Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock Virtual Instrument Manual
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1. In the Browser View four instrument files are displayed e MOR Ayotte Elements ewi e MOR Black Elements ewi e MOR Ludwig Elements ewi e MOR Octaplus Elements ewi They all contain the same list of instruments as above The difference is that when the instrument file opens only the perscussion of the named brand is loaded and active any of the other three brands can be used by loading and activating specific drums If you want a matched set it s ready to play as soon as it s opened If you want to mix up your drumkit activate and deactivate drums whatever way you like Once you get a drumkit you like you can save it to the file system When you open the saved file it s all set up for you 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 Dim Dn FX Leg LH continued Full Words Diminished Down Effects Legato Left hand Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 26 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT ABBREVIATIONS IN ARTICULATION NAMES Abbreviations Maj Marc Min MOD NV Perf Pizz RH RR RRx2. television radio or other media subject to the following terms and conditions 1 the Audio Loops must be used in a musical context with at least two other instruments that contribute significantly to the composition and 2 The entire Audio Loop cannot be left exposed at any time in the composition If you have any doubt a composition or soundtrack by you meets the foregoing criteria you may submit the composition to licensing eastwestsounds com for written approval Please do not send audio or MP3 files send us a link to your composition on your web server License Agreement License 2 EASTWEST END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT F You may not and you agree not to or to enable others to copy except as and only to the extent permitted in this License decompile reverse engineer disassemble attempt to derive the source code of decrypt modify or create derivative works of the EAST WEST SOFTWARE or any part thereof except as and only to the extent any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law 3 Transfer Restriction A right to use the EASTWEST SOFTWARE is granted to the origi nal end user of the product Licensee and is NOT transferable You may not rent lease lend sell redistribute or sublicense the EASTWEST SOFTWARE Updates and Upgrades If an EASTWEST SOFTWARE update completely replaces full install a previously licensed version of the EASTWEST SOFTWARE you may not use both versions of the EASTWEST SOFTWARE
3. MND 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 Ministry of Rock 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 docu ment click on the icon for the PLAY System and its manual will open in the same win dow hiding the MND You now have both the Ministry of Rock library manual and the PLAY System manual open in separate windows so you can refer to them both Chapter 1 Welcome 5 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK 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 soundsonl
4. Rock User Interface I3 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT change something in one part of the graph for example the decay you may see the slopes of other components the attack 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 Ministry of Rock User Interface 14 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 16 Descriptions of the Ministry of Rock Instruments 18 Explaining the Instrument Sub types 18 Tables of the Instruments 26 Abbreviations Used in Articulation Names Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 15 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Instruments Articulations Keyswitches This chapter provides specific information about each of the instruments in the Ministry of Rock 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 Ministry of Rock Instruments This is a list of all the basses and guitars in the Ministry of Rock library Each item
5. Stac Sus Trem Vib Full Words Major Marcato Minor Controlled by Mod Wheel Non vibtaro Perfect Pizzicato Right hand Round robin of 2 samples Round robin of samples Staccato Sustain Tremolo Vibrato Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 27 EASTWEST END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EASTWEST SOUNDS INC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT THE EASTWEST SOUNDS INC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT GOVERNS THE USE OF EASTWEST EASTWEST QUANTUM LEAP AND QUANTUM LEAP SOFTWARE AUDIO CONTENT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BY EASTWEST TO THE END USER PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT LICENSE CARE FULLY BEFORE USING THE EASTWEST SOFTWARE AUDIO CONTENT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS IT GOVERNS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR USE BY USING THE EASTWEST SOFTWARE AUDIO CONTENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE DO NOT USE THE EASTWEST SOFTWARE AUDIO CONTENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE YOU MAY RETURN THE EASTWEST SOFT WARE AUDIO CONTENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A REFUND YOU MUST RETURN THE ENTIRE PACKAGE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A REFUND IF THE EASTWEST SOFTWARE AUDIO CONTENT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WERE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY AND YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE LICENSE SIMPLY CLICK DECLINE IMPORTANT NOTE The
