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With ComposerCloud+, you get access to all EastWest instruments and every new addition for a single monthly fee, including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, world instruments, guitars, drums, pianos, synths, and much more — all downloadable with a single click.
Audition and download any instrument from ComposerCloud+ in seconds. Activate your licenses on your computer directly or with an iLok key and start using instruments in your DAW immediately.
All EastWest instruments are 100% royalty free for commercial use, including millions of samples, phrases, loops, and presets — you keep the rights to everything you create, forever.
Available to current and newly accepted students, as well as faculty, staff, and teachers of all grade levels.
Over 42,000 award-winning virtual instruments worth over $12,000 across all music genres including orchestras, synths, world instruments, vocals, drums, guitars, basses, pianos and more.
Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra is a brand-new orchestra that includes everything you need to create fantasy film, television and game soundtracks with unique ensembles of world instruments mixed with modern orchestral sections. Chapter 1: Hollywood Fantasy Strings and Chapter 2: Hollywood Fantasy Brass are now available with Winds, Percussion, Voices and Orchestrator sections all arriving this year.
Instant access to the entire Hollywood Orchestra collection and its brand new expansions with hundreds of articulations. The best-selling and most awarded virtual orchestra ever released. Double winner of the 2022 TEC Award for Best Musical Instrument Software and the Sound on Sound Award for Best Software Instrument – the first time in history one product has won both!
Comprehensive synth suites, hybrid collections, and scoring tools perfect for cinematic film and game soundtracks, EDM, pop, hip hop, and more. Includes our cutting-edge morphing hybrid synth collection Forbidden Planet (TEC Nominee for Best Software Musical Instrument of 2023).
Percussion, string, woodwind, vocal instruments and more from traditional cultures in Africa, the Americas, Europe, East Asia, India, and the Middle East.
Solo and choral performances in nearly every style, including classical, opera, soul, and traditional performances from around the world. For Hollywood Choirs, Symphonic Choirs, and Hollywood Backup Singers, type in words and listen as the WordBuilder engine reproduces them flawlessly in any key.
Create realistic hit records with crunchy guitars, punchy basses, and powerful drum kits on demand, perfect for classic rock and metal alike. Or grab blazing pop brass sections and funky loops and beats.
The most responsive collection of concert grands and pianos to date, featuring up to 18 velocity layers, up to 3 mic positions, and 8 separate articulations. Includes Bechstein D-280, Steinway D, Bösendorfer 290, and Yamaha C7.
The industry's top convolution reverb plug-in, Spaces II featuring over 1,020 reverbs recorded in unique spaces from around the world, from churches, concert halls, and recording studios to unusual locations like catacombs and train stations.
Thundering, earth-rattling drums you can instantly drop into the most intense film and game soundtracks, perfect for blockbuster-style hybrid orchestral scores.
Hyper-fast loading, pulling only the samples you need, at the moment you need them. Advanced routing and mic positions, extensive processing capabilities, custom macros & controller mappings, on-demand instrument loading, and more.
OPUS runs natively on Apple’s M1 chip and PC M.2 solid state drives, allowing for near-zero load times on higher-end machines, so you can use every optimization your rig offers.
Compose blockbuster soundtracks in seconds. Simply load in the instruments you want, alter an existing preset or create your own, then play a note — OPUS will handle the rest.
With over 100 awards to their name, EastWest’s tools have been legendary in the audio industry for years. Now with more deeply-sampled instruments, cinematic library expansions and the new streamlined OPUS engine, you can have more and better tools than ever at a fraction of the price.
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What is ComposerCloud+?
ComposerCloud+ is the largest, most-awarded virtual instrument collection on the planet, available for a low monthly price. Save 45% off ComposerCloud+ or select our month-to-month option for additional flexibility. Student plans are also available. ComposerCloud+ features all of the diamond or platinum versions of our award-winning virtual instruments collections including all available mic positions to provide the ultimate control of the placement of your instruments in the mix.
ComposerCloud+ is perfect for anyone involved in music creation who needs access to the most awarded collection of virtual instruments used by the top professionals of the music, film, television, and game industries.
How does a ComposerCloud+ membership work?
ComposerCloud+ subscribers can search, audition, and download individual instruments in seconds from the browser in our brand new OPUS engine. You only need to download each instrument once. Once downloaded, you can access the instruments on your local computer or hard drive. When you need more instruments, go back to ComposerCloud+ and download more. In some cases you may need to download a complete product, for example, to use Hollywood Orchestrator you need to download both Hollywood Orchestrator and the complete Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition. You can download these at the Installation Center.
What is included in ComposerCloud+? (click product links for information about each collection)
Can I upgrade my ComposerCloud membership plan?
Yes, select your desired ComposerCloud plan above, click BUY NOW, and choose the "I am upgrading to ComposerCloud+ from another plan" option.
When does my subscription begin?
As soon as you have signed up and we have received your first payment, your membership begins and you can start downloading our virtual instruments right away.
Do I need to be online to access my ComposerCloud+ instruments?
Our OPUS engine will be installed on your computer, and the virtual instruments will be installed on your computer or external hard drive (we highly recommend external SSD drives for the best performance and load times). Search, audition and instrument downloads require an internet connection. If you purchased our optional hard drive with all content included, your computer will need to be online once a month for validations. We suggest users with offline computers purchase the yearly plan which only requires syncing once a year.
Can I purchase a hard drive with all the instruments of ComposerCloud+ included instead of downloading them?
Yes, the ComposerCloud+ Sound Data hard drive is available for purchase here. This is ideal for subscribers with slow or limited internet or require additional hard drive storage.
Do I need an iLok security key to use products from ComposerCloud+?
No! For the first time, we are offering iLok electronic licenses that are placed on your computer and do not require the separate purchase of an iLok 2 or 3 security key. However, if you already have an iLok security key you can choose to use that instead for portability. You will select a iLok electronic license or iLok security key in the Installation Center during activation. Please note: ComposerCloud+ is not compatible with iLok1.
Can I use the instruments I've downloaded on multiple machines?
For iLok electronic licenses activation is limited to one computer per subscriber. If you upgrade your computer equipment you can deactivate your license and reactivate on your new computer. To use ComposerCloud+ on multiple computers you have the iLok2 key option.
Can I continue to purchase perpetual licenses for individual products?
Yes, with some exceptions, our products will still be available for individual purchase, and any products you purchased previously will always be available to you, whether you retain your ComposerCloud+ subscription or not. Purchased products are in addition to ComposerCloud+ products so you could use these on multiple computers at the same time.
What happens to my compositions if I cancel my membership?
Nothing will happen to your compositions if you pause or cancel your membership. Anything composed during your membership will be yours to use as you choose forever. You simply won't be able to access the instruments as before to create new compositions. In the unlikely event you decide to cancel you can render (bounce) the instruments in your compositions to your digital audio workstation before you leave.
What if I have issues downloading my products?
If you are having an issue and cannot find a solution at our SUPPORT CENTER, click on SUBMIT A CASE and provide the requested information. Support Cases are answered in the order received. During business hours you can also use our online chat to get immediate support.
What are the system requirements?
System requirements are published on the product page for each collection. Mac OSX 10.13 or later; or Windows 10 or later are required to use ComposerCloud.
In which countries can I purchase a ComposerCloud membership?
ComposerCloud is a worldwide service.
Where can I find the terms and conditions for a ComposerCloud membership?
The use of ComposerCloud is governed by our Terms of Use, which also include our End User License Agreement (EULA); iLok.com Terms and Conditions of Use; and Privacy Policy.
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