HOLLYWOOD FANTASY STRINGS

Hollywood Fantasy Strings is the first iteration of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, putting 5 of the most iconic instruments from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras at your fingertips alongside brand-new stylized recordings from modern-day orchestral musicians. It includes true legato, diverse articulations, everything you need to produce the perfect fantasy cue to the highest professional standards. We infused it with the same power and flexibility as Hollywood Strings, with the same microphone placements, in the exact same studio, tailor-made to mix perfectly, so you can rest assured that your string libraries are all up to the task.

Features

• Hollywood Fantasy Strings is the first iteration of Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra.
• 147 instruments across 6 ensembles and 2 solo instruments with numerous articulations.
• Lutes and dulcimers are recorded in trios, creating a beautiful sparkling stereo image that cuts through any mix.
• Includes hurdy gurdies and massive sounding traditional string ensembles, recorded in octaves for those moments when you need bombast to round out your fantasy sound.
• 72GB library of medieval-, Renaissance-, and Baroque-era string instruments with micro-tuning controls
• 4 mic positions with level and pan controls: Close, Mid, Main, and Surround
• Loads of articulation sets, including trills, true legato, crescendos, and more
• 8 violins 6 violas, 6 celli, 4 basses, 3 lutes, 3 Hardanger fiddles, 3 viola da gambas, 3 mountain dulcimers, 2 hurdy-gurdies

 

Video

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System Requirements for Eastwest HOLLYWOOD FANTASY STRINGS

Below are the minimum and recommended hardware and software specifications for using Opus on Windows and MacOS systems.

MINIMUM SYSTEM CPU: Quad-core (four cores), running at 2.7 GHz (or above) RAM: 16 GB OS: macOS 10.13 (or later); Windows 10 with ASIO sound drivers Drive: HDD (7200 rpm, non-energy saving)

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM CPU: Octa-core (eight cores), running at 2.7 GHz (or above) RAM: 32 GB or more OS: macOS 10.13 (or later); Windows 10 with ASIO sound drivers Drive: SSD (SATA or PCIe)

The chart below outlines the MacOS and Windows 64-bit operating systems and sequencers that are officially supported and fully tested with the latest version of Opus. Please note that while most Sequencers / DAWs are VST 2, VST 3, AU and AAX plug-in format compatible, only those listed in the chart below are officially supported.

Product	Version	MacOS (10.13+)	Windows 10
EW Play 6 Stand-Alone	6.0+	YES	YES
EW Opus Stand-Alone	1.0+	YES	YES
Ableton Live	10.0+	YES	YES
Apple Logic Pro	10.0+	YES	-
Apple Garageband	10.3+	YES	-
Avid Pro Tools	2018.1+	YES	YES
Bitwig Studio	3.0+	YES	YES
Cockos Reaper	6.0+	YES	YES
Image-Line FL Studio	20+	YES	YES
Motu Digital Performer	9.0+	YES	YES
Steinberg Cubase(1)	9.0+	YES	YES
Steinberg Nuendo(1)	8.0+	YES	YES
Presonus Studio One	4.0+	YES	YES
VSL Vienna Ensemble Pro	6.0+	YES	YES

Notation Software(2)	Version
Avid Sibelius	2018.1+	YES	YES
MakeMusic Finale	25.0+	YES	YES
Steinberg Dorico	3.0+	YES	YES

• (1) VST3 usage is recommended
• (2) Sibelius / Finale / Dorico notation programs work with Opus, but do not support the full feature set of some Opus/Play Libraries, such as those that use WordBuilder. Please contact support for details.