VSL Studio Special Woodwinds: Bass Flute
Bass Flute Virtual Instrument
Low Profile
The bass flute sounds an octave lower than the more common concert flute, expanding the flute family to its lowest range.
The instrument was recorded in the relatively dry and controlled environment of our second studio, the Silent Stage, and offers all common articulations.
Features
- Bass flute in C
- 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
Heavy Duty
The bass flute is a very special gem.
With its velvety, earthy sound in the flute family's low register, it evokes mystery and depth in dramatic music.
To hold the heavy instrument, flutist Vera Fischer had to suspend it with two slings during the exhaustive recordings at the Silent Stage.
Bent Flute
To enable the player to reach the embouchure hole, the bass flute has a characteristically curved headpiece.
Despite its name, its lowest octave is still in the tenor range.
In modern music, the bass flute features, e.g., in pieces by Ennio Morricone, Brian Ferneyhough, Morton Feldman, and John Cage.
Sampling
The library features a full set of articulations, offering various short and long notes, legato (including fast legatos that let you play trills), crescendos and diminuendos, sfz, sffz, pfp, flutter tongue, and repetitions.
Recording the samples relatively dry at the Silent Stage makes it possible to place them on your virtual stage and in the stereo field wherever you like, but also enables you to integrate them with our Synchron Series by using the internal convolution reverb of our very own Synchron Stage Vienna.
Data Size
- Sample Amount: 7,220
- Download File Size: 1 GB
- Installed File Size: 4 GB
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.14 Mojave and above
- Windows 10 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
- 8GB RAM or more (16GB or more recommended)
- 4GB free storage space
- Free iLok account and iLok License Manager
- iLok Cloud and iLok USB licensing methods are supported
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, VST3, and Standalone