fretmeister Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I'm looking for some good brass and woodwind sounds for recording. I've been writing a few old RnB type things and I'd like to have Blues Brothers type horn section available. I do not want to program anything - I'd rather have a keyboard and play the parts. Can anyone recommend a sensibly priced keyboard / controller and an easy to use compatible plugin? I'm on Win10 Pro with Reaper if that makes any difference ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I don't really know anything the topic in general...... but I have seen a couple of times people using a keyboard to play brass parts and also blowing into a breath controller to get the expression. Might be worth looking at, depending how far you want to go of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) VST Plugin wise, NI Session Horns is a good bet for Pop/Jazz/Soul etc if you don't want too spend to much. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/cinematic/session-horns/ The Pro version is quite a bit more but, a load more Instruments and articulations. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/cinematic/session-horns-pro/ Edited October 23, 2021 by lowdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 23/10/2021 at 10:31, lowdown said: VST Plugin wise, NI Session Horns is a good bet for Pop/Jazz/Soul etc if you don't want too spend to much. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/cinematic/session-horns/ The Pro version is quite a bit more but, a load more Instruments and articulations. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/cinematic/session-horns-pro/ Ace - I'll have a look at those. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) On 28/10/2021 at 09:16, fretmeister said: Ace - I'll have a look at those. Thank you Just to let you know that there is now a 50% discount on the two VST's that I mentioned. The sale ends on November the 10th. 👍 https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/komplete/e-instruments-offer-2021/#c968369 Edited October 29, 2021 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 A long while ago I managed to grab a free deal on Spitfire Audio's Discover. They were offering it free for signing up to their mailing list. I think it is really good even at £49 https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover/ (I am sure that there may be discount codes flying around somewhere for it! I like blending real samples with Xpand2 synth https://www.pluginboutique.com/categories/64-Virtual-Instrument - I got this on a free deal once too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 8DIO have a 55% sale on at present. You can pick up individual section Instruments for just under $24 a piece (no tax added on). These are great for Soul/Jazz/R&B etc...where as the BBCSO (discovery) Brass Instruments mentioned above (although terrific), are Orchestral Brass Instruments, not really ideal for what the OP is looking for sound wise. The only problem with the 8DIO Instruments is the need for a full version of Kontakt. LINK: https://8dio.com/instrument-category/solo-brass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) sorry not exactly budget keys but does give an example of whats available if your looking to upgrade maybe second hand, im using a nord stage keyboard and nord have a site they keep updating free so you can download the brass samples straight into the nord in seconds, for nothing except the price of the keyboard. here ya go.. https://www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries/nord-sample-library-30 as with all keyboards there are some good and some,not so, dont get me wrong not bad, but not quite what i hoped for, so i too are always on the look out. i got so frustrated in the end i bought a trombone and a trumpet and just learned them, i can now do enough to get simple lines down and my mate a sax player just fills it all out, but,,, getting the ideas down first, iv been looking for something that sounds good with keys, tried chris heins horns and found it a pain i know lowdown loves that and has it down as we have had this conversation before, but so far the nord is my go to for quick lines to get the ideas down which leads me to my little secret which i have used loads NEW YORK BRASS. these guys are just great guys, they will brass up your track for not a bad fee, and also let you use totally free, any of there brass samples ( as long as you name them in your credits) and there is some crackers if you know how to yse them. for example and can speed them up or slow them down to drop or up the key, i use a american audio Radius 3000 dj deck for this, sounds great. so thats about as much as i can tell you, here you go, with some great advice on recording brass, just send them a message asking permission and they will send you a link to down load the better quality samples. enjoy... http://www.newyorkbrass.com/download-free-brass-samples.html Edited December 7, 2021 by funkgod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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