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1

What category is the Harp under?
- The Hollywood Harp is in the vintage items libraries
- The Hollywood harp is in the ‘odds and ends' library
- The Hollywood Harp is actually in the EWQLSO
- The Harp is a Hollywood Solo Instrument
2

What is ‘microtuning'?
- Microtuning is a way of setting Play to several different concert pitches like 432 Hz and 415 Hz
- Microtuning is a way of manipulating the formant shift of an instrument
- Microtuning is a way to change the entire instrument's pitch by a matter of cents to get it in tune with an out of tune arrangement
- Microtuning is a way of emulating the tuning tables of other cultures by altering the scale to include deviant tunings that are off by a couple cents here and there, as well as leaving out notes altogether for pentatonic scales
3

How do accents work in the Hollywood Strings library?
- Accents are a volume spike that is applied at the front end of samples
- There is a staccato or marcato articulation that plays layered at the beginning of the sustained or legato string articulation
- Accents get their own articulation and instrument
- Accents are used in the performance script section to add influence to the beginning of a given sound
4

What is a special way that the Play engine can speed up load times?
- You can have multiple Play engines loading sounds concurrently
- Play uses data compression to play instruments before they are loaded
- Play can load sounds into RAM from a virtual cloud
- Play uses CAF files to store Lossless encoded files for playback in real-time
5

What kind of palette is the Dark Side working with?
- The Dark Side is all orchestral phrases reminiscent of John Williams' magnificent Star Wars score
- The Dark Side is a collection of vocal samples taken from mental institutions
- The Dark Side is an industrial library made up primarily of recordings of welding shops and metal work
- The Dark Side is a collection of dirty, aggressive instruments that are meant to add grit and menace to a recording
6

What is portamento?
- A setting that allows a note to slide from its current pitch to the pitch of the next note played
- An articulation with a short attack followed by a crescendo
- A brass articulation that has a long volume fade
- It means ‘to play very softly'
7

What is the main purpose of Goliath?
- Goliath is a library of gargantuan drum sounds that is used primarily for orchestral, cinematic works
- Goliath is a large sound bank of all genres that is a collection of the best of all of the East West libraries. It also has sampled instruments that were specifically made for the library
- Goliath was created as a low brass ensemble
- Goliath is a sample library of huge stringed instruments that are slightly over-sized
8

Which controller assignments are unique to SD3?
- SD3 uses CC2 for dynamic crossfade. CC1 is used to control filter cutoff
- SD3 is user assignable. You may assign any CC to any parameter in the Play engine
- SD3 uses aftertouch and CC8 for dynamic and loudness control
- SD3 uses aftertouch to control the filter settings, and velocity to adjust the timing of rolls
9

What library folders are common to each instrument in EWQLSO?
- Long, Short, Loud, Soft, and grouped
- Long, Short, Effects, ModXfd, Keyswitch
- Heavy, Light, Big, Economy, and Layered
- Long, Short, fast, slow, and grouped
10

What is Bisbigliando?
- It is an effect created by wind blowing over the strings
- It's an effect that is achieved by lightly tapping the instrument with a soft mallet
- It is a special method of tremolo that is created by a rapid rubbing of the fingers on the strings of a harp
- It is an articulation that is made by the bending of harmonics created on the string
11

What are the 3 languages of WordBuilder?
- German, Italian, and Russian
- Russian, Latin, and Greek
- English, Phonetics, and votox
- Russian, Latin, and German
12

What is David's favorite instrument from the Gypsy library?
- Flamenco Dancer
- Cimbalom
- Trombone
- Bandeon
13

What is the difference between a slur and portamento?
- A slur is slower than portamento
- A slur is sloppier and has indeterminate time when moving from note to note
- A slur is used to tie a legato instrument's passage together, and portamento is used to smoothly transition pitch
- A slur has a shorter duration between the first and second pitch, giving it a different curve than the linear portamento
14

What is the difference between MIDI multis of SD2 and the performances of SD3?
- In SD3, the MIDI files are located in the ‘MIDI performances' folder and can be quantized in different ways
- In SD3, MIDI performances are not used. Instead, there is a new control system that is used to create tuning and timing patterns that are based on algorithms to emulate the performances of Mickey Hart
- In SD3 actual recorded performances are time-stretched to match the tempo of the DAW instead of using MIDI files
- In SD3, MIDI performances are not played within the player. They must be accused through the DAW and reassigned to channels there
15

