Thanks for weighing in, Elektroakoustika. I own Berlin Brass, Spitfire Brass, a lot of VSL's line, CineBrass Core & Pro, & Hollywood Brass Metropolis Ark I (another Orchestral Tools library w/ large brass ensembles). No release date is set, but its the next library coming from them (their Piano, Strings, and Solo Strings libraries are fantastic).Įlektroakoustika wrote:I'll jump in here. It's a continuation of his Cinematic Studio Series and is recorded at TrackDown Studios in Sydney.

My strings are 1/2 Berlin, 1/2 Cinematic Studio Strings.Īnother library to keep an eye out for is Cinematic Studio Brass from the Alex Wallbank down in Australia. My woodwinds are about 1/2 Spitfire, 1/2 Berlin, and I find, with a little EQ and reverb, they can blend really well together. I have Berlin Percussion as well, but I still find myself using Spitfire's Percussion because it is so efficient and, I think, sounds better in most applications. I use the Berlin Woodwinds & Strings all the time too.

I am a huge fan of Orchestral Tools libraries and highly recommend them. I am pushing the limits of my 32GB right now so much so that I'm about to upgrade to 64GB of memory to combat this issue. I also find the Tuba in Berlin Brass to be fairly weak and LOVE the CineBrass Pro Tuba.Īnother consideration is that Berlin Brass uses OT's Capsule, which is extremely powerful, but also not nearly as efficient in memory usage. For these, I use either Metropolis ARK I or Spitfire's large ensembles.

There only downside of Berlin Brass is that some of the instruments don't have true FF or FFF sustains.

And the legatos are terrific across all instruments The space and recordings are just right and they have tempo-synced double/triple tongued items for each one. Berlin Brass is a wonderfully crafted library and has, by far, the best short notes of any of the libraries. Right now, my usage is 85% Berlin & MA1, 10% CineBrass, and 5% Spitfire. I own Berlin Brass, Spitfire Brass, a lot of VSL's line, CineBrass Core & Pro, Hollywood Brass, & Metropolis Ark I (another Orchestral Tools library w/ large brass ensembles).

Brass: metropolis ark 1