Soprano Saxophone

The Soprano Saxophone normally doesn't show the typical curved build of the rest of the saxophone family but has a straight shape. It sounds very lyrical and has become famous through players like Kenny G. It is equally suitable for orchestral settings and jazz music.

$20.00

The musician for all the instruments, Robert Bernhard, plays in illustrious circles. His experience in orchestral music is as profound as his improvisations in jazz, funk and blues. He has captured all the nuances of the Selmer Mark VI series instruments (reissues of the famous vintage saxes of the Sixties) - from sensitive to aggressive, from whispering to screaming, exploiting the full dynamic range of these instruments.

Soprano Saxophone
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 pfp 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 Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Trills normal, minor and major 2nd
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, 150, 170, 180 BPM Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 and 160 BPM
Dynamics for all repetitions
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 Legato with sustain crossfading Isolated dynamics repetitions
Single layer long notes (p, mp, 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

  • 5 GB