East West Sounds QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 User Guide
Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2
Virtual Instrument
Users’ Manual
QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT
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1. Welcome
2 About EastWest
3 Producer: Nick Phoenix
4 Credits
5 How to Use This and the Other Manuals
6 Online Documentation and Other Resources
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About EastWest
EastWest (www.soundsonline.com) has been dedicated to perpetual innovation and uncompromising quality, setting the industry standard as the 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 &
Insiders” in the book of the same name. In 1988, he founded EastWest, the most critically 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 innovative 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 sample libraries and virtual instruments. Quantum Leap virtual instruments are mostly produced 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, 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.
Welcome
In 2006, EastWest purchased the legendary Cello Studios (formerly United Western Recorders) 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 recording studios and is the world headquarters for EastWest.
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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 pictures. “Rendition,” “Spider-Man 3,” “Golden Compass.” “The Assassination of Jesse
James,” “Pirates of the Caribbean 3,” “Babel,” “Hitman,” “I 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
Ber gersen 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 also 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 software 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
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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 Lebkücher,
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
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Manual
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How to Use This and the Other Manuals
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:
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.
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 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 (hiding 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.
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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 pages 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 participants 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
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2. Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2, An Overview
8 The Design Concept for the Stormdrum 2 Virtual Instrument
9 What’s Included
9 Notes from the Producer
11 Hardware Requirements
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