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SAM Trombones


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After the success of SAM Horns, Project SAM worked hard to create its sequel: SAM Trombones, a dedicated orchestral trombone section sample library for GIGA. Built upon the same musical concept as SAM Horns, focusing on expression, ambience and articulation, Project SAM created the ultimate set of samples for sequencing powerful and breathing trombone section lines and passages. SAM Trombones offers with you an extensive sample list, including multiple lengths of marcato, staccato and swell articulations, with two or more alternative performances.

The SAM Trombones Full Edition offers you three microphone sets of all samples: close (dry), far (ambient) and enhanced (powerful, pre-EQ'ed, out-of-the-box sound). This Full Edition also includes both full bonus patches: the Ambient Bass Piano and Processed Trombones FX.

SAM Trombones was recorded in the same warm concert hall environment as SAM Horns. Apart from the more common list of articulations, the library also contains an extensive set of filmic effects samples, ranging from aggressive clusters and swells to atmospheric textures and beds.

If you liked SAM Horns, you will love SAM Trombones. It gives you the most powerful, expressive, dedicated and affordable collection of trombone section samples.

Sample List

For SAM Trombones they sampled three tenor trombones playing unison, recorded in the same orchestral concert hall ambience as SAM Horns.

3 Microphone Sets

The Full Edition offers you three microphone sets of all samples:
  • close (dry)
  • far (ambient)
  • enhanced (powerful, pre-EQ'ed, out-of-the-box sound)
The Full Edition comprises about 2,3 GB of samples, including the two "bonus" patches listed below.

Main patch

(pp), mf and ff
7 samples per octave

Basic articulations

  • Sustain (6-7 seconds)
  • Sustain, looped
  • Marcato B (medium)
  • Marcato C (fast)
  • Staccato (3x)
  • Staccatissimo (3x)

Special articulations

  • 4 samples per octave
  • 2 performances (alternates) per articulation
  • Muted
  • Swell A (fast crescendo)
  • Swell B (slow crescendo)
  • Swell C (fluttertongue crescendo)
  • Glissando
  • Intervals (note-to-note: min3rd, maj3rd, 4th 5th, 8th)

Effects patch

  • Clusters (sustained)
  • Clusters (staccato)
  • Clusters (swelled)
  • Clusters (flutter)
  • Slides
  • Effect textures

Bass trombone

  • Sustain
  • Marcato A
  • Marcato B
  • Staccato

Ambient Bass Piano- Bonus patch #1

Yamaha Grand Piano fortissimo staccatos notes in the lower range, recorded in the same ambient environment as the SAM Trombones. Offers you with a great, instant sound for typical, filmic piano ostinato.

Processed FX Bonus patch #2

A great, atmospheric collection of ambient, bizarre, haunting, dreamy and freaky processed trombones effects and layers, created by sound designer Max Frick. Great suspense material, with a solid, analog, brassy origin.

Controlling

The Sample List above shows you the individual articulations. However, out of these samples they created an extensive list of expressive, playable programs, using all programming techniques available in Gigastudio:
  • standard keyswitching (KEY)
  • smooth velocity crossfading (VEL)
  • dynamic and expressive crossfading (MW)
  • release triggers (REL)
  • layers - stacked articulations for easy use (LAY)
  • dual mapping - offering alternate samples in two keyboard ranges (LAY)

Compatibility

Though SAM Trombones is a sample library produced for the GIGA platform, it can be used in other software samplers with GIGA conversion features. Examples are:
  • EXS24 (Emagic)
  • Halion (Steinberg)
  • Kontakt (Native Instruments)
Remember that you often lose some GIGA-specific programming in the conversion process, such as crossfading, keyswitching and layering. All samples, however, are there, so it is possible to make your own programs.

If the sampler's internal conversion is not 100% correct, an external sample translation tool like CDXtract or Translator can help.

Average user rating: Five Stars

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Stock#: 26777
Publisher: Project SAM
Code: SAM002
Format/Platform: GIGA
Subject: Horns
Year: © 2003
List: 159.95
Sale: $143.95

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