6. The Ministry of Rock basses guitars and drums are in separate tables 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 You will sometimes find pairs of instruments in which the names differ only in the words Master vs Elements The difference between them is that the Master instrument has all the articulations active when first opened and the Elements instrument has only the default articulation the lowest C in the keyswitch active In either you can activate or deactivate articulations as required Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 18 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Basses MINISTRY OF ROCK BASSES Keyswitch Notes Fender 5 String gt Fender 5 Str Master CO C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 GO C0 Fender P Bass gt Fender P Bass Master C0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 GO C 0 Kubicki gt Kubiki Master C0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 Articulations Sus RR Finger Staccato Slide Down Slow Slide Up Slow Slide Down Fast Slide Up Fast Bend Release Trails Sus RR Sus Mute Staccato Slide Down Slo
7. VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The Ministry of Rock 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 e Stereo Double e Filter e ADT e the graphical representation of the Envelope Chapter 3 The Ministry of Rock User Interface 11 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Round Robin Reset Button A round robin articulation is one in which several different samples are recorded with all parameters such as 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
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9. in cludes a brief description of the physical instrument and some general information about the articulations See the table later in this manual for specifics about what articulations are available The drum kits are described in a preface to the list of drums and other percussion start ing on page 24 Some instruments below specify different equipment being recorded for the left and right channels When that s the case use the Channel Source and Stereo Doubling con trols to use the left or right channel alone or a mix of the two Fender 5 String Bass A classic unmodified 5 string Fender Jazz recorded in stereo An Ampeg SVT rig was used in the right channel and an Ashdown rig in the left channel Articulations include pick round robin finger slide up and down staccato bends and FX Fender P Bass This P Bass has been hot rodded and recorded in stereo An Ampeg SVT rig was used in the right channel and an Ashdown rig in the left channel Articulations include pick round robin pick mute slide up and down staccato bends and FX Kubicki Bass This is the famous rock metal bass from the 80 s It was recorded in stereo An Ampeg SVT rig was used in the right channel and an Ashdown rig in the left channel Articula tions include pick round robin slide up and down staccato bends and FX Musicman HCB Demo Bass Basic pick articulation of the Musicman bass from Hardcore Bass XP The Hardcore Bass library has a different sou
10. overdubs The articulations and programming were all reverse engineered from actual performances What s Included This Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock library you purchased includes all the following e a complete set of sample based instruments enumerated later in this manual approximately 20 Gigabytes of 24 bit 44 1 kHz samples the EastWest PLAY Advanced Sample Engine the unique authorization code that identifies the license you bought manuals in Adobe Acrobat format for both the EastWest PLAY System and the Quan tum Leap Ministry of Rock 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 They are available from many retailers that sell EastWest and Quantum Leap products or you can buy one online from www soundsonline com Notes from the Producer Some Ministry of Rock patches load up with the Convolution Reverb Delay and Chorus enabled This was done because these are typical setting for such instruments You are encouraged to experiment with the fantastic Reverb and Chorus in the PLAY Engine to create your own effects Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock An Overview 8 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INS
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12. uses that note 7 times the PLAY Engine plays A B A B A B A 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 is selected from the Channel Source drop down For any other setting this control has no ef fect The reason for having the choice is that in some instruments the left and right signals are separately recorded samples For example the Les Paul Standard guitar was recorded through a Buddha amp clean setting on the left and a Marshal stack on the right You have the choice of using only the Bud dha only the Marshal or a mix of the two sounds 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 un
