sampled percussion creates a completely new sound Want to tune add effects or filters to specific drums No problem Want to mute specific sounds and play in your own parts No problem Sound replacement No problem Like the sound of a performance but don t like the rhythm Simply use the provided multi instrument ewi file but create your own rhythms Drawing from the secret collections of 3 percussionists SD2 The Next Generation features some of the most amazing and unique multi sampled percussion imagin able all recorded in the famo
17. the perfor mance designer heard The Matching MIDI and instruments files have the same name but with extensions ewi and mid Also included is a short audio file in MP3 format so you can hear at least part of the MIDI performance without having to load it into a sequencer Finding the MIDI Performance Files and Matching Files The MIDI performance files are delivered on Stormdrum 2 DVD 1 but not written to the hard drive automatically They are in a folder on the DVD called SD2 Midi Perfor mances You can copy these files manually to a folder on the hard drive if you wish or copy them from the DVD into the sequencer as needed The matching East West instrument files for these MIDI performances are written along with the other ewi files during installation and into the same folder though in a sub folder called Midi Perf Multis The MP3 files are in a folder called SD2 Audition and also need to be copied manually off the DVD Using the Performance Files Within your sequencer create 16 MIDI tracks and assign them all to the same instance of PLAY Assign each track a unique MIDI channel 1 to 16 Load the MIDI file you want to use into your sequencer so the different channels will be placed in the 16 tracks you set up one channel per tack Load into this instance of PLAY the ewi instrument file with the matching name You will see these names in the Browser view within a subfolder of QL Stormdrum 2 which is in the Favorites
18. this button to reset all round robin instruments on demand Or use your choice of a MIDI note or MIDI control code to reset them one instrument at a time from a MIDI keyboard or the data stored in a sequencer project See the description of the Settings dialog for more information about this instrument specific approach Stereo Spread Controls The knob in this set of controls affects the apparent width of C the sound of the instrument within the soundscape Turning the knob all the way to the left makes the sound seem to come from a specific location as indicated by the Pan control The more AMOUNT this knob is turned to the right the wider the apparent source of the sound making it harder to pinpoint in the stereo field The Left and Right buttons specify the source of the input for this control the left or right channel Note that by clicking the button that is on you can turn it off which means that neither channel is selected Filter Controls The Filter controls take the sound of the instrument and modify it by filtering out some of the sound above a certain frequency This type of effect is commonly called a Low Pass Filter Chapter 3 The Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 User Interface 14 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The Frequency knob determines where the sound starts to be filtered out The Resonance knob specifies how much the filter rings at the dialed frequency The higher the reso nance knob is set
19. which ones are best for your work Unless there is a reason not to do so C1 MIDI note 36 two octaves below middle C was usually selected as the lowest playable note in SD2 instruments Where the section symbol occurs in a description samples from the same instrument are also available for the Zendrum The sixth table below lists all the Zendrum instru ments DRUMKITS AND RELATED Black Kit Basic MOR A 0 25 Kit Metallica used to record the Black record A simplified version of one of the kits in QL Ministry of Rock Black Toms Power 6 F1 6 6 Black action toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR 11 6 Black soundstage EW Studio 1 toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Black Toms Soundstage 6 F o 3 Ludwig soundstage EW Studio 1 toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Ludwig Toms Soundstage 3 F Octaplus Mallet Toms 9 F1 9 9 Octaplus mallet EW Studio 1 toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Octaplus Rod Toms 9 Fl 16 9 Octaplus rod EW Studio 1 toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Single hits white keys and double hits black keys Octaplus Stick Toms 9 F1 16 9 Octaplus stick EW Studio 1 toms from the Ministry of Rock recording sessions but not in MOR Single hits white keys and double hits black keys Octaplus Toms Monster 9 F1 9
20. 2 Table strikes 1 Timbale set First one is C1 E1 second one is C2 F2 3 Tong Zi drums played with sticks Fantastic large Udu a west African drum that resembles a water jug with a hole in the side ETHNIC METALS 11 Bowl Gongs Action Melody rev Action Melody Aluminaphone Bowed Bowl Timp Bowed Cymbal Bowed Superball Gongs Brake Drums Cajun Triangle Chinese Cymbal Finger Cymbal 1 Finger Cymbal 2 Finger Cymbal 3 Finger Cymbal 4 Giant Buddha Bell Gongs 7inch to 22inch Gongs 24inch to 35inch Hang Drum continued 11 bowl gongs struck and bowed 5 15 inches Staccato low piano played in reverse Staccato low piano Alternate scale metal tube instrument Scale effects Bowl on timpani bowed Very long release trails Bowed cymbal Gongs rubbed with superballs 3 brake drums Large Cajun triangle Small Chinese cymbal Small finger cymbal Small finger cymbal Small finger cymbal Small finger cymbal Huge 4 foot bowl struck and bowed Various small gongs various techniques All played in place on the stage in EW Studio 1 Various large gongs various techniques All played in place on the stage in EW Studio 1 One of a kind metal drum courtesy of Troels Follman In two groups C1 D3 and C4 G6 Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 22 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT ETHNIC METALS Indian Hi Bells Indian Low Bells Large Riq Mallet Waterphone
