Essential for film, TV, and game work! "Beautifully recorded, there is a stunning range of instruments on offer. The big sounds are absolutely huge-powerful and punchy-and the smaller ones are suitably delicate and ethereal. Providing your system is up to it, you'll be creating scores that people will never know have been made not on a Hollywood soundstage, but on a computer." - MUSIC TECH
VIDEO TUTORIAL — Alex Pfeffer shows how he used SD2 for his demo "Herophobia." Click below for a high-quality MP4 video or high-res Quicktime MOV file:
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QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 is the sequel to QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM (one of the best selling acoustic percussion based virtual instruments ever released).
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 is over twice the size of the original Stormdrum, featuring over 12 Gigabytes of ALL NEW (except the included Metallica black drum kit from Ministry Of Rock) acoustic percussion instruments. The unique selection of drums and percussion included exceeds all other collections. As a sequel to STORMDRUM it sets new standards that will exceed the expectations of everyone who owns a QUANTUM LEAP product.
Included is the new advanced EASTWEST PLAY 5 sample engine offering both 64-bit support (
download here
). For 32-bit compatibility, please use PLAY 4.3.5 (
download here ).
"I am using SD2 right now on Terminator 4."
— Danny Elfman
Also included are 100+ film score oriented MIDI PERFORMANCES, each with dozens of variations, intros and endings from bombastic to hypnotic. The PLAY software allows for millions of variations of each midi performance so you can create custom performances at any tempo without any loss of sound quality because the samples are not time-stretched, only the sequencer tempo is changed. Want to slow it down from 120 BPM to 50 BPM? Simply change the tempo of your sequence, the sounds will remain pristine. Want to change the tone to something more aggressive, or something more subtle? Simply change the dynamics and marvel as 24 velocity multi-sampled percussion creates a completely new sound. Want to tune, add effects or filters to specific drums? No problem. Want to mute specific sounds and play in your own parts? No problem. Sound replacement? No problem. Like the sound of a performance, but don't like the rhythm? Simply use the current multi to create your own rhythms.
"Having new sounds at my fingertips is always an inspiration and these new PLAY plug-ins have plenty of great sounds to choose from."
— James Newton Howard
Drawing from the secret collections of three percussionists, QUANTUM LEAP SD2 - THE NEXT GENERATION features some of the most amazing, and unique multi-sampled percussion imaginable, all recorded with vintage Neumann microphones in the famous EASTWEST STUDIO 1 (formally United-Western) for that unmistakable Hollywood sound-stage vibe and a sound far beyond any other commercial percussion collection.
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 - THE NEXT GENERATION takes the concept to a whole new level. Studio 1 at the new EASTWEST STUDIOS (formally United-Western) is one of the best sounding percussion recording studios anywhere. It is very similar to the top Hollywood sound-stages, but with a more refined sound. The studio has one of the best mic collections in the world, and rare vintage recording equipment that is sonically superior to any I have used previously. Digital transfers were done through very expensive Meitner converters.
"The entire line of Quantum Leap instruments are an essential part of my composing rig. The sounds are impeccable and naturalistically captured while the ease of use and the power of the new PLAY engine makes the instruments top of their field."
— Brian Tyler
I got access to some fantastic percussion collections and purchased everything I could. I even contacted Remo and had them build me the largest floor tom ever built (42"x42" +legs)! As a teenager, I remember seeing Mickey Hart playing some gigantic Remo rack toms with the Grateful Dead. That sound always stuck with me. SD1 had a cool patch called "Thunder Ensemble". This was six musicians hitting large drums in unison in a warehouse. SD2 has the "Earthquake Ensemble", which is eleven musicians hitting huge, large and sometimes smaller drums in unison in EASTWEST studio 1.
There are many gems in SD2 and lots of subtle beautiful sounds as well. I collected many small Tibetan bells over the years and you'll find these together in one beautiful patch. Troels Follman contributed his hang-drum samples which are very unique. Other unique instruments are the Whale Drum, Giant Tongue Drum and Octaplus 9 action toms. The sound design percussion is pretty special too, as is the Glitched Electronic Percussion. There is plenty of very detailed conventional percussion included also.
