Orchestral Essentials

Orchestral Essentials - the essence of film scoring.
Orchestral Essentials will boost your film composer career at an unbeatable price.

ProjectSAM has carefully selected the essentials from each of their products, including the highly praised Symphobia series, True Strike series and Orchestral Brass Classic, and bundled them into one effective, incredibly versatile package. Moreover, new instruments not found in any other ProjectSAM products have been included.

Covering full orchestra, string, brass and woodwind ensembles, classical and world percussion, Orchestral Essentials gives you the right ammo to start scoring for film, games or pop with the acclaimed "cinematic SAM sound". For each of the orchestral sections, an essential list of articulations is available, as well as one expressive legato instrument and an inspiring set of clusters, textures and effects. Apart from these orchestral elements, you will also find a concert harp, church organ, ProjectSAM's renowned Dystopia sound design, and, exclusive to Orchestral Essentials, an enchanting grand piano and harpsichord.

Orchestral Essentials follows ProjectSAM's ensemble recording philosophy. Strings, brass and woodwinds were sampled as sections, as nothing beats the authentic blend of orchestral instruments in a concert hall. ProjectSAM captures this magic in various orchestrations; for example, imagine the noble sound of horns and trombones performing together naturally.

Back in 2002, ProjectSAM set the benchmark for ambient recording and affordability with the release of SAM Horns. Now, ProjectSAM does it again with Orchestral Essentials.

An overview of the Orchestral Essentials features and technical specifications:

• Epic full orchestra articulations
• Symphonic string, brass and wind ensemble articulations
• Legato ensembles with real note transitions
• Classical, melodic and world percussion including timpani and Japanese drums
• Cinematic effects, clusters and percussive hits
• Previously unreleased Piano Mystique and Harpsichord
• Ground-shaking Dystopia sound design
• Inspiring and thematic Multis
• 12 GB library pool (7 GB compressed NCW format)
• 1 stereo mic set per instrument (see instrument list)
• 44.1 kHz 24 bit audio pool
• Kontakt Player 5 included with purchase
• Internet activation required using product serial number
• License allows for two simultaneous activations per licensee
• Min system requirements Mac: OS X 10.6 or 10.7 (latest update), Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM
• Min system requirements PC: Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2 GB RAM
• Supported interfaces: Stand-alone, VST, Audio Units, RTAS (Pro Tools 9 or higher), ASIO, Core Audio, WASAPI
• Not compatible with PowerPC Macs
   

Comparison Chart

Below you will find an Orchestral Essential comparison chart. While it is difficult to compare libraries solely by size (a subtle harp pluck results in a much longer sample than an epic full orchestra hit), this chart will give you a general idea how Orchestral Essentials is built up.

Comparison chart excludes unique OE content (grand piano and harpsichord).

All information is subject to change without prior notice.

Video Demos

	SEQUENCER DEMO #1 - ALIEN ABDUCTION DREAMS (Alex Pfeffer)
	SEQUENCER DEMO #2 - RISE FROM THE ASHES (Michal Cielecki)
	SEQUENCER DEMO #3 - LUST FOR BLOOD (ProjectSAM)
	SEQUENCER DEMO #4 - SUNNY DAY IN EL AQUA (Joris Holtackers)

More infos

Systemrequirements

NI Kontakt Player 5 included in this product!

The latest version of Kontakt Player is available through your Native-Instruments Service Center

Windows
Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64, 2 GB RAM

Mac
Mac OS X 10.6 (latest update), Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM

for all

• 1GB free disc space for player installation
• additional hard disc space according to the library size
• internet connection for product activation required (on any computer)
• DVD drive

SUPPORTED INTERFACES

• Stand-alone
• VST
• Audio Units
• ASIO
• Core Audio
• WASAPI
• RTAS (Pro Tools 8 and higher)

Product activation:
An internet connection on any computer is required to authorize / activate the product (Challenge/Response).

Reviews

Music Tech Magazine 03/2012

soundsandgear.com 01/2012

bottom line: I give this library 5 out of 5 subs without a doubt, it sounds amazing, it’s easy to tweak, and it’s just plain fun to play!

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