21. 44 53 44 53 Glitched synth effects at 120 bpm Glitched drum effects at 120 bpm Glitched synth effects at 125 bpm Glitched drum effects at 125 bpm Glitched synth effects at 130 bpm Glitched drum effects at 130 bpm Glitched synth effects at 135 bpm Glitched drum effects at 135 bpm Glitched synth effects at 140 bpm Glitched drum effects at 140 bpm Glitched synth effects at 150 bpm Glitched drum effects at 150 bpm Glitched synth effects at 160 bpm Glitched drum effects at 160 bpm Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 23 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT SOUND DESIGN PERCUSSION Ambient Contortion Ambient Largeness Deja Vu Distorbia Fuzzbox Godzilla Hits SR Godzilla Hits Neural Exposure Old Skool Neve Panic Attack Psycho FX Radiostatic Anamoly Rumpfs Stutter Maker high Stutter Maker low Stutter Maker reg Swoosh Maker high Swoosh Maker low Swoosh Maker reg C0 C0 C0 C0 C0 Cl C1 A 1 A 1 C0 Cl C0 Cl C0 C0 C0 C0 C0 C0 60 85 85 85 84 44 44 88 88 83 24 85 15 78 78 78 ge 19 79 Sound design percussion Sound design percussion Large ambient Reversed sound design percussion Distorted sound design percussion Distorted analogue drums Huge hits Short release Huge hits Full release Sound design percussion Old Skool analogue drum machines recorded through a Neve console Reversed sound design percussion Psycho scratchi
22. MIDI channel 2 Roman war drums and control code 11 expression As this control changes the volume of only the war drums changes not the bongos or tambourine Use CC7 to change the dynamics of all three together The 6 Pole Filter The Mod Wheel MIDI control code 1 engages a 6 pole filter in order to reduce the upper frequencies during playback of the samples The effect is similar to that of the Frequen cy knob in the Filter control except that it can be modified in real time including while a note is still playing For example you can push the Mod Wheel all the way on then hold down a note to play it almost silently and then pull the Mod Wheel downward to reveal the note starting with its lowest frequencies while the note is still held This example assumes the recorded sound lasts long enough to be revealed this way Chapter 3 The Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 User Interface 16 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT In a sequencer the Mod Wheel can be controlled with an envelope assigned to CC1 to achieve the same effects as using the Mod Wheel on a keyboard or control surface Instrument level Controls and MIDI Performance Files The MIDI Performance Files supplied with Stormdrum 2 are good examples of where these instrument level control codes are appropriate They include CC11 expression CC12 pan position and CC1 Mod Wheel messages that affect the instruments in the performances Chapter 3 The Quantum Leap Stormd
23. PLAY Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 Virtual Instrument Users Manual QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not rep resent 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 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 East West Sounds Inc 2007 All rights reserved East West Sounds Inc 6000 Sunset Blvd Hollywood CA 90028 USA 1 323 957 6969 voice 1 323 957 6966 fax For questions about licensing of products licensing eastwestsounds com For more general information about products info eastwestsounds com http support soundsonline com oO ol BR W ND QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT PLAY About EastWest Producer Nick Phoenix Credits How to Use This and the Other Manuals Online Documentation and Other Resources Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document 1 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Welcome About EastWest EastWest www soundsonline com has been dedicated to perpetual innovation and un compromising quality setting the industry standard as the
24. d to be used with the MIDI Performance Files as described at the end of this chapter but can also be used on their own Sound Design Percussion Sound bites created with digital effects such as filters panning and distortion to achieve sounds and patterns that do not occur naturally Woods and Shakers A variety of samples from tambourines wood blocks rattles and the like Zendrum Programs Copies of instruments in other SD2 collections but specially pro gramed for live performance on the Zendrum Tables of the Instruments The tables of SD2 instruments are grouped into the 6 collections described above The tables include the name the lowest playable note the number of playable notes and some descriptive text An asterisk in front of the number of notes means that black keys are included in the playable notes Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 19 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Individual notes within an instrument are not named or described here but as a general principle as the notes go from low to high the sounds range from the inside to the out side of the physical instrument followed by special effects Generally only the white keys on the keyboard are used when there are 52 or fewer playable notes in a patch but there are exceptions to this rule The black keys are used when there are not enough white keys up to a maximum of the full 88 keys on a piano Audition the sounds to decide
