You are about to discover the library we believe to be the highest quality and most relevant to modern music on the market today! A huge comprising over 2000 samples!

The library is based around the 4 key brass instruments used in modern horn section line ups:

Bb Trumpet - (Taylor London Standard model)
Alto Sax - (Selmer super 80 II)
Tenor Sax - (Selmer super 80 II)
Trombone - (Conn 88h)

Check out Kick-Ass Brass! in these full demos - no live brass performances are featured, this is simply an Akai S5000!

(DEMO 1) (DEMO 2) - REAL AUDIO - (DEMO 1) (DEMO 2) - MP3

Having a choice of instruments allows the user to create a variety of brass arrangement styles. Funky JB horns would use the tenor, alto and bone to create a funky, reedy sound (3 piece). Modern soul horns would use trumpet, tenor and bone (3 piece). Fuller rock arrangements would sound best with all four. You pick the line-up you need for your track, you're in control! All the instruments have been pristinely recorded using a Neumann U89, Neve Pre-amp and edited in ProTools.

As any one instrument can produce an infinite amount of different sounds and dynamics, we have concentrated on capturing only the sounds you'll need to faithfully reproduce a horn section. However there is probably enough choice of samples to attempt to program a sax or trumpet solo, with a bit of effort! There are an average of 17 different samples per note of each instrument, and we have sampled at least every tone (or semitone in some cases) of the full range of each instrument.

Most of the programs are velocity switching. In the main program for each instrument there are 3 samples. MF, FF, and SLR or slurred notes. The SLR samples are in the medium velocity range. These samples may sound strange in isolation, but are to be slurred on to the end of the previous note. This allows you to run up a scale starting with a loud velocity and following with legato slurred notes (medium velocity) in quick succession.

The effect is very realistic. If you try this with the saxes, you can hear the clicks of the keys being depressed. However if you start a new note or phrase with this type of sample it will sound odd as the natural attack part of the sound and breathiness will be missing.

Check out the authenticity of Kick-Ass Brass! from these brief solo demos, all performed live!

Kick-Ass Brass! - ALTO SAX comprises...

ALTO SAX -
Looped and unlooped versions use MF/SLR/FF samples (all x-switched)
ALTO EXPRSS -
Quick vibrato, Long vibrato(all x-switched)
ALTO SLIDES -
Notes that are slurred up from the semitone below
ALTO STABS -
Short and medium stabs (all x-switched)
ALTO RIPS -
Long falls, short falls, and rips (all x-switched)
ALTO SWELLS S -
6, 4, 3, 2 beats @100bpm (all x-switched)
ALTO SWELLS L -
2 bars @ 100bpm
ALTO ENDS -
- Vibrato with a fall off
ALTO SHAKES -
Various trills

(Alto Sax Solo Demo MP3)

Kick-Ass Brass! - TENOR SAX comprises...

TENOR -
Looped and unlooped versions use MF/SLR/FF samples (all x-switched)
TENOR EXP -
Quick vibrato, Long vibrato (all x-switched)
TENOR SLIDES -
Notes that are slurred up from the semitone below
TENOR STABS -
Short and medium stabs (all x-switched)
TENOR RIPS -
Long falls, short falls, and rips (all x-switched)
TENOR SWELLS S -
6, 4, 3, 2 beats @100bpm (all x-switched)
TENOR SWELLS L -
2 bars @ 100bpm
TENOR ENDS -
Vibrato with a fall off
TENOR SHAKES -
Various trills

(Tenor Sax Solo Demo)

Kick-Ass Brass! - TRUMPET comprises...

TPT HARD -
Uses MF/SLR/FF samples (all x-switched)
TPT SOFT -
Uses MP/MF samples (all x-switched)
TPT FULL -
Looped and unlooped versions use MP/MF/SLR/FF samples (all
x-switched)
TPT EXP -
Quick vibrato, Long vibrato (all x-switched)
TPT SLIDES -
Notes that are bent up from the semitone below
TPT STABS -
Short and medium stabs (all x-switched)
TPT RIPS -
Long falls, short falls, long and short rips
TPT SWELLS S -
6, 4, 3, 2 beats @100bpm (all x-switched)
TPT SWELLS L -
2 bars @ 100bpm
TPT ENDS -
Vibrato with a fall off
TPT TRILLS -
Various trills

(Trumpet Solo Demo)

Kick-Ass Brass! - TROMBONE comprises...

BONE -
Looped and unlooped versions use MF/SLR/FF samples (allx-switched)
BONE EXP -
Quick vibrato,Long vibrato (allx-switched)
BONE STABS -
Short and medium stabs (allx-switched)
BONE RIPS -
Long falls, short falls, and rips (allx-switched)
BONE SLIDES -
Notes that are slurred up from the semitonebelow
BONE SWELLS S -
6, 4, 3, 2 beats @100bpm (allx-switched)
BONE SWELLS L -
2 bars @ 100bpm

(Trombone Solo Demo)

NB: These are all NNXT programs. You can't use this ReFill with V1 of Reason - upgrade!