Arturia Brass £200
Squeezing a realistic, fully editable brass section into a single plug-in was always going to be tricky. Has Arturia managed to pull it off?
Computer Music, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:04 pm UTC
Manufacturer's description
BRASS is a new kind of virtual instrument based on a physical modeling technology. It emulates a Trumpet, a Trombone and a Saxophone. All the characteristics of the real instruments have been analyzed and modeled through extensive research at world-renowned IRCAM institute. Arturia has partnered with this highly skilled team of researchers to bring this groundbreaking technology to the musician, in the form of a software instrument. BRASS is an extremely expressive, flexible and controllable instrument, and thus a fantastic alternative to loops or music libraries.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Easy to set up… …and use.
Cons
Doesn't sound realistic. Only three instruments available (though there are variations within these). High price. A learning curve if you want to program your own instruments. Polyphonic programming is a bit tedious.
Verdict
Brass promised a lot, but sadly, it delivers very little. We just don't think it sounds realistic enough.
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Specification Show
Brass
- Price:
- £200
- Description:
- A physically modelled brass section
- Additional Requirements:
- Syncrosoft protection key requires a free USB port, although the licence can be added to an existing Syncrosoft key
- Min Processor Speed (GHz):
- 1.5
- OS Requirements:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Microsoft Windows XP
- Ram Required (MB):
- 256
- MIDI:
- 0
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