Berlin Woodwinds Soloists 2

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4 expressive solo instruments for the lower registers. An elegant bassoon, a rare bass oboe, bass flute, and bass clarinet—all wonderfully playable with a close, intimate sound.

Highlights:

• Specifically designed for solo passages.
• Solo Bassoon.
• Solo Bass Flute.
• Solo Bass Oboe.
• Solo Bass Clarinet.
• Adaptive Legato for each instrument.
• Recorded in the dry Teldex Solo Booth.

Define your sound

Sonically, these instruments are designed to be flexible: Clear and defined on their own, responsive to external reverb, and the perfect complement to the ensembles in our Berlin Woodwinds main library.

Playable and expressive

Each of the players is a true soloist—from Paul-Gregor Straka on the bassoon, to Sabine Kaselow on the bass oboe. And you can channel these performances easily—three legato modes let you play fluid melody lines, while still offering plenty of scope for detailed editing later.

The soloists for your ensemble

These solo instruments complement the ensembles in the Berlin Woodwinds main collection. The up-front, intimate sound of the solo instruments sits well with the more spacious ensemble sound of the main room, while at the same time giving the soloists the spotlight they deserve. We've taken great care to make sure that playability, techniques, and levels are consistent across all Berlin Woodwinds—in fact, across the whole Berlin Series.

About the legato styles

Play straight out of the box with adaptive legato—play moderately, and you get a nice slurred legato. Play faster and you'll automatically get faster legato transitions. Additional re-tongued transitions, where the player 're-attacks' a note, provide added realism.

A single velocity layer for maximum expressiveness

Instead of recording fixed p, mf and f layers, the musicians were free to follow their instincts in choosing the best dynamic for a solo part. This gives rise to lively, dynamic long notes in different styles. While higher velocity leads the instrument to play a subtle crescendo, playing more softly results in a slight decrescendo. By using a single velocity layer, we reduce any phasing effect to a minimum.