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USER MANUAL 1.0.5 < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION INFORMATION The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of East West Sounds, Inc. The software and sounds described in this document are subject to License Agreements and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by East West Sounds, Inc. All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. Solid State Logic (SSL) Channel Strip, Transient Shaper, and Stereo Compressor licensed from Solid State Logic. SSL and Solid State Logic are registered trademarks of Red Lion 49 Ltd. © East West Sounds, Inc., 2021. All rights reserved. East West Sounds, Inc. 6000 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028 USA 1-323-957-6969 voice 1-323-957-6966 fax For questions about licensing of products: [email protected] For more general information about products: [email protected] For technical support for products: http://www.soundsonline.com/Support < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION CREDITS PRODUCERS Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, Thomas Bergersen SOUND ENGINEER Shawn Murphy ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE Jeremy Miller, Ken Sluiter, Bo Bodnar PRODUCTION COORDINATORS Doug Rogers, Blake Rogers, Rhys Moody PROGRAMMING / SOUND DESIGN Justin Harris, Jason Coffman, Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix SCRIPTING Wolfgang Schneider, Thomas Bergersen, Klaus Voltmer, Patrick Stinson EDITING Justin Harris, Mike DiMattia, Jason Coffman, Andrzej Warzocha, Arne Schulze, Pierre Martin, Spencer Putnam ART DIRECTION Doug Rogers, Blake Rogers, Nick Phoenix, Wolfgang Kundrus, Eike Jonas, Steven Gilmore, Thomas Merkle, Jonas Sellami, Daniel Lepik, Elisabeth Kiviorg OPUS SOFTWARE Wolfgang Kundrus, Wolfgang Schneider, Eike Jonas, Klaus Lebkücher; QA by: Gerrit Hassler Inspiration by: Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, Blake Rogers, Rhys Moody, Justin Harris, Jason Coffman ORCHESTRATOR SOFTWARE Tilman Sillescu, Nico Dilz, Wolfgang Schneider, Wolfgang Kundrus; Inspiration by: Doug Rogers, Blake Rogers VIDEO PRODUCTION Blake Rogers USER MANUAL Jason Coffman SPECIAL THANKS Pierre Langer Sonuscore, all of the Musicians, we salute you! DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF Rhys Moody < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 WELCOME 1.1 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 1.1.1 Brand New Recordings and Reimagined Content 1.1.2 Our Revolutionary New Opus Software Engine 1.1.3 Featuring Hollywood Orchestrator 1.1.4 What’s Included 1.1.5 The Different Opus Editions 1.1.6 Using Opus and Play Together 1.1.7 System Requirements 1.1.8 Sequencer Compatibility 1.2 PRODUCERS AND ENGINEER 1.2.1 Doug Rogers 1.2.2 Nick Phoenix 1.2.3 Thomas Bergersen 1.2.4 Shawn Murphy 1.3 ABOUT EASTWEST 1.3.1 EastWest Sounds 1.3.2 EastWest Studios 1.4 SUPPORT 1.4.1 Live Chat 1.4.2 Online Resources 1.4.3 User Manuals CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED 2.1 HOW TO INSTALL 2.1.1 Setup An EastWest Account 2.1.2 Install the Installation Center 2.1.3 Install Opus and Product Support 2.1.4 Activate Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition 2.1.5 Set the Installation Path 2.1.6 Download Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition 2.1.7 Update Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition 2.1.8 Instrument Downloads 2.2 INITIAL SETUP 2.2.1 Welcome to Opus 2.2.2 Audio and MIDI Setup < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 2.3 OPUS PREFERENCES 2.3.1 Audio Engine 2.3.2 Audio Drives 2.3.3 MIDI 2.3.4 Locations 2.3.5 Other 2.4 USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW 2.4.1 Opus User Interface (UI) 2.4.2 Navigation Bar 2.4.3 Browse Page 2.4.4 Play Page 2.4.5 Perform Page 2.4.6 Mix Page 2.4.7 Instrument Rack 2.4.8 Virtual Keyboard 2.4.9 Inspector 2.4.10 System Usage 2.4.11 Menu Options 2.5 PLUGIN WALKTHROUGH 2.5.1 Load Opus as a Plugin 2.5.2 Selecting an Output Configuration 2.5.3 Loading With Effects Off 2.5.4 Loading an Instrument 2.5.5 Using Multi-Outputs 2.5.6 Using Opus as a Multi-Timbral Plugin 2.5.7 Shaping Dynamics and Expression CHAPTER 3 BROWSE 3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE BROWSE PAGE 3.1.1 Description Box 3.1.2 Browse Modes 3.1.3 Database Categories 3.1.4 Sound Previews and Quick Load 3.1.5 Loading Instruments 3.1.6 Individual Instrument Downloads 3.2 THE HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 3.2.1 Hollywood Orchestrator 3.2.2 Compatibility Notes For Existing Play Users 3.2.3 Comparing Opus and Play Edition Instruments 3.2.4 Tips When Using the Instrument Database 3.2.5 How to Produce Realistic Performances 3.3 