Collaboration with preeminent music school provides students and educators with core compositional toolkit from flagship Berlin Series sample libraries
“The partnership between Berklee and Orchestral Tools is one that will benefit our faculty and students for years to come,” said Sean McMahon, chair of the Film Scoring Department at Berklee. “This incredible technology will provide a multitude of opportunities for collaboration, creativity, and innovation here at Berklee that we would not have otherwise—the ability to utilize a full virtual orchestra is more important now than ever before in an environment of remote teaching and learning. I am grateful to Orchestral Tools for this tremendous partnership, and look forward to what’s to come.”
- Full orchestra of instruments—strings (including a harp), woodwinds, brass, percussion
- Samples drawn from the acclaimed Orchestral Tools Berlin Series
- Solo instruments and full sections for composing with correct voicings
- Sampled in situ for a balanced, natural sound out of the box
- Natural volume balancing across all instruments and voices for authentic orchestral sound
- Recorded at Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin
Full compositional palette
This orchestra was designed specifically to achieve the learning goals of the Berklee students and will serve as the new curriculum at Berklee College of Music. Created with students in mind, it is available to the public so that all composers can access this comprehensive orchestra to write with. Users can build composition skills by working with both solo instruments and full sections. For example, there are four separate solo horns plus a horn ensemble, each with its own specific articulations. Composers can write with individual voicings and blend instruments to create unique sections. This orchestra helps foster exploration of each instrument and ensemble, while allowing users to hone their craft.
In situ: Everything in the right place
All instruments were carefully recorded on the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin at the same natural gain levels, with musicians located in traditional orchestra seating positions. Strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion all blend naturally, in perfect balance. This leads to a true, authentic, and immediate representation of a given orchestral composition, right out of the box.
Instruments and sections
- 6 solo string instruments and 5 sections
- 12 solo woodwinds
- 11 solo brass instruments and 2 ensembles
- 7 solo percussion instruments, 3 collections
Part of the Berlin Series
Berlin Orchestra (by Berklee) is part of the acclaimed Berlin Series—the most comprehensive, integrated collection of sampled orchestral instruments available. All Berlin Series libraries were recorded with the finest musicians, in situ, on the same Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin. Designed for complete consistency across the series, all Berlin Series libraries play together perfectly, enabling users to seamlessly incorporate new sounds and customize their virtual orchestras for each project.
Created with Berklee
Berlin Orchestra (by Berklee) was created in close collaboration with Berklee College of Music—the world’s preeminent college for studying music. At Berklee, students experience all aspects of the music industry—from performance and composition to teaching and management—through a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum.
With this comprehensive sample collection, Berklee and Orchestral Tools have produced a tremendous educational and creative resource that can complement any academic music program or individual course of study.
Availability
Berlin Orchestra by Berklee will be available for order today September 7, for an introductory price of €649. The introductory pricing ends on September 22. The regular price for the collection is €849.
Prices quoted here are excluding VAT—VAT may be added on purchases from within the EU.
Berlin Orchestra by Berklee runs in the free SINE player, which is available at: https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/get-sine
Further product information
Additional information about Berlin Orchestra by Berklee is available at:
https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/berlinorchestra
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