"SD2 is simply a must-have library for any serious musician working today. Whether you use the massive stacked sounds or build your own from the meticulously recorded elements SD2 provides, a composer can achieve anything from a majestic, percussive wall of sound to a violent, edgy hit or a gentle and subtly articulated rhythm. The MIDI files that accompany SD2 are incredibly flexible and fun to work with, without the limitations of an audio loop. The SD2 library is of the highest quality and I use it literally every day."
— Joel Goldsmith
Generally there is a lot of velocity switching going on and some round robin (alternate) sample switching. The sounds are usually organized with the middle of the drum hits on the lowest keys, and as you move up the keys, the hits move to the outside of the drum. Use CC11 volume and CC12 pan inside your sequencer, because they work per midi channel, unlike CC7 and CC10 which control the entire instance of PLAY's volume and pan. The mod-wheel controls a fantastic filter which can give the sounds more life and sound design options.
The MIDI PERFORMANCES included in QUANTUM LEAP SD2 - THE NEXT GENERATION are in type 0 midi file format. This means that 16 tracks of midi data is compressed into a single midi file data stream. You can playback the data as is, or expand it onto 16 tracks using the expand/unpack function in your sequencer. Set up a template that allocates 16 tracks to PLAY, midi channel 1-16. Once expanded, you have access to every parameter of the sequence, as if you had created it yourself. Tempo, muting instruments, adding instruments and parts, changing the tone using velocity and controllers, quantizing etc... are all possible. If you are not experienced with creating MIDI percussion performances, they might be educational too. The .ewi multi files that contain the 16 sound patches for each midi performance are also useful as templates to create your own MIDI performances.
You may want to add some reverb on top of the natural sound-stage ambience, as is typically done in film-scores. PLAY's convolution reverb is perfect for this. The delay is useful also. Use the stereo width control to widen the sound-stage, and channel sourcing to get a mono signal for exact placement in the stereo field. You'll find that the left and right channels often sound quite different, which is useful.
QUICK FACTS
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 is a new and improved concept that is destined to become the new standard for years to come.
Produced by NICK PHOENIX
Includes over 12 Gigabytes of percussion insanity!
"I had high expectations for SD2 because of how good the original StormDrum
library was, and because of sound designer Nick Phoenix's reputation of
releasing high-quality sound libraries. I was not disappointed with this second
go-around of completely fresh material.
"The powerful, forcedul, driving, exhilarating, mix-ready samples out-of-the-box
are to die for, especially if you score for flm or video. Even better are the
included MIDI loops that allowed me to actually see how a loop was constructed
in full detail, and easily remove anything out of a loop that I didn't care for.
Those of you looking for a more eclectic, and dare I say unique selection of
drums, this library should not be missed. SD2 is highly recommended, from film
composer to drum connoisseur."
— Devon Brent, Recording, January 2009
"Beautifully recorded, there is a stunning range of instruments on offer, from
gongs, buddha bells and a Roman war drum to all manner of things you've
probably never heard of. Each is unique and brilliantly suited to film music,
whether it's as part of an exhilarating chase scene or subtle mood enhance.
The big sounds are absolutely huge-powerful and punchy-and the smaller ones
are suitably delicate and ethereal. Providing your system is up to it, you'll
be creating scores that people will never know have been made not on a
Hollywood soundstage, but on a computer."
— MUSIC TECH
"This is an overwhelming truckload of fresh percussion to have dropped at
one's fingertips. Thanks to the acoustics of that gorgeous Hollywood
soundstage, you feel the sound as much as you hear it. It shakes your bones
and brings tears to your eyes for its sonic purity, majesty and realism.
You totally forget you're playing a VI; that's what makes SD2 the "big
percussion" instrument on the market today."
— REMIX
"Ok, the phrase "big ass drum" is definitely pigeonholing Stormdrum 2, but
when I find myself showing off what SD2 can do, I'm loading up the epic
bangers of the Godzilla set or the Earthquake ensemble or the likes and just
pound away. It's an instant wow factor demonstrating the presence and
quality of some of these drums. SD2, the hands down winner of percussion
libraries."
