Quantum Leap Voices of Passion Virtual Instrument
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1. Once a Master patch is loaded all articulations as well as the keyswitch notes that trigger them can be found in the Articulations control near the bottom right hand corner of the Player View Articulations can be freely loaded or unloaded as needed Elements is the same as Master except that only the default articulation usually the one at the top of the list is loaded and active when first opened You can load and activate different articulations as needed There is no keyswitch which means it s not easy to switch to a different articulation in the middle of a performance Instead use an Ele ments patch when you need only a single articulation or a consistent layering of mul tiple articulations during the entire performance Tables of the Instruments The following table lists all the articulations available in each instrument ewi file As is mentioned in the previous section on Instrument Sub types there may be more than one instrument file for some physical instruments Note that when an articulation is listed over a range such as CO F 0 that means the samples are layered into every sample The relative loudness of this layer to the main samples can be controlled with the volume sliders in the Articulations control For ex ample key clicks and other mechanical sounds naturally heard when the instrument is played can be raised or lowered in volume without adjusting the dynamics of the musical sounds AMERICA VOICE2. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Blood Diamond Night at the Museum and The Da Vinci Code Quantum Leap has now firmly established itself as one of the world s top producers of high end sample libraries and virtual instruments In 2006 EastWest purchased the legendary Cello Studios formerly United Western Re corders on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood re naming it EastWest Studios The 21 000 sq ft facility since remodelled by master designer Philippe Starck houses five record ing studios and is the world headquarters for EastWest Chapter 1 Welcome 2 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Producer Nick Phoenix Born in London England in 1967 Nick began scoring film trailers and television com mercials in 1994 To date he has either scored or licensed music for the ad campaigns of over 1000 major motion pictures Spiderman 3 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Fan tastic Four Silver Surfer 300 Sunshine The Last Mimzy Hannibal Rising Blood Diamond Night at the Museum Superman Returns Astronaut Farmer Rush Hour 3 Eragon and The Da Vinci Code are a few recent examples Nick has also scored numerous TV shows for NBC CBS Showtime Fox Family and the History Channel The journey as a composer has also inspired Nick to record and program his own sounds and samples Nick founded Quantum Leap Productions in 1997 and Quantum Leap has s
3. is provided to allow users to jump quickly between these PDFs when being read on the computer screen This MND is a one page file with hyperlinks to the PLAY System documentation and to all the library manuals Hyperlinks to this Master Navigation Document are found on the title page of each chapter in each document From there you can open any other document in the collection For example if you re reading something in this documentation for the Quantum Leap Voices of Passion library and need to open the manual for the PLAY System as well go to any chapter title page and click on the link that says Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document It will open in a new window on the screen In that document click on the icon for the PLAY System and its manual will open in the same window hiding the MND You now have both the Voices of Passion library manual and the PLAY System manual open in separate windows so you can refer to them both Chapter 1 Welcome 5 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Online Documentation and Other Resources For the most up to date information visit the support pages at EastWest s web site There you can find information made available after these manuals were written FAQ pages that may already list answers to questions you have suggestions from EastWest and other users of the EastWest PLAY System news about upcoming releases The address is http support soundsonli
4. 2 PLAY Quantum Leap Voices of Passion Virtual Instrument Users Manual QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not rep resent a commitment on the part of East West Sounds Inc The software and sounds described in this document are subject to License Agreements and may not be copied to other media No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by East West Sounds Inc All product and company names are or trademarks of their respective owners East West Sounds Inc 2007 All rights reserved East West Sounds Inc 6000 Sunset Blvd Hollywood CA 90028 USA 1 323 957 6969 voice 1 323 957 6966 fax For questions about licensing of products licensing eastwestsounds com For more general information about products info eastwestsounds com http support soundsonline com QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT oO ol BR W ND PLAY About EastWest Producer Nick Phoenix Credits How to Use This and the Other Manuals Online Documentation and Other Resources Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document 1 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Welcome About EastWest EastWest www soundsonline com has been dedicated to perpetual innovation and un compromising quality settin
