Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Contenders
EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition by EastWest Sounds. Flagship cinematic orchestra in the Opus player, blockbuster scoring bread and butter for many media composers.
EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools: 328 composer-built Scores, 1,312 arrangements and 160+ instruments in Opus. $299 at Plugin Boutique; $199 crossgrade from EastWest.
Technical matrix
| Signal | EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition | EastWest Hollywood Scoring Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499+ | $299 ($199 crossgrade) |
| Dubspot Score | 8.5 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX, standalone, macOS, Windows |
| Type | Cinematic orchestral library | — |
| Player | EastWest Opus | — |
| Developer | EastWest / Soundsonline | — |
| Content | — | 328 Scores, 1,312 arrangements (four per Score), 160+ instruments in five groups |
| Sample sources | — | About 80% EastWest libraries, 20% Sonuscore |
| Structure | — | Ten instrument slots; Intro, Main A, Main B and Outro plus an ending key |
| Effects | — | Per-slot 3-band EQ and three inserts from 21 effect types; global convolution or algorithmic reverb |
| Engine | — | EastWest Opus 1.6.6 or later, native on Apple silicon |
| Systems | — | macOS 10.15 or later, Windows 10 or later with ASIO; quad-core 2.7 GHz and 16 GB RAM minimum |
| Disk space | — | About 103 GB |
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