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15. PLAY Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock Virtual Instrument Users Manual QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK 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 MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT PLAY About EastWest Producer Nick Phoenix Credits How to Use This and the Other Manuals Online Documentation and Other Resources 2 3 4 5 6 Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 1 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Welcome About EastWest EastWest www soundsonline com has been dedicated to perpetual innovation and un compromising quality setting th
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18. TRUMENT Note The high quality Convolution Reverb in the EastWest PLAY Engine mentioned above uses lots of CPU power If your computer has the minimum system specs turning off the reverb after loading a patch may significantly improve performance Some Ministry of Rock instruments take advantage of the PLAY Engine s feature called Channel Sourcing It lets you access the two sides of the stereo file independently Use this control along with the Stereo Double knob to affect how wide a sound to generate Some of the other PLAY System features working under the hood are used to achieve the Ministry of Rock sound These include e auto legato detection legato scripts e round robin articulations and two means for resetting the cycles e repetition detection 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 required for a full installation of Ministry of Rock is approxi mately 20 GB Gigabytes Chapter 2 Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock An Overview 9 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 12 12 12 13 13 Round Robin Reset Button Stereo Double Controls Filter Controls ADT Controls The Graphical Representation of the Envelope The Browser View Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 10 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK
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20. 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 e EWQL Symphonic Choirs e QL Brass e QL Ra e QL 56 Strat e QL Colossus QL Voices of the Apocalypse e QL Gypsy QL Rare Instruments e QL Ministry of Rock QL Hardcore Bass QL Voices of Passion QL Stormdrum QL Stormdrum 2 EWQL Symphonic Orchestra e EWQL Pianos EWQL Symphonic Orchestra XP Chapter 1 Welcome 3 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Credits Producer Nick Phoenix Executive Producer Doug Rogers Engineering Nick Phoenix Rhys Moody Ashif Hakik Programming Nick Phoenix Pierre Martin Ashif Hakik Editing Pierre Martin Nick Phoenix Ashif Hakik 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 MINISTRY OF ROCK 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 t
21. both listed under Telecaster VOX BOG Here is an explanation of what the various sub types in the instrument name mean Telecaster VOX BOG Master includes a keyswitch containing all articulations of the instrument except legato intervals 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 Lead Master includes a keyswitch containing all the solo articulations of the instrument except for the legato intervals Chords Master includes a keyswitch containing all the chordal variations of the instru ment 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
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23. chless Scrape Maj Fast MOD Slow min Fast MOD Slow 7th Fast MOD Slow sus 4 Fast MOD Slow 9th Fast MOD slow Maj7 Fast MOD Slow min 7 Fast MOD Slow Pitchless Strums Sus Vib Sus Vib Fast Leg RR Sus Legato Bend Up Slow Bend Up Whole Slow Bend Up Fast Bend Up Whole fast Bend Down Fast Bend Down Whole Fast Harmonics Whammy Sus Screams Scream Falls Noises Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 21 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK GUITARS Keyswitch Notes gt LP Delx PC Master C0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO C0 F0 Les Paul Standard MAR BUD gt LP Stnd Lead Master C0 C0 C 0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 gt LP Stnd PC Master C0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 G0 C0 G0 Strat PRS Mono Fender gt PRS Garage MTL Low Lead no keyswitch no keyswitch continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches Articulations Chugs Sus RR LR 16 Note Chugs LR Palm Mute Fast Palm Mute Slow Chug Noise PC 5 and 4 Pitchless Chugs RR Sus NV Leg NV Sus Vib Leg Vib Short RR scream Vib Fall Harmonics Bend FX Noises Chug PC Drop Tuned RR Chug PC Norm Down RR Chug PC Norm Up RR Chug 16 RR Single Note Chug PC sus 4 Chug FX 1 Chug FX 2 Scrape Chug Sus Leg 22 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK GUITARS Keyswitch Notes Articulations Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulatio
24. e industry standard as the most critically acclaimed producer of Sample CDs and Virtual software Instruments Founder and producer Doug Rogers has over 30 years experience in the audio industry and is the recipient of many recording industry awards including Recording Engineer of the Year In 2005 The Art of Digital Music named him one of 56 Visionary Artists amp Insiders in the book of the same name In 1988 he founded EastWest the most criti cally acclaimed sound developer in the world and recipient of over 50 industry awards more than any other sound developer His uncompromising approach to quality and in novative ideas have enabled EastWest to lead the sound ware business for 20 years In 1997 Rogers partnered with producer composer Nick Phoenix and set up Quantum Leap a wholly owned division of EastWest to produce high quality no compromise sam ple libraries and virtual instruments Quantum Leap virtual instruments are mostly pro duced by Nick Phoenix Some of the larger productions such as Symphonic Orchestra Symphonic Choirs and Quantum Leap Pianos are co produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix As a composer Phoenix began scoring film trailers and television commercials in 1994 To date he has either scored or licensed music for the ad campaigns of over 1000 major motion pictures including Tomb Raider 2 Terminator 3 Lord of the Rings Return of the King Harry Potter 2 Star Wars Episode 2 Spiderman 3 Pi
25. elow lists all the Ministry of Rock drums in the same order they appear in the Articulations list MINISTRY OF ROCK DRUMS Ayotte Kick Ayotte Soft Kick Black Kick Beater Off Black Kick Beater On Ludwig Mellow Kick Ludwig Snappy Kick Octaplus Deep Kick Octaplus Hardcore Kick Octaplus Loose Kick continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 24 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK DRUMS Octaplus Rock Kick Ayotte Factory Snare Ayotte Good Ol Boy Snare Ayotte Pop Jazz Snare Ayotte Wooden Rock Snare Black Beauty Snare Black Fat Brass Snare Black Terminator Snare Luc Ludwig Beauty Snare Ludwig Deep Brass Snare Octaplus Brass Snare Octaplus Med Wood Snare Octaplus Small Tight Snare Ayotte Hats Black Hats Center Black Hats Edge Ludwig Hats Center Ludwig Hats Edge Octaplus Sab Hats Edge Octaplus Sab Hats Center Octaplus Zil Hats Octaplus Zil Hats 2 Ayotte Toms Black Toms Low Black Toms Mid Black Toms Hi Ludwig Mellow Toms Ludwig Rock Toms Octaplus Natural Toms 6789 Octaplus Rod Toms 1357 Octaplus Toms 2679 Octaplus Toms 3579 Octaplus Toms 4568 continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 25 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK DRUMS Ayotte Ride Black Ride Ludwig Ride Octaplus Large Ride Octaplus Medium Ride Ayotte Cymbals Black Cymbals Extended Ludwig Cymbals Octaplus Cymbals Octaplus Dark Cymbals
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27. ime 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
28. ine 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 MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The Design Point for the Ministry of Rock Library What s Included Notes from the Producer Hardware Requirements CO Click on this text to open the MasterNavigationDocument 7 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock An Overview The Design Point For the Ministry of Rock Library The Quantum Leap Ministry of Rock Virtual Instrument is a library of rock drums basses and guitars recorded in the famous EastWest Studio 2 It is now the ultimate production toolbox for rock producers The library covers a myriad of styles Songwriters film TV and game composers and drummers and guitarists will all love this library The sound quality and playability are superior to anything else available Ministry of Rock features sounds used in today s music The entire library was created with one goal in mind to create a virtual instrument capable of producing sounds that could actually produce a hit record or filmscore without any live drum bass or guitar
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30. less 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 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 Chapter 3 The Ministry of Rock User Interface 12 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 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 reso nance knob is set the more focused this ringing becomes The graph gives you visual cues about the frequency distribution you are creating 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 digi
31. n Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulation Single Articulation C0 Maj C 0 min DO 7th D 0 min 7th E0 Sus 4 FO Sus 9 C0 F0 Scrapes MOD continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 23 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK GUITARS Keyswitch Notes Articulations gt Tele Lead Master C0 Sus NV RR C 0 Sus Vib DO Chug Mute 1 RR D40 Chug Mute 2 RR Drums The Ministry of Rock drums patch gives you access to all the sounds from 4 drumkits recorded in EastWest Studio 2 It s one giant interchangeable drum toolkit Using the Articulations list you can easily load unload samples and activate deactivate percussion instruments as you wish to achieve a custom collection of sounds The drumkits are Ayotte a smaller tighter sounding kit It has 5 alternate snares and was recorded without a lot of room e Black a kit which is mostly Gretch It s the kit that Metallica used to make the Black record It has 3 alternate snares and 6 toms It was recorded with a little more room but it s still dry enough for any use e Octaplus a fantastic kit from the 70 s with 9 toms 3 snares 2 bass drums and more This is a wild fat kit with a little more room e Ludwig a beautiful sounding all around vintage kit with a good amount of room The table b
