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![]() Trumpets, saxophones and trombones are acoustically complicated anyway, but there are also the infinite variations introduced by whatever human being happens to be attached to the mouthpiece. That's quite a statement, and before we lift the lid on the reality of Brass, I have to point out that even attempting a program like this is a very ambitious undertaking. I quote: ' Brass is so dynamic and easy to use that you will never go back to flat sampled riff libraries ever again.' But before you go thinking maybe this is just a bunch of clever multisamples, check out Arturia's marketing material, which claims that the instruments can be played with the same control, flexibility, and expressivity that you'd expect from a professional brass player, but 'without the years of training'. ![]() Their new program is (not unreasonably) called Brass, and it offers a trio of instruments - trumpet, saxophone and a trombone - created entirely in software. But their latest release sees them attempting to boldly go where they, and I am pretty sure no other software company, has virtually gone before - to put the expressive power of real brass instruments at the fingertips of the MIDI keyboard player. Where There's Brass.įrench company Arturia are already well established in this brave new world with products such as ARP2600V, CS80V, Minimoog V and Moog Modular V - all 'V is for Virtual' renditions of famous-name synths. We're currently awash in software that purports to model the characteristics of classic synths, legendary guitar amps and even famous empty spaces to give us the characteristic sound of the original object without its encumbering physicality. Just as brown is the new black (or is it red that's the new blue?), virtual has become the new reality for the hi-tech musician. But whatever happened to the idea of modelling instruments using synthesis techniques? Arturia haven't forgotten. Manufacturers have sought to provide expressive computer-based simulations of real instruments by releasing ever larger and more detailed sample libraries. ![]() Below the cute trombone graphic, a series of bar-graph meters show the status of the performance parameters. But know that I have I have a lot of great violin libraries, this is something I'm going to use a lot going forward.Brass's elegant interface allows selection of all functions from within a single panel. ![]() Hell, I already see him that way.įull disclosure: I was a beta tester on this, so I'm going to be very restrained about what I say. He is so young, but if he keeps at it, I think he will become recognized as one of the greats, like Tarilonte and Alex from Cinematic Studio. You can just load them up and play them and they sound great. ![]() There are two things I particularly like about him: 1) he is a perfectionist, and will not stop until he is completely satisfied and 2) his stuff is very plonkable. Those of you who know me, know that I have been a huge fan of Luft since he started Organic Samples, and did a video on his Solo Opera library. There is a big discussion on this on VI:Control here I think we're going to be hearing a lot about them in the future. His new company is called Streamtech Music. Maxime Luft, who founded Organic Samples before going over to Orchestral Tools, has gone independent again. ![]()
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