Articulation Guide. Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments.

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1 Articulation Guide Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments 1

2 CONTENT I About this Articulation Guide 2 II Introduction 3 III Recording and Concept 4 IV Berlin Series 5 1 Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments... 6 Instruments... 8 Articulations Rev Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

3 I About this Articulation Guide The number of Orchestral Tools is constantly growing and covers all instrumental families of the orchestra, with some collections even branching out into non-orchestral instruments. This Articulation Guide describes all contained articulations as well as their technical properties (velocity layers, Round Robins, and many more). This document is a special version of the Articulation Guide that only contains features applicable to the collections listed below. You can download the full Articulation Guide that applies to all Orchestral Tools collections in our Helpdesk. The following table lists all collections covered by this Articulation Guide with their current Capsule version as well as the minimum Kontakt version. Collection Name BBR A Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments Collection 1.0 Capsule Kontakt Full Important This Articulation Guide does not cover the general installation, usage and features of Orchestral Tools collections. These topics are explained step by step in the respective User Guides and Installation Guides, which you can find in your collection's Documentation folder. You can also find them in our Helpdesk. 2 About this Articulation Guide

4 II Introduction Welcome to the Orchestral Tools Articulation Guide! Orchestral Tools provides high-quality sampled instruments for composers. Thanks to our Capsule Scripting Framework developed in-house, all Orchestral Tools collections look and work in a very similar way. Articulation names, labeling and all technical terms are identical in every collections, so you will find it easy to find your way around. This Articulation Guide describes all articulations as well as their technical features and is organized as follows: - The general Se r ie s Ov e r v ie w shows you all available Orchestral Tools Series', which group our collections into broader categories. - Following this is the respective Se r ie s Ov e r v ie w Page of one particular Series, which lists all available collections by name and gives suggestions for expansions options. - Each individual collection then has its own C ol l e ction Ov e r v ie w page, which describes the general content of the collection as well as its most important features at a glance. - This is followed by the Instr ume nts Section, which lists all instruments (or sections) contained in the collection with a short description of tone, scope or other pertinent information. - The Ar ticul ations Section finally lists all articulations in detail along with all their properties. 3 Introduction 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

5 III Recording and Concept We are happy to have found a sonic home for our collections at the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin. The large recording stage at Teldex looks back on a long tradition of many well known and Grammy award winning recordings. Famous orchestras, like the Berlin Philharmonics and great film composers from the USA and Europe trust and love the wide and clear acoustics of this room. One of the best sounding scoring stages in Europe, this room together with a fantastic complement of legendary microphones catapults our work to a new level of orchestral sampling. The quality of a sampled collection begins with the recording. Every Orchestral Tools collection is recorded at 96khz with state of the art equipment. The full editing and post-production process uses these 96khz recordings without downsampling. We very rarely denoise our recordings and never treat them in any other automated way. If tuning is needed, it is done by ear without resorting to tuning algorithms. Only at the very end, right before the samples are mapped into their instruments, the content is converted to 48khz for best use of resources. Our goal is to provide a set of tools that easily adapts to any workflow and creates a coherent sonic representation of the orchestra. The main way we achieved this is by recording every instrument in its orchestral position. All collections come pre-panned and pre-mixed with their respective volumes balanced. If there are multiple types of the same instrument, they are recorded in slightly different positions, yet still in their general section area. The different snare drums in Berlin Percussion, for example, have been recorded slightly spread over the general "snare drum area" within the percussion section. This allows you to have a very wide and full sound when combining multiple instruments. We deliberately choose to also record non-traditional instruments as belonging to a symphonic setup, like electric guitars and a drumset in our Metropolis Ark Series. Modern media scoring introduces a host of new instruments into the established orchestral lineup and we feel these instruments deserve the same care and precision in fitting them into the symphonic sound as their traditional counterparts. All collections feature a number of microphone positions commonly used in orchestral recording. The position of these microphones is identical in every collection, which means that for example the Tree is much nearer to the string section that it is to the percussion section (because the percussion section is situated at the back of the orchestra). This enabled lively acoustics that come pre-mixed for the respective stage position. The choice of mic positions also depends greatly on the instrument. Some instruments, especially in the percussion section, benefit greatly from a M/S position to enable accurately positioning the sound source. Wherever possible, similar instruments use the same mapping scheme so it is usually possible to transfer MIDI data from one instrument to another easily. This is especially important and useful for percussion. 4 Recording and Concept

6 IV Berlin Series The Berlin Series is Orchestral Tools' ongoing journey to harnessing the sound of the Teldex Scoring stage in an all-purpose orchestral sample collection. Every major section of the orchestra is represented by one Main Collection, which contains all essentials instruments and articulations and forms the backbone of any symphonic piece. These collections are expanded and continued by special expansion collections, which add additional instruments or playing techniques. The following table lists all Berlin Series Collections currently released - underlined names jump to a description of its content and unique features. You can download a version of this Articulation Guide that applies to all released Collections on our Helpdesk. When you load any Berlin Series patch inside Kontakt, the instrument slot will show an icon representing the orchestral section as shown below. Berlin Orchestra Inspire Berlin Orchestra Inspire Berlin Woodwinds Berlin Brass Berlin Percussion Berlin Strings Main Collection Additional Instruments Soloists I Soloists II SFX Main Collection Additional Instruments Muted Brass Horn SFX Main Collection The Timpani Main Collection Special Bows I Special Bows II First Chairs SFX 5 Berlin Series 2017 Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH

7 4.1 Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments Berlin Brass brought the Berlin Series full circle by bringing symphonic brass directly to your projects. Now the brass line-up is expanded with four new solo instruments in Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments, extending the existing complement while maintaining consistency is use and articulation depth. Extending the Best. With Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments, we present the second complement to our Berlin Brass Main Collection. Have full control over four new inspirational and extraordinary brass instruments: New possibilities of expression. Combined with Berlin Brass Main or on its own these solo instruments extend your brass paintbox from the lowest end of the Contrabass Trombone to the highest range of the Piccolo Trumpet. No matter if you write high and festive solo lines or ultra low pads - the Additional Instruments are your new tool to realize strikingly different brass arrangements. Uncompromising recording techniques in the Telex Scoring Stage combined with the best orchestral musicians of Berlin shaped the surpassing sound of the Berlin Series. No wonder that the Additional Instruments received the same treatment. An incomparable balanced, flexible and premium sound is the result. Instrumentation and Recording Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments contains four instruments, which are divided into patches containing a single articulation as well as multi articulation patches. You will find all of these patches inside the Instruments folder. The collection contains the following instruments, as they appear in your instruments folder: Piccolo Trumpet Bass Trumpet Euphonium Contrabass Trombone Note that the instrument numbering continues the sequence from the Berlin Brass Main Collection. This structure is identical for Single Articulation, Multi Articulation and Time Machine-enabled patches. All instruments within a section are different instruments played by different musicians, not just additional recording passes. You have free choice between six microphone positions, Close I and II, ORTF, AB, Tree and Surround. These microphone positions are switchable in the GUI and can be controlled via MIDI CC. Additionally, all core articulations have been recorded with multiple velocity layers for realistic dynamics. 6 Berlin Series Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments

8 All samples have their natural panning Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH Berlin Series Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments

9 4.1.1 Instruments Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments expands your brass section with four additional instruments. This section briefly explains the individual instruments and points out usage scenarios and expansion options. Piccolo Trumpet Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments adds a Piccolo Trumpet with all essential articulations including full legato, immediate and soft sustains, as well as repetitions, crescendos and even Playable Runs. Bass Trumpet The Bass Trumpet extends the trumpet line-up towards the low end with identical articulations to the Piccolo Trumpets sans the Playable Runs. Euphonium The Euphonium comes with 3 velocity layers for essential articulations, making this versatile instrument an integral part of the Berlin Brass line-up. Contrabass Trombone Much requested, the Contrabass Trombone brings low-end agility with essential articulations. Notable Articulations: Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments features a number of unique articulations in addition to the regular staples. These include: - Tempo-synced 16th and Triplets repetitions - Several dynamics, including crescendi and swells - Playable Runs for Piccolo Trumpet Most articulations are also available as Time Machine patches, which allow you to adjust the sample length dynamically. Expansion Options: Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments of course fits splendidly with the brass staples from Berlin Brass and Berlin Brass - Muted Brass bringing various mutes to the brass line-up, as well as Berlin Brass - French Horn SFX, with four additional French Horns recorded both separately and individually with a host of highly controllable effects. 8 Berlin Series Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments

10 4.1.2 Articulations All Orchestral Tools collections focus on providing a versatile pallet of articulations to help you shape your sound. This section lists all articulations contained in Berlin Strings - Special Bows I. All Berlin Strings - Special Bows I Patches have Close I and II, ORTF, Tree, AB and Surround microphone positions. As such these positions are not listed in the tables below. Articulations Legend Symbol Name Description R Range The playable range of the instrument. L Layers Lists the number and musical dynamics of velocity layers the instrument uses. T Transition Range The interval range of recorded legato transitions. S Transition Styles If multiple legato styles are present, these are listed here by name V Vibrato Layers The number and type of vibrato layers M Microphone Positions Any special mic positions that deviate from the collection standard. TM Time Machine Denotes a patch that uses TimeMachine for tempo-sync. + Time M achine Patche s All patches marked with a "+" (plus sign) also exist as a TimeMachine patch. These patches allow you to adjust the length of the sample to your liking. For more Information refer to the User Guide. About Instrument Ranges: The ranges given below are recorded note ranges. You can stretch or limit the playable range for every articulation within the UI. Piccolo Trumpet Articulation Properties 01. Piccolo Trumpet Legato R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) T: 1st-8th V: Without, Romantic 02. Piccolo Trumpet Sustains Imm R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) V: Without, Romantic 03. Piccolo Trumpet Sustains Soft R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) V: Without, Romantic 04. Piccolo Trumpet Staccatissimo R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH Berlin Series Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments

11 Articulation Properties 05. Piccolo Trumpet Staccato R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Piccolo Trumpet Marcato Short R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Piccolo Trumpet Marcato Long R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Piccolo Trumpet Repetitions 16th Phrase R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) TM 09. Piccolo Trumpet Repetitions Triplets Phrase R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) TM 10. Piccolo Trumpet Crescendo Short R: D3-Eb5 L: 1 (ff) Piccolo Trumpet Crescendo Long R: D3-Eb5 L: 1 (ff) Piccolo Trumpet Fortepiano R: D3-Eb5 L: 1 (ff) Piccolo Trumpet TO Trills HT-WT R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) 14. Piccolo Trumpet Playable Runs R: D3-Eb5 L: 2 (mp, ff) Piccolo Trumpet Multi - Bass Trumpet Articulation Properties 01. Bass Trumpet Legato R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) T: 1st-8th V: Without, Romantic 02. Bass Trumpet Sustains Imm R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) V: Without, Romantic 03. Bass Trumpet Sustains Soft R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) V: Without, Romantic 04. Bass Trumpet Staccatissimo R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Bass Trumpet Staccato R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Bass Trumpet Marcato Short R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Bass Trumpet Marcato Long R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) RR: Bass Trumpet Repetitions 16th Phrase R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) TM 09. Bass Trumpet Repetitions Triplets Phrase R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) TM 10. Bass Trumpet Crescendo Short 11. Bass Trumpet Crescendo Long 12. Bass Trumpet Fortepiano 13. Bass Trumpet TO Trills HT-WT R: F1-Bb3 L: 1 (ff) Bass Trumpet Multi - 10 Berlin Series Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments

12 Euphonium Articulation Properties 01. Euphonium Legato R: F1-Bb3 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) T: 1st-8th V: Without, Romantic 02. Euphonium Sustains Imm R: F1-Bb3 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) V: Without, Romantic 03. Euphonium Sustains Soft R: F1-Bb3 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) V: Without, Romantic 04. Euphonium Staccatissimo R: F1-Bb3 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Euphonium Marcato Short R: F1-Bb3 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Euphonium Marcato Long R: F1-Bb3 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Euphonium Repetitions 16th Phrase R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) TM 08. Euphonium Repetitions Triplets Phrase R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) TM 09. Euphonium Crescendo Short 10. Euphonium Crescendo Long 11. Euphonium Fortepiano 12. Euphonium Swell Short 13. Euphonium Swell Long 14. Euphonium TO Trills HT-WT R: F1-Bb3 L: 2 (mp, ff) Euphonium Multi - Contrabass Trombone Articulation Properties 01. Contrabass Trombone Sustains Imm R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) T: 1st-8th 02. Contrabass Trombone Sustains Soft R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) 03. Contrabass Trombone Staccatissimo R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Contrabass Trombone Staccato R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Contrabass Trombone Marcato Short R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Contrabass Trombone Marcato Long R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 3 (p, mf, ff) RR: Contrabass Trombone Crescendo Short R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 1 (ff) Contrabass Trombone Crescendo Long R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 1 (ff) Contrabass Trombone Fortepiano R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 1 (ff) Contrabass Trombone Swell Short R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 1 (ff) Contrabass Trombone Swell Long R: Bb-1-Bb2 L: 1 (ff) + Contrabass Trombone Multi Orchestral Tools Schwarzer & Mantik GmbH Berlin Series Berlin Brass - Additional Instruments