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East West The Darkside Mac PC Instrument eLicense
Created and produced by Doug Rogers (EastWest) and David Fridmann (MGMT, The Flaming Lips etc.), THE DARK SIDE is the first of its kind: an unconventional, 40 Gigabyte, hip and exciting collection of virtual instruments, some dark and eerie, and some which have been purposely—and skillfully!—mangled, distorted, or effected out of all recognition.
THE DARK SIDE provides inspiration for all composers and artists looking for something unique and different, and of course, if you work in film, TV, and game music production, this will give you an edge to separate you from your competitors.
THE DARK SIDE includes a vast, 40 Gigabyte collection, including dark and eerie instruments, and highly processed drums and percussion, basses, guitars, ethnic, keyboard, strings, and effected instruments, all organized into instrumental groups so you can create complete tracks.
Features:
Produced by award-winning producers Doug Rogers and David Fridmann (MGMT, Flaming Lips)
40GB of highly processed drums and percussion, basses, guitars, ethnic, keyboard, strings, and FX instruments and sounds, all organized into instrumental groups
Many instruments have been purposely and skillfully mangled, distorted, or "effected" out of all recognition (plus a selection of dark and eerie instruments)
Easy-to-use browser displays all of your instruments
Interface automatically changes to display current instrument
Includes PLAY 2 32-bit and 64-bit* sample player, plug-in and standalone (*64-bit is Windows only at this time)
Easy authorization system puts licenses on hardware iLok (not included), allowing you to use the software on any computer
The Dark Side Choirs Keyswitch C-1 – F-1 (Regular & Wide) 28
The Dark Side Ethnic Keyswitch C0–A0 28
Instruments wFX
Basses wFX
Bass Hemorrhage wFX
Destroyer Bass wFX
Fuzz Bass wFX
Slightly Dirty Bass wFX
Drums wFX
Bone Crunch wFX
Broken Circuit wFX
Dark Dirt wFX
Slap Kit 24 inch wFX
Ethnic and Choirs wFX
2-Bit Choir wFX
Electric Medieval wFX
Ethnic Guitar wFX
Leslie Choir wFX
Snake Charmer wFX
UFO Choir wFX
Zitherland wFX
Guitars wFX
Distorted Lead wFX
Guitars on Mars wFX
Insanity wFX
Tunnel Lead wFX
Keys and Strings wFX
Bent Funeral Organ wFX
Brain Damage wFX
Broken Jaw Harp wFX
Chorus Strings wFX
Dist Org String Thing wFX
Freak Show wFX
Perc Tonal wFX
Super Tabla wFX
Misc and Perc
Backwardspell
Big Broken Ben
Big Broken Ben Extreme
Bumblebee 01 Non-Tonal
Bumblebee 02 Non-Tonal
Earthquake
Ethereal
FX Madness 01–13
Horror 01 Non-Tonal
Horror 02 Non-Tonal
OC Notes (“OC” refers to the Omnichord)
OC Notes Kaoss
Perc Bells
Perc Sci-Fi
Static
SuperTabla
Timp Explosion
Keyswitch and Mod Wheel Cross-Fades
OC Chords Arp Keyswitch C0–E0 29
OC Chords Kaoss Keyswitch C0–E0 29
OC Chords Arp Kaoss Keyswitch C0–A0 29
The Dark Side Misc FX Keyswitch C1–B1 29
The Dark Side Perc Tonal Keyswitch C0–F0
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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 EastWest compatibility chart for lastest supported hosts.
40 GB free hard drive space (for full load), 7200 rpm or faster (non-energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming (SSD recommended) iLok Account (required for machine-based license), iLok Key (optional), The Darkside is an electronic download.
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
EASTWEST PLAY Host/Sequencer Compatibility Matrix
Tested DAW
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).