25. es that may already list answers to questions you have suggestions from EastWest and other users of the EastWest PLAY System news about upcoming releases The address is http support soundsonline com You can also visit the EastWest online forums There you can read comments and ques tions from others who use EastWest products and post your own The many forum par ticipants are a good source of helpful information about both the technical and musical aspects of this software The address of the forums is http www soundsonline forums com Chapter 1 Welcome 6 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT gt PLAY 2 Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 An Overview The Design Concept for the Stormdrum 2 Virtual Instrument What s Included Notes from the Producer Hardware Requirements Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 7 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 An Overview The Design Concept For the Stormdrum 2 Virtual Instrument QUANTUM LEAP SD2 THE NEXT GENERATION is the sequel to Quantum Leap Storm drum one of the best selling acoustic percussion based virtual instruments ever re leased SD2 is over twice the size of the original featuring over 12 Gigabytes of all new acoustic percussion instruments except the included Metallica black drum kit from Ministry Of Rock The unique selection of included drums and percussion exceeds all
26. ft and right channels often sound quite different which is useful SD2 is a timeless Virtual Instrument that am very proud of Make it your own by customizing the performances Enjoy it Nick Phoenix Hardware Requirements See the Play System manual for a complete list of the Hardware and Software Require ments for installing and running any PLAY System library In addition the available space on the hard drive required for a full installation of Stormdrum 2 is approximately 12 5 GB Gigabytes Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 An Overview 11 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 3 The Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 User Interface 14 Round Robin Reset Button 14 Stereo Spread Controls 14 Filter Controls 15 Reverb Controls 15 Sensitivity 15 The Graphical Representation of the Envelope 15 The Browser View 16 MIDI Control Codes in Stormdrum 2 Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 12 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 User Interface Each library presents its own interface when one of its instruments is the current one as specified in the Instruments drop down in the upper right corner The image at the bot tom of the page provides an overview of the entire window when in Player View Much of this interface is shared by all PLAY System libraries and the common features are described in the PLAY System manual The controls described here
27. he Glitched Electronic Percussion There is plenty of very detailed conventional percussion included also Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 An Overview 9 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Generally a lot of velocity switching is going on as well as some round robin alternate sample switching The sounds are usually organized with the middle of the drum hits on the lowest keys and as you move up the keys the hits move to the outside of the drum Use CC11 volume and CC12 pan inside your sequencer because they work per MIDI channel unlike CC7 and CC10 which control the entire instance of PLAY s volume and pan The Mod Wheel controls a fantastic filter which can give the sounds more life and sound design options The MIDI Performances The MIDI performances in SD2 are standard MIDI files A maximum of 16 tracks are contained within each file It is crucial that you set up a template or have 16 tracks available in your sequencer all assigned to one instance of PLAY Each track needs to be assigned to a unique MIDI channel track 1 to MIDI channel 1 track 2 to channel 2 and so on all pointing to one instance of PLAY After installing SD2 drag the SD2 MIDI Performances folder onto your hard drive from DVD 1 Inside this folder you will find all 100 midi performance files and a folder named SD2 Audition This audition folder contains a short snippet mp3 from each of the 100 MIDI performances to give you a
28. lso inspired Nick to record and program his own sounds and samples Nick founded Quantum Leap Productions in 1997 and Quantum Leap has since grown to be the world s top producer of high end virtual instruments A 10 year partnership with Doug Rogers and East West has yielded countless award winning soft ware titles such as Stormdrum Symphonic Orchestra Symphonic Choirs RA Voices of Passion Ministry of Rock Gypsy QL Pianos VOTA QL Brass QL Guitar and Bass Hardcore Bass Goliath and Colossus Nick s studio is located in Venice California and is 100 solar powered www nickphoenix com Chapter 1 Welcome 3 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Credits Producer Nick Phoenix Executive Producer Doug Rogers Engineering Nick Phoenix Rhys Moody Editing and Programming Justin Harris Mike Dimatteo Pierre Martin Nick Phoenix Troels Follman Additional Recordings Troels Follman Art Direction Steven Gilmore Thomas Merkle Doug Rogers Nick Phoenix Software Klaus Voltmer Patrick Stinson Stefan Kersten Klaus Lebk cher Thomas Merkle Sam Fischmann David Miller Stefan Podell David Kendall Doug Rogers Nick Phoenix Nick Cardinal Stefan Leiste Rhys Moody Jonathan Kranz Jason Coffman MIDI Performances Nick Phoenix Additional MIDI Performances Troels Follman Manual John Philpit Chapter 1 Welcome 4 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT How to Use This and the Other Manuals
