EastWest Releases Two New Sample Libraries
June 27, 2001EastWest has released a pair of new sample libraries covering guitar and world instruments.
The first, Skunkworks, features rhythm guitar grooves and solos from legendary Steely Dan and Doobie
Brothers guitarist JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER. Baxter is the recipient of many music industry awards,
including over twenty gold and platinum records, and two Grammys, and is widely regarded as one of
the greatest guitarists of all time. The sounds in this collection as you would expect, are killer! After
all, Baxter has been a design consultant for Roland, Guild, Vox, and Gibson, and even has his own
signature series acoustic guitars. The collection offers a diverse range of styles from acoustic to funk to
heavy metal, and everything in between, all played with Baxter's impeccable feel.
Available formats for Skunkworks are 2 CD Audio/WAV - $99.95, Akai S1000 - $199.95, ProSamples version - 310Mb
-Audio/Acid/Akai/Aiff/EXS24/WAV - $49.95)
The second collection, Quantum Leap Rare Instruments (from the producer of the multi-award winning Quantum
Leap Brass) features 16 groundbreaking, ethnic, multi-sampled instruments. Rare Instruments is the
most expressive ethnic library ever created, including up to 54 variations for some instruments on 3
CD-ROMs. In some cases the natural range of these instruments has been expanded, thereby creating
an instrument that is more playable than the original! The instruments have been meticulously
recorded in studios, not in some village in Africa on a home recorder - so the quality of recording, and
programming, are the best available for an ethnic collection. Producer Nick Phoenix also produced
Quantum Leap Brass and Quantum Leap Guitar & Bass.
Instruments included by region are
FAR EAST: ERHU (2 stringed Chinese fiddle, bowed), DUNG-CHEN (8 ft. Tibetan trumpet), TAIKO
DRUMS (giant Japanese barrel drums), 34" CHINESE GONG, 23" THAI GONG.
MIDDLE EAST AND INDIA: SARANGI (bowed classical Indian instrument), TABLAS, DUDUK
(Armenian flute), MIDDLE EASTERN FIDDLE.
EUROPE: ALPEN HORN (14 ft. wooden horn), HURDY GURDY (keyed instrument bowed with
wheel), GEDULKA (Bulgarian fiddle), HIGHLAND PIPES (Scottish bagpipes), UILLEANN PIPES
(Irish bapipes), LAUDENNAS (Sardinian triple reeded flute), IRISH LOW WHISTLE (Irish flute).
Available as Akai S1000/GigaStudio - 3 CD-ROM, priced at $499.95. For more information, visit their web site at www.eastwestsounds.com. |
