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Detunized has released DTS014 – Sax Appeal, a collection of muti-sampled saxophones for Ableton Live.

Three Saxophones, multisampled and velocity layered. The instruments were recorded with different microphone positions. So the sound of your saxophones can be altered steplessly according to the needs of your arrangement.

Sax Appeal features

• 3 instruments:
  • Bass Sax: Keilwerth SX 90
  • Tenor Sax: Selmer Super Action 80 Serie II
  • Soprano Sax: Yamaha YSS 675
• Format: Ableton Live Pack.
• No. of Samples: 338, (24 Bit/44 khz).
• Disk space needed: approx. 370 MB.

DTS014 – Sax Appeal is available to purchase, priced at 4.98 EUR for Detunized subscribers. It is also available as an instant download for 6.78 EUR.

More information: Detunized

Arturia has released version 2.0 of Brass, 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.

Changes in Brass v2.0

• New physical modelling of the saxophone.
• Two new Saxophone mouthpieces.
• Possibility to play four instruments at a time using a new Harmonization module.
• Advanced spatialization possibilities.
• Improved MIDI control.
• Better integration into DAW software.
• Entirely redesigned interface.

Brass is available to purchase for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS/Standalone), priced at $229 USD / 229 EUR.

A new bundle of the Arturia Brass 2 software and has been releasedAkai Pro EWI-USB wind-controller is available as well in limited edition for the price of $449 USD / 399 EUR MSRP.

The Akai Professional EWI-USB enables wind players to enjoy the same expressive control as in an acoustic instrument. While EWI-USB is easy and fun to use, it is also powerful, flexible, and most importantly reliable enough for use on stage and in the studio by professional musicians.

Its USB interface means that all you need is nearly any computer (Mac / Win) and the included EWI-USB software, and you’re ready to practice, perform, create, and record with a full collection of wind instrument sounds.

The Brass 2 + EWI-USB Bundle will start shipping on January 25th, 2010.

More information: Arturia / Brass 2

Vir2 Instruments has released version 1.2 of MOJO: Horn Section, a virtual instrument for pop, funk, jazz, and big band horns.

Now at the tips of your fingers is the most versatile horn section in the world, MOJO: Horn Section, offering the most flexible and innovative approach to pop, funk, jazz, and big band horns ever created in a virtual instrument. Inspired by legendary groups like Tower of Power and the big bands of decades past, MOJO is capable of emulating everything from a sultry sax solo to a screaming full big band playing at the top of their lungs.

Changes in MOJO: Horn Section v1.2

• New microtuning feature available in the main menu, allowing for instant access to more than a dozen different common alternate tunings.
• All instruments tweaked sonically to improve their overall sound.
• Improved sound and performance for Punch feature, now converted to a pulldown menu (adjustable from 1-5).
• Improved load time across all instruments.
• Optimized polyphony usage across all instruments, resulting in less voices used and less CPU hit.
• Trombone doit release issue fixed.
• Improved tempo-syncing of all crescendos and swells across all instruments.
• Improved quality of timestretching of all crescendos and swells across all instruments.
• Miscellaneous tuning improvements across the library.
• EZRoom loading fixed.
• CIL Trombone script issue fixed.

Note: A few of the MIDI CC designations in the printed manual are now slightly altered (details available in the MOJO 1.2 Update Notes).

More information: Vir2 Instruments / MOJO: Horn Section

Vir2 Instruments has announced the release of MOJO: Horn Section, a virtual horn section instrument powered by the Kontakt engine.

Now at the tips of your fingers is the most versatile horn section in the world, MOJO: Horn Section, offering the most flexible and innovative approach to pop, funk, jazz, and big band horns ever created in a virtual instrument.

Inspired by legendary groups like Tower of Power and the big bands of decades past, MOJO is capable of emulating everything from a sultry sax solo to a screaming full big band playing at the top of their lungs.

MOJO: Horn Section eatures

• Instruments: Alto Sax, Bari Sax, Bass Trombone, Clarinet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Trombone, Trombone Mute, Trumpet, Trumpet Mute
• Articulation List (varies by instrument): Sustain, Octave Run Up and Down, Stab, Staccato, Bend Down, Crescendo (tempo-synced), Swell (tempo-synced), Rise to Hit, Shake, Trills
• Release Types (varies by instrument): Standard, Doit, Slur Up, Falls (4 different speeds), Shake
• Riffs: Over 1600 riffs included, Tempo-synced, Transposable, Organized by instrument, key, and tempo
• Effects: Hundreds of special effects samples
• Ensembles: Instant adjustment between 1 and 10 players per instrument, Intelligent and adjustable stereo positioning, Adjustable accuracy and sloppiness
• Integrated Engines: Physically modeled vibrato, Advanced humanization, Character control, EZRoom Convolution Reverb
• Playing Modes: Polyphonic, Monophonic, Legato
• Built-in Effects: 3-Band Equalizer, Compressor, Saturation, Distortion, Chorus, Reverb, Delay, Stereo Width, Limiter
• Other: Remote MIDI CC control over almost every parameter, Lite patches with fewer samples for faster loading, Individual articulation instruments
• Engine: Powered by Kontakt, Standalone, VST, AU, and RTAS operation, Mac and PC compatible

Vir2 MOJO is available for purchase for $499.95 USD.

More information: Vir2 Instruments

Sample Modeling has released The Sax Brothers, a collection of virtual saxophone instruments for Windows and Mac.

After the great success of Mr. Sax T, we were asked by our customers to extend the Sax family. Here are two brand new brothers, Mr. Sax A., and Mr. Sax B., exploiting the same technology, but based on completely new sample material, with a lot of new added features, and supplied with the newborn Native Instruments Kontakt 3.5 Player.

New in The Sax Brothers

• New instruments: Alto and Baritone Sax, designed and programmed for the new NI Kontakt 3.5 Player.
• The main panel allows for monitoring and inputting control data. It includes a drop down menu for Keyboard, Breathcontroller, Yamaha and Akai windcontroller input, symmetrical and asymmetrical pitchbend response, velocity or CC controlled portamento time, etc.
• Automatic recognition of the audio card sample rate has been implemented, thus obviating the need of manually setting the corresponding value on the instrument GUI.
• Channel aftertouch is now recognized and can be used to control several parameters, such as vibrato intensity or rate, subharmonic, growl or flutter intensity. A user defined smoothing parameter helps reduce any sudden jump of the less-than-optimal aftertouch response of several keyboards.
• MIDI remapping of incoming CCs is now possible, by a dedicated GUI.
• Mr. Sax T v1.51 has been reprogrammed in exactly the same way as the other Brothers.

The Sax Brothers (alto, tenor & baritone sax) is available for purchase for 239 EUR. Mr. Sax B. & A. (alto & baritone sax) can also be purchased in a bundle for 149 EUR (prices excl. VAT if within the European Union, and if applicable).

More information: Sample Modeling

Sample Modeling has released version 1.02 of Mr. Sax T., and version 2.01a of The Trumpet, two virtual instruments powered by Kontakt Player 2.

Changes in Mr. Sax T v1.02

• Symmetrical (“keyboard-like”) and asymmetrical (“natural”) PitchBend behaviour.
• Improved “bite”-vibrato for EWI wind controllers.
• Transpose window (MIDI transpose function, not accessible via the Kontakt Tune or Transpose controls).
• Instrument range extended to D#5 (sounding).
• Optimized DynPitch default response.
• DynPitch controlled by CC8.
• All_Note_Off button (if “on”, produces all note off on CC120-121-123).
• Improved legato/portamento behaviour, especially on larger legato intervals.
• New Portamento Time mode (3 modes: Velocity, CC5, CC5 inv, for various wind controllers).

Changes in The Trumpet v2.01a

• The progressive increase of the CPU load is no longer present.
• Legato now optimally works with all Wind Controllers.

Visit Sample Modeling for more information, video trailers and some audio demos.