• The Gold Edition includes the vast majority of instruments and articulations from the $2,995 Platinum Edition.
• The Gold Edition is 16-bit stereo (similar to other orchestral sample libraries) as opposed to the 24-bit, multiple mic, Platinum Edition.
• The Gold Edition includes a few multiple mic programs and samples from the Platinum Edition.
• The Gold Edition includes release trails.
• The Gold Edition includes the same Kompakt software from NI as the Platinum Edition.
• The Gold Edition can also be imported into Kontakt (from v1.5).
• The Gold Edition is completely upward compatible with the Platinum Edition; compositions created in the Gold Edition can be played back in the Platinum Edition - at 24-bit, and with the Concert Hall mics - providing users with a known upgrade path at any time.
• The Gold Edition "Upgrade Plan" enables users to apply 100% of the purchase price for the Gold Edition towards an upgrade to the Platinum Edition at any time.

All of the players were recorded in position. All of the instruments and sections were chromatically sampled, with multiple dynamics, with extremely dynamic and expressive articulations, and although the library is approx. 15 Gigabytes in size, it has been programmed to be "extremely fast and easy to use".

The EastWest / Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra was produced by Doug Rogers from EastWest and Nick Phoenix from Quantum Leap, who collectively have received over 30 international awards for sample libraries they have created.