Silk

Name: Silk
Brand: EastWest
SKU: 1181-30
Price: 199.0 USD
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Embark on a journey to the ancient Silk Road with Silk by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix. Featuring a rich collection of world instruments from China, India, and Persia, expertly recorded at EastWest Studios. SILK offers authentic performances with live-recorded articulations, legato, and phrases for effortless composition.

Virtual Instrument

Works with OPUS Engine, the revolutionary sample engine that powers the EastWest award-winning libraries.

EastWest Silk

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Masters of the Silk Road

About Silk

Effortlessly pull your listeners into the ancient world of your choosing. Produced by award-winning sounds producers Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, Silk features a large collection of world instruments from the lands of the Silk Road: China, India, and Persia. These bowed, plucked, and wind instruments were performed by master instrumentalists who have spent years perfecting their craft and were recorded using vintage Neumann microphones at legendary EastWest Studios. Using SILK's broad range of articulations, live-recorded legato and full phrases, you can quickly create an ensemble that sounds like it was recorded in a time and place far removed from our own.

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Unique, Authentic Performances

This collection of instruments enables you to create subtle changes to the musical scale, carefully tailored to each instrument. Not only does this make your mockups sound far more authentic, but as producer Nick Phoenix says, “Silk is revolutionary in that the microtuning and scales actually teach users how to employ these sounds in an authentic way." Because Silk includes multiple recordings for every single note, including individually captured legato transitions, you’ll be able to quickly create convincing performances with minimal CC automation. However, you can also automate subtle aspects of the performance such as portamento time. We made sure every instrument captures the most expressive performances possible from each musician. To further extend the amount of variation on each note, SILK uses a script which selects one or more of three randomly selected options to keep the sound a little different on each repetition:

Using the sample for a nearby note (for example, a half step higher or lower) and retuning it to the needed pitch
Starting the note a tiny amount before or after the specified start time.
And detuning the sample a few cents (hundredths of a semitone) higher or lower.

The Instruments

Instruments from China

Erhu (bowed string)
Zhonghu (bowed string)
Jinhu (bowed string)
Pipa (string)
Guzheng (string)
Yangqin (string)
Sheng (accordion)
Suona low (brass)
Suona high (brass)
Dizi low (wind)
Dizi hi (wind)
Xiao (wind)
Bawu (wind)

Instruments from Persia

Electric Cello (bowed string)
Kemenche (bowed string)
Nay (wind)
Duduk (wind)
Tar (string)
Qanun (string)
30 piece string section (bowed string)

Instruments from India

Dilruba (bowed string)
Sarod (string)
Tanpura (string)
Bansuri (wind)

Interface

Listen to Silk

Audio Demo 1

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Audio Demo 3

Audio Demo 4

Audio Demo 5

Audio Demo 6

Audio Demo 7

Audio Midi

"The detail in the instruments is stunning, and the playability factor is high. In regarding to the TV/film/documentary world, this should be in every composer's collection."

Sonic Scoop

"I’ve never heard Silk’s equal for the traditional string and wind instruments that it represents. If you want your pieces to exhibit the heat of the sun-baked Fertile Crescent or the chill of the snow-topped Himalayas, Silk is a composer’s dream."

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"The sounds themselves are a delight – recorded at EastWest’s beautiful studio, they’re clear, lush, impeccably edited, and mapped together beautifully. Fantastic! Give Silk a listen and be carried away."

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Technical Information

Please carefully read the system requirements before purchasing this product.

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System Requirements

Works with OPUS Engine, the revolutionary sample engine that powers the EastWest award-winning libraries.

Click here to view the EastWest OPUS software Manual

Below are the minimum and recommended hardware and software specifications for using Opus on Windows and MacOS systems.

Minimum System:

CPU: Quad-core (four cores), running at 2.7 GHz (or above)
RAM: 16 GB
OS: macOS 10.13 (or later); Windows 10 with ASIO sound drivers
Drive: HDD (7200 rpm, non-energy saving)

Recommended System:

CPU: Octa-core (eight cores), running at 2.7 GHz (or above)
RAM: 32 GB or more
OS: macOS 10.13 (or later); Windows 10 with ASIO sound drivers
Drive: SSD (SATA or PCIe)

(1) VST3 usage is recommended.

(2) Sibelius / Finale / Dorico notation programs work with Opus, but do not support the full feature set of some Opus/Play Libraries, such as those that use WordBuilder. Please contact support for details.

Special Instructions

EastWest uses iLok to manage software licenses. An iLok license is installed on your computer.

This activation option is FREE. You can deposit the software license on the computer where you’re running the software. You don’t need an additional iLok USB device. All you need is a valid FREE account on www.ilok.com and the FREE iLok license manager software.

If you already own a 2nd generation or newer portable iLok USB device, you can deposit the license on the device instead of your computer. Please note that a lot of software plug in creators use the iLok system, so if you already own a 2nd generation (or newer) iLok USB device, you don’t need to purchase another one and if you purchase an iLok USB device now you can use it with software from other manufacturers (one iLok to rule them all).

An iLok device can be purchased directly at ilok.com or – if you want to purchase from outside the USA – here. Additionally, you can get an iLok device from the most music or audio software retailers.

Product Activation

After purchasing your EastWest product you will receive a registration code.

You will need to create an account on the EastWest website to register your product. Once you have registered your product, you will receive instructions on how to download and install your EastWest product.

Click on the link below to register your EastWest product.
https://www.eastwestsounds.com/register/

After registering your EastWest product you will use the the EastWest Installation Center (IC) to download and activating your EastWest products.

The EastWest Installation Center (IC) is the application for activating, downloading,
updating, and managing EastWest products and libraries.

Click here to view the EastWest Installation Center (IC) Getting Started Manual (PDF)

Important Post Purchase Information

After you have placed your order, please go to your customer account and click on the order to display your serial number or challenge code for your product.

You will need to register your serial number or challenge code on the developers website to download and activate your product.