5. Keyswitch Notes Articulations America Master co Ah Non Vib C 0 Ah Oo Vib DO Ah Vib D 0 Ah Short E0 Ah Spooky Play Clstrs continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 18 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Keyswitch Notes Articulations FO Ah Staccato F 0 Ah Vib G0 Doo G 0 Dream AO Ee Vib A 0 Ee Ah BO Hu Oh Cl Mah C 1 Mei D1 Maom D 1 Mm El Muah Fl Oh Nv F 1 Oh Opera G1 Oh Vib G 1 Ohm Al Ohm Vib A 1 Oo Nv Breathy Bl Oo Nv C2 Oo Vib C 2 Rnb Ah D2 Sigh America Oo Leg Port no keyswitch Legato no keyswitch Sus America 0o Legato no keyswitch Legato no keyswitch Sus American Oo Portamento no keyswitch Legato no keyswitch Sus Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 19 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Keyswitch Notes Articulations Bulgaria Master CO Bulgarian 1 C 0 Bulgarian 2 DO Bulgarian 3 D 0 Bulgarian 4 E0 Hiaheya FO Melody F 0 Melody 2 GO Oho Calling G 0 Oho Calling 2 AO Sheep Call A 0 00 BO Oho Cl So C 1 Woho D1 Ihehoh D 1 Oho 2 El Aha Fl Heya F l Laha Breath no keyswitch the sound of the singer s breath Breath Deeper no keyswitch the sound of deeper breath Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 20 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Keyswitch Notes Articulations India Master C 0 MOD Alt Eb0 MOD Alt E0 MOD Alt F 0 MOD Alt Ab0 MOD Alt Bb0 MOD Alt BO
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8. is selected from the Channel Source drop down For any other setting this control has no ef fect In Voices of Passion the vocalists were recorded through different mics into the left and right channels You can play them back in stereo and it sounds wonder ful that way with no phasing or imaging problems Or you can play back a single channel to get the specific sound of that mic the Stereo Double control can be used to turn the mono signal into a stereo sound The knob lets the user determine the spread of the signals how far apart the ear per ceives the stereo channels to be A value of 0 brings the two channels together at the center unless the Pan knob positions the output differently and is the equivalent of turning off the controls with the button below the knob A value of 100 call for the maximum spread available Select between the left and right signal with the buttons on either side of the knob Chapter 3 The Voices of Passion User Interface 12 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Filter Controls The Filter controls take the sound of the instrument and modify it by filtering out some of the sound above a certain frequency This type of effect is commonly called a Low Pass Filter The Frequency knob determines where the sound starts to be filtered out The Resonance knob specifies how much the filter rings at the dialed frequency The higher the resonance knob is set the more focused this ri
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10. Articulation Names Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document 15 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Instruments Articulations Keyswitches This chapter provides specific information about each of the instruments in the Voices of Passion library First is a section that briefly describes them in case some are unfamiliar to you This is followed by a table that lists for each instrument the available articula tions together with the keyswitch note that initiates each one You might want to print out the pages containing this table as a reference Descriptions of the Voices of Passion Instruments This is a list of all the instruments in the Voices of Passion library Each item includes a brief description of the physical instrument and some information about the sounds it can make See the table later in this manual for specifics about what articulations are available America This artist has a wide range so you will find tones that are very Enyaesque and tones that are somewhat like Lisa Gerard America Master A giant keyswitch that gives you access to all the articulations except the true legato intervals Once the patch is loaded look at the Articulations list in the bot tom right of the Player View for details All articulations are playable there are no riffs or melodies America 0o Leg Port Legato intervals 00 medium speed America 0o Legato Legato intervals oo fast speed America 0o P
11. D 3 Ver E3 Vosh F3 Fortuna F 3 From continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 23 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Keyswitch Notes Articulations G3 Gravis G 3 Is A3 Rain A 3 The Abbreviations Used in Articulation Names The names of articulations are often shortened to fit in the Articulations list in the Player View The following table provides a way to look up any unfamiliar abbreviations until you become familiar with the shortcuts You will find that there is a lot of overlap among the libraries because most of these are standard musical terms ABBREVIATIONS IN ARTICULATION NAMES Abbreviations Full Words Dim Diminished Dn Down Leg Legato LH Left hand Maj Major Marc Marcato Min Minor MOD Controlled by Mod Wheel NV Non vibtaro Pert Perfect Pizz Pizzicato Port Portamento RH Right hand RR Round robin of 2 samples RRx Round robin of samples Stac Staccato Sus Sustain Trem Tremolo Vib Vibrato VS Vibrato switch high velocity vibrato Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 24 EASTWEST LICENSE AGREEMENT EASTWEST END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT INCLUDES EASTWEST EASTWEST QUANTUM LEAP QUANTUM LEAP BRANDS PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE EASTWEST SOFTWARE AND AUDIO CONTENT THE EASTWEST END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT GOVERNS THE USE OF EASTWEST EASTWEST QUANTUM LEAP AND QUANTUM LEAP SOFTWARE AND AUDIO CON