— MUSIC4GAMES
"Stormdrum 2 contains 16,000 samples, and I don't even want to think about
how long it took to record the countless performances in Gypsy and Voices Of
Passion. There's a sense of devotion about these projects, the long months
spent recording and programming seeming to go well beyond the call of duty.
As a consequence, each of the three Play titles is an artistic success.
Sample libraries don't get much better than these, and any composer with an
ear for sound will find much inspirational material in them."
— SOUND ON SOUND
"If you're doing Film/TV work, ya gotta have it. The sounds are really that amazing."
— FILM MUSIC MAGAZINE
FULL REVIEW — SOUND ON SOUND
Cited modestly by its creator as "the most successful acoustic percussion
library ever released", Quantum Leap's Stormdrum has won many fans since its
release four years ago. This being a product aimed at the Hollywood movie
industry, there had to a sequel, and sure enough we now find ourselves
confronted by 'Stormdrum 2 ‹ The Next Generation'. (I like to think the
subtitle is ironic.) The brutal metallic graphics alone are enough to scare
anyone half to death, so it was with trembling fingers that I tore open the
box and installed the library.
Hang drums, just one of the many types of unusual percussion instruments to
be found in Stormdrum 2.
What I found was a very satisfying mix of ethnic and processed percussion,
presented as separate hits and also blended together in various fiendishly
clever ways. The variety of sounds is enormous, as can be seen by a quick
look at the instrument list above. Rather than souping up the samples with
EQ and compression, the producers concentrated on capturing the natural
resonance of the drums and added a very pleasing room ambience. This means
that while the timbales (for example) don't clang manically like the ones in
the theme tune of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, big drums such as the
giant odaiko and large, ambient dumbek really boom out impressively as
nature intended. This boomy quality reaches its zenith in 'Earthquake
Ensemble', a collection of low-pitched drums whose seismic rumble is capable
of demolishing a row of houses. It's the kind of percussion sound that film
composer Hans Zimmer is known for, with a low bass end designed to shake the
walls of cinemas equipped with 5.1 surround systems.
Although culturally aware, the library is by no means purist; the producer
thinks nothing of bunging a lot of reverb on a sample if it helps it achieve
its effect. Consequently the massive, reverb-enhanced crescendo hits in the
patch 'Rumpfs' sound absolutely devastating. But it's not all big bangs:
some of the smaller hand drums sound very tuneful, making it easy to program
more delicate grooves. I found some of the nomenclature a little unhelpful:
the 'Malaysian' djembe sounds exactly like the African drum of the same name
and the Indonesian 'bongos' sound more like high-pitched clay drums. I
thought the intriguingly-named Roman war drum was going to raise the roof,
but it turns out to have a rather pacific sound, somewhat like a
softly-played tImpani! The drum performances are comprehensive and varied,
and it's good to hear brushes as well as sticks used on some of them.
There's a lot of very nice stuff in the metals department: the bell-like
Asian bowl gongs (bowed and hit), some great large gongs (including deep
Javanese-sounding specimens), the obligatory spooky waterphone, scary piano
noises and even an "80-foot metal bridge". (How did they get that in the car
on the way to the studio?) The stand-out instrument for me was the 'hang
drum', a resonant, metal, drum-like instrument that produces tuneful pitches
in the manner of a Caribbean steel drum, but with a much softer, more
beautiful sound. I found myself jamming along for ages with its attractive,
understated, almost gamelan-like tones (which are tuned to a D-minor scale).
For those who need a drum kit, Quantum Leap have included a scaled-down
version of the 'Black' Gretsch kit from Ministry Of Rock. A set of powerful
tom-tom samples from different kits recorded at the MOR sessions (but not
used in that library) are also included.
