Saxophones

Vienna Instruments - Saxophones
$74.00

INSTRUMENTS

Soprano saxophone
Alto saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Baritone saxophone
Bass saxophone

This Collection offers the complete saxophones family. The performance algorithms of the Vienna Instruments work wonders with these samples. The focus has been directed equally to orchestral settings as well as to jazz. Famous examples of orchestral works using these instruments include the saxophone quartet by Alexander Glasunow, the alto saxophone concerts by Glasunow and Debussy, and the Castello from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures”. In addition, a host of articulations for jazz and big band are included, such as bends, tongue slaps, growling, screams, extended harmonics, key sounds, and more. In an unprecedented development, long and short downward ending phrases triggered as release samples have been added for heightened realism. The breathy tones stem from the legendary “Barfly sessions” at the Silent Stage, when the lights were dimmed, setting the mood for softer tones.

The Saxophones Full Library contains 38 GB of uncompressed sample data in 44.1kHz/24-bit. Due to an innovative optimization process, the Vienna Instruments engine decompresses the samples in real-time, so that they take up only 25 GB of space on your hard disk. Please note: Even if you licensed the Standard Library only, the Full Library of your Collection gets installed on your hard drive since Standard and Extended Library can’t be separated due to structural database requirements.

Soprano Sax

ARTICULATION GROUP

   

01 SHORT + LONG NOTES

Staccato, portato short
Sustained with and without vibrato

Portato medium, portato long marcato
Slap normal and muted, key noise
Sustained with progressive vibrato, "dirty"
Short and long bends

02 DYNAMICS

Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato

Medium dynamics with vibrato, 2 and 5 sec.
Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5 and 2 sec.
Sforzatissimo with vibrato

03 FLATTER + TRILLS

Trills normal, minor and major 2nd

Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd
Dynamics for all trills

10 PERF INTERVAL

Legato with vibrato

Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading
Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave
Portamento
Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave
Marcato

11 PERF INTERVAL FAST

Legato

Marcato

12 PERF TRILL

 

Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd

13 PERF REPETITION

Legato slow
Portato fast
Staccato

Legato fast
Portato slow
Dynamics for all repetitions

14 FAST REPETITION

 

Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM
Normal and dynamics

15 GRACE NOTES

 

Grace notes
Minor 2nd to octave
Up and down

16 SCALE RUNS

 

Octave runs
Legato, chromatic and whole tone
Up and down

17 BENDS DOWN

Sustained with and without vibrato
Legato with vibrato

Sustained with progressive vibrato, and 'dirty'
Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances
Performance trills

98 RESOURCES

Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading

Isolated dynamics repetitions
Single layer long notes (p, mp, mf, f)

Alto Sax

ARTICULATION GROUP

STANDARD LIBRARY

FULL LIBRARY

01 SHORT + LONG NOTES

Staccato, portato short
Sustained with and without vibrato

Portato medium
Slap short and long, key noise
Sustained with progressive vibrato, "dirty"
Short and long bends

02 DYNAMICS

Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 5 sec.
Crescendo-diminuendo without vibrato, 4 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato

Medium dynamics with vibrato, 1.5/2/3/4/5 sec.
Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3/4/5 sec.
Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5/2/3/4 sec.
Strong dynamics without vibrato, 2/3/4 sec.
Crescendo-diminuendo without vibrato, 2 and 3 sec.
Diminuendo-crescendo without vibrato, 2 and 3 sec.
Sforzatissimo with vibrato
Fortepiano, sforzato, sforzatissimo without vibrato

03 FLATTER + TRILLS

Trills normal, minor and major 2nd

Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd
Dynamics for all trills

10 PERF INTERVAL

Legato with vibrato

Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading
Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave
Portamento
Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave
Marcato

11 PERF INTERVAL FAST

Legato

Marcato

12 PERF TRILL

 

Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd

13 PERF REPETITION

Legato slow
Portato
Staccato

Legato medium and fast
Dynamics for all repetitions

14 FAST REPETITION

 

Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM
Normal and dynamics

15 GRACE NOTES

 

Grace notes
Minor 2nd to octave
Up and down

16 SCALE RUNS

 

Octave runs
Legato, chromatic and whole tone
Up and down

17 BENDS DOWN

Sustained with and without vibrato
Legato with vibrato

Sustained with progressive vibrato, and 'dirty'
Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances
Performance trills

98 RESOURCES

Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading

Isolated dynamics repetitions
Single layer long notes (p, mp, mf, f, ff)

