Modern Symphonic Orchestra includes the sound of the full strings broken down by sections:
|
 |
 |
1st Violins 10 violins on the far left. |
|
|
2nd Violins 10 violins to the left of the center. |
|
|
Violas Eight violas in the center. |
|
|
Celli 12 celli to the right of the center.
|
|
|
Basses Six basses to the far right. |
|
|
All Strings 1st violins, 2nd violins, violas, cellos, and basses mapped to keys in the appropriate ranges.
|
ESC - Advanced Sound Design Notes:
|
|
|
Automatic Up/Down bowing for the sustained notes |
|
|
Up/Down bowing for staccato, détaché that including separate presets for Up/Dn, Dn/Up, Up/Dn/Dn, Dn/Up/Up (triplets) |
|
|
Presets designed for the Pizzicato, referred to as Dbl 1, Dbl 2, Trp 1, Trp 2, and Qdp (Quadruplet) |
|
|
Keyswitch preset that allows you to switch between each of the bowings using the keyswitch |
|
|
A "KSW All+Flx" preset that contains the sustained Up/Dn, détaché, and staccato in one preset so you can switch between those articulations and bowings using a keyswitch
|
Disc 2 - Woodwinds
The Modern Symphonic Orchestra includes each of the woodwind instruments found in a standard symphony orchestra:
|
|
|
Bassoon |
|
|
Clarinet |
|
|
Contra Bassoon |
|
|
English Horn |
|
|
Flute |
|
|
Oboe |
|
|
Piccolo
|
ESC - Advanced Sound Design Notes:
When you use woodwinds from the same family in harmony (such as two flutes or two clarinets), use the same solo woodwind as the second part, and then, in your sequencer, you can use a technique called delay that lets you "slide" the second part down a few ticks. This creates a more realistic sound and avoids a recording problem called phasing.
Additional Features:
|
|
|
Double, Triplet, Quadruplet and Random tonguing creates a more realistic sound to avoid a "machine gun" effect when repeating the same key |
|
|
A "KSW AllFlx" preset that contains the sustained, staccato, 1/2 step and whole step trills in one preset so you can switch between those using a keyswitch
|
Disc 3 - Brass
The Modern Symphonic Orchestra features symphonic brass instruments:
Solo Instruments: |
|
|
Trumpet |
|
|
French Horn |
|
|
Trombone |
|
|
Tuba
|
| Duet Brass: |
|
|
2 Trumpets |
|
|
2 French Horns |
|
|
2 Trombones |
|
|
2 Tubas
|
| Large Brass: |
|
|
Trumpets - Three trumpets |
|
|
French Horns - Four French horns |
|
|
Trombones - Three trombones |
|
|
Bass Trombones - Trombones specially designed to reach C1 |
|
|
Tubas - The "bottom" of the brass section
|
ESC - Advanced Sound Design Notes:
For a balanced sound, the Modern Symphonic Orchestra uses a Baroque orchestral setup with the brass stretching from left to right (left of center to right of center). Duet Brass presets create the sound of two brass instruments playing in unison. Use these when you want a slightly larger sound than a single brass instrument.
Additional Features:
|
|
|
Double, Triplet, Quadruplet and Random tonguing creates a more realistic sound to avoid a "machine gun" effect when repeating the same key |
|
|
"KSW AllFlx" preset that contains the sustained and staccato, so you can switch between those using a keyswitch
|
Disc 4 - Percussion
The Modern Symphonic Orchestra includes banks for the following percussion instruments:
Solo Instruments:
|
|
|
Celesta |
|
|
Glockenspiel |
|
|
Harp |
|
|
Percussion |
|
|
Tubular Bells |
|
|
Xylophone |
|
|
Timpani
|
ESC - Advanced Sound Design Notes:
A comprehensive percussion battery with an assortment of specialized presets that include everything from short, sustained and dampened hits to edge and center drumhead samples. These presets have all been mapped to the powerful Emulator X and Proteus X effects and synthesis architecture, giving you unprecedented real-time control over attack, decay, timbre and ambience.
Disc 5 - Symphonic Collection
The Symphonic Collection Disc is an invaluable composition tool that gives you over 50 plug-and-play combination presets, covering everything from individual instrument sections to the grand "Symphonic Collection" preset that puts an entire orchestra at your fingertips spread over 32 MIDI channels.
ESC - Advanced Sound Design Notes:
This bank also includes multisetup presets that allow you to switch different setups by changing the channel on your MIDI controller. For each multisetup preset, there is a setup for each channel from 1 through 32.
Disc 6 - Overture 4 SE Notation Software
Overture 4 SE is easy-to-use notation software that is great for demanding composers, arrangers, music educators, and students - anyone who wants the flexibility to create complex musical scores, and do it quickly.
Overture 4 SE Notation Software Features
|
|
|
Plug-and-play VST host for Emulator X and Proteus X that loads all controller and key switches for the Modern Symphonic Orchestra presets right out of the box |
|
|
Allows on-screen composition as notation via computer mouse/keyboard; MIDI controller/keyboard; or by importing standard MIDI, Encore, Music XML and MusicTime files |
|
|
Records and plays back MIDI files with record-to-.WAV functionality
|
