It was solely designed for Trombones, Saxophones, Trumpets and so forth. Jazz, & Classical Music is the concept behind this Parametric Equaliser.
There is also the option to configure the Q in a very narrow mode. This enables you to reduce peaks at certain frequencies that arise from troublesome rooms and, addressing offending frequencies from microphone feedback.
Brass Instrument Equaliser features
Tuneable Frequency Range: Five-fixed-band frequency contours offering a total sweep able range from 10 – 21000 cps.
Q Selector: Three mode selectable Q’s ranging from 0.27 (wide) – 60.36 (narrow).
Input Level Control.
Overall Loudness Control.
Left/Right Output VU Meters.
Maximum Power Consumption: 2.4% on a Pentium 4, 2.8 GHZ computer on Windows XP (Non Service Pack).
BRASS 2.0 is a new kind of virtual instrument based on a physical modeling technology. It emulates a Trumpet, a Trombone and a Saxophone. All the characteristics of the real instruments have been analyzed and modeled through extensive research at world-renowned IRCAM institute. Arturia has partnered with this highly skilled team of researchers to bring this groundbreaking technology to the musician, in the form of a software instrument. BRASS is an extremely expressive, flexible and controllable instrument, and thus a fantastic alternative to loops or music libraries.
Changes in Brass v2.0.5
MIDI control tab was redesigned in order to show MIDI activity meters for each instrument and a Breath Control gauge.
EWI-USB configuration dialog problems were fixed.
RTAS graphical bug(screen doubling or ghosting) on Mac OSX was fixed.
The saxophone problems encountered in Fruity Loops were fixed.
Other minor bug fixes.
Price: Brass is available to purchase for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS/Standalone), priced at USD 249.00 / EUR 229.00.
Garritan has announced that the new 3rd edition of its Jazz & Big Band collection is available now in a download version. Garritan Jazz & Big Band 3 is now powered by the ARIA Instrument Engine and adds new features, new instrument sounds and updated programming at a lower price. Existing users of previous versions of Jazz & Big Band 3 can download the upgrade for USD 49.95. New customers can purchase and get it for USD149.95.
What’s New in JABB 3.0:
New ARIA Advanced Instrument Engine – ARIA, the instrument engine developed in collaboration with Plogue Art et Technologie Inc. ARIA is intuitive, efficient and versatile, loads instruments quickly, and places very low demand on your computer’s processor. The ARIA engine has been rigorously tested and is widely used in products by Microsoft, SONY, AKAI, MakeMusic (Finale) and other industry leaders.
New Price – Instant Download – JABB 3 is more affordable, eco-friendly, and available on demand. Simply download and play. The entire JABB3 sample collection can be downloaded with a fast internet connection, dramatically reducing the product’s environmental impact and eliminating the waiting time associated with shipping.
Additional Sounds & Ensemble Presets – JABB 3 includes additional instruments such as organs, slap basses and harmonica. There are also extended ranges for select instruments and Ensemble Presets.
Auto Legato – JABB3′s new Auto Legato intelligently detects when you are playing a smooth line with overlapping notes and automatically applies correct legato transitions between notes. Auto Legato also makes playable trills extremely easy.
Integrated Ambience Reverb & Stereo Stage – JABB3 now integrates the high quality Ambience reverb with the ARIA Player with individual mixing sends for each instrument. Stereo Stage imparts spacious stereo imagery for JABB instruments.
MIDI Playback and Recording Features – The Standalone ARIA Player allows you to load and playback MIDI files. You can also produce audio recordings of the MIDI file or record yourself playing live.
Designed for Compatibility – JABB runs on both Macintosh and Windows and a variety of formats to fit your workstation and your workflow (VST, RTAS and Audio Units). It supports 64-bit platforms in Windows (works in Windows 7). JABB3 is further optimized for use with the AKAI EWI Wind Controllers and integrates with popular notation programs such as Finale 2010.
