EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition Virtual Instrument Plug-In (Download) User Manual
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HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION
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CHAPTER 3: BROWSE
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Effects
The instruments in this folder fall into several types:
• runs, both pre-recorded and playable
• tremolos
• trills
• repetitions
• sul ponticello
Pre-Recorded Runs
Only 3 sections include pre-recorded runs:
• 1st Violins
• Violas
• Celli
Use the runs in the 1st Violins if you need them for the 2nd Violin part. And such very fast runs
are less characteristic of writing for Basses than for the higher sections.
Hollywood Strings includes a large variety of runs. The various runs in the Pre Recorded Runs
subfolder are scales that were played and sampled during the recording sessions; you hear the
entire run within a sample. In each case, the length of the run is one octave, but otherwise
there is great variety in what was sampled. These various runs can be grouped according to
several parameters:
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Direction – The name of the instrument includes “Up” or “Dn” or some combination to
specify what is included. Those that list both directions in the name include a means for
the user to specify Up or Down (see below for details). The MIDI note you play is the lowest
note of the run; in the case of downward runs, that means the scale will end on the note
you play on the keyboard.
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Scale – “Maj,” “Min,” or “WT” runs are major, minor, or whole-tone scales, respectively.
And “8va” specifies a chromatic scale.
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Control – Instruments with “KS” in the name use 2 keyswitch notes to control the direc-
tion up or down. In each case, the keyswitch notes are C0 to play a downward scale and
C#0 to play an upward scale. When an instrument name includes “MOD,” the Mod Wheel
controls the direction. Pull the Mod Wheel to the bottom half of its range and a scale runs
downward. Push it to the top half and the scale runs upward. An instrument name with
“SPLIT” uses different parts of the keyboard for the 2 directions, as follows.
For the 1st Violins:
• Playing G0 plays an upward scale starting on the usual lowest violin note, G2. And all
notes G0 to F3 play upward scales.
• Playing G3 plays a downward scale ending on G2. And all notes G3 to F6 play downward
scales.
For the Violas:
• Playing C1 plays an upward scale starting on the usual lowest viola note, C2. And all notes
C1 to G3 play upward scales.
• Playing C4 plays a downward scale ending on C2. And all notes C4 to G6 play downward
scales.