Quantum Leap Silk from EastWest is a virtual instrument that features authentic sounds from China, Persia, and India. Performed by master musicians, all of the recordings were made with vintage Neumann microphones, Neve consoles, and Meitner converters.
The multi-sampled instruments include special articulations, interval sampling (where appropriate), round robins (alternate samples), legato scripting, and phrases, making it possible to create life-like performances. The software utilizes a dedicated Opus playback engine, which supports operation as a standalone program or as a plug-in (AAX Native, Audio Units, or VST) within your Mac- or Windows-based DAW.
Key Features
- Virtual ethnic instrument with instruments from China, Persia, and India
- 25GB total—20GB of multisamples and 5GB of authentic performances
- Recorded legato intervals for erhu, zhonghu, jinhu, electric cello, kemenche, duduk, 30-piece string section, dilruba, bansuri
- User interface custom-designed for each virtual instrument, including only the controls needed
- 64-bit support allows for loading many more instruments and voices, limited only by system RAM
- Articulation list shows all expressions within the instrument—no need to look up key-switches
- Real-time performance analysis detects legato and repetitive playing and responds accordingly
- Stereo handling allows swapping left and right channels, mono from left, mono from right, or mono sum
- Effects include an impulse response reverb, filters, and specialized effects such as Artificial Double Tracking (ADT)
- Easy authorization system puts licenses on hardware iLok, allowing you to use your software on any computer
Powered by the Opus Player
- Opus is the advanced player engine that powers the Quantum Leap Silk library. Fast and flexible, it comes with incredible features such as individual instrument auditioning and downloads, customized key switches, dozens of new MIDI tools and mixer effects, scalable retina GUI upgrades for legacy products, a powerful script language, and many more options that allow you to completely customize the sound of each instrument.
Instruments from Persia
- Electric cello (bowed string)
- Kemenche (bowed string)
- Nay (wind)
- Duduk (wind)
- Tar (string)
- Qanun (string)
- 30-Piece string section (bowed string)
Instruments from India
- Dilruba (bowed string)
- Sarod (string)
- Tanpura (string)
- Bansuri (wind)
Instruments from China
- Erhu (bowed string)
- Zhonghu (bowed string)
- Jinhu (bowed string)
- Pipa (string)
- Guzheng (string)
- Yangqin (string)
- Sheng (accordion)
- Suona low (brass)
- Suona high (brass)
- Dizi low (wind)
- Dizi hi (wind)
- Xiao (wind)
- Bawu (wind)