Brass 2

Apple G4 800 MHz (G5 recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. RTAS, AU or VST host program.
PC Intel/AMD with Windows XP/Vista 32 and 64 bit versions (Core 2 Duo/Xeon recommended). VST host program.
Also available as stand-alone on Apple and PC.

Requires the ViennaKey.

Piccolo trumpet - Bass trumpet - Triple horn - Horn ensemble (8 players Epic Horns) - Bass trombone - Contrabass trombone - Contrabass tuba - Wagner tuba - Cimbasso

This Collection contains the instruments for large-scale orchestral arrangements, i.e., the “Wagner orchestral brass”. Oriented toward Wagner’s “Ring”, there are the bass trumpet, the contrabass trombone, Wagner tuba and contrabass tuba, all with the standard single note and Performance articulations like Interval Performances, Repetitions, Performance Trills, etc. As an alternative to the Viennese horn, Brass II also contains a new solo horn, the triple horn, Yamaha’s master instrument in F/Bb/high F, recorded down to the lowest register (A1). Further, there are the piccolo trumpet, the Pro Edition’s cimbasso, and of course the famous “Epic Horns” from the Horizon Series, an impressive sounding body of eight double horns that not only fulfills the sonic ideal of the theatrical late Romantic orchestra but also meets the challenge of “larger than life” scores for modern cinema.

Articulations - Full Library (Standard + Extended Libraries)

Performances:
• Interval Performances: legato, marcato; slow & fast
• Repetition Performances: legato, portato, staccato; crescendo & diminuendo
• Performance Repetition upbeats: slow, medium, fast
• Performance Trills
• Solo instruments – Grace Note Performances: minor and major 2nd, up and down

Single notes:
• Short notes: staccato and portato with various attacks and note lengths
• Long notes: sustains with various attacks and vibratos
• Horn ensemble: blared sustains
• Dynamics: crescendo & diminuendo in various note lengths, various vibratos; fp, sfz, sffz, pfp
• Solo instruments – trills: half tone, whole tone; crescendo & diminuendo
• Flutter tongues: normal and crescendo variations

Canzon per sonare No1 (4.0 MB)
Demo by by Giovanni Gabrieli

The Vienna Symphonic Library company was founded in Vienna by Herb Tucmandl, a visionary composer, musician, and filmmaker who helped redefine the modern sample library. By inventing new sampling techniques and tools, Tucmandl and his team have created what has become the most widely used orchestral sample library in the industry. Now, the innovation continues with the release of the mammoth Symphonic Cube, powered by Vienna Instruments. Featuring starkly simple yet flexible user interfaces, Vienna Instruments bring orchestral production to another level of realism and provide unprecedented creative freedom for the user.