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East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 03, 2025 12:03 pm
by Guy Rowland
Anyone here not have it yet? It's very good.
Crazy bonkers price from Best Service - $179 / €179 -
https://www.bestservice.com/en/hollywoo ... amond.html
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 03, 2025 12:41 pm
by Lawrence
Worth it for a second computer, I would think.
(if I remember correctly, a license only works for one computer.)
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 03, 2025 1:18 pm
by Guy Rowland
Lawrence wrote: ↑Jun 03, 2025 12:41 pm
Worth it for a second computer, I would think.
(if I remember correctly, a license only works for one computer.)
Ah ha, amazingly they do now give you a 2nd license on request if you ask for one. I did and they had deposited it in the iLok account within an hour.
East West used to be the whipping boy of Sampledom, but credit where it's due - they've done wonders over the last decade to improve their reputation.
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 03, 2025 7:39 pm
by Lawrence
My few experiences with their support were totally excellent.
The 2nd license is news to me and quite welcome.
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 05, 2025 11:13 am
by Piet De Ridder
I bit.
Needs an awful lot of HD space, doesn’t it? Couldn’t even install just the strings (around 415 gig) on an HD that has 700 gig free space. (Probably the amount of free space required needs to be at least twice the size of the download.)
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Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 06, 2025 1:00 pm
by Lawrence
Piet De Ridder wrote: ↑Jun 05, 2025 11:13 am
I bit.
Needs an awful lot of HD space, doesn’t it? Couldn’t even install just the strings (around 415 gig) on an HD that has 700 gig free space. (Probably the amount of free space required needs to be at least twice the size of the download.)
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I’l be interested in your take.
For fun, try the mod wheel French Horn shorts. With mod wheel down all the way, a very crisp short. Middle, a nice portato, all the way up a sustain.
Not your cup of tea I’m sure, but nice for working quickly and an interesting approach.
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 06, 2025 3:05 pm
by Tobias Escher
I caved in, too, primarily for the Orchestrator, and I also got the Fantasy Orchestra.
My god, I'm in awe. I've been a very vocal critic of EW and Play in particular. But these new version are truly miraculous.
I don't want them for composing, but for playing live on a new 4 keyboard + full pedals setup (basically think organ, but optimized for orchestra instead of pipe organ stuff).
So it has everything an organ console would have, but also sustain pedal, and tons of other controllers. Very much work in progress, I might make a dedicated post about it.
Long story short, that EW stuff along with our own samples will become the backbone of it.I'm really, really impressed.
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 06, 2025 5:45 pm
by Guy Rowland
That's great to hear Tobias.
HOOPUS is a pretty rare beast. For instant playable gratification, for scoring 15 minutes a day on big orchestrated patches, it can't be beat. But it can also do the details, and there's some fantastic articulations in there. I'd been too snobby to try the Sordino button - pah, a mere emulation - until Jay made me look. Side by side, very close to VSL's dedicated duality Sordino library at the flick of a switch, so I saved myself £400.
I'd be very interested to read you thoughts as you get to grips with it more, and of course you too Piet. We can then move the thread to the Gear subforum when the promotion is over.
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 06, 2025 7:11 pm
by Lawrence
Tobias Escher wrote: ↑Jun 06, 2025 3:05 pm
I caved in, too, primarily for the Orchestrator, and I also got the Fantasy Orchestra.
My god, I'm in awe. I've been a very vocal critic of EW and Play in particular. But these new version are truly miraculous.
I don't want them for composing, but for playing live on a new 4 keyboard + full pedals setup (basically think organ, but optimized for orchestra instead of pipe organ stuff).
So it has everything an organ console would have, but also sustain pedal, and tons of other controllers. Very much work in progress, I might make a dedicated post about it.
Long story short, that EW stuff along with our own samples will become the backbone of it.I'm really, really impressed.
Fascinating, Tobias. What sort of live performance? Theater?
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 07, 2025 5:12 am
by mark
Tobias Escher wrote: ↑Jun 06, 2025 3:05 pm
...playing live on a new 4 keyboard + full pedals setup (basically think organ, but optimized for orchestra instead of pipe organ stuff).
So it has everything an organ console would have, but also sustain pedal, and tons of other controllers. Very much work in progress, I might make a dedicated post about it.
Please do, Tobias! In theatre we're always searching for a truly "playable orchestra" that responds well to live performance.
Re: East West HOOPUS $179 - first week of June only
Posted: Jun 07, 2025 1:08 pm
by Ashermusic
Still the best and most versatile complete orchestra, IMHO.
And Opus is more user friendly, if not as customizable, than Kontakt.