Berlin Woodwinds | Soloists I - Notes
One area where we felt Berlin Woodwinds could be expanded upon was solo lines and generally every kind of very expressive, lyrical passages that are very exposed in the orchestration. Our research showed that these kinds of lines work very well with dry recordings, so we captured the instruments for this soloist collection at the Teldex Booth. Coupled with special impulse responses courtesy of Samplicity, the Solo Flute, Solo Alto Flute, Solo English Horn, Solo Oboe and Solo Clarinet will effortlessly fit into any composition. This collection features special Changing Notes and Grace notes, as well as Trills using the Trills Orchestrator technology.
Berlin Woodwinds | Soloist I features special recorded sustained notes: Instead of "flat" sustains, we recorded two styles of each sustain. One with a very light crescendo, one with a very light decrescendo. These are triggered by key velocity and allow very lively playing. To keep the amount of phasing to a minimum, we recorded one sculpted velocity layer that is treated with complex filters to enable dynamic playing.
Solo Flute
The Solo Flute features essential articulations including Grace Notes and complements the BWW Main Collection flutes for very exposed solo lines.
| 01. Solo Flute Legato | R: C3-A5 | L: 1 (mf) | T: 2nd-8th | S: Slow, Agile |
| 02. Solo Flute Sustains | R: C3-A5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 03. Solo Flute Staccato | R: C3-A5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 04. Solo Flute Portato Short | R: C3-G5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 05. Solo Flute Portato Long | R: C3-G5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 06. Solo Flute Grace Notes | R: C3-G#5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| Solo Flute Multi | - |
Solo Alto Flute
With the Solo Alto Flute, this new instrument enters the BWW line-up with essential articulations including Grace Notes.
| 01. Solo Alto Flute Legato | R: G2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | T: 2nd-8th | S: Slow, Agile |
| 02. Solo Alto Flute Sustains | R: G2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 03. Solo Alto Flute Staccato | R: G2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 04. Solo Alto Flute Portato Short | R: G2-G4 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 05. Solo Alto Flute Portato Long | R: G2-G4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 06. Solo Alto Flute Grace Notes | R: G2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| Solo Alto Flute Multi | - |
Solo Oboe
The expressive Solo Oboe has Slurred and Re-Tongued legato styles for both the Slow and Agile Legato present in all Woodwind Soloists instruments. Trills up to a whole tone and Changing Notes make this a very flexible instrument.
| 01. Solo Oboe Legato | R: Bb2-F#5 | L: 1 (mf) | T: 2nd-8th | S: Slow, Agile; Slur, Re-Tongued |
| 02. Solo Oboe Sustains | R: Bb2-F#5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 03. Solo Oboe Staccato | R: Bb2-F#5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 04. Solo Oboe Portato Short | R: C3-E5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 05. Solo Oboe Marcato | R: C3-E5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 06. Solo Oboe Changing Notes | R: C3-D#5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 07. Solo Oboe TO Trills HT-WT | R: C3-D#5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| Solo Oboe Multi | - |
Solo English Horn
With an identical articulation list as the Solo Oboe, the Solo English Horn complements the double reeds in the Woodwind Soloists I.
| 01. Solo English Horn Legato | R: E2-A4 | L: 1 (mf) | T: 2nd-8th | S: Slow, Agile; Slur, Re-Tongued |
| 02. Solo English Horn Sustains | R: E2-A4 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 03. Solo English Horn Staccato | R: E2-A4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 04. Solo English Horn Portato Short | R: E2-G4 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 05. Solo English Horn Marcato | R: E2-G4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 06. Solo English Horn Changing Notes | R: E2-F#4 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 07. Solo English Horn TO Trills HT-WT | R: E2-F#4 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| Solo English Horn Multi | - |
Solo Clarinet
The Solo Clarinet is the most exhaustive instrument, with Slurred and Retongued Legato styles like the double reeds as well as Without Vibrato and Romantic Vibrato samples, Trills and Grace Notes.
| 01. Solo Clarinet Legato | R: D2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | T: 2nd-8th | S: Slow, Agile; Slur, Re-Tongued |
| 02. Solo Clarinet Sustains | R: D2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 03. Solo Clarinet Staccato | R: D2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 04. Solo Clarinet Portato Short | R: E2-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 05. Solo Clarinet Portato Long | R: E2-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3 | + |
| 06. Solo Clarinet Grace Notes | R: E2-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| 07. Solo Clarinet TO Trills HT-WT | R: E2-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | + |
| Solo Clarinet Multi | - |