29. n idea of what each one sounds like Please note that the mp3 is low quality and only represents one small part of the MIDI performance Drag any mid file from the SD2 MIDI Performances folder into your sequence and up to 16 named tracks will spread out onto the empty PLAY tracks you have set up in advance In the PLAY Browser go to the Midi Perf Multis folder located with all the SD2 pro grams Load the ewi file with the same name as the MIDI performance file Now set the time signature and tempo to match the midi file name for example Warriors 4 4 120 means the time signature is 4 4 and the tempo is 120 bpm Of course you are free to change the tempo but it s important to start with the intended tempo so you know what we were going for Each sequence contains CC11 volume control and CC12 pan control for each track allowing you to hear a good mix of the MIDI performance without doing anything If you hear any distortion reduce the volume of the entire instance of PLAY slightly CRITICAL NOTE It is important to confirm your sequencer is receiving CC11 CC12 and CC1 To test this load any program and confirm that CC11 changes volume CC12 changes panning and CC1 the Mod Wheel opens and closes the filter If this is not functioning change the settings in your sequencer that filter out MIDI messages These controls are crucial to the playback of the MIDI performance files See the section on MIDI Control Codes in the next chapter
30. new level Recording the Samples Studio 1 at the new EastWest Studios formally United Western is one of the best sound ing percussion recording studios anywhere It is very similar to the top Hollywood sound stages but with a more refined sound The studio has one of the best mic collections in the world and rare vintage recording equipment that is sonically superior to any have used previously Digital transfers were done through very expensive Meitner converters got access to some fantastic percussion collections and purchased everything could even contacted Remo and had them build me the largest floor tom ever built 42 x42 plus legs As a teenager remember seeing Mickey Hart play some gigantic Remo rack toms with the Grateful Dead That sound always stuck with me SD1 had a cool patch called Thunder Ensemble This was six musicians hitting large drums in unison in a warehouse SD2 has Earthquake Ensemble which is eleven musicians hitting huge large and sometimes smaller drums in unison in Studio 1 A Wide Range of Instruments There are many gems in SD2 and lots of subtle beautiful sounds as well collected many small Tibetan bells over the years and you ll find these together in one beautiful patch Troels Follman contributed his hang drum samples which are very unique Other unique instruments are the Whale Drum Giant Tongue Drum and Octaplus 9 action toms The sound design percussion is pretty special too as is t
31. ng C3 A4 and moving C1 F2 effects Sound design percussion Crescendo hits Short glitches for stutter construction Higher pitches Short glitches for stutter construction Lower pitches Short glitches for stutter construction Regular pitches Crescendos Higher pitches Crescendos Lower pitches Crescendos Regular pitches WOODS AND SHAKERS 12 ft Log Drums Aboriginal Percussion Anklungs Bamboo Sticks Chinese Noisemaker Chinese Opera Blocks Clacks Danmo Devil Chasers continued cl cl C0 Cl C1 cl Cl Cl Cl 11 8 11 28 12 15 23 Giant logs Aboriginal shakers bones etc Various Anklungs bamboo instruments that generate a rapidly repeating pitched sound when shaken Originally from Indonesia 4 groups start at C0 F3 C5 G 5 Bamboo sticks Wacky Chinese instrument Chinese Opera block set Various wooden ambient strikes Vietnamese wooden mallet instrument Hits and grates Wooden hollow sticks with grooves Chapter 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 24 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT WOODS AND SHAKERS Tambourines C1 12 Various tambourines Hits and shakes Ticki Ticki C1 16 High pitched wooden clicky ticky sounds for fast rhythms Tongue Drum Cl 25 Large wooden box with carved wooden tongues played with rubber mallets Vietnamese Shakers n Rattles Cl 18 Various shakers and rattles from Vietnam To learn more about the Zendrum go online to
32. nning Control Let s say you load 3 instruments into one instance of PLAY Indonesian Bongos Roman War Drums and Tambourines and assign them to MIDI channels 1 2 and 3 in PLAY In a single track of the sequencer assign the bongo notes to channel 1 the Roman drum notes to channel 2 and the tambourine notes to channel 3 Check your sequencer s documentation if not sure how to do that Continuing that example say you want to simulate the tambourine player walking back and forth across the stage Set up an envelope on the track or physical slider knob if preforming live into the sequencer and assign it to MIDI channel 3 the tambourine and control code 12 pan position As the value of that control code changes it affects the pan position of the tambourine without affecting the drums in the same track If you had used the standard control code for panning CC10 all three drums would have moved together Note that as of this writing PLAY does not respond to CC10 messages but will at some point If CC10 does not seem to work yet you are probably not doing anything wrong Wait for an update Instrument level Volume Control It is also possible to control the dynamics of one SD2 instrument at a time when two or more share a single track in the sequencer Using the same example as above if you want the Roman War Drums to get louder without affecting the bongos or the tambourine create an envelope or slider knob and assign it to
