It's a screeching, howling, booming, clanging, clattering, bashing noise-fest that will fool your neighbours into thinking you have a tame death-metal band lurking in your studio. It's hard to imagine any rock library getting much more powerful than this." - SOUND ON SOUND
Overview
MINISTRY OF ROCK AUDIO DEMOS
Please note, additional sounds from other Quantum Leap collections are used in these demos, only the drums, bass, and guitars are from Ministry Of Rock.
Video Tutorials
Three new video tutorials from Nick Phoenix, the creator of Ministry of Rock. Click below for high-quality MP4 videos or high-resolution Quicktime MOV files:
Don't be fooled by the acronym: MOR is definitely NOT middle of the road. It's a screeching, howling, booming, clanging, clattering, bashing noise-fest that will fool your neighbours into thinking you have a tame death-metal band lurking in your studio. It's hard to imagine any rock library getting much more powerful than this, and bearing in mind the enduring popularity of the genre, I have a feeling it will be one of Quantum Leap's biggest sellers. - SOUND ON SOUND
The whole library is like that: start loading programs and you're guaranteed to find something cool. If anyone thinks for a minute that there's no reason for another sample library with drums, guitars, and bass, Ministry of Rock proves them wrong. This library is a perfect example of why sampling is unlikely to be replaced completely by synthesizers, no matter how close their emulations get: you can feel the energy in every note. - VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MAGAZINE
MINISTRY OF ROCK is a HUGE 20 Gigabyte collection of Rock Drums, Basses and Guitars recorded in the famous EASTWEST Studio 2, and the ultimate production toolbox for rock producers.
MINISTRY OF ROCK is a modern day rock toolkit that covers a myriad of styles. Songwriters, film, TV and game composers as well as drummers and guitarists will love this library. Sound quality and playability is superior to anything else available.
MINISTRY OF ROCK features sounds used in todays music and the entire library was created with one goal in mind: to create a virtual instrument capable of producing sounds that could actually produce a hit record or filmscore without any live drum, bass or guitar overdubs. Articulations and programming were all reverse engineered from actual performances.
Approximately 20 Gigabytes of rock drums, basses and guitars recorded in EASTWEST STUDIO 2
Special Features
Legato Bass and Guitar Samples
Legato and Staccato Repetitions
Truly playable rhythm guitars and leads, clean and distorted
Release samples
Guitars and basses recorded in dual amp configurations and software allows user to choose amp, or mix the sound from both amps
Dynamic bass that can play everything from ballads to the most hardcore music imaginable
Round robin bass drums, snares, toms and hats. performance drum hits extracted from live playing
The world famous EASTWEST STUDIO 2 rock drum sound featured on countless gold and platinum records
Drumkits also optimized for use with Roland VDrums.
Drums utilize PLAY's easy replacement feature.
Instruments
Drumkits
Octaplus (9 Toms)
Ayotte
Ludwig
Gretch (the actual kit used to make Metallica's "Black" record
Basses
Fender P-Bass Custom
Fender 5 String
Specter
Kubiki
Musicman
All recorded thru an Ampeg SVT rig and an Ashdown rig
Guitars
Fender Telecaster
Fender Stratocaster
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
Ibanez Universe 7
PRS
All recorded thru Marshall, Fender, Bogner, Vox and Budda amps
Interface
Ministry of Rock is powered by EASTWEST'S PLAY 64-bit (and 32-bit) Advanced Sample Engine
MINISTRY OF ROCK: 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 is a 64-bit (with 32-bit compatibility) Advanced Sample Engine. PLAY is Included with all new EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Virtual (software) Instruments.
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
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 (32-bit support is included also)
While most high-end computers will support 16Gb, a very small set of high-performance enterprise computers (with Microsoft Vista Ultimate) can already use 128Gb of RAM. As hardware develops, the theoretical limit is 17,179,869,184 gigabytes = 16 exabytes, or 17 billion gigabytes!