32. nd from Ministry of Rock Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 16 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Specter Bass Specter basses are fantastically well made rock basses with bite This one was also re corded in stereo An Ampeg SVT rig was used in the right channel and an Ashdown rig in the left channel Articulations include pick round robin finger slide up and down staccato bends and FX 1 String Ibanez KRA DIR This 7 string Ibanez guitar is the ultimate death metal guitar The left channel is the sound of a Krank amp and the right side is clean The patches default to mono from left in the Channel Sourcing control This means you only hear the Krank amp in mono Switch to mono from right for a clean tone and add your own amp plug ins Lead articula tions and power chords are separated into 2 master patches Auto legato detection works wonders here Gibson J 160 Acoustic This is a famous guitar used by many famous rock bands from the 70 This patch is a giant acoustic guitar strumming toolkit 6 chords are available in every key with multiple speeds up and down strums short and long and multiple dynamics Use the Mod Wheel to change the speed Les Paul Deluxe MAR BOG This Les Paul Deluxe vintage guitar was recorded through a Bogner stack on the left and a Marshal stack on the right It sounds great in stereo or use the Channel Source control to achieve the sound you want Lead articulation
33. rates 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 MINISTRY OF ROCK 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 since grown to be the most critically
34. s and power chords are separated into 2 master patches Auto legato detection works wonders here The many articulations make this rock metal guitar sing Les Paul Standard MAR BUD This Les Paul Standard vintage guitar was recorded through a Buddha amp clean set ting on the left and a Marshal stack on the right The instrument defaults to the Marshal sound in the Channel Source control Switch to the Buddha and add your own plug ins Lead articulations and power chords are separated into 2 Master patches Auto legato detection works wonders here A different take on the articulations make this guitar quite different from the Les Paul Deluxe above Strat PRS Mono Fender These are various Strat and Paul Reed Smith rhythm and FX patches in mono played through a Fender amp Styles include punk ska rock and garage Telecaster VOX BOG The Fender Telecaster was recorded through a Bogner clean channel on the left and a Vox clean setting on the right Chords and leads are separated into 2 Master patches The Lead patch loads up with a cool reverb chorus preset Play an arpeggiated chord and experiment with the pitch wheel Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 17 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT Explaining the Instrument Sub types For some instruments in Ministry of Rock there may be two or more ewi files listed in the Browser View Examples are Tele Chords Master ewi and Tele Lead Master ewi
35. tally 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 a 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 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 The 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 Chapter 3 The Ministry of
36. w Slide Up Slow Slide Down Fast Slide Up Fast Bend Release Sus RR Finger Staccato Slide Down Slow Slide Up Slow continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches 19 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK BASSES Keyswitch Notes FO F 0 G0 C0 C 0 Musicman HCB Demo gt Musicman Sus RR HCB Specter gt Specter Master C0 C 0 DO D 0 0 Guitars Articulations Slide Down Fast Slide Up Fast Bend Release Single Articulation Sus RR Finger Staccato Slide Down Slide Up MINISTRY OF ROCK GUITARS Keyswitch Notes 7 String Ibanez DIR gt 7 Str Iban Lead Master C0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 G0 G 0 gt 7 Str Iban PC Master C0 C 0 DO continued Chapter 4 Instruments Articulations Keyswitches Articulations Sus Legato RR Staccato RR Staccato Short RR Sus Vib vs Dig Scream Octave Sus Fall FX String Noise Chug Sus Long RR Chug Sus Short RR PC Slide Up Fast 20 QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRY OF ROCK GUITARS Keyswitch Notes D 0 0 FO F 0 G0 C0 G0 Gibson J 160 Acoustic gt Gibson J 160 Chords C0 C 0 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 C0 F 0 Les Paul Deluxe MAR BOG gt LP Deluxe Lead Master C0 C40 DO D 0 E0 FO F 0 GO G 0 A0 0 BO ci 1 D1 continued Articulations PC Slide Up Slow PC Slide Down Fast PC Slide Down Slow Pitchless Chugs Pitchless Chugs 2 Pit
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