The Vienna Symphonic Library has announced that it is offering the world’s first legato-sampled choir, free to Symphonic Cube owners through November 30th, 2006. Registered users and those who purchase and register a complete Symphonic Cube (Standard Libraries of all 10 Collections) before November 30th, 2006, are eligible to receive exclusive Legato Performance Patches of… Read More Free Choir For Symphonic Cube Owners
NAMM 2006 Update: Audio Impressions’ showed its Concert Series DVZ Strings library, consisting of 60 string players which can be selected on or off at any time, even within the body of a piece. Every possible articulation and playing style necessary to achieve the full array of sounds that each instrument is capable of producing… Read More Audio Impressions String Sample Library
VirtuosoWorks, makers of NOTION music composition and performance software, has released the Saxophone Sound Expansion Kit. This new sound kit expands the company’s library to six titles, adding new sounds and techniques to the standard orchestra that ships with NOTION software. The Saxophone sound kit features new sounds and techniques recorded for seamless playback by… Read More Notion Adds Saxophones
2006 NAMM Winter Expo: Synful introduced a beta of Synful Orchestra, which now features string sections. Synful Orchestra automatically generates natural phrasing and articulation. It is not a sampler or a sample library, but a new way to create realistic and expressive orchestral music. The virtual instrument provides an expressive alternative to sampled instruments. A… Read More Synful Orchestra Update Adds String Sections
The Vienna Symphonic Library welcomes the New Year with a special concert recording. They’re not playing Johann Strauss at the Wiener Musikverein, but they’re presenting Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition on the virtual stage of the Great Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus, orchestrated by Maurice Ravel and realized with various sample libraries of the… Read More Free Virtual New Years Concert
MOTU is now shipping Version 1.1 of the Symphonic Instrument universal orchestral plug-in for Mac and PC. Version 1.1 adds stand-alone operation, 64 parts per plug-in, support for 64 MIDI channels, support for multiple independent outputs and disk streaming. It is shipping now as a free download for all registered Symphonic Instrument users. Stand-alone operation… Read More MOTU Symphonic Instrument Update
Garritan is now shipping their Jazz & Big Band collection. Jazz & Big Band offers a complete collection of instruments to create realistic-sounding jazz and big band arrangements. It features over 50 individual instruments including: a comprehensive saxophone collection (16 different saxes), 5 trumpets (with various mutes plus a scream trumpet), 5 trombones (with various… Read More Garritan Ships Jazz and Big Band Sound Library
Arturia, in conjunction with IRCAM, has released Brass, a physical modelling virtual instrument for creating realistic brass sounds. Description: Brass is a new kind of virtual instrument: a software recreation of the trumpet, saxophone, and trombone. This software allows you to play instruments like a professional performer would do: same control, flexibility, and expressiveness (without… Read More Arturia Intros Brass Physical Modelling Virtual Synth
Syntheway has released Syntheway Strings v2.0, a updated version of their sample-based string VSTi for Windows. Syntheway Strings has the ability to produce “beautiful and lyrical lines”, as well as powerful and forceful articulations. You’ll find string orchestra sustained, Espressivo, Staccato, Marcato, Crescendo, Decrescendo and more.
IK Multimedia has announced that the Miroslav Philharmonik orchestra and choir sound workstation is now shipping worldwide. For a limited time, customers may take advantage of purchasing Miroslav Philharmonik at a special introductory price, expiring on September 30th, 2005. About Miroslav Philharmonik: Philharmonik is a powerful integrated Orchestral Workstation combining the Miroslav Orchestral and Choir… Read More Miroslav Philharmonik Now Available
