Product Highlights
Vienna
Dimension Brass II
By Vienna Symphonic Library
Every Vienna Instruments collection comes with both
the
Vienna
Instruments
player and Vienna Ensemble.
Get
Vienna
Instruments PRO
and Vienna
Ensemble Pro 5
to add another layer of expression to Vienna
Instruments and improve your workflow.
Muted & Epic Brass Ensembles – Ensemble sound with
unprecedented control over each individual instrument
.
4 Brass Ensembles – 16 Instruments
Trumpet ensemble (4 muted trumpets in Bb)
Horn ensemble (4 muted French horns)
Trombone ensemble (4 muted tenor trombones)
Wagner tuba ensemble (4 players)
In addition to the three muted brass
ensembles of four players each (trumpets, trombones, French horns) this
Vienna
Instruments Collection
includes a unique ensemble of four Wagner tubas
that you’ll scarcely find on any other library!
Wagner tubas were originally created for Wagner’s 16-hour
epic opera cycle “Der Ring des Nibelungen“ that he composed between 1848 and
1874 (with some interruptions). Wagner was inspired by instrument maker Adolphe
Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, and sought a particularly noble and somber
sound like that of a trombone but with a less incisive, mellow tone, like that
of a French horn.
The term “tuba†is actually misleading, as the mouthpiece and
the fingering are identical to the French horn. Consequently, these instruments
are traditionally played by horn players in the orchestra. Besides the
monumental “Ring†cycle Wagner tubas occasionally appear in orchestral works of
other composers, such as Anton Bruckner (7th Symphony), Richard Strauss
(Elektra, An Alpine Symphony), Igor Stravinski (Firebird in its original
version of 1911, Le Sacre du Printemps), Arnold Schönberg (Gurre-Lieder) and
Edgar Varese (Arcana).
As with Vienna
Dimension Brass I
, the players of these ensembles were recorded in
groups using dedicated microphones for each of the four players, resulting in a
homogenous sound while still allowing direct (individual) access to each voice.
Although the product works with Vienna’s free Vienna Instruments player
(included) we recommend using
Vienna
Instruments PRO
in order to enjoy the full benefits of these
multi-dimensional samples. With
Vienna
Instruments PRO
you can easily change the sound
characteristics, player position, volume, and performance accuracy of each
individual player. The auto-divisi mode lets you split voices; play one note,
and you’ll hear four players in unison, two notes will divide the ensemble in
sections of two players, and so on. The tailor-made Humanize Presets let you
easily control the performance accuracy in
real-time, at the single touch of a fader – from subtle
tuning and timing variations to heavy cluster effects.
Features
Multi-Dimensional Vienna Instruments
All instruments in these ensembles were recorded with separate microphones
using a technique that preserves the ensemble sound when played together.
Freely adjustable ensemble sizes
Whether you’re writing for four solo instruments, or for groups of 2, 3, or 4
musicians playing in unison –
Vienna Dimension Brass gives you
individual options for each instrument while maintaining a homogeneous sound.
Flexibility
Change the position, sound characteristics, volume, and performance accuracy of
each virtual musician individually.
Human Performance Control
When used with Vienna Instruments PRO, individual instruments of
each section can be Humanized separately and in real-time, from subtle tuning
and timing variations to heavy cluster effects.
Auto-Divisi
Vienna Instruments PRO can automatically split voices between
players. Play one note, and you’ll hear four players in unison. Two notes will
divide the ensemble in sections of two players, and so on.
Articulations
- Single
notes: Staccato, portato, sustains, blared sustains, crescendo/diminuendo
in various lengths (1.5 - 4 sec), fortepiano, sforzato, sforzatissimo
- Fast
repetitions from 140 - 200 bpm
- Flutter
tongue
- Repetition
Performances: Legato, portato, staccato
- Legato
Performances
- Trill
Performances
- 4
velocity layers for almost all articulations (including Legato and Trill
Performances)
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