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Digital orchestrators rejoice: the Vienna Symphonic Library has a major set of upgrades on its hands! This series expands on the previous libraries and offers embedded intelligent Performance Algorithms in an easy-to-use VST/AU plug-in to orchestrate an inconceivably vast array of samples. For the first time, hundreds of articulations can be combined in one Preset and on a single MIDI track. Vienna's proprietary Performance Detection analyzes intervals, repeated notes, patterns, and even speed in real time and automatically summons the appropriate articulation or nuance.

The Brass 1 Collection combines the basic brass instruments as solo instruments and their corresponding ensembles. The four soloists are masters of their trade. Trumpet player Freddy Staudigl, hornist Marcus Schmidinger, and trombone player Johann Schodl all are foundation members of the renowned ensemble “Brassissimo” and are not only active with their quintet but also as soloists and orchestral musicians on an international level. The tubist Christoph Kiene is also internationally known as a lecturer.

Apart from the existing articulations of the Pro Edition, this Vienna Instruments Collection also provides fast Interval Performances in legato and marcato, Performance Trills, arpeggios (major, minor, and diminished in legato and staccato) and mordents. Trumpet and trombone now offer the complete playing techniques, muted not only as solo instruments, but also in the ensembles. Among the specialties are the trumpet ensemble’s “out of tune” sustains, as they happen now and then in real orchestral situations. The three trumpet players don’t hit the note exactly at the beginning – a beat frequency ensues which is corrected as the tone progresses, eventually resulting in a clean homophony. Furthermore, the trumpets feature “rips & falls.” And the trombone ensembles, too, offer a specialty; clusters of three notes with half tone intervals are available in staccato (two variations), sustained, crescendo and diminuendo (in two tone lengths), sforzato, and even as Repetition Performances.


VSL Brass 1 Instruments:

• Trumpet
  
• Viennese horn
  
• Tenor trombone
  
• Tuba
  
• Trumpet ensemble (3 players)
  
• Horn ensemble (4 players)
  
• Trombone ensemble (3 players)

VSL Brass 1 Performances:

• Interval Performances: legato, marcato; slow & fast
  
• Horns, tenor trombone: Interval Performance Glissandos
  
• Repetition Performances: legato, portato, staccato; crescendo & diminuendo
  
• Performance Repetition upbeats: slow, medium, fast
  
• Performance Trills
  
• Solo instruments – Grace Note Performances: minor and minor 2nd, up and down
  
• Trumpets: runs
  
• Trumpets, horns, trombones – arpeggios: major, minor, diminished triads; staccato, medium & fast
  
• Solo trumpet – mordents: legato, 12 variations
  
• Trumpets, horns, trombones – muted/stopped:
  
• Interval Performances
  
• Repetition Performances: legato, portato, staccato
  
• Fast Repetitions
  
• Upbeats

VSL Brass 1 Single Notes:

• Short notes: staccato and portato with various attacks and note lengths
  
• Long notes: sustains with various attacks and vibratos
  
• Horns: blared sustains
  
• Dynamics: crescendo & diminuendo in various note lengths, various vibratos; fp, sfz, sffz, pfp
  
• Solo instruments – trills: half tone, whole tone; crescendo & diminuendo
  
• Flutter tongues: normal and crescendo variations
  
• Trumpets, horns, trombones – muted/stopped:
  
• Short notes: staccato, short portato, medium portato
  
• Sustains and dynamics in various note lengths
  
• Flutter tongues
  
• Trumpet ensemble: out-of-tune-sustains, rips & falls
  
• Trombone ensemble: clusters

Specification Detail Software Type Symphonic Sample Player Supported Computer Format Mac, PC Supported Plug-In Formats Standalone, RTAS, VST, AU Hardware Requirements - Mac Apple G4 CPU or faster, 1GB RAM Hardware Requirements - PC Intel or AMD CPU, 1GB RAM OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.4 or later OS Requirements - PC Windows XP or later Notes Requires VSL key, not included Manufacturer Part Number VSLV08

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