EastWest

MIDI Guitar Instrument Series
Designed for TriplePlay Wireless MIDI Guitar Controller

MIDI Guitar Series Vol 5: Keys and Percussion is comprised of 91 instruments divided into 2 categories: Keyboards and Percussion. In total, this volume contains nearly 23 GB of 16 bit / 44.1 kHz samples. These instruments are redesigned specifically for MIDI guitar controllers and are comprised of multiple award winning virtual instrument collections that includes Ghostwriter, The Dark Side, Goliath, Fab Four, Ministry Of Rock, and ProDrummer.

These newly created EastWest MIDI Guitar Instruments, from producers Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, differ from the current EastWest virtual instruments, which are optimized for keyboards. They have been designed to take advantage of the complex and unique waveforms produced by a guitar's vibrating strings. These five titles cover a wide range of musical styles and instrument families.

TriplePlay users will notice the instruments no longer have to be loaded six times for each string. EastWest included a system that loads the instruments on all strings at the same time, greatly reducing the computer resources required. In addition, the EastWest production team, working closely with Fishman's software developers, optimized the instruments for guitar players. Pitch bends, whammy bar, dynamics, etc. all function as expected, and in fact provide a much more organic experience than using a keyboard and mod wheel. The tracking and latency is superb as you can see in the product videos EastWest produced. The guitar has entered the 21st century with a palette of sounds that are the best available!

Fishman founder and president, Larry Fishman states, "The opportunity of collaborating with EastWest is very exciting for not only our two companies, but also for guitarists who are looking to explore new avenues of creativity and sound. EastWest virtual instruments are the choice of top music, film, TV, and gaming performers and composers. We worked with the EastWest team to expand the TriplePlay orbit of guitar-optimized, easily accessed and compatible virtual instruments that will build on the already formidable list of TriplePlay features and benefits."

INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED (93):

KEYS (78): Armadeus Organ, B3 Full Organ, B3 Jazz Organ (3), B3 Soul Organ (3), Baby Im A Clavioline (2), Because Im A Harpsichord, Bent Funeral Organ, Brain Damage, Celeste, Chaos, Chorus Strings, Church Organ, Clavinet Leslie (4), Clavinet/Lowery Organ Leslie (6), CP-80 (2), Death Piano Nasal, Distorted Cello Ethereal, Distorted Hammond, Distorted Organ, Evil Piano (3), Farfisa (4), Floyd Piano (7), Fuzzy Keys, Glockenspiel and Vibes (2), Glockenspiel, GS-1 Hybrid Piano, GS-1 Rhodes Boosted-Tone, GS-1 EP1 (2), Harpsichord, Madonna Piano, Marimba, Mellotron Strings (2), Music Box, Pin Piano (3), Psychedelic Rhodes, Psycho Shimmer Keys (2), Rhodes 88 Suitcase, Steinway B Piano, Strawberry Flutes, Tunnel Keys (2), Tutti Fluti, Underwater Piano, Vibraphone, We Can Work A Harmonium (2), Xylophone. PERCUSSION (15): Ludwig kit, Dirt kit, 11 Bowl Gongs, 12 ft Log Drums, Dynasty O Daiko, Earthquake Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble Tuned, Large African Djembe, Lion Drum Ensemble Hits, Lord of the Toms Ensemble, Middle Earth Ensemble, Moroccan Darubaka, Pharoahs Dumbek, Punjabi Dhol, Tabla Guru.