Document Outline

• CREDITS
• CONTENTS
• CHAPTER 1: WELCOME
  • 1.1 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION
    • 1.1.1 Brand New Recordings and Reimagined Content
    • 1.1.2 Our Revolutionary New Opus Software Engine
    • 1.1.3 Featuring Hollywood Orchestrator
    • 1.1.4 What’s Included
    • 1.1.5 The Different Opus Editions
    • 1.1.6 Using Opus and Play Together
    • 1.1.7 System Requirements
    • 1.1.8 Sequencer Compatibility
  • 1.2 PRODUCERS AND ENGINEER
    • 1.2.1 Doug Rogers
    • 1.2.2 Nick Phoenix
    • 1.2.3 Thomas Bergersen
    • 1.2.4 Shawn Murphy
  • 1.3 ABOUT EASTWEST
    • 1.3.1 EastWest Sounds
    • 1.3.2 EastWest Studios
  • 1.4 SUPPORT
    • 1.4.1 Live Chat
    • 1.4.2 Online Resources
    • 1.4.3 User Manuals
• CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED
  • 2.1 HOW TO INSTALL
    • 2.1.1 Setup An EastWest Account
    • 2.1.2 Install the Installation Center
    • 2.1.3 Install Opus and Product Support
    • 2.1.4 Activate Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition
    • 2.1.5 Set the Installation Path
    • 2.1.6 Download Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition
    • 2.1.7 Update Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition
    • 2.1.8 Instrument Downloads
  • 2.2 INITIAL SETUP
    • 2.2.1 Welcome to Opus
    • 2.2.2 Audio and MIDI Setup
  • 2.3 OPUS PREFERENCES
    • 2.3.1 Audio Engine
    • 2.3.2 Audio Drives
    • 2.3.3 MIDI
    • 2.3.4 Locations
    • 2.3.5 Other
  • 2.4 USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW
    • 2.4.1 Opus User Interface
    • 2.4.2 Navigation Bar
    • 2.4.3 Browse Page
    • 2.4.4 Play Page
    • 2.4.5 Perform Page
    • 2.4.6 Mix Page
    • 2.4.7 Instrument Rack
    • 2.4.8 Virtual Keyboard
    • 2.4.9 Inspector
    • 2.4.10 System Usage
    • 2.4.11 Menu Options
  • 2.5 PLUGIN WALKTHROUGH
    • 2.5.1 Load Opus as a Plugin
    • 2.5.2 Selecting an Output Configuration
    • 2.5.3 Loading With Effects Off
    • 2.5.4 Loading an Instrument
    • 2.5.5 Using Multi-Outputs
    • 2.5.6 Using Opus as a Multi-Timbral Plugin
    • 2.5.7 Shaping Dynamics and Expression
• CHAPTER 3: BROWSE
  • 3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE BROWSE PAGE
    • 3.1.1 Description Box
    • 3.1.2 Browse Modes
    • 3.1.3 Database Catagories
    • 3.1.4 Sound Previews and Quick Load
    • 3.1.5 Loading Instruments
    • 3.1.6 Individual Instrument Downloads
  • 3.2 THE HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION
    • 3.2.1 Hollywood Orchestrator
    • 3.2.2 Compatibility Notes For Existing Play Users
    • 3.2.3 Comparing Opus and Play Edition Instruments
    • 3.2.4 Tips When Using the Instrument Database
    • 3.2.5 How to Produce Realistic Performances
  • 3.3 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRATOR
    • 3.3.1 How to Load Hollywood Orchestrator
    • 3.3.2 How To Load Presets
    • 3.3.3 How to Save Your Own Presets
  • 3.4 HOLLYWOOD HARP
    • 3.4.1 Solo Instrument
    • 3.4.2 Instrument Categories and Types
  • 3.5 HOLLYWOOD SOLO VIOLIN
    • 3.5.1 Solo Instrument
    • 3.5.2 Instrument Categories and Types
  • 3.6 HOLLYWOOD SOLO CELLO
    • 3.6.1 Solo Instrument
    • 3.6.2 Instrument Categories and Types
  • 3.7 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA STRINGS
    • 3.7.1 Instrument Sections and Ensembles
      • Divisi Instruments
      • Full Strings Performances
    • 3.7.2 Instrument Categories and Types
  • 3.8 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA BRASS
    • 3.8.1 Solo Instruments and Sections
    • 3.8.2 Instrument Categories and Types
  • 3.9 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA WOODWINDS
    • 3.9.1 Solo Instruments and Sections
    • 3.9.2 Instrument Categories and Types
  • 3.10 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA PERCUSSION
    • 3.10.1 Solo Instruments and Kits
    • 3.10.2 Instrument Categories and Types
• CHAPTER 4: PLAY
  • 4.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAY PAGE
  • 4.2 THE PLAYER WINDOW
    • 4.2.1 Moods
    • 4.2.2 Center Display
    • 4.2.3 Microphones
    • 4.2.4 Master Channel
    • 4.2.5 Tune
    • 4.2.6 Channel Routing
    • 4.2.7 Stereo Double
    • 4.2.8 Reverb
    • 4.2.9 Envelope
    • 4.2.10 Performance
    • 4.2.11 Note Velocity Sensitivity
    • 4.2.12 MIDI Control
  • 4.3 THE MIDI TOOLS WINDOW
    • 4.3.1 Arpeggiator
    • 4.3.2 Chord Scales
    • 4.3.3 Chorder
    • 4.3.4 Glide
    • 4.3.5 Humanizer
    • 4.3.6 MIDI Compressor
    • 4.3.7 MIDI Echo
    • 4.3.8 Pocket Recorder
    • 4.3.9 Restrict to Scale
    • 4.3.10 Transpose
  • 4.4 THE AUTOMATION WINDOW
    • 4.4.1 Automation Parameter
    • 4.4.2 Macro Parameter
    • 4.4.3 MIDI Controller Mapping
  • 4.5 THE ARTICULATIONS WINDOW
    • 4.5.1 How To Use Trigger Options
• CHAPTER 5: PERFORM
  • 5.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORM PAGE
  • 5.2 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRATOR WINDOW
    • 5.2.1 How to Load Hollywood Orchestrator
    • 5.2.2 Overview of the User Interface
    • 5.2.3 The Preset Browser
    • 5.2.4 Orchestral Sections
    • 5.2.5 The Main View
    • 5.2.6 The Mixer View
    • 5.2.7 Exporting MIDI Output
    • 5.2.8 Global Controls
  • 5.3 ZONES WINDOW
    • 5.3.1 Zone Options
    • 5.3.2 Trigger Options
  • 5.4 ALL INSTANCES WINDOW
• CHAPTER 6: MIX
  • 6.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MIX PAGE
    • 6.1.1 Mix Console
    • 6.1.2 Effects Rack
  • 6.2 OVERVIEW OF EFFECTS
    • 6.2.1 EQ
    • 6.2.2 Dynamics
    • 6.2.3 Distortion
    • 6.2.4 Modulation
    • 6.2.5 Harmonics
    • 6.2.6 Delay
    • 6.2.7 Reverb
  • 6.3 MIXING THE HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA
    • 6.3.1 Multiple Microphone Mixes
• EULA