Studio Saxophones
Smooth and Seductive
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
Studio Saxophones
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.
Articulations
Short notes
Staccato
Portato short and medium
Portato marcato
Slow and fast legato repetitions, regular as well as crescendo and diminuendo with 5 repetitions
Portato and staccato repetitions, regular as well as crescendo and diminuendo with 9 repetitions
Slaps
Key noise
Bends
Falls
Long notes
Long notes regular without, with normal, and with progressive vibrato, all with regular, bend, and fall release.
Performance marcato
“Dirty” tones with regular, bend, and fall release
Legato
Legato regular with and without vibrato
Legato fast
Grace notes
Portamento
Upwards glissandos
All patches with regular, bend, and fall release
Dynamics
Sforzato, fortepiano, sforzatissimo
Medium crescendo and diminuendo without vibrato, 1.5 and 2 sec.
Medium crescendo and diminuendo with vibrato, 2 and 5 sec.
Strong crescendo and diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Piano-forte-piano with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec.
Flutter tonguing, trills, fast repetitions
Flutter tonguing, crescendo
Half and whole tone trills regular with regular, bend, fall, and cut release
Half and whole tone trills crescendo and diminuendo
Half and whole tone trills accelerando with regular, bend, fall, and cut release
Half and whole tone trills accelerando, crescendo and diminuendo
Fast repetitions regular, crescendo, and diminuendo at 140/150/160/170/180 BPM with regular, bend, fall, and cut release
Runs
Chromatic octave runs, up and down
Whole tone octave runs, up and down
Data Size
System Requirements
Minimum:
Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i3
7200 rpm hard drive (HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
8 GB RAM
iLok Account and iLok License Manager for license activation on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (the iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection!)
Free storage space: 21 GB
Recommended:
Windows 11 (latest update), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
macOS 13 Ventura (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon/M1/M2
16 GB RAM
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
88 key master keyboard