Acoustic percussion is only half the story, a large part of Stormdrum 2
centres on processed 'sound design' percussion, much of it distorted,
reversed and generally messed up. This kind of thing has been done before,
but SD2's programmers have a talent for creating hip, contemporary noises
that work well for programmed rhythm patterns, especially in conjunction
with the library's giant drums. To get you in the programming mood, 106 MIDI
files are included, in a variety of tempos. Each has its own
multi-instrument set-up; the moods range from Alien 2-style military snares
and bass drums to BT-esque fuzzed-up breakbeats. There are so many fantastic
electronic noises in there I couldn't begin to describe them ‹ suffice it to
say that they rock, big time.
Play Away
Reviewing these wildly disparate sound libraries gave me the opportunity to
get more familiar with the Play audio engine. The absence of on-screen
multiple sound slots gives the erroneous impression that it's a
single-instrument player, but in fact one instance of Play can handle
multiple instruments operating independently on up to 16 MIDI channels. To
create a multi-channel setup, you load a selection of instruments (choosing
the 'Add' option rather than 'Replace'); their names are then listed in the
Instrument window, and clicking on one reveals its individual screen
display, where you can select the instrument's MIDI channel (which may be
set to 'omni') and/or alter its volume, pan, ADSR and effects settings. It's
a simple, flexible and effective system that enables you to quickly build
complex setups without having to continually look at a cluttered screen.
Stormdrum 2 contains 16,000 samples, and I don't even want to think about
how long it took to record the countless performances in Gypsy and Voices Of
Passion. There's a sense of devotion about these projects, the long months
spent recording and programming seeming to go well beyond the call of duty.
As a consequence, each of the three Play titles is an artistic success.
Sample libraries don't get much better than these, and any composer with an
ear for sound will find much inspirational material in them."
— SOUND ON SOUND
FULL REVIEW — FILM MUSIC MAGAZINE
As a former percussion major and as someone who's spent many an hour on the scoring stages of Los Angeles with some of the best percussionists in the world, I am mightily impressed. But as someone who writes and produces, I am grateful, because what I'm hearing in Storm Drum 2, just with the percussion, and not the MIDI performances, is the caliber of percussive sound I've heard so often at Fox, MGM, Universal and Warner Brothers studios that I can now use in my music.
As a composer, Storm Drum 2 is the percussion section I always wanted as a composer. I'm confident that if Jerry Goldsmith were alive today, he would echo my sentiments, as so many of the sounds I'm hearing I've heard live in many memorable sessions.
This is a great collection that offers no end of possibilities for those involved not only in dramatic scoring, but who also want one crackin' good drumset that can handle a variety of musical assignments.
There's also the matter of sound quality. PLAY sounds great. In fact, I like the sound of PLAY much better than I do Kontakt as it's a little brighter and clearer. I like Kontakt, but I always felt the audio sound of GigaStudio was far superior. The PLAY audio engine is in that tradition. The clarity and precision sound is just outstanding.
If you're doing Film/TV work, ya gotta have it. The sounds are really that amazing.
Instruments and Articulations
Black Kit Basic MOR
Black Toms Power 6
Black Toms Soundstage 6
Ludwig Toms Soundstage 3
Octaplus Mallet Toms 9
Octaplus Rod Toms 9
Octaplus Stick Toms 9
Octaplus Toms Monster 9
Octaplus Toms Power 9
Octaplus Toms Soundstage 9
Orchestral Cymbal Rolls
Orchestral Marching Kit
The Beast SR
The Beast
African Bowl drums
Brushed Drums
Chinese Kettle Drums
Custom Bongos
Custom Congas
Darabuka with Metals
Dholak
Dynasty O Daiko
Earthquake Ensemble
Giant Ambient Dumbek
Indonesian Bongos
Malaysian Djembe
Moroccoan Darubaka
Nagado Fortissimo
