{"product_id":"sonuscore-lux-orchestral-brass","title":"Sonuscore LUX Orchestral Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1012\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/FaoKYhJ4L8I\" title=\"LUX ORCHESTRAL BRASS | Walkthrough\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrue Dynamic Range, Pure Brass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith LUX Orchestral Brass, Sonuscore set out to keep the same spirit that made LUX Orchestral Strings popular with composers everywhere, while recognising that brass sections need something different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLUX Orchestral Strings made composers feel like they were in the room with the musicians, LUX Orchestral Brass does this too, but focuses more on depth than on width.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSonuscore took this approach because composers told us they wanted brass they would actually use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLUX Orchestral Brass is not meant to be another \"big Hollywood brass\" library like many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, it is made to work perfectly with LUX Orchestral Strings and one of the few libraries that records the full dynamic range instead of creating it artificially.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull Orchestral Brass Section\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey switch articulation sets for every musical context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to Six Dynamic Layers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuto Divisi Instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix Mic Positions + Full Mix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeamless Articulation Transitioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorphing articulations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdaptive articulations that switch automatically as you play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposer-Crafted ensembles with different voicing combinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/soundcloud%253Aplaylists%253A2310918927\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePunctuating Our Memories\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrass instruments have played a special role throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorns signalled important events, like the arrival of royalty or the beginning of a battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany celebrated classical pieces, from Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries to Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, showcase unforgettable brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, brass instruments have been central to some of the most memorable film scores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1960 score for the iconic movie Spartacus stands out for its punctuating brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Williams' opening of Star Wars is impossible to forget, thanks to its bold brass, while John Barry created an evocative theme in Out of Africa that features sweeping brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore recently, Hans Zimmer has used brass to add tension throughout modern classics like Gladiator and Inception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrass has a special role; the aim with LUX Orchestral Brass is to honor the heritage by giving composers an instrument to continue the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Makes LUX Brass Special\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSonuscore asked working Hollywood composers what they actually reach for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe answer wasn't a long list of special articulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was sustain, legato, different marcato styles, staccato, staccatissimo, fortepiano and repetitions, all recorded with depth, consistency and wide dynamic range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's where the recording time went. Instead of adding countless special techniques, we focused on making the articulations composers use every day as good as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUp to Six Dynamic Layers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom pp to fff, each one recorded separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll long articulations feature the full six layers, capturing how the character and timbre of real brass changes across the dynamic range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePush the Mod Wheel and you hear more than a change in volume, you hear the instrument itself change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne Room, Not Two Libraries\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrings and Brass share the same scoring stage, each in its natural orchestral position, with matching bleed mics and the same acoustic signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking inside LUX means working in one real orchestral space, not combining two separate rooms in a mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour brass changes character as you push the Mod Wheel and blends right away with LUX Strings, because both were recorded on the same stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery swell feels performed and your mix feels complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Full American Layout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolo Horn, Horns a2 and a4. Solo Trumpet and Trumpets a3. Solo Tenor Trombone and Tenor Trombones a3. Bass Trombone. Bass and Contrabass Tuba. Cimbasso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuto-Divisi instruments with Polyphonic Legato for French Horns, Trumpets and Trombones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlus, an Ensemble Instrument for playing the whole section at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe layout composers expect from a classic Hollywood scoring session, not a partial set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 French Horns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Trumpets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Trombones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Bass Trombone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Tuba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Cimbasso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComprehensive Bleed Microphones - Back By Demand\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBleed microphones were one of the most talked-about features in LUX Orchestral Strings, and composers were clear that we couldn't leave them out of Brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen something captures the true experience of a full orchestral scoring session this well, it earns its place across the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn total, Sonuscore set up 53 microphones for the Brass sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 were used for the main capture, with close, blumlein, tree and far mics across the brass sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn top of that, they added 31 close bleed microphones across the strings, woodwinds and percussion sections to record their natural spill into the brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis recreated the complete orchestral recording setup, with every mic you would expect to find on a professional scoring stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 Close Mics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Mic Mids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Tree Mics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Far Mics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e31 Bleed Mics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eResonance That Lives and Breathes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose how much of that natural spill you want in your mix, from just a touch of color to the full character of the scoring stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is bleed that does not feel like an added effect, but like the resonance and interplay of a real orchestra in the room and since brass and strings were recorded on the same stage, so they blend naturally from the first note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour orchestra sounds like one ensemble in one room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same principle that made it work in Strings, applied to a section where spill matters just as much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA room full of brass does not exist in isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat surrounds it shapes what you hear, and now you can dial that in for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuto Divisi Instruments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a real brass section, players can perform in unison or divide naturally across multiple voices. 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