Atelier Series: Orb Trumpets

Orb Trumpets is a proof-of-concept release that is created entirely out of performances.

Recorded in Orb Studios in Austin, TX – the goal was to create a trumpet patch that took our Adventure-style programming techniques to a more natural-sounding level using samples derived from phrases. It's trickier to program and hone, but the resulting fluidity is compelling.

Like our larger orchestral releases, the Adventure-style programming requires no keyswitching. For quicker notes, you're going to want to play within the 1-100 velocity range. For longer notes, 101-127 provides a slightly broader attack. Switching between the two provides an effective approximation of how brass players tend to shape certain notes within a variety of phrases.

Tuning was lightly done to taste instead of destructively tuning it with software. We retained the natural biases in intonation up the range/dynamics while pulling in the more squirrely notes, resulting in a more natural temperament.

Patches:

• Adventure Workhorse.
• Adventure (FFF Sus Layer).
• Stac & Stacmo (VEL Switching).
• Stac & Stacmo (MW Switching).
• No Filter versions of above.

Features:

• Two-trumpet section.
• Keyswitch-less "Adventure" programming.
• Two velocity-sensitive attack types.
• Entirely performance-sourced sampling.
• Tighter studio recordings.
• Hand-tuned to taste — no destructive tuning.
• Adjustable reverb of custom hall impulse.

Specifications:

• Requires full retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher.
• Free Kontakt Player NOT supported.
• Recorded in 48kHz / 24-bit.
• 240 MB compressed NCW format.
• Receive watermarked product by Pulse downloader.

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