Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition offers an amazingly extensive collection of world instruments - unique and traditional - from the Americas, Australia, Africa, the Far East, the Middle East, and Turkish Empires. All the sounds in the RA - PLAY Edition were captured with a high-quality, phase-accurate 8-microphone setup, for a 3-dimensional image. And now, with the Play Edition, you can control the instruments with even more fluidly and expressively, using EastWest's own custom PLAY interface included with the Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition.

Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition at a Glance:

Rich collection of rare and ethnic instruments

Instruments captured in stunning 8-microphone detail

Includes EastWest's custom PLAY interface

Rich collection of rare and ethnic instruments Inside Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition, you'll find a far-sweeping collection of rare and unique instruments from all over the world. From Africa, the Americas, Australia, Europe, the Far East, India, the Mid East, and the Turkish Empire, the instruments within Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition will be all you need to fulfill your world instrument film scores and rich compositions. See further below for a list of included instruments

Instruments captured in stunning 8-microphone detail As with all Quantum Leap collections, attention was paid to the utmost detail. Every instrument in Quantum Leap Ra - PLAY Edition was captured in superb phase-accurate 8-microphone detail. Each instrument has an exceptionally clear and accurate sound, with a well defined 3-dimension image. Microphones used were the Neumann U64 (U47s as alternates), the Neumann M50, the AKG C12, and Shoeps. The ensemble instruments included the collection were also played by actual ensembles, giving them a sound and an interaction you can't accurately re-create by layering solo instruments.

Includes custom PLAY interface Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition includes the custom PLAY advanced sample engine, designed to give you deep access to the sounds within RA. This 64-bit interface (with 32-bit support as well) lets you load many instruments and voices - up to the maximum your RAM will allow. It also offers built-in networking support, so you can load instruments on other machines and control them from your host computer - it's a professional, fully integrated solution for the most demanding production environments. And, for easy navigation, all of the instruments in the collection are listed in one browser. A favorites section lets you group the instruments you use most and you can even preview instruments in a simple column viewer. An articulations list lets you reference all expressions within the instruments - so there's no need to look up key-switches in charts. Other features include Legato detection, stereo handling, and a built-in microphone mixer, so you can control all microphone positions expressively. What's more, there's a built-in effects engine with a premium reverb section, featuring multiple impulse responses from concert halls and EastWest's own premier studios. PLAY works as an AU, VST, and RTAS plug-in and can also work standalone on Mac and PC computers.

Quantum Leap RA Instruments:

AFRICA - African Dual Wooden Shakers (Ewe), African Metal Shakers (Ewe), Atsimevu, Axatse, Batas, Berkete, Dejembe Ensemble, Ekpiri, Ewe Drum Ensemble, Ewe Large Bombshell, Ewe Medium Bombshell, 3ft FromTonFrom, 5ft FromTonFrom, Gankokwe Large, Gyil, Kalimbas, Kidi, Kora, Log Drums, Ngoni, Udu

AMERICAS AND AUSTRALIA - 1890 Washburn Guitar, American Jaw Harp, Banjo, Berimbau, Cuban Percussion, Didjeridoo, Dobro, First Nations Cedar Flute, Mandolin, Pan Flute, Ukulele

EUROPE - Alpenhorn, Bag Pipe Ensemble, Bass Recorder, Frame Drum, Gadulka, Hardanger Fiddle, Highland Pipes, Hurdy Gurdy, Irish Low Whistle, Launeddas, Uilleann Pipes

FAR EAST - Dizi, Erhu, Gamelan Ensemble, Gongs, Koto, Rag Dung, Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Taiko Drums, Vietnamese Jawharp

INDIA - Bansuri, Baritone Violin (Electric), Esraj, Sarangi, Sitar, Tablas, Tambura

MID EAST and TURKISH EMPIRE - Armenian Duduk, Bulgarian Duduk, Mid East Fiddle, Mid East String Section, Ney Flute, Oud, Qandahar Dumbek, Santoor, Turkish, Duduk, Yalli Tambur, Zourna

PLAY Advanced Sample Engine

64-bit with 32-bit compatibility for PC

Full memory access with MAC (requires 64-bit MAC)

Mac Intel compatibility

Intelligent performance section including portamento, repetition, legato

Features round robin reset

Offers improved articulation window and controls

State-of-the-art convolution reverb with pre-delay

Improved micro-tuning

Improved sound quality with high-resolution audio engine

Hi-fidelity one pole filter for natural cross-fades

Stereo image editing is now possible using channel sourcing

The instruments featured in the PLAY Editions are newly-programmed for PLAY from the original recordings

System Requirements:

14GB Free Hard Disc Space

DVD Drive

For Mac

Required: G5 or Intel Processor, 2GB RAM, Mac OS 10.4 or higher, DVD drive

Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.5Ghz or faster processor, 4GB+ RAM, DVD drive

For PC:

Required: P4 2.5Ghz or faster, 2GB RAM, Windows XP SP 2 or Vista, sound card with ASIO drivers, DVD drive

Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.5Ghz or faster processor, 4GB+ RAM, sound card with ASIO drivers, 64-bit OS and host, DVD drive

Included for both Mac and PC:

32-bit standalone and plug-in versions included

64-bit PC VST (host must support 64-bit VST plugins) and standalone versions included

Treat yourself to amazingly rich and detailed world instruments, with the professional Quantum Leap RA - PLAY Edition!