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Free Creative-Commons Orchestral Sample Library – Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra

The Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra is a free Creative Commons-licensed orchestral sample library in .sfz format. While not as advanced or ambitious in scope as commercial offerings, Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra contains all the basic building blocks for creating real virtual orchestrations. Features: Sample library created from free/CC-licensed/public domain instrument samples. Melodic instruments and chromatic percussion are… Read More Free Creative-Commons Orchestral Sample Library – Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra

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Vienna Dimension Brass

At the 2011 NAMM Show, Vienna Symphonic Library announced Vienna Dimension Brass, a new sample library focusing on orchestral brass instruments. Check out the demos in the promo video for a taste of the library’s sound quality.

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Would Leonard Bernstein Want West Side Story Played On Synthesizers?

Would Leonard Bernstein want his the score for his classic musical West Side Story played on synths, instead of an orchestra? That’s the question asked by a thought-provoking New York Times article that looks at how synths are replacing musicians in the orchestras of not only new musicals, but classic ones. Violinist Paul Woodiel writes:… Read More Would Leonard Bernstein Want West Side Story Played On Synthesizers?

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Get A Free Symphonic Orchestra Sample Library!

Need a free orchestra? Sounds Online is offering an awesome freebie – Symphonic Orchestra Free, a free starter edition of their professional symphonic orchestra virtual instrument. It contains a selection of instruments from its full orchestral library. It works with most sequencer/notation hosts including Ableton Live, Cubase/Nuendo, Digital Performer, Finale, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Pro… Read More Get A Free Symphonic Orchestra Sample Library!

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East West Quantum Leap Complete Composers Collection

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EAE8A44D5813566A Torley offers his first impressions of the East West Quantum Leap Complete Composers Collection, a gargantuan collection of virtual instruments. These are not intended to be reviews of the sound libraries or musical performances. Instead, Torley demonstrates the ranges of sounds available in the Composers Collection and riffs on the sounds.

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Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra

INTRODUCTION ‘Grime Eye’ – 140bpm by Nonclassical Records Is the Turntable a musical instrument? Can it work as a ‘classical’ instrument? These were the first questions posed by idea of a Concerto for Turntables. Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra (Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda) attempts to answer those questions. Should the turntable join… Read More Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra

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