EASTWEST announces MINISTRY OF ROCK
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QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK
EASTWEST PRESENTS
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK AT WINTER NAMM 2007
Rock ’n’ Roll Toolkit Provides All-In-One Big Sound Solution
ANAHEIM, CA, January 18, 2007—EASTWEST (www.soundsonline.com), the industry leader in soundware development and distribution, proudly introduces
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK, a huge 18 gigabyte collection of rock drums, basses and guitars recorded in the world-famous EASTWEST Studio 2, featured on countless platinum and gold records. EASTWEST will exhibit
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK at the NAMM Show, January 18-21 (Hall A, booth #6630).
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QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK is a modern-day rock toolkit that covers a myriad of styles, providing a true all-in-one solution for rock productions,” states Quantum Leap producer Nick Phoenix. “Songwriters, film, TV and game composers, as well as all rock musicians, will love this outstanding virtual instrument collection.”
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCKboasts a sound quality superior to anything else available. The virtual instrument library features sounds used in contemporary music. Ministry of Rock was created with one goal in mind: to create a virtual instrument capable of producing sounds that can actually produce a hit record or film score without any live drum, bass or guitar overdubs. Articulations and programming were all reverse engineered from actual performances.
Drum kits sampled for
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK include Octaplus (nine toms), Ayotte, Ludwig and Gretsch, the latter the actual kit used to make Metallica’s “Black” album. Drum kits are also optimized for use with Roland V-Drums.
Basses include Fender P-Bass Custom, Fender 5-string, Specter and Kubiki basses. All were recorded through an Ampeg SVT and an Ashdown rig. Guitars recorded for Ministry of Rock include Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul, Ibanez Universe 7 and various PRS guitars, all recorded through Marshall, Fender, Bogner, Vox and Budda amplifiers.
Special features of
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK include:
Legato bass and guitar samples
Legato and staccato repetitions
Truly playable rhythm guitars and leads, clean and distorted release samples
Guitars and basses recorded in dual amp configurations
Software allows the user to choose amplifier, or mix the sound from both amps
Dynamic bass that can play everything from ballads to the most hardcore music imaginable
Round robin bass drums, snares, toms and hats
Performance drum hits extracted from live playing
Approximately 18 gigabytes of rock drums, basses and guitars recorded in the world-famous EASTWEST Studio 2
Superior reverb impulses recorded by Prof. Keith O. Johnson and Nick Phoenix.
QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK carries a €382 MSRP.This item will be shipping end of March 07. Preorder now until February 28, 2007 and save 10%
