Its nylon
string guitar, violin and trombone can play in both
gypsy and classical styles. In the classical realm,
these three instruments are unparalleled in the
sampling world in terms of playability, diversity
and sound quality.
All of the
guitars were sampled with up and down strokes, many
velocities and picking styles, various picking
angles, release trails, chords and effects. They
were played by top Los Angeles session guitarist,
David Kole.
The violin and
trombone feature many articulations, repetitions and
even true legato intervals. The trombone in Quantum
Leap Gypsy was recorded in EASTWEST Studio 1
(formerly United-Western Studios) in Hollywood
California, referred to by many engineers as “the
best brass room on the planet.”
The accordions
feature multiple setups, all with air flow in and
out samples as well as expressive samples, chords
and left-hand bass. True to its name, Gypsy also
features a gypsy percussion program and extensive
flamenco dancers’ foot stomps, as well as
traditional castanets.
Key features
of Quantum Leap Gypsy include:
- Violin (true legato
intervals) in classical and gypsy style.
- Classical Guitar.
- Flamenco Guitar.
- Django Style Guitar.
- Spanish Steel String
Guitar.
- Campana Accordion.
- Silvestri Accordion.
- Excelsior Accordion
Bandoneon.
- Bandoneon.
- Trombone (true legato
intervals) in classical and gypsy style.
- Flamenco Dancer.
- Gypsy percussion.
- Reverb impulses
recorded by Prof. Keith O. Johnson and Nick
Phoenix.
This VIRTUAL
INSTRUMENT combines intuitive handling with excellent
sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument,
without the need for a sampler.
Quantum Leap Gypsy
is available from June 9th 2007 for Windows (32 or
64-bit) and Mac OS X Universal Binary in VST, AU, RTAS
and stand-alone formats and has an MSRP of $395
(€295.00), plus tax.
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