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13. MOD Alt Abl MOD Alt Bbl MOD Alt Bl MOD Alt SYRIA VOICE Keyswitch Notes Articulations Syria Master CO BO Phrases in Key of KS MOD Alt for Each KS Keyswitch Notes Articulations Wales Leg Port Ah no keyswitch Legato no keyswitch Sus Wales Leg Port Oh no keyswitch Legato Portamento no keyswitch Sus Wales Legato Ah no keyswitch Legato no keyswitch Sus continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 21 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Keyswitch Notes Wales Legato Oh no keyswitch no keyswitch Wales Portamento Ah no keyswitch no keyswitch Wales Portamento Oh no keyswitch no keyswitch Wales Ah DXF no keyswitch Wales Oh DXF no keyswitch Wales Vowels Master co C 0 DO D 0 E0 Wales Words Master co C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 G0 G 0 A0 A 0 BO continued Articulations Legato Portamento Legato Portamento Sus Ah with Dynamic Cross Fade Oh with Dynamic Cross Fade Bene Breathe Close Dark Death Domine Dream Drown Im Fall Fire Fly Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 22 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Keyswitch Notes Articulations Cl Gaia C 1 Grass D1 Hasan D 1 Hate El How Fl In F l Len Gl Love G 1 Luxet Al Ly A 1 Mei Bl Ness C2 Of C 2 Ooze D2 Pray D 2 Priest E2 Row F2 Ruins F 2 Run G2 San G 2 Sing A2 So A 2 Soft B2 This C3 True C 3 Uram D3 Ventius
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15. both signals higher or lower gives preference to one of the signals The overall effect depends on their combination The On Off button allows you to kill the ADT effect instantly and then reinstate it with the same settings as needed Chapter 3 The Voices of Passion User Interface 13 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT lie e Graphical Representation of the Envelope The Envelope Controls are described in the main PLAY System manual because they are common to all PLAY System librar ies Only some libraries include the graph as shown here so it is included in the manuals for those libraries only Note that the total width of the graph represents the total length of all phases of the envelope Therefore when you change something in one part of the graph for example the decay you may see the slopes of other components the at tack and the release change as well because those phases become a larger or smaller percent of the whole this is as expected The Browser View The Browser behaves identically among all PLAY System libraries Read the main PLAY System manual for information about how to use that view Chapter 3 The Voices of Passion User Interface 14 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 16 Descriptions of the Voices of Passion Instruments 17 Explaining the Instrument Sub types 18 Tables of the Instruments 23 Abbreviations Used in
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17. d for a full installation of Voices of Passion is approxi mately 8 GB Gigabytes Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Voices of Passion An Overview 9 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 12 Round Robin Reset Button 12 Stereo Double Controls 13 Filter Controls 13 ADT Controls 14 The Graphical Representation of the Envelope 14 The Browser View Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document 10 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The Voices of Passion User Interface Each library presents its own interface when one of its instruments is the current one as specified in the Instruments drop down in the upper right corner The image at the bot tom of the page provides an overview of the entire window when in Player View Much of this interface is shared by all PLAY System libraries and the common features are described in the PLAY System manual The controls described here are e Round Robin Reset Stereo Double Filter ADT e e e e the graphical representation of the Envelope ST CONTROL browser INSTRUMENT 30 7 L A0 channel source dB gt gt gt attack hold decay WH gt ARTICULATIONS active loaded volume Chapter 3 The Voices of Passion User Interface 14 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Round Robin Reset Button A round robin articulation is one in which several different samples are recorded with all parameters such as
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22. ince grown to be the most critically acclaimed producer of high end sample libraries and virtual instruments Nick s studio is located in Venice California and is 100 solar powered Quantum Leap titles to date e QL Guitar and Bass EWQL Symphonic Choirs e QL Brass QL Ra e QL 56 Strat QL Colossus QL Voices of the Apocalypse QL Gypsy QL Rare Instruments QL Hardcore Bass QL Stormdrum EWQL Symphonic Orchestra EWQL Symphonic Orchestra XP QL Ministry of Rock QL Voices of Passion QL Stormdrum 2 EWQL Pianos Chapter 1 Welcome 3 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Credits Producer Nick Phoenix Executive Producer Doug Rogers Engineering Nick Phoenix Rhys Moody Programming Nick Phoenix Pierre Martin Editing Pierre Martin Nick Phoenix Art Direction Steven Gilmore Doug Rogers Nick Phoenix Software Sam Fischmann Klaus Voltmer Patrick Stinson Stefan Kersten Klaus Lebk cher Toine Diepstraten Stefan Podell Albert Ortega Doug Rogers Nick Phoenix Rhys Moody Stefan Leiste Manual John Philpit Special Thanks to Shaun Ellwood Gary Meyerberg Chapter 1 Welcome 4 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT How to Use This and the Other Manuals All documentation for the EastWest PLAY Advanced Sample System and its libraries is provided as a collection of Adobe Acrobat files also called PDFs They can be viewed on the computer screen or printed to paper Each time