Graceful & Easy Authorization – ARIA authorization employs a personalized digital keycard. Simply drag and drop the personalized graphic card onto the ARIA Instrument Engine to authorize it and get playing in seconds.
This library contains over 60 individual instruments, and each instrument offers a great deal of real-time control. Techniques unique to a particular instrument type are also represented (e.g. trumpet falloffs, doits, and even the characteristic “kiss” or “rip”) – all applied as needed by the user. Certain features, like trumpet and trombone “shakes” can be tailored to specific needs rather than limited to switchable recordings of particular shakes and the feature is now much easier to use than in previous versions of the library.
Now at the tips of your fingers is the most versatile horn section in the world,MOJO: Horn Section, offering the most flexible and innovative approach to pop, funk, jazz, and big band horns ever created in a virtual instrument. Inspired by legendary groups like Tower of Power and the big bands of decades past, MOJO is capable of emulating everything from a sultry sax solo to a screaming full big band playing at the top of their lungs.
Changes in MOJO: Horn Section v1.2
New microtuning feature available in the main menu, allowing for instant access to more than a dozen different common alternate tunings.
All instruments tweaked sonically to improve their overall sound.
Improved sound and performance for Punch feature, now converted to a pulldown menu (adjustable from 1-5).
Improved load time across all instruments.
Optimized polyphony usage across all instruments, resulting in less voices used and less CPU hit.
Trombone doit release issue fixed.
Improved tempo-syncing of all crescendos and swells across all instruments.
Improved quality of timestretching of all crescendos and swells across all instruments.
Miscellaneous tuning improvements across the library.
SONiVOX have announced the availability of their latest batch of DVIproducts (Downloadable Virtual Instruments), for both MAC and PC platforms.
SONiVOX say that DVIs are designed to provide instant accessibility to a large selection of value priced instruments, perfect for musicians of all types. The latest offering of DVIs include Ensemble Strings and Brass taken from SONiVOX’s flagship product, Sonic Implants Symphonic Collection, as well as african percussion and afro-cuban percussion instruments taken from SONiVOX’s premium collections.
All DVIs come equipped with their own highly efficient virtual instrument engine complete with a selection of high quality FX by SONiVOX and iZotope, including Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Amp Simulator, and EQ, as well as an easy-to-use filter and envelope controls section, enabling the user easy sculpting of sounds.
All SONiVOX DVIs have MSRP’s ranging from $9 to $99 and are compatible with both MAC and PC environments as a standalone instrument, as well as a plug-in within any VST, AU or RTAS host.
SONiVOX invites all musicians to download and try all DVIs for free the website listed below.
Vir2 : Now at the tips of your fingers is the most versatile horn section in the world, MOJO: Horn Section, offering the most flexible and innovative approach to pop, funk, jazz, and big band horns ever created in a virtual instrument.
Inspired by legendary groups like Tower of Power and the big bands of decades past, MOJO is capable of emulating everything from a sultry sax solo to a screaming full big band playing at the top of their lungs.
Articulation List (varies by instrument): Sustain, Octave Run Up and Down, Stab, Staccato, Bend Down, Crescendo (tempo-synced), Swell (tempo-synced), Rise to Hit, Shake, Trills
Release Types (varies by instrument): Standard, Doit, Slur Up, Falls (4 different speeds), Shake
Riffs: Over 1600 riffs included, Tempo-synced, Transposable, Organized by instrument, key, and tempo
Effects: Hundreds of special effects samples
Ensembles: Instant adjustment between 1 and 10 players per instrument, Intelligent and adjustable stereo positioning, Adjustable accuracy and sloppiness
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Saxophone. All the characteristics of the real instruments have been analyzed and modeled through extensive research at world-renowned IRCAM institute. Arturia has partnered with this highly skilled team of researchers to bring this groundbreaking technology to the musician, in the form of a software instrument. BRASS is an extremely expressive, flexible and controllable instrument, and thus a fantastic alternative to loops or music libraries.
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