Studio Contrabass Clarinet
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The rare contrabass clarinet is almost twice as long as the bass clarinet, and so not only the deepest, but also the biggest instrument in the clarinet family with a very powerful and sonorous sound. The instrument was recorded in the relatively dry and controlled environment of our second studio, the Silent Stage, and offers all common articulations.
Studio Contrabass Clarinet
Overview
Recorded at Silent Stage
Short and long notes, legato, dynamics, flutter tongue, repetitions
Mixer Presets for authentic placement at Synchron Stage Vienna
Switch off internal reverb for placement in any virtual acoustic environment
The contrabass clarinet is a transposing instrument and notated in treble key, but sounding a major ninth lower. Some instruments even have extra keys to extend the range down. It is found more often in brass and military music than in the orchestra. Its tone is rich and full, the lowest notes having an understandably rough quality.
Articulations
Staccato
Portato
Repetitions legato, portato, staccato
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: 3.8 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
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