Red Ochsenbein » Software http://redochsenbein.ch Composition, orchestration and music production Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 EastWest is giving away parts of its Symphonic Library for free http://redochsenbein.ch/2010/01/06/eastwest-is-giving-away-parts-of-its-symphonic-library-for-free/ http://redochsenbein.ch/2010/01/06/eastwest-is-giving-away-parts-of-its-symphonic-library-for-free/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:07:53 +0000 red http://raven.ch/?p=39 Yesterday I found an article about SoundsOnline and EastWest giving away a small version of its Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Library for free. There’s only one catch: You have to take a short survey.

I got my version and took a short look. Well, there are some useful instruments in the package but in the end it is nothing more than a promotional package. The instruments can be used in addition to some other libraries but don’t make too much sense alone. I think the best part of this give-away is the upgrade offer of EastWest. You can upgrade from the free version to the full versions with a discount.

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After installing it I had to fix some stuff to make it work for me (at least it learns. I am not too sure about creating new playlists). I tried to contact the writer of the original plugin but never got a message back. So, now I’m giving something back by releasing the version I use.

For more information about the plugin just read here.

IMMSPlugin

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