Nepalese Two-Headed Drum
O Daiko Set SR
O Daiko Set
Roman War Drum
Table Hits
Timbales
Tong Zi Set
Udu
11 Bowl Gongs
Action Melody rev
Action Melody
Aluminaphone
Bowed Bowl Timp
Bowed Cymbal
Bowed Superball Gongs
Brake Drums
Cajun Triangle
Chinese Cymbal
Finger Cymbal 1
Finger Cymbal 2
Finger Cymbal 3
Finger Cymbal 4
Giant Buddha Bell
Gongs 7inch to 22inch
Gongs 24inch to 35inch
Hang Drum
Indian Hi Bells
Indian Low Bells
Large Riq
Mallet Waterphone
Metal Bridge
Metal Objects
Opera Gong
Persian Castanets
Prepared FX
Spring Drum
Tibetan Prayer Circle
Waterphone
Whale Drum
12 ft Log Drums
Aboriginal Percussion
Anklungs
Bamboo Sticks
Chinese Noisemaker
Chinese Opera Blocks
Clacks
Danmo
Devil Chasers
Tambourines
Ticki-Ticki
Tongue Drum MOD
Vietnamese Shakers and Rattles
120 bpm glitched drone
120 bpm glitched drums
125 bpm glitched drone
125 bpm glitched drums
130 bpm glitched drone
130 bpm glitched drums
135 bpm glitched drone
135 bpm glitched drums
140 bpm glitched drone
140 bpm glitched drums
150 bpm glitched drone
150 bpm glitched drums
160 bpm glitched drone
160 bpm glitched drums
Ambient Contortion
Ambient Largeness
Deja Vu
Distorbia
Fuzzbox
Godzilla Hits SR
Godzilla Hits
Neural Exposure
Old Skool Neve
Panic Attack
Psycho FX
Radiostatic Anomaly
Rumpfs
Stutter Maker high
Stutter Maker low
Stutter Maker reg
Swoosh Maker high
Swoosh Maker low
Swoosh Maker reg
Anklungs ZEN m
Brushed Drums ZEN m
Brushed Drums ZEN
Danmo ZEN m
Darabuka with Metals ZEN
Devil Chasers ZEN
Dholak ZEN
Earthquake Ensemble ZEN
Godzilla Hits ZEN
Hang Drum ZEN
Indonesian Bongos ZEN m
Malaysian Djembe ZEN
Moroccoan Darubaka ZEN
Nepalese 2hd Drum ZEN m
Orchestral Marching ZEN
Taikos ZEN
The Beast ZEN
Tibetan Prayer Circle ZEN
Ticki-Ticki ZEN
Tong Zi Set ZEN
Udu ZEN
Whale Drum ZEN
Loop Features
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 does not offer loops. Instead we give you 100 MIDI performances created with Roland VDrums and Zendrum percussion controllers. What this means is that you can change ANYTHING with no sound quality loss.
Want to slow it down from 120 BPM to 50 BPM? Simply change the tempo of your sequence, the sounds will remain pristine
Want to change the tone to something more aggressive, or something more subtle? Simply change the dynamics and marvel as 24 velocity multi-sampled percussion creates a completely new sound
Want to tune, add effects or filters to specific drums? No problem
Want to mute specific sounds and play in your own parts? No problem
Sound replacement? No problem
Like the sound of a performance, but don't like the rhythm? Simply use the current multi to create your own rhythms
MIDI PERFORMANCES: 100 film score oriented midi performances, each with dozens of variations, intros and endings from bombastic to hypnotic are included
Software allows for millions of variations of each midi performance so you can create custom performances at any tempo
Stormdrum 2 Pro Upgrade
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 PRO is an expansion for Quantum Leap SD2 - The Next Generation with over 4 gigabytes of additional samples. QUANTUM LEAP SD2 PRO is only available as an upgrade to registered owners of SD2.
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 PRO features an additional 2.5 gigabytes of brand new recordings featuring tremendous new ensembles and solo percussion instruments. As a bonus, you will receive an additional 1.5 gigabytes of the best multi-samples from the original QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM.
QUANTUM LEAP SD2 PRO and QUANTUM LEAP SD2 contain a combined total of over 16 gigabytes of the best acoustic percussion instruments currently available. The unique selection of drums and percussion included exceeds all other collections. As a sequel to STORMDRUM and SD2 all together set new standards that will exceed the expectations of everyone who owns a QUANTUM LEAP product.
New Ensemble Instruments:
Chinese Lion drums: 3 giant drums played by 6 percussionists
Middle Earth Ensemble: Performed by 8 percussionists playing various bass drums, floor drums and small toms. These are the best sounding big drums we have ever done.
