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The Hollywood Fantasy Brass Black Friday deal puts 55% off this EastWest Sounds virtual instrument, which brings it to $44 until Jan 17, 2027.
Hollywood Fantasy Brass is a sampled brass library built around instruments from famous fantasy scores: Wagner tubas, flugelhorns, alpenhorns, brass trombones, cimbassos and tuba.
It carries the usual Hollywood series tools: multiple mic positions, custom effect chains and ambiences. The maker adds a broad articulation set and true legato.
The library swaps in different instruments for the usual brass lineup. Flugelhorns take the place of trumpets, and Wagner tubas and alpenhorns stand in for French horns.
The maker says this gives a majesty that modern orchestras can't quite match, while still carrying the power that current films and games ask for.
The three core instruments are recorded as ensembles of 3 players:
An ensemble of three gives a more cinematic sound than a solo player can manage on their own, according to the maker.
The Wagner tuba is heard in the scores to Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the Lord of the Rings films, Jurassic Park, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and World of Warcraft. The maker describes it as a cross between a French horn and a trombone.
The flugelhorn ensemble is mellow, regal brass for carrying a theme, especially fanfares and royal settings. Its sound turns up in Skyrim, the original Final Fantasy VII and L.A. Noire.
The alpenhorn is a long wooden horn with straight piping rather than wound tubing. That construction gives it a mellow, hollow tone, and the maker pairs it with the flugelhorns for melodies.
The maker also suggests adding the alpenhorns to another brass ensemble instead of making heavy EQ and reverb changes to it.
Every instrument is programmed with 3 moods, running from most authentic to most cinematic: Classic, Soft and Epic.
You get separate level and pan control over four mic positions: Close, Mid, Main and Surround. That lets you set how much room and depth sits around each section.
The whole brass collection was recorded in the same soundstage as the Hollywood Orchestra. The maker says this keeps it cohesive with other Hollywood libraries, including Hollywood Fantasy Strings.
Yes. Hollywood Fantasy Brass from EastWest Sounds is 55% off for Black Friday, which brings it to $44. The Black Friday deal runs until Jan 17, 2027.
It covers Wagner tubas, flugelhorns, alpenhorns, brass trombones, cimbassos and tuba. The three core instruments, Wagner tubas, flugelhorns and alpenhorns, are each recorded as an ensemble of 3 players.
There are four mic positions: Close, Mid, Main and Surround. You can set level and pan for each one separately, which gives you control over how much room and depth the brass carries in the mix.
Each instrument comes in three mood settings, Classic, Soft and Epic, ranging from the most natural sound to the most film-score-like one. You choose the mood that fits the part, from historically faithful tone to a bigger, film-style sound.
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