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Hollywood Backup Singers

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    EastWest’s Hollywood Backup Singers makes use of the company’s powerful WordBuilder technology that allows it’s wonderfully recorded vocal samples to actually sing whatever lyrics you want and is the best in the game at what it does. (Full Article)

    9 to 5 Mac.com

    For creating polished contemporary female backing vocal performances, Hollywood Backup Singers is a very credible alternative to the real thing. WordBuilder technology is particularly impressive. (Full Article)

    Sound on Sound

    Hollywood Backup Singers is the coolest product I've seen lately for programming vocals and adding great feeling adlibs and high-style vocal melismas to your music!

    Music Connection

    A wonderfully produced plugin for gospel, soul, pop, RnB backup vocals. The three ladies sound very authentic and their voices have been recorded outstandingly.

    Amazona

    After Hollywood Choirs, EastWest has got another winner with Hollywood Backup Singers. The sound and recording quality of the three singers is excellent and the multitude of choral sound colors without text are already worth the money.

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    Introducing HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS - a game changing new vocal product that will let you type in any word and have it sung by the industry's top backup singers. Produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, the most awarded producers in the sounds industry, HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS features powerful vocals from legendary singers Durga McBroom, Lorelei McBroom, and C.C. White.

    Over 220 WordBuilder 'editable' phrases and words are included to get you started, just grab them from a quickly accessible drop-down menu from genres such as Pop, Soul, and Gospel. If you don’t find the exact one you’re looking for, you can easily type it into WordBuilder manually, in any language!

    You’ll never have to search for the right voice talent or book time in a state-of-the-art studio. When you need the perfect vocal harmonies, your HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS will be ready for the job. And your listeners will have a hard time believing they weren’t tracked live.

    HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS was recorded with a collection of vintage tube microphones in world famous EastWest Studio 3, home to some of the most iconic hits from the 1960s till the present day, including the Beach Boys masterpiece Pet Sounds, Mamas and Papas, Blondie, through to modern day productions from Ariana Grande, Frank Ocean, and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's Grammy and Academy Award-winning "A Star Is Born" soundtrack.

    LEGENDARY

    BACKUP SINGERS

    Each of the amazingly talented singers recorded for HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS come from a rich musical background, having performed with the biggest names in the industry. Durga McBroom and Lorelei McBroom toured with Pink Floyd as backup singers for many years. C.C. White has worked with many iconic artists. She is also the star vocalist of EastWest's blockbuster product Voices of Soul, one of the top selling vocal products ever produced.

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    Watch the official Hollywood Backup Singers Trailer Watch the official Hollywood Backup Singers Walkthrough

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    HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS

    INTERFACE

    Hollywood Backup Singers Interface

    HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS

    WORDBUILDER

    Hollywood Backup Singers Interface - WordBuilder

    FEATURES

    HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS features vocals across a variety of categories:

    • Vowels includes regular and expressive vowel instruments, and sustain expressive vowel instruments (which is a combination of the two vowel types). The expressive vowels also have 'LES' versions, which contain additional samples of the vocals recorded through a Leslie speaker cabinet, something Pink Floyd did on many backing vocal tracks. Each instrument is programmed to cross-fade between multiple dynamic layers using the Mod Wheel (CC1).
    • Consonants includes pitched and un-pitched consonant instruments. Each are programmed to cross-fade between multiple dynamic layers using the Mod Wheel (CC1).
    • Combo MOD includes a variety of instruments that use the Mod Wheel (CC1) to switch between multiple layers of regular and expressive vowel types, or in the case of the 'Xfde' sub-folder, use the Mod Wheel (CC1) to cross-fade between these layers. The expressive vowels also have 'LES' versions, which contain additional samples of the vocals recorded through a Leslie speaker cabinet.
    • Solo Phrases includes instruments that feature solo phrases and sub-phrases that were recorded in multiple root note positions for use in a variety of keys and modes. There are 'LES' versions available, which contain additional samples of the vocals recorded through a Leslie speaker cabinet. Each vocalist was recorded as a soloist, whereas the rest of the collection features the 3 vocalists recorded together.
    • Keyswitch includes instruments that combine multiple articulations into a single instrument that uses blue-colored keyswitches to activate a given articulation. There are keyswitch instruments available for vowels, consonants, and solo phrases, including 'LES' versions where available.
    • WB Multi contains a specially designed multi-instrument that is pre-configured for use with WordBuilder. Simply load the WB Multi containing all the necessary phonetic sounds required to build words, type a phrase in the Text Editor (or choose from over 220 phrase and word presets) and the backup singers will sing the words.

    LEGENDARY

    RECORDING SPACE

    EastWest Studio 3

    Some of the most iconic hits in music history have been recorded in EastWest Studio 3, the recording space used for HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS. The Mamas and the Papas recorded "California Dreaming" and "Monday, Monday" in this studio, along with Mama Cass' "Make Your Own Kind of Music", the Cowsills "Hair", and Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco". The Beach Boys recorded some of their biggest hits here including "Surfin' USA", "God Only Knows", and much of their masterpiece album Pet Sounds. Blondie recorded "The Tide is High" and "Rapture" in the room as well as Dolly Parton's "9 to 5". Contemporary artists who have recorded in Studio 3 include Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Kelly Rowland, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Janelle Monáe, Celine Dion, amd Bebe Rexha. Most recently, Lady Gaga recorded her hit soundtrack for the motion picture A Star is Born. Studio 3 is legendary for it's lush, syrupy vocal sound making it the perfect recording room for this product.

    HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS features 3 microphone mixes. The Close microphone mix features 3 microphones in front of each singer that includes a Neumann U47, a Telefunken 251, and a Shure SM7. The Rear microphone mix features a stereo Neumann KU100 Binural Dummy Head, a pair of vintage RCA 77's, and a pair of Sennheiser MKH800s. The Room microphone mix features 3 vintage Neumann M50 tube condenser microphones in a Decca-Tree configuration, and a pair of Neumann U67's. The recording console was a classic Trident "A" Range (40 Channel with Neve Flying Faders Automatic), the "original" and one of six surviving in the world which has been used on some of the most famous recordings in music history.

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    Videos

    • Official Trailer
    • Official Walkthrough
    • "Rise Again" Demo by Ryan Thomas

    Manual

    • Hollywood Backup Singers
    • WordBuilder Phonetic - Alphabet Reference
    • PLAY 6 Manual
    • PLAY 6 Quick Guide

    System Requirements

    Below are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for using HOLLYWOOD BACKUP SINGERS on your computer. Please see the Play User 6 Manual for a complete list of the Hardware and Software Requirements for installing and running any Play Library.

    • 10.7GB free hard disc space.

    MAC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

    • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.7GHz or higher
    • 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 2.7GHz 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 (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 Xeon E5 (or equivalent) running at a minimum of 2.7 GHz (or above)
    • 16GB RAM or more
    • 64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
    • Sound card with ASIO drivers
    • SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming

    Please Note! The 32-bit stand-alone and plug-in components are no longer installed because PLAY 5 and later does not support 32-bit Operating Systems or DAWs.

    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).

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