33. of several means provided in the Acrobat Reader software The Master Navigation Document Because the EastWest PLAY System is a collection of components each with its own User s Manual a Master Navigation Document MND is provided to allow users to jump quickly between these PDFs when being read on the computer screen This MND is a one page file with hyperlinks to the PLAY System documentation and to all the library manuals Hyperlinks to this Master Navigation Document are found on the title page of each chapter in each document From there you can open any other document in the collection For example if you re reading something in this documentation for the Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 library and need to open the manual for the PLAY System as well go to any chapter title page and click on the link that says Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document It will open in a new window on the screen In that document click on the icon for the PLAY System and its manual will open in the same window hid ing the MND You now have both the SD2 library manual and the PLAY System manual open in separate windows so you can refer to them both Chapter 1 Welcome 5 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Online Documentation and Other Resources For the most up to date information visit the support pages at EastWest s web site There you can find information made available after these manuals were written FAQ pag
34. oject and any similarity to any other recording is unintentional 1 The audio samples and MIDI files 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 and MIDI files is granted to the original end user of the product Licensee and is NOT transferable 3 The Licensee may modify the sounds or MIDI files LICENSEE MAY USE THE SOUNDS AND MIDI FILES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES WITHIN MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS 4 The following terms apply to the use of the in cluded MIDI Performances MIDI files used in music or production libraries that are relicensed to multiple third parties 1 Loops compositions that contain a combination of sound samples triggered by the included midi files must be used in a musical context together with at least two other instruments that contribute significantly to the composi tion 2 The entire loop cannot be left exposed at any time in the composition 3 If you have any doubts a composition meets this criteria you may submit it to licensing eastwestsounds com for written approval Please do not send audio or MP3 files send a link to your composition on your web server 5 This license expressly forbids resale re licensing or other distribution of these sounds or MIDI files either as they exist on these discs or any modification thereof You cannot sell loan rent lease assign upload to or
35. rum 2 User Interface 17 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT gt PLAY 4 Instruments and MIDI Performance Files 19 The Stormdrum 2 Collections 19 Tables of the Instruments 26 MIDI Performance Files Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 18 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Instruments and MIDI Performance Files This chapter provides specific information about each of the many instruments in the Stormdrum 2 library First the six collections are briefly described The main part of this chapter is the six tables that list all the instruments You might want to print out the pages containing these tables as a reference The chapter ends with a list of abbrevia tions used in instrument names The Stormdrum 2 Collections The PLAY System browser lists seven collections of instruments from which an individual instrument file ewi can be selected Drumkits and Related A variety of rock orchestral and specialized drumkits Each SD2 in strument contains samples from multiple drums and maybe other percussion that might be used together to form a drummer s kit Ethnic Drums Various drums from around the world Ethnic Metals Various metallic instruments from around the world including bells bowls cymbals gongs and others Midi Perf Multis Each ewi file in this collection loads up to 16 instruments selected from the other collections at the same time They are designe
36. us EastWest Studio 1 formally United Western for that unmistakable Hollywood soundstage vibe and a sound far beyond any other commercial percussion collection Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 An Overview 8 QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT What s Included This Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2 library you purchased includes all the following a complete set of sample based instruments enumerated later in this manual approximately 12 5 Gigabytes of 24 bit 44 1 kHz samples the EastWest PLAY Advanced Sample Engine the unique authorization code that identifies the license you bought manuals in Adobe Acrobat format for both the EastWest PLAY System and the Quan tum Leap Stormdrum 2 Virtual Instrument e an installation program to set up the library software and documentation on your computer e an Authorization Wizard for registering your license in an online database One required item not usually included is an iLok security key If you already have one from an earlier purchase of software you can use it Otherwise you need to acquire one They are available from many retailers that sell EastWest and Quantum Leap products or you can buy one online at www soundsonline com Notes from the Producer Quantum Leap Stormdrum provided composers with a sound only found previously in top Hollywood films It has even made its way into many Hollywood blockbusters Quantum Leap SD2 The Next Generation takes the concept to a whole
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