What does ‘SUS 6' mean in a string ensemble?
- It means there are 6 stages to the SUS instrument to pass through via the volume envelope
- It means there is a chord being played with a suspended chord with a 6 in it
- There are 6 voices playing at the same time for the attack of the sound
- It means there are 6 articulations loaded
16

How would you route the audio from EWHS out of the Play engine to separate tracks of your DAW?
- Audio is routed per articulation in the player
- Audio is routed from the advanced instrument preferences
- Audio is routed out from the microphone placement mixer
- Audio is routed from the Play mixer
17

Why does the Powerful System have its own folder?
- The powerful system is a series of instruments that are designed specifically for overblown movie productions - like a Michael Bay movie
- The powerful system is very CPU heavy and requires more overall system resources than any other articulation in the library
- The powerful system is an algorithm that uses advanced core threading to get more efficiency for the CPU
- The powerful system is just the system file. It's the engine that the EWHS is running on
18

What are the main singers of Symphonic Choir?
- Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, Basses, and Boys Choir
- Rock, Pop, Jazz, and Soul
- Rock, Country, EDM, and Pop
- Bulgarian, Indian, Chinese, American
19

What is another name for ‘Tam Tam"?
- Timpani
- Crash cymbal
- Gong
- Thundersheet
20

What was the name of the producer that Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix teamed up with on the Hollywood Strings library?
- George Martin
- Nile Rogers
- Thomas Bergersen
- Phil Spector
21

What are the different mic positions in the EWQLSO?
- Close, Stage, and Surround
- Mid, Side, and ambient
- Top, Bottom, and room
- Mid, close, and far
22

What areas of the globe is Gypsy representing?
- It is a collection of instruments from Ecuador and the surrounding area.
- Gypsy is a representation of instruments popular among the roaming Roma, or Gypsy, people.
- The southern united states.
- The Netherlands.
23

How many mic positions were used to create the Stormdrum 3 library?
- 2: Decca tree stereo and close mic
- 3: Close, Mid, and Far
- 4: Close, Stage, Hall, and Surround
- 5: Close, Mid, HiFi, Main, and Vintage
24

What is the difference between ‘Master', and ‘Elements' libraries?
- Master' has all of the articulations mapped to a keycap, ‘Elements' loads the articulations, but does not activate them
- ‘Master' uses the master output of the Play mixer. 'Elements' has automatic assignment to individual outputs
- ‘Master' is all of the articulations switched by velocity. "Elements' are the beginning, middle, and end of the samples, chosen with CC2
- Master' controls all of the articulations of Play as a whole, allowing for the changing of parameters easily across multiple instrument types
25

What is ‘double-tonguing'?
- It is a way of stopping a brass instrument with the tongue to create a muted sound
- It's an in-joke among brass players
- It's a technique of creating a false harmonic from the horn using the soft palate of the mouth
- A way that brass players can articulate very fast passages by using both the tongue at the teeth, and the roof of the mouth

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What category is the Harp under?

What is ‘microtuning'?

How do accents work in the Hollywood Strings library?

What is a special way that the Play engine can speed up load times?

What kind of palette is the Dark Side working with?

What is portamento?

What is the main purpose of Goliath?

Which controller assignments are unique to SD3?

What library folders are common to each instrument in EWQLSO?

What is Bisbigliando?

What are the 3 languages of WordBuilder?

What is David's favorite instrument from the Gypsy library?

What is the difference between a slur and portamento?

What is the difference between MIDI multis of SD2 and the performances of SD3?

What does ‘SUS 6' mean in a string ensemble?

How would you route the audio from EWHS out of the Play engine to separate tracks of your DAW?

Why does the Powerful System have its own folder?

What are the main singers of Symphonic Choir?

What is another name for ‘Tam Tam"?

What was the name of the producer that Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix teamed up with on the Hollywood Strings library?

What are the different mic positions in the EWQLSO?

What areas of the globe is Gypsy representing?

How many mic positions were used to create the Stormdrum 3 library?

What is the difference between ‘Master', and ‘Elements' libraries?

What is ‘double-tonguing'?