Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes captures the essence of an Oboist’s seamless transitions, meticulously recorded for smooth and expressive note changes. This virtual instrument is crafted to enhance playability and responsiveness, allowing you to bring your orchestral vision to life with incredible realism and to inspire new compositions with unmatched nuance and expression. Featuring state-of-the-art legato programming, multiple dynamic legato intervals and flexible interval types triggered by playing speed, Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes ensures you have the ultimate tool for your creative compositional needs.
Features
- Expressive Legatos: Includes 2 expressive legato patches: the highly playable Performance Legato reacting to playing speed, and the emotive Lyrical Legato for compelling, slower melodic lines.
- Essential Articulations: A curated selection of key articulations including essential longs (a standard sustain, plus sfz and flutter), shorts (covering staccatissimo to marcato, and multi-tongued options), and trills.
- Signature Mix: Offers Simon Rhodes’ expertly balanced main "Mix 1", a full-sounding room mix formed from Tree 1, Overheads, Outriggers 1, and a curated blend of spots, giving you instant access to a professional, polished sound.
What's Included
Legato Techniques
Performance Legato
A hugely detailed and highly playable legato patch which reacts in real time to playing speed
Lyrical Legato
A relaxed legato patch for slower moving melody lines
Long Techniques
Long
A polyphonic sustained longs patch for pads and chordal writing
Long (sfz)
An overblown and strong attack followed by an immediate sustained softer dynamic
Long Flutter
A sustained flutter technique, characterised by a delicate airy sound, achieved by fast articulation close to the embouchure
Trills (Major 2nds, Minor 2nds, Minor 3rds)
Rapid alternating between two notes
Short Techniques
Staccato
A general purpose short note length, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent
Staccato (alt)
An alternative take on a general purpose short note length, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent
Staccatissimo
A short and crisp note length, creating a sprightly “all-purpose” short articulation
Marcato
A technique performed with a strong accented front to the note - presented as a longer note length than 'staccato' with the option of Timed Release triggers
Tenuto
A technique performed with a small accented front to the note - presented as a shorter note length than 'marcato'
Short Double Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by double tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths
Short Triple Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by triple tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths
Short Quad Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by quad tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths
Microphone Signals
Mix 1
A full-sounding room mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from Tree 1, Overheads, Outriggers 1, and a curated blend of spots.
