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Orchestrator offers an industry first: real legato transitions for orchestrated chords. We meticulously recorded major and minor chords with all possible transitions between them. Orchestrator is an incredibly inspirational tool that will find its way into your orchestral template from day one.
The two ensembles recorded for Orchestrator are strings performing with choir and brass performing with woodwinds. A full set of legato chords is available for these two arrangements. Major and minor chords are mapped to two regions on the keyboard, allowing you to trigger and connect them using single keys.
In addition to the legato chords, a number of other ensembles are available, including legato double basses performing with choir basses, violin with soprano sustains, various staccato chords as well as a bonus set of alternative chord orchestrations.
Each instrument type in Orchestrator has a consistent region on the keyboard. Chords are always mapped to the same octaves, so are low basses and high sustains. This makes it extremely easy to layer different sounds together. The included Multis give you a number of such combinations.
Orchestrator is an incredibly inspirational tool that will find its way into your orchestral template from day one.
The following overview lists the exact arrangements and articulations for every patch found in Orchestrator.
1. Legato Chords: Brass + Winds
- 12 Major and 12 minor chords
- Arranged for flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns and trombones
- Real chord-to-chord transitions
- 3 Dynamic layers
2. Legato Chords: Strings + Choir - Arco
- 12 Major and 12 minor chords, strings playing arco
- Arranged for 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos, altos, sopranos and tenors
- Real chord-to-chord transitions
- 3 Dynamic layers
- MF layer has additional cresc-dim articulation on low velocity
3. Legato Chords: Strings + Choir - Bonus Tremolo
- 12 Major and 12 minor chords, strings playing tremolo
- Arranged for 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos, altos, sopranos and tenors
- Real chord-to-chord transitions, but using arco recordings for the transitions
- 3 Dynamic layers
4. Legato Octaves: Dark Basses
- Octaves
- Arranged for double basses and choir basses
- Real note-to-note legato transitions
5. Non-Legato Chords: High Strings + Choir
- 12 Major and 12 minor chords, higher orchestration/wider voicing
- Arranged for 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos, altos, sopranos and tenors
- 3 Dynamic layers
6. Non-Legato Sustain: High Strings + Choir
- Octaves and octave with flageolets
- Arranged for 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos, altos, sopranos and tenors
- 2 Dynamic layers
7. Non-Legato Octaves: Celli and Basses
- Octaves
- Arranged for cellos and double basses
- 2 Dynamic layers
- Source: Symphobia
8. Staccato Chords: Strings + Choir
- 12 Major and 12 minor chords, staccato
- Arco and pizzicato variation
- Arranged for 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos, altos, sopranos and tenors
- 2 Dynamic layers
- 2x Round robin
9. Staccato Chords: Brass + Winds
- 12 Major and 12 minor chords, staccato
- Arranged for flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns and trombones
- 2 Dynamic layers
- 2x Round robin
Orchestrator offers the following Kontakt Multis, stacking different combinations of the above instruments:
- 1. Strings + Choir | Basses + Celli | High Sus
- 2. Strings + Choir | Bonus Chords | Basses + Celli | High Sus
- 3. Brass + Winds | Basses + Celli | High Sus
- 4. Brass + Winds | Bonus Chords | Basses + Celli | High Sus
- 5. Brass + Winds | Dark Basses | High Sus
- 6. Grand Orchestra
- 7. Grand Staccato
Recorded dynamic layers: 3
Recorded release trail samples: yes
Recorded round robin (staccato chords): 2