Networking Support*
If you still need more power, our built-in NETWORK CONTROL allows you to load instruments on other machines controlled from your host computer
No more trips back and forth between computers, no more KVM switching when loading projects
No need to buy additional software
The PLAY system is a professional fully integrated solution for those with the most demanding production requirements
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
Load instruments into one instance to take advantage of your sequencer's "instrument tracks", or many if you so desire.
Interface automatically changes to display current instrument
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
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
Authorize purchased instruments easily using the industry standard iLok security system
Offers complete portability, take your plugin anywhere you want, use it on any computer
Easy to authorize and manage (up to 100 authorizations on one key)
Supported Platforms
AU, VST, Standalone, Intel Mac, PPC Mac, Windows XP and Vista, 64-bit, 32-bit
Natively supported in all major hosts on all major operating systems - PLAY no matter what your platform
More native support than any other plug-in
Standalone: PLAY as many instruments as your computer can handle in one application
SUMMARY
PLAY isn't just a sampler, the PLAY SYSTEM is a professional fully integrated sample playback software solution for those with the most demanding production requirements
Offers native support for more platforms than any other software engine
Network support* for large, expandable systems
The latest in technology (64-bit, supports next generation operating systems)
The highest sound quality (ground-up effects, highest quality interpolation)
The best virtual instruments from the multiple award-winning EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP producers
The most intuitive controls, custom designed for each library
Complete portability
*This feature will be available after release as a free download for all registered users.
System Requirements
20 GB Free Hard Disc Space
DVD Drive
iLok Security Key, not included (a free soundsonline.com account is required for retrieving and managing iLok licenses)
If you do not own an iLok Security Key you can purchase one at your local authorized EASTWEST retailers, or here.
More details about the new iLok copy protection for our PLAY SYSTEM powered products is available here
Minimum Requirements for Mac
G5 1.6GHz, 2GB of free RAM, Mac OS 10.4 or newer
Recommended Mac System
Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM
Minimum Requirements for PC
Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 2GB of free RAM, Windows XP SP2 or Vista, sound card with ASIO drivers
Recommended PC System
Intel or AMD Quad Core 2.0GHz, 8GB RAM, 64-bit OS and host
All Systems
iLok required (not included), internet connection required for one-time product activation
Included for both PC and Mac:
32-bit standalone and plug-in versions included.
64-bit PC VST (host must support 64-bit VST plugins) and standalone versions included.
Check the following compatibility chart for availability of other 64-bit versions and updates.
Supported Interfaces
PC: VST™, ASIO™, RTAS™
Mac: VST™, Audio Units™, Core Audio™, RTAS™
EASTWEST PLAY Host/Sequencer Compatibility Matrix
Supported Host
Mac
OS X
(Intel)
Windows
XP
(32-bit)
Windows
XP
(64-bit)
Windows
7 / Vista
(32-bit)
Windows
7 / Vista
(64-bit)
Required Version
Standalone
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Ableton Live
YES
YES
YES
6.07 or higher
Cubase/Nuendo
YES
YES
YES1
YES
YES1
4 or higher
FL Studio
YES
YES5
YES
YES5
7 or higher
GarageBand
YES
3 or higher
Logic
YES2
7.2 or higher
Performer
YES2
6.02 or higher
Pro Tools3
YES
YES
YES
7.4 or higher
Sibelius
YES4
YES
YES
6.0 or higher
Sonar
YES
YES
YES
YES
6.2 or higher
Vienna Ensemble Pro
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
4.0.5436 or higher
1 Cubase/Nuendo 4.1 or later are required as 64-bit hosts.
2 DAE (RTAS in Digital Performer and Logic) is not supported at this time.
3 Ethernet control surfaces are not officially supported (ex: C24)
4 Sibelius 6.0.3 or higher is required to run in Snow Leopard.
5 FL Studio is only supported while in 32-bit operation currently
All other hosts and versions are untested and unsupported at this time.
Desktop Wallpaper
There are a number of sizes in each .zip file for both standard and widescreen monitors including (800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200).
Full licenses are for TeraPack owners who want to convert a trial license into a full license.
Ministry of Rock Electronic License
Additional licenses are for customers who already have a full, valid license to the product and want to run the product on multiple systems simultaneously.
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Ministry of Rock Additional License
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