Description
Augmented BRASS redefines the brass section for modern music production, merging meticulously recorded acoustic instruments with powerful hybrid synthesis. Offering an expansive palette of expressive and cinematic tones, it delivers everything from intimate chamber textures to bold orchestral power. Users can explore unique experimental timbres, blending real brass with innovative synth layers to create hybrid sounds that are dynamic, evolving, and inspiring. With over 300 production-ready presets, intuitive Morph controls, and assignable macros, the instrument allows effortless performance and sound design, whether you are composing film scores, electronic music, or orchestral arrangements. Recorded at a renowned European studio with premium microphones and preamps, Augmented BRASS captures subtle articulations, intricate textures, and expressive ensembles in exceptional detail. Its seamless integration of acoustic realism and synthetic sound design makes it a versatile tool for composers, producers, and sound designers seeking both classic and avant-garde brass sounds.
Key Features
- Hybrid Acoustic and Synth Engine:
Blend detailed brass samples with virtual analogue, granular, wavetable, and harmonic synthesis for evolving hybrid sounds in one instrument. - Expressive Morphing Controls:
Effortlessly animate layers from realistic acoustic tones to abstract, processed textures using intuitive Morph and macro controls for dynamic performances. - Comprehensive Preset Library:
Access over 300 ready-to-use presets, including chamber, orchestral, experimental, and synthetic brass, designed to inspire creativity immediately.
Recording and Sound Quality:
Augmented BRASS was captured in a specialised European studio, utilising premium microphones and preamps to ensure exceptional acoustic quality. The recordings cover a wide range of brass instruments, including trumpets, horns, trombones, tubas, cimbasso, and contrabass trombones, capturing subtle nuances from soft sustains to experimental articulations. Each instrument was recorded with precision, providing a detailed and expressive sound that retains realism while allowing extensive creative manipulation through its hybrid engine.
Performance and Control:
The instrument provides intuitive performance features such as MPE support, assignable macros, and drag-and-drop modulation, enabling nuanced polyphonic expression and real-time sound shaping. The built-in arpeggiator and sequencer add rhythmic complexity, while Morph controls allow seamless blending of acoustic and synthetic layers. Users can create both traditional brass arrangements and futuristic textures, making it ideal for cinematic scoring, modern electronic music, or hybrid sound design projects.
Creative Flexibility:
With over 300 presets and dozens of articulations spanning chamber, orchestral, and experimental sounds, Augmented BRASS encourages experimentation and innovation. Users can explore processed textures, tape effects, distortion, and layered synths alongside authentic recordings. The intuitive interface and robust modulation system make it simple to customise sounds, creating original brass timbres that push the boundaries of traditional instruments and inspire new compositional ideas.
Specifications
- Windows 10+ (64-bit), Mac OS 11+ (M1 supported)
- 4 GB RAM minimum, 4 cores CPU (3.4 GHz, 4.0 GHz Turbo boost recommended)
- 6 GB free hard disk space
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
- Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS compatible (64-bit DAWs only)
- Hybrid engine: Acoustic samples + Virtual Analogue, Granular, Wavetable, Harmonic synthesis
- 2 layers per preset, 2 sound sources per layer
- Morph control, 7 macros, 2 LFOs, 2 Function Generators, 2 Random sources, vibrato and tremolo
- Built-in 16-step arpeggiator with Chance lane and Auto Regen
- MPE and microtuning compatibility
- Over 300 factory presets included
- Integrated in-app tutorials for ease of use
