Atelier Series Orb Trumpets

Trumpet section library built for Kontakt

Orb Trumpets is a proof-of-concept release that is created entirely out of performances. 

Recorded in Orb Studios in Austin, TX – the goal was to create a trumpet patch that took their Adventure-style programming techniques to a more natural-sounding level using samples derived from phrases. It’s trickier to program and hone, but the resulting fluidity is compelling. 

Like the larger orchestral releases, the Adventure-style programming requires no keyswitching. For quicker notes, you’re going to want to play within the 1-100 velocity range. For longer notes, 101-127 provides a slightly broader attack. Switching between the two provides an effective approximation of how brass players tend to shape certain notes within a variety of phrases. 

Tuning was lightly done to taste instead of destructively tuning it with software. Musical Sampling retained the natural biases in intonation up the range/dynamics while pulling in the more squirrely notes, resulting in a more natural temperament. 

Patches

• Adventure Workhorse
• Adventure (FFF Sus Layer)
• Stac & Stacmo (VEL Switching)
• Stac & Stacmo (MW Switching)
• No Filter versions of above

Features

• Two-trumpet section
• Keyswitch-less “Adventure” programming
• Two velocity-sensitive attack types
• Entirely performance-sourced sampling
• Tighter studio recordings
• Hand-tuned to taste - no destructive tuning
• Adjustable reverb of custom hall impulse

Specifications

• Requires full retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher
• Free Kontakt Player NOT supported
• Recorded in 48khz / 24bit
• 240 MB compressed NCW format
• Receive watermarked product by Pulse downloader