Persian Battle Drums: 2 large battle drums
Trailer Toms: A set of 8 huge tom ensembles, Out of the box trailer sound. Middle Earth + Trailer Toms = SCARY
New Solo Instruments:
Mridangam: 2 headed Indian drum capable of dozens of tones like tablas, but with a different harmonic structure. Played by a lifetime Mridangam master. 10 way round robin program that captures every aspect of this instrument. 1000 perfect samples whittled down from 3000 samples taken originally.
Brushed Percussion: Following in the tradition of the brushed percussion from SD2, we sampled 10 new drums played with a variety of brushed techniques.
Khamak: Rare Indian stringed percussion instrument with a wild sound.
Daf: Persian hand drum. Beautiful high pitched drum.
Chinese Toms: Beautiful sounding Chinese toms set of 4.
Chinese Gongs: Various new Chinese gongs played with many techniques.
Chinese Cymbals: Various new Chinese cymbals played with many techniques.
Chinese Blocks: Chinese blocks.
Interface
Stormdrum 2 is powered by EASTWEST'S PLAY 5 64-bit Advanced Sample Engine
SD2 PLAY interface (click to magnify)
This VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality, and functions as a plug-in instrument, without the need for a sampler.
PLAY 5 is a 64-bit Advanced Sample Engine. PLAY 5 is included with all new EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Virtual Instruments (download here). For 32-bit compatibility, please use PLAY 4 (download here).
PLAY 5 includes SSL FX Suite from Solid State Logic, the industry leader in mixing technology; and an upgraded “true stereo” EastWest reverb. The FX section includes a SSL EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip, Transient Shaper, and SSL’s legendary Stereo Bus Compressor; plus an upgraded "true stereo" reverb from EastWest plus new features. EastWest also added it’s Amp Simulator and Ohm Force’s Ohmicide multi-band distortion software to enable unlimited sound design for film/games etc.
FEATURES
PLAY includes custom designed Virtual Instruments that look as beautiful as they sound
Interface designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls needed for each individual virtual instrument collection
Load MORE thanks to 64-bit support
64-bit support allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM
All instruments are listed in one browser
Easy to use browser displays all of your instruments
Favorites section to group the instruments you use most
Preview your instrument of choice in an easy-to-use column viewer
Interface automatically changes to display current instrument
There are over 12,000 award-winning virtual (software) instruments in the PLAY eco system, the largest virtual instrument collection available!
Articulations
Forget browsing through complicated patch names: pick the instrument and play
Turn on/off articulations as you wish
Articulations list also serves as reference for all expressions within the instrument (no need to look up key-switches in charts)
Save your favorite configuration for quick retrieval
Legato Detection
PLAY senses legato and repetitive playing and responds accordingly
Stereo Handling
PLAY allows the user to manipulate stereo samples in very useful ways
Stereo Swap allows the user to instantly swap the left and right channels
Mono from left , Mono from right, or Mono Sum allow for instant conversion from stereo to mono
Effects Engine
The best sounding and most powerful effects engine out there, built from the ground up for the highest possible quality
Reverb section includes multiple impulse responses from halls, and the famous EASTWEST Studios and live chambers (more RIAA certified Platinum and Gold records awarded than any other studio)
The smoothest filters you'll ever hear
Specialized effects including the first Artificial Double Tracking (ADT) software available
Our latest products include many new advanced sound shaping tools, a new EastWest AMP Simulator with 80 Amp Presets, classic Echoplex EP-1 Delay, Solid State Logic EQ & Dynamics Channel, consisting of: Filter, EQ, Compressor and Noise Gate/Expander, Solid State Logic Transient Shaper, the legendary Solid State Logic Stereo Compressor, and EastWest Expanded Convolution Reverb with 726 Additional Reverb Presets.
Playback Engine
Highest quality resampling engine
Built from the ground up to create the most intuitive instruments possible. Allowed us to design instruments every step of the way without compromise
Security system
Activate purchased instruments easily using the industry standard iLok security system (machine license placed on your computer or iLok key)
Supported Platforms
AU, VST, Standalone, Intel Mac, Windows 7 and above, 64-bit, 32-bit (PLAY 4)
Summary
PLAY isn't just a sampler, the PLAY ECO SYSTEM is a professional fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements with the largest selection of virtual instruments available
The highest sound quality (ground-up effects, highest quality interpolation)
The best virtual instruments from the multiple award-winning EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP producers
Professional industry standard FX not available in any other sample playback engine
The most intuitive controls, custom designed for each library
System Requirements
13 GB Free Hard Disc Space
Please note, to use some of the larger MIDI file performances, you will need a recommended system.
MAC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.1GHz or higher (PPC not supported)
8GB RAM
Mac OSX 10.7 or later
7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Intel Core 2 Duo, or AMD Dual Core 2.1GHz or higher
8GB RAM
Windows 7 or later
Sound card with ASIO drivers
7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
MAC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
Mac Pro Late 2013 edition (current model with round enclosure) or above
16GB RAM or more
Mac OSX 10.7 or later
SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming
PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
Intel Core 2 Quad, or AMD Quad Core 2.66GHz or higher
16GB RAM or more
Windows 7 or later (64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer)
Sound card with ASIO drivers
SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming
All Systems
iLok account required for machine (electronic) license placed on your computer or use optional iLok Key; internet connection required for one-time product activation
Included for both PC and Mac:
64-bit standalone and plug-in versions included (for 32-bit compatibility please use PLAY 4.3.5).
Check the compatibility chart for supported hosts.
EASTWEST PLAY Host/Sequencer Compatibility Matrix
Supported Host
Mac OS
10.9 - 10.12.3
WIN
XP
(32-bit)
WIN
XP
(64-bit)
WIN 10,
8, 7, Vista
(32-bit)
WIN 10
8, 7, Vista
(64-bit)
Required Version
Standalone
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Ableton Live
YES
YES
YES
YES1
6.07 or higher
Cubase/Nuendo
YES2
YES
YES3
YES
YES3
6 or higher
FL Studio
YES
YES
YES
YES
7 or higher
GarageBand
YES
3 or higher
Logic
YES4
7.2 or higher
Digital Performer
YES4
YES
YES
6.02 or higher
Pro Tools5
YES
YES
YES
7.4 to 10
Pro Tools 11 or higher5
YES
YES
YES6
11 or higher
Sibelius
YES7
YES
YES
6 or higher8
Sonar
YES
YES
YES
YES
6.2 or higher
VE Pro
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
4.0.54 or higher
Studio One
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
2 or higher
Reaper
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
3 or higher
1: Play 5 (and above) is compatible with all 64-bit hosts that use VST, AU, or AAX plugins. Use Play 4 for 32-bit hosts.
2: Mac OS 10.7 or newer is required.
3: Cubase/Nuendo 4.1 or later are required as 64-bit hosts.
4: WordBuilder is not supported in Logic 7 or lower, and DAE (RTAS in Digital Performer and Logic) is not supported at this time.
5: Ethernet control surfaces are not officially supported (ex: C24).
6: Windows 7 or 8 Home Premium Supported. Pro Tools HD 11 does not support Windows 8.
7: Sibelius 6.0.3 or higher is required to run in Mac OS 7.
8: Sibelius 6.2 is required to run in Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks).
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SD2 Pro Expansion
Requires Stormdrum 2 Pro Expansion
SD2 + SD2 Pro Expansion
Requires Stormdrum 2 & Stormdrum 2 Pro Expansion
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Stormdrum 2 Download
Stormdrum 2 DVD Format
Stormdrum 2 Bundle Download
Includes Stormdrum 2 and SD2 Pro Expansion
Stormdrum 2 Bundle DVD Format
Includes Stormdrum 2 and SD2 Pro Expansion
Stormdrum 2 Download
Stormdrum 2 DVD Format
Stormdrum 2 Bundle Download
Includes Stormdrum 2 and SD2 Pro Expansion
Stormdrum 2 Bundle DVD Format
Includes Stormdrum 2 and SD2 Pro Expansion
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