This Quantum Leap virtual instrument contains the Colossus 32GB collection of 160 instruments that cover all the basic musical genres with high quality instruments and extensive dynamics. This indispensable tool will be your Swiss army knife of composing plus it's GM compatible. Even if you own some of these instruments you will love this collection. A good example is the Fender Rhodes. Despite the fact the Rhodes has been sampled many times Colossus includes a unique vintage-sounding Rhodes you won't find anywhere else. Colossus includes 15GB of new sounds recorded at Ocean Way Studio B (24-bit) a new 2GB piano recorded in Europe and 15GB 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.

Programming is kept very simple and programs that utilize the mod-wheel are labeled appropriately. All programs have CC11 as an additional volume control. Many programs utilize auto sample alternation for added realism.

For touring musicians this is the ultimate instrument to have on the road or in a club. Colossus has incredible instruments of every type (check out the complete list in the features) for song-writing filmscoring multimedia production in the studio or on stage.

NO SAMPLER REQUIRED!

Colossus comes as a virtual instrument which includes a high-performance Native Instruments interface powered by the efficient Kontakt audio engine including Direct-from-Disk (with freely downloadable Direct-from-Disk extension) for Mac and PC.

This virtual instrument combines intuitive handling with excellent sound quality and functions as a plug-in instrument without the need for a sampler.

For the sonically adventurous many sound shaping tools have been built in to the interface. Powerful multimode filters envelopes and LFOs give a wealth of creative possibilities. Integrated high-quality reverb chorus and delay effects are also provided.

Direct from Disk playback easily handles large samples beyond available RAM (which is assignable).

Professional sound quality with advanced 32-bit processing and 256 voice polyphony allow lush arrangements. The clean and intuitive interface never lets the technology get in the way of your creativity. All important instrument parameters can be immediately adjusted without the need to page scroll or fumble through a manual.

Future Music "VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT OF THE YEAR"!
"Colossus was the clear choice for our Future Music Magazine Virtual Instrument of the Year A.C.E. Award" said Editor-in-Chief James Rotondi. "Its massive comprehensive library of instruments coupled with its top-tier pro-level sound quality made it the stand-out all-around virtual instrument of 2005."

Keyboard Magazine KEY BUY AWARD (June 2005)
"Quantum Leap's contention that Colossus covers all the basic musical genres is accurate but in some ways sells the collection short because there's a ton of valuable but definitely non-basic sounds. And while they hit on the "Swiss army knife" concept frankly I'd respectfully disagree. A Swiss army knife is practical and useful but I wouldn't consider it inspiring. I found Colossus to be all three. Certainly the luxury of a 32GB "ROM set" is something you don't find in typical keyboard workstations and they're right about ease of use-although operation is simple not simplistic. So does it have you "completely covered?" Well nothing can ever cover everything you could ever want. But I've yet to find something that comes as close as Colossus. Playing the sounds is a joy and one can't help but respect the obvious amount of work that went into creating this library. Overall Colossus is a superb collection that puts the essentials-and more-in a convenient well-rounded package that definitely delivers on its promise." - KEYBOARD

EastWest Quantum Leap - Colossus Specifications:

• 32 GB Free Hard Disc Space DVD Drive
  
  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (for Native Instruments software)
• Win XP Pentium III/Athlon 1 GHz 512 MB RAM DVD drive
• Mac OS X 10.2.6 G4 800 MHz 512 MB RAM DVD drive
  
  RECOMMENDED SYSTEM (for Sound Library)
• Win XP Pentium IV/Athlon 3 GHz 1 GB RAM DVD drive
• Mac OS X 10.3 or higher G5 1.8 GHz 1 GB RAM DVD drive
  
  SUPPORTED INTERFACES
• WIN: VST RTAS DXi ASIO DirectSound
• MAC: VST Audio Units Core Audio Core MIDI RTAS
  
  Direct from Disk extension from soundsonline.com is required.
• Registration is required within 14 days (by web fax or mail).

EastWest Quantum Leap - Colossus Features:

• DRUMS/PERCUSSION
• Country Drumkits Electronic Drumkits Ethnic percussion Funk Drumkits Hip Hop Kits Jazz Drumkits Rock Drumkits Standard Percussion Studio Drumkits Taiko Drums
  
  GUITAR FAMILY
• Guitars 66 Silvertone Bass 72 Rickenbacker Bass Acoustic Guitars Banjo Blues Guitars Distorted Guitars Electric Sitar Fender Bass Fender Guitars Fretless Bass Hawaiian Guitar Jazz Guitars Lakland Rock Bass Lapsteel Mandolin Nylon Guitar PRS Guitars Rockabilly Guitar Slap Bass Stingray Bass Surf Guitar Ukelele Upright Basses
  
  PIANOS/ELECTRIC PIANOS
• Clavinet CP-80 DX-7 Fazioli F308 Grand Piano GS-1 Programs Honky Tonk Rhodes MKV Chuck Monte Steinway B Grand Piano
  
  VINTAGE ORGANS
• B3 Organs Farfisa Organs Vox Continental Organs
  
  POP BRASS
• 3 Trumpets Alto Saxes Bari Saxes Flugel Horn Pop/Jazz Trumpets Salsa Trumpets Soprano Saxes Tenor Saxes Trombones Tubas
  
  ETHNIC INSTRUMENTS
• Agogo Bells Bagpipes Cora Didjeridoo Duduk Dulcimer Erhu Fiddle Irish Low Whistle Kalimba Koto Mid-East Strings Ney Flute Ocarina Pan Flute Sarangi Shakuhachi Shamisen Shehnai Sitar Thai Gong Uilleann Pipes
  
  KEYBOARD/MALLET INSTRUMENTS
• Accordion Celeste Church Organs Concertina Glockenspiel Harpsichord Marimba Music Box Reed Organ Tango Accordion Vibraphone Xylophone
  
  ORCHESTRAL
• Bassoon Brass Section Cello Clarinet Concert Harp Contrabass English Horn Flute French Horn Oboe Orchestra Hits Orchestral Strings Piccolo Pizzicato Strings String Ensembles Timpani Tremolo Strings Trombone Trumpet Tuba Tubular Bells Viola Violin
  
  CHOIRS
• (extensive vowels with crossfading) Men's Choir Women's Choir
  
  NEW AGE ENSEMBLES
• (Inspiring ethno ethereal soundscapes)
  
  STORMDRONES
• (3 Gigs of dark atmospheres with morphing)
  
  SYNTH BASSES
• (with morphing)
  
  SYNTH LEADS
• (with morphing)
  
  SYNTH PADS
• (with morphing)

Colossus is an indispensable production tool that has you completely covered. Order today!