Symphonic Orchestra - Reviews - Music Tech Magazine

Recording a full symphony orchestra requires money, space and a great deal of time. Lewis Brangwyn samples a virtual alternative...

Price: £2,000.00
Manufacturer: EastWest/Quantum Leap
Website: http://www.soundsonline.com

It’s not everyone who enjoys the luxury of having sufficient cash reserves to book an entire orchestra for a day – or a week, or for the rest of your days as a musician, composer, or producer… Even if you had the room, you’d be in an extremely privileged position to have the hardware necessary to capture the true atmosphere and infinite subtleties of a top-class orchestra playing in a top-class concert hall. To be able to do so would be an incredible achievement in itself, but it’s one that the folks at EastWest and Quantum Leap resolved to undertake – and thanks to their work, you can now have that orchestra permanently to hand in your studio.

Score: 8

This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 10
Filed under ROMplers, Sampling Instruments, Software

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