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRATOR 3.3.1 How to Load Hollywood Orchestrator < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 3.3.2 How To Load Presets 3.3.3 How to Save Your Own Presets 3.4 HOLLYWOOD HARP 3.4.1 Solo Instrument 3.4.2 Instrument Categories and Types 3.5 HOLLYWOOD SOLO VIOLIN 3.5.1 Solo Instrument 3.5.2 Instrument Categories and Types 3.6 HOLLYWOOD SOLO CELLO 3.6.1 Solo Instrument 3.6.2 Instrument Categories and Types 3.7 HOLLYWOOD STRINGS 3.7.1 Instrument Sections and Ensembles 3.7.2 Instrument Categories and Types 3.8 HOLLYWOOD BRASS 3.8.1 Solo Instruments and Sections 3.8.2 Instrument Categories and Types 3.9 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRAL WOODWINDS 3.9.1 Solo Instruments and Sections 3.9.2 Instrument Categories and Types 3.10 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRAL PERCUSSION 3.10.1 Solo Instruments and Kits 3.10.2 Instrument Categories and Types CHAPTER 4 PLAY 4.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAY PAGE 4.2 THE PLAYER WINDOW 4.2.1 Moods 4.2.2 Center Display 4.2.3 Microphones 4.2.4 Master Channel 4.2.5 Tune 4.2.6 Channel Routing 4.2.7 Stereo Double 4.2.8 Reverb 4.2.9 Envelope 4.2.10 Performance 4.2.11 Note Velocity Sensitivity 4.2.12 MIDI Control 4.3 THE MIDI TOOLS WINDOW 4.3.1 Arpeggiator < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 4.3.2 Chord Scales 4.3.3 Chorder 4.3.4 Glide 4.3.5 Humanizer 4.3.6 MIDI Compressor 4.3.7 MIDI Echo 4.3.8 Pocket Recorder 4.3.9 Restrict to Scale 4.3.10 Transpose 4.4 THE AUTOMATION WINDOW 4.4.1 Automation Parameter 4.4.2 Macro Parameter 4.4.3 MIDI Controller Mapping 4.5 THE ARTICULATIONS WINDOW 4.5.1 How To Use Trigger Options CHAPTER 5 PERFORM 5.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORM PAGE 5.2 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRATOR WINDOW 5.2.1 How to Load Hollywood Orchestrator 5.2.2 Overview of the User Interface 5.2.3 The Preset Browser 5.2.5 The Main View 5.2.6 The Mixer View 5.2.7 Exporting MIDI Output 5.2.8 Global Controls 5.3 ZONES WINDOW 5.3.1 Zone Options 5.3.2 Trigger Options 5.4 ALL INSTANCES WINDOW CHAPTER 6 MIX 6.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MIX PAGE 6.1.1 Mix Console 6.1.2 Effects Rack 6.2 OVERVIEW OF EFFECTS 6.2.1 EQ 6.2.2 Dynamics 6.2.3 Distortion 6.2.4 Modulation 6.2.5 Harmonics 6.2.6 Delay < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 6.2.7 Reverb 6.3 MIXING THE HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA 6.3.1 Multiple Microphone Mixes < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION CHAPTER 1 WELCOME 1.1 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 1.1.1 Brand New Recordings and Reimagined Content 1.1.2 Our Revolutionary New Opus Software Engine 1.1.3 Featuring Hollywood Orchestrator 1.1.4 What’s Included 1.1.5 The Different Opus Editions 1.1.6 Using Opus and Play Together 1.1.7 System Requirements 1.1.8 Sequencer Compatibility 1.2 PRODUCERS AND ENGINEER 1.2.1 Doug Rogers 1.2.2 Nick Phoenix 1.2.3 Thomas Bergersen 1.2.4 Shawn Murphy 1.3 ABOUT EASTWEST 1.3.1 EastWest Sounds 1.3.2 EastWest Studios 1.4 SUPPORT 1.4.1 Live Chat 1.4.2 Online Resources 1.4.3 User Manuals 9 < CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION 1.1 HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA OPUS EDITION Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition is the highly anticipated expansion to Hollywood Orchestra, the best-selling and most awarded orchestral virtual instrument ever pro- duced. It includes brand new pristine recordings, reimagined original content, and powerful new features, all housed in our new revolutionary Opus software engine. Produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, recipients of over 100 international industry Awards, and sound engineered by multiple Academy Award and BAFTA win- ner Shawn Murphy, Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition is the culmination of years of recording and programming and will set a new industry standard for achieving professional sounding orchestral soundtracks. Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition comes with the new Opus software and a com- panion product Hollywood Orchestrator, a must-have tool for composers of every skill level who want to achieve that Hollywood blockbuster sound quickly. 1.1.1 Brand New Recordings and Reimagined Content Brand new recordings include a new 18 violin string section for Hollywood Strings, new ensembles for Hollywood Brass and Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds, plus new string, brass, and wind multi ensembles. “The new 18 violins are an alternate to the first 16 violins of the original library. They have a different sound,” says producer Nick Phoenix, “the players are different. The vibrato is different.