Hollywood Brass (Review)

Posted by on Sep 24, 2012 in Audio/Video Collection, Reviews, Reviews (Audio/Video Collection) | 21 comments

Hollywood Brass, EastWest’s second installment of their Hollywood series, is a stellar release. Many companies have attempted to make sound libraries like this collection, but EastWest’s brass samples are second to none for the price. With dozens of articulations and instrument choices, this should be a go-to orchestral library for filmmakers on your next project. If you can spare the hard drive space and the time required to begin to master skills of virtual instruments, consider looking into purchasing Hollywood Brass.

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Hollywood Strings (Review)

Posted by on Aug 22, 2012 in Audio/Video Collection, Reviews, Reviews (Audio/Video Collection) | 6 comments

Nothing evokes emotion like a string orchestra. The rich sustain and powerful swells of these instruments have been resonating in the human soul for centuries. And strings have been the bedrock of motion picture films for decades—regardless of a film’s budget. In fact, the presence and placement of these instruments have a direct result on whether or not the filmmaker is successfully able to tell his or her story.

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