Publisher: Musical Sampling
Website: musicalsampling.com/classic-brass
Format: KONTAKT 6.8
Size: 9.36 GB
Classic Brass is our concert hall brass library, a true workhorse instrument.
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Sharing the same playability philosophy as our existing brass releases, Classic Brass takes every aspect of the sampling process to a new level. Recorded in a large acoustic space (Besedni dum in Brno, Czech Republic), it expands the upper dynamic range, pushing the limits of contextual sampling methods in a real concert hall setting.
Every articulation—except for staccato and staccatissimo on locked keys—was recorded in carefully chosen phrases, striving to preserve the musical energy and subtle chaos that a live performance brings to every note.
Extremely playable, rich in personality, covering a wide dynamic range and leaving ample room for the sound to breathe—all carefully programmed for a natural feel under the fingers.
This is Classic Brass.
High Voice Count: This library is a true polyphonic monster. Due to the specific programming, dynamic layers, and microphone placement, using multiple microphones when playing fast triads can easily exceed 1000+ voices—especially for trumpets, which have five dynamic layers.
The Mix microphone placement is a carefully balanced combination of all the recorded microphones, designed to address the vast majority of compositional needs while maintaining a more manageable polyphony.
For reference, the demo track “Rise of the Crowned” was recorded on a seven-year-old PC without any issues. Three trumpets, a Mix mic for French horns, bones, and tuba.
Artifacts: Almost everything in this library was contextually sampled and pushed to the limits of musicality. As a result, a small number of artifacts may be present, arising from the post-processing necessary to make these performances playable.
These artifacts are heard primarily in contextual staccato sections, where a subtle, ghostly trail may follow the natural reverberant trail.
Does this affect the music’s use in context? Not at all.
This library was never intended to be sterile, and the compromise required to record energetic, characterful performances was deemed entirely justified.
