Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds Silver

Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds covers all the orchestral bases by providing 13 solo woodwinds, including two flutes and specialist instruments not found in other libraries. A large articulation menu covers all stylistic needs, from subtle, sumptuous sustains and legato melodies to driving, dynamic short notes and fast scale runs. Beautifully recorded from five microphone positions by the award-winning Shawn Murphy, the timbre of some instruments takes the breath away, and collectively they will add sheen, depth and orchestral authenticity to your arrangements.

Sound engineering was once again provided by Academy Award, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), BAFTA, and EMMY award-winning sound engineer Shawn Murphy, who has recorded and mixed the scores for more than 300 feature films including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: A Musical Journey, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park The Lost World, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Titanic, Minority Report, The Bourne Ultimatum, Saving Private Ryan, Munich, The Passion Of The Christ, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Ice Age, etc.

Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds was designed to be the most detailed collection of orchestral woodwind instruments ever assembled, and offers unprecedented control over the sound of the instruments.

Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds includes: Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Bass Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contra Bass Clarinet, Contra Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, English Horn, Flute, Flute 2, Oboe, Piccolo Flute.

But most importantly check out the articulations chart at the product page which shows how far the production team went to create the ultimate orchestral woodwinds library.

5 user-mixable mic positions (one of these is a vintage alternative), extensive articulations.

Includes PLAY 64-bit software on both MAC and PC, powerful scripting for ease of use, more user control and detail than any other collection, all recorded in the world famous EASTWEST Studio 1, the home of major Hollywood soundtracks and television themes.

Hollywood Woodwind Silver Edition is 16-bit, with one mic position (mid-tree, no divisi) Essential set of articulations and instruments with limited legato. Upgrade to Hollywood Strings Gold and Diamond Edition when you need more options. The Silver Edition is a download.

Majority of the Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds instruments include the following:

• True legato intervals at 2-3 dynamics that are smooth and realistic in all situations.
• True connected legato repetitions at 3 dynamics.
• True double tonguing for all instruments and sections.
• Expressive sustains.
• 9 way staccato round robin at 3 dynamics.
• 9 way staccatissimo round robin at 3 dynamics.
• 4 way round robin marcato short at 3 dynamics.
• Multi dynamic playable runs patches that will inject real life into your woodwinds compositions.
• Trills at 3 dynamics.
• Multi speed and multi dynamic repetition performances.
• Flutter tongue.

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