And if you are not brave enough to depend upon your laptop at gigs, then there is a hardware rackmounted version of Colossus in development, based on Muse's Receptor hardware.
#EWQL COLLOSUS MANUAL#
The manual also suggests that the library might appeal to live musicians. In essence, with Colossus, East West seem to be trying to create a one-stop sample shop - a single library that, for some musicians, might provide the larger part of their bread-and-butter sounds. The manual also suggests that Colossus might be considered a 'Swiss Army Knife' for composition, given the breadth of its coverage. In advertising Colossus, East West make comparisons with the way a hardware keyboard workstation attempts to span all common musical styles by providing a wide range of Instrument types.
#EWQL COLLOSUS FULL#
While a fixed front-end has both pros and cons for the user, one key advantage for the developer is that it offers some degree of copy protection - the samples can only be accessed via the bundled Kompakt (or via the full versions of NI's software-sampler applications) and on-line registration is required via the NI web site, preventing more unscrupulous users from passing the library around their local recording community. While 'Colossus' might have a number of meanings, it's a pretty safe bet that East West are referring to size as much as sound, given that the samples arrive on a total of eight DVDs and require approximately 32GB of hard drive space for full installation! East West/Quantum Leap's Colossus is supplied with Kompakt as its playback engine, which is identical to the version of Kompakt included with East West's Vapor, reviewed in SOS February. Size, however, isn't everything - or is it?Īs shown by reviews of recent products from both East West and Zero G, custom versions of NI's Intakt and Kompakt are becoming popular choices for developers as the virtual-instrument 'front end' for their sample libraries. Like Ronseal products, Quantum Leap's Colossus is pretty much as it's described on its container, offering the user a vast 32GB sample collection supplied on eight DVD-ROMs. But in the menu Files patches perfectly open.Ħ.Kompakt's user interface maintains its East West cool blue colour scheme. The library has a file to add to the Library.
#EWQL COLLOSUS PATCH#
Each patch NKI now has a multi-level script! !ĥ. The original library contains about 100 identical patches NKI. Due to this, the size of the library is reduced by almost 2 times. Samples transferred to the library NCW format and packed in containers NKX. ( I think you understand what it is about )Ģ. NKI patches completely detached from the LIBRARI – dependent, so that made it difficult to like the Bible, the ground under the shell KOMPAKT. No need to make the preservation of the registry keys. The library is fully unlocked ! ! You do not need any installers and kreki. NOTE: Delay works when you press the power button shutdown. COLOSSUS has incredible instruments of every type (check out the complete list at the bottom of this page), for song-writing, filmscoring, multi-media production, in the studio, or on stage, COLOSSUS is an indespensible production tool that has you completely covered. Many programs utilize auto sample alternation for added realism.įor touring musicians, this is the ultimate instrument to have on the road or in a club. All programs have CC11 as an additional volume control. Programming is kept very simple, and programs that utilize the mod-wheel are labeled appropriately. COLOSSUS includes 15 Gigs of new sounds recorded at Ocean Way Studio B (24-bit), a new 2 Gig piano recorded in Europe, and 15 Gigs from the award winning range of QUANTUM LEAP and EASTWEST titles (EW/QL Symphonic Orchestra, EW Steinway B Piano, QL Stormdrum, QL Guitar and Bass, QL 56 Strat, QL Hardcore Bass, QL RA, QL Brass, QL Voices of the Apocalypse), all newly programmed with superior sound quality. Despite the fact the Rhodes has been sampled many times, COLOSSUS includes a unique vintage sounding Rhodes you won?t find anywhere else. Even if you own some of these instruments, you will love this collection.Ī good example is the Fender Rhodes.
#EWQL COLLOSUS PLUS#
COLOSSUS is a massive 32 Gigabyte (not Megabyte) Virtual Instrument that covers all of the basic musical genres, the way a keyboard workstation attempts to, except COLOSSUS offers much higher quality instruments and dynamics than any keyboard available today.ĬOLOSSUS is an indispensable tool that you will reach for time and time again when nothing else works, it will become your Swiss army knife of composing, plus it?s GM compatible! You can expect the usual QUANTUM LEAP exceptional quality in COLOSSUS. Every instrument and sound in the diverse range of demos above comes from COLOSSUS. COLOSSUS is the first SUPER HIGH QUALITY complete sound set ever created, and includes 160 instruments (approx.