Studio Saxophones

The sensuous timbre of the saxophone plays a crucial part across genre boundaries from jazz to pop to symphonic works and has made this instrument a mainstay in both the charts as well as in the public consciousness. There’s just something about its signature sound that fits seamlessly across styles, from moody modal explorations of atonality to pumping rock and the silkiest power ballads. This meticulously crafted collection of extensively sampled saxophones is not only just as versatile but is also giant steps ahead in terms of ease of usability and tweakability. Whether you need the tight ambience of a dry stage or a reverberated sound, this library delivers all the warm and rich sax tones you could ever need.

Overview

• Perfect classic saxophone sounds
• Full variety with soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and bass saxophone
• Recorded at the Silent Stage
• Wide variety of articulations for symphonic music as well as for jazz
• Mixer presets for easy placement at Synchron Stage Vienna

The Musician

Virtuoso sax player Robert Bernhard played his Selmer Mark VI series instruments (reissues of the famous vintage saxes of the Sixties) in the tight and controlled ambience of our second studio, the Silent Stage. He has profound experience in orchestral music, as well as in jazz, funk, and blues. His nuanced performances exploit the entire range of the instruments, from sensitive to aggressive, from whispering to screaming.

Dry or Wet Sax Sounds

Right out of the box, all instruments are perfectly positioned at the virtual Synchron Stage Vienna, utilizing the Synchron Player’s convolution reverb based on Vienna MIR Pro 3D technology. Presets such as close, classic, and distant make it easy to place and reverberate the instruments with pre-configured combinations of convolution and algorithmic reverbs. Further mixer presets such as Smokey, Dark, Hard Compressed or Smooth Delay help you dial in the right mood for your project or serve as great starting points for your own timbre creations.

By selecting the “MIR Unprocessed” preset without any reverb or placement, you can use the saxophones completely dry, place them anywhere in the stereo field, and incorporate any reverb of your preference, such as the rooms provided by Vienna MIR Pro 3D.

Smooth Articulations

Saxophones are well known for their extraordinary expressiveness and show-stopping techniques and articulations that range from subtle nuances to awe-inspiring effects. To capture this versatility, this collection includes a host of articulations that enable the instruments to be performed in a variety of genres, from symphonic music to jazz, rock and pop. In addition to a large selection of regular articulations including short notes, long notes, legatos, portamentos, glissandos, trills, flutter tongues, runs, repetitions, etc., the library offers specialties such as bends, falls, tongue slaps, dirty notes, key noises, and more.