23. lable from many retailers that sell EastWest and Quantum Leap products or you can buy one online from www soundsonline com Notes from the Producer Voices of passion utilizes automatic legato detection and scripts Play the notes con nected and you hear realistic connections even on patches without true legato In the Wales Words patch play connected and you do not hear the consonants at the beginning of the word All vocalists were recorded in stereo with a Telefunken ELAM 251 on one side and an RCA 44 ribbon on the other It sounds great in stereo and don t worry about imaging problems there are none Or you can use the Channel Source and Stereo Double controls to select one mic and create a stereo sound Some Voices of Passion patches load up with the Convolution Reverb enabled You are encouraged to experiment with the fantastic Reverb and Chorus in the PLAY Engine to create your own effects Note The high quality Convolution Reverb in the EastWest PLAY Engine as mentioned above uses lots of CPU power If your computer has the minimum system specs turning off the reverb controls after loading a patch may significantly improve performance The Mod Wheel controls the volume filter and reverb simultaneously Hardware Requirements See the Play System manual for a complete list of the Hardware and Software Require ments for installing and running any PLAY System library In addition the available space on the hard drive require
24. ne com You can also visit the EastWest online forums There you can read comments and ques tions from others who use EastWest products and post your own The many forum par ticipants are a good source of helpful information about both the technical and musical aspects of this software The address of the forums is http www soundsonline forums com Chapter 1 Welcome 6 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 2 Quantum Leap Voices of Passion An Overview 8 8 9 9 The Design Point for the Voices of Passion Library What s Included Notes from the Producer Hardware Requirements Click on this text to open the Master Navigation Document 7 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Quantum Leap Voices of Passion An Overview The Design Point For the Voices of Passion Library The Quantum Leap Voices of Passion virtual instrument was designed to capture the soul of the artist through recording of 5 female vocalists from around the world e America e Bulgaria e India e Syria e Wales Ethereal passionate flowing mysterious wailing and whispering vocals both sopranos and altos suitable for film TV and game composers as well as songwriters New Age artists and Zen horticulturists These 5 stunning female artists are recorded singing words vowels morphing vowels effects phrases calls whispers and breath noises This is the first virtual instrument or sample library created
25. nging becomes The graph gives you visual cues about the frequency distribution you are creat ing with the settings you select ADT Controls Artificial Double Tracking is a technique invented at Ab bey Road when the Beatles were recording there that ap proximates the effect of double tracking recording two nearly identical takes of a vocalist or instrument on the same part and laying one on top of the other without ac tually taking the time to record two takes And some would say ADT improves on actual double tracking even beyond the savings in time The original ADT process was based on magnetic tape in the PLAY Engine the effect is created digitally The software program mers however added a tape simulator to mimic the slight speed variations of the two analog tape machines that created the ADT effect The Delay knob specifies in milliseconds the delay between the original signal and the secondary signal A delay of around 40 ms is typical so is often a good starting point when crafting a specific effect The Depth knob specifies the amount by which that delay is modulated You don t want an exactly consistent delay the delay of the secondary signal will vary forward and back ward in time by this much The Speed knob varies the speed at which that delay is modulated The Level knob specifies the relative loudness of the secondary signal Set it to 0 0 dB to hear the effect at its strongest with the same level on
26. ort ah Legato intervals ah medium speed Wales Leg Port oh Legato intervals oh medium speed Wales Legato ah Legato intervals ah fast speed Wales Legato oh Legato intervals oh fast speed Wales Portamento ah Legato intervals ah slow speed Wales Portamento oh Legato intervals oh slow speed Wales ah DXF The single syllable ah The Mod Wheel CC1 is used to to cross fade between sample of different loudness and timbres Wales oh DXF The single syllable oh The Mod Wheel CC1 is used to to cross fade between sample of different loudness and timbres Wales Vowels Master A basic vowel keyswitch Wales Vowels Elements the same as Wales Vowels Master but without the keyswitch Wales Words Master A giant keyswitch that allows access to 44 words or syllables and 44 legato variations of these Generate and play your own phrases See the Articulations list for details Wales Words Elements the same as Wales Words Master but without the keyswitch Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 17 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Explaining the Instrument Sub types For some instruments in Voices of Passion there may be two or more ewi files listed in the Browser View Examples are America Master ewi and America Elements ewi both listed under America Here is an explanation of what the various sub types in the instru ment name mean Master includes a keyswitch containing all articulations
27. ortamento Legato intervals oo slow speed Bulgaria This artist also has a wide range of tones that vary from very ethnic sounding to very Western sounding Bulgaria Master A giant keyswitch that gives you access to all the articulations Once the patch is loaded look at the Articulations list in the bottom right of the Player View for details All articulations are playable there are no riffs or melodies Even the phrase based articulations stay in the same key so they are playable as well Breath and Breath Deeper Various breath sounds in two collections Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 16 QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT India This is a South Indian artist singing phrases raga style The Mod Wheel allows a later entry point into the phrase to give you greater flexibility India Master A giant keyswitch where the keyswitch played with the left hand determines the key in which all phrases are sung Check the Articulations list or the table later in this chapter for the available keys as only some keys are Syria A Middle Eastern artist sings phrases in every key The Mod Wheel allows a later entry point into the phrase to give you greater flexibility Syria Master A giant keyswitch where the keyswitch played with the left hand determines the key in which all phrases are sung Every key is available Wales A Celtic artist sings in a very beautiful Celtic shoegazer style Wales Leg P
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30. specifically for use in the film TV game genre as well as the first created specifically for use in ambient or New Age music Voices of Passion is the first virtual instrument to feature true legato intervals The Middle Eastern and Indian phrases are presented as a construction kit allowing users to create very long consistent performances The Mod Wheel controls entry points on eth nic phrases allowing the user to start or restart a phrase in the middle and achieve greater flexibility What s Included This Quantum Leap Voices of Passion library you purchased includes all the following e a complete set of sample based instruments enumerated later in this manual e approximately 8 Gigabytes of 24 bit 44 1 kHz samples e the EastWest PLAY Advanced Sample Engine e the unique authorization code that identifies the license you bought e manuals in Adobe Acrobat format for both the EastWest PLAY System and the Quan tum Leap Voices of Passion Virtual Instrument e an installation program to set up the library software and documentation on your computer e an Authorization Wizard for registering your license in an online database One required item not usually included is an iLok security key If you already have one from an earlier purchase of software you can use it Otherwise you need to acquire one 00 Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Voices of Passion An Overview QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT They are avai
31. volume speed of attack and so on being essentially constant The PLAY Engine then knows to alternate between the two or more samples during playback The goal is to avoid what s often called the machine gun effect in which playing the same sampled note repeatedly causes the unnatural sound of consecutive notes being mechanically identical There s one potential problem with round robin technology and one way to solve it is the Round Robin Reset button The PLAY Engine remembers which sample should be played the next time the note sounds If for example a round robin patch contains two samples A and B and a piece uses that note 7 times the PLAY Engine plays AB ABABA If the piece is played again from the beginning the engine will play starting with B because that s next in order The second rendition will be subtly differ ent Being able to reset all round robin articulations to the beginning of the cycle allows for consistent playback You can use this button to reset all round robin articulations on demand Or use your choice of a MIDI note or MIDI control code to reset them one instrument at a time from a MIDI keyboard or the data stored in a sequencer project See the description of the Settings dialog for more information about this articulation specific approach Stereo Double Controls This knob with its three buttons gives the user the option of using ex clusively the left stereo signal or right when Stereo
32. you install one of the PLAY System libraries two manuals are copied to the file system on your computer e The manual that describes the whole PLAY System This the largest of the manuals addresses how to install and use all aspects of the software that are common to all libraries e The library specific manual such as the one you are currently reading This smaller document describes aspects that differ from one library to the next such as the list of included instruments and articulations Using the Adobe Acrobat Features By opening the Bookmarks pane along the left edge of the Adobe Acrobat Reader the user can jump directly to a topic from the section names Note that some older versions of Acrobat Reader might not support all these features The latest Acrobat Reader can be downloaded and installed at no cost from the Adobe web site As an example of a hyperlink you can click on the last word of the previous sentence to be taken directly to the Adobe site When reading this and other manuals on the computer screen you can zoom in to see more detail in the images or zoom out to see more of the page at once If an included picture of the user interface or a diagram seems fuzzy or illegible then zoom in using one of several means provided in the Acrobat Reader software The Master Navigation Document Because the EastWest PLAY System is a collection of components each with its own User s Manual a Master Navigation Document MND
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