Tenor Sax

ARTICULATION GROUP

STANDARD LIBRARY

FULL LIBRARY

01 SHORT + LONG NOTES

Staccato, portato short
Sustained with and without vibrato

Portato medium, portato long marcato
Slap normal and muted, key noise
Sustained with progressive vibrato, "dirty"
Short and long bends

02 DYNAMICS

Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato

Medium dynamics with vibrato, 2 and 4 sec.
Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5 and 2 sec.
Sforzatissimo with vibrato

03 FLATTER + TRILLS

Trills normal, minor and major 2nd

Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd
Dynamics for all trills

10 PERF INTERVAL

Legato with vibrato

Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading
Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave
Portamento
Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave
Marcato

11 PERF INTERVAL FAST

Legato

Marcato

12 PERF TRILL

 

Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd

13 PERF REPETITION

Legato slow
Portato fast
Staccato

Legato fast
Portato slow
Dynamics for all repetitions

14 FAST REPETITION

 

Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM
Normal and dynamics

15 GRACE NOTES

 

Grace notes
Minor 2nd to octave
Up and down

16 SCALE RUNS

 

Octave runs
Legato, chromatic and whole tone
Up and down

17 BENDS DOWN

Sustained with and without vibrato
Legato with vibrato

Sustained with progressive vibrato, and 'dirty'
Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances
Performance trills

98 RESOURCES

Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading

Isolated dynamics repetitions
Single layer long notes (p, mp, mf, f)

Baritone Sax

ARTICULATION GROUP

STANDARD LIBRARY

FULL LIBRARY

01 SHORT + LONG NOTES

Staccato, portato short
Sustained with and without vibrato

Portato medium
Slap, key noise
Sustained with progressive vibrato, "dirty"
Short and long bends

02 DYNAMICS

Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato without vibrato

Medium dynamics with vibrato, 1.5/2/5 sec.
Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5/2/3 sec.
Sforzatissimo without vibrato

03 FLATTER + TRILLS

Trills normal, minor and major 2nd

Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd
Dynamics for all trills

10 PERF INTERVAL

Legato with vibrato

Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading
Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave
Portamento
Marcato

11 PERF INTERVAL FAST

Legato

Marcato

12 PERF TRILL

 

Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd

13 PERF REPETITION

Legato slow
Portato fast
Staccato

Legato fast
Portato slow
Dynamics for all repetitions

14 FAST REPETITION

 

Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM
Normal and dynamics

15 GRACE NOTES

 

Grace notes
Minor 2nd to octave
Up and down

16 SCALE RUNS

 

Octave runs
Legato, chromatic and whole tone
Up and down

17 BENDS DOWN

Sustained with and without vibrato
Legato with vibrato

Sustained with progressive vibrato, and 'dirty'
Grace notes, portamento, marcato interval performances
Performance trills

98 RESOURCES

Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading

Isolated dynamics repetitions
Single layer long notes (p, mf, f)

Bass Sax

ARTICULATION GROUP

STANDARD LIBRARY

FULL LIBRARY

01 SHORT + LONG NOTES

Staccato, portato short
Sustained with vibrato

Portato medium
Slap
Short and long bends

02 DYNAMICS

Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato

Medium dynamics with vibrato, 4 and 5 sec.
Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3/4/5 sec.
Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5/2/3 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato without vibrato

03 FLATTER + TRILLS

Trills normal, minor and major 2nd

Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd
Dynamics for all trills

10 PERF INTERVAL

Legato with vibrato

Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave
Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave
Marcato

11 PERF INTERVAL FAST

Legato

Marcato

12 PERF TRILL

 

Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd

13 PERF REPETITION

Legato
Portato
Staccato

Dynamics for all repetitions

14 GRACE NOTES

 

Grace notes
Minor 2nd to octave
Up and down

15 SCALE RUNS

 

Octave runs
Legato, chromatic and whole tone
Up and down

16 BENDS DOWN

Sustained with vibrato
Legato with vibrato

Sustained with progressive vibrato, and 'dirty'
Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances
Performance trills

98 RESOURCES

Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading

Isolated dynamics repetitions
Single layer long notes (p, mf, f)

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System Requirements

  • Windows 8.1 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
  • macOS 10.14 (latest update), Intel Core i3
  • 7200 rpm hard drive for the sample content
  • 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
  • iLok Account and iLok License Manager software for activation in the cloud or on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key

Recommended

  • Windows 10/11 (latest updates, 64-bit), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
  • macOS 11 (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
  • 8 GB RAM
  • SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted) for the sample content
  • AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
  • 88 key master keyboard

Hard Drive Space Requirements

  • 25 GB