BRASS 2 from Arturia is a virtual instrument based on physical modeling technology and emulates a trumpet, trombone and 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.
V 2.0
- New saxophone model - a tenor saxophone by Buffet-Crampon with 2 different mouthpieces reproduced, one classical and the other jazz
- New harmonization - with the ability to play 4 different instruments at a time, BRASS 2 provides a new harmonization engine that is extremely easy to use with sections, duets, trios all now possible
- New spatiality realism mainly comes from the core instrument models, but also from the recording space. The new specialization adds a new level of possibilities to your brass parts
- New MIDI integration - the instrument comes with a better integration in the studio. MIDI settings will allow you to easily decide whether you control BRASS using a simple keyboard, a breath-controller, an Akai EWI, a Yamaha WX5, and more
- New Riff organization - while BRASS is primarily designed as a set of instruments to play, it also comes loaded with hundreds of pre-written phrases. Organized by style, such as hip-hop, Latino, rock, jazz or even military, they make it easy for non-players to insert realistic brass parts into their music. All of these phrases can be quickly and dramatically modified in all aspects
- 75 presets, 160 riffs and 60 kits
General
- 3 physically modeled brass instruments - trumpet, trombone and saxophone
- 4-part multi-timbral in LIVE mode with total control over expressiveness through MIDI
- Harmonization module to control the 60 polyphonic multi-timbral instrument kits
- Customize instrument characteristics include a choice of 4 attack and 4 vibrato types, instrument material, humanization, musical style, use static or dynamic mutes, etc.
- 8 parameters to control the instruments in real-time :
- Attack
- Pressure
- Pitch (for legatos, falls or expressivity)
- Timbre of the instruments
- Noise amount in the instrument sound
- Vibrato
- Position of the instrument toward the microphone
- Mute (for trumpet and trombone)
- Each parameter can be Independent automated via a dedicated control window
- "Brassing" effect used in trumpets and trombones to tightens up attacks
- Organization of MIDI controls allows easier editing and better control, and includes support for the Akai EWI
- Optional ambience reverberation can help place the instruments in a virtual stereo space
- Chorus mode for all instruments, with up to a 4 instrument unison section
- Playable via a MIDI keyboard
- RIFF Mode with more than 500 modifiable pre-recorded MIDI phrases in many different styles, including jazz, funk, Latino, reggae, Zouk, salsa, r n' b, and more
- Easy and fast searching of riffs with the preset explorer
- Up to 4 simultaneous instruments in a riff
- Editable length, tempo and tune of each riff
- Riff editing with the zoomable pianoroll and independent parameter editing
- Powerful editing options - solo, mute, 8 drawing tools
- Live playing of several riffs with the keyboard
- Import and export riff presets from and to MIDI files