Polyphonic instruments & Legato instruments (using the Broadway Performer)

(including real prerecorded note-transitions using the Broadway Performer)

TRUMPETS:

- Solo (Bb) Trumpet

TROMBONES:

- Solo Tenor Trombone

SAXOPHONES & WOODWINDS:

- Soprano Saxophone
- Alto Saxophone
- Tenor Saxophone
- Baritone Saxophone
- Clarinet

RHYTHM SECTION:

- HH prerecorded legatos for perfect realism in transitions between the 5 levels of openness.

- Solo (Bb) Trumpet 1
- Solo (Bb) Trumpet 2

TROMBONES:

- Solo Tenor Trombone

SAXOPHONES & WOODWINDS:

- Soprano Saxophone
- Alto Saxophone 1
- Alto Saxophone 2
- Tenor Saxophone 1
- Tenor Saxophone 2
- Baritone Saxophone
- Clarinet

RHYTHM SECTION:

- Upright Bass
- Banjo
- Ukulele
- Drum-kits
- Xylophone
- Latin Percussion

*Most of the Articulations of the Broadway Big Band instruments include multiple alternate samples for improved realism.

- Sustains (Various Dynamics) : >With Normal Vibrato > No Vibrato > Deep Vibrato > Progressive Vibrato
- Sforzando (Various Dynamics)
- Staccato (Various Dynamics)
- Staccatissimo (Various Dynamics)
- Falls (Up & Down) + Various speeds
- Flutter Tonguing
- Growling
- Rip into note
- Smear / Glide into note
- Plunger (Wah-Wah effects) : Various patterns + Static positions
- Shakes
- Triplets
- Grace Notes
- Alternate Fingering
- Mutes (Trumpet & Trombone)* : > Straight Mute > Harmon Mute > Cup Mute > Bucket NOTE TRANSITIONS (Partial list) : - Legato
- Glissando
- Rip Portamento
- Chromatic Runs
- Smear Legato
- All the above note transitions recorded both into sustained notes and into short notes, most in various dynamic layers.
- All wind instruments were recorded in at least 4 microphone positions, to provide various sound choices.

* Not all articulations available for all instruments.

ARTICULATIONS for Upright Bass:

Pizzicato Articulations:

- Sustains no vibrato
- Sustain with vibrato
- Short notes - half muted
- Muted
- Slap
- Glissandos (various intervals)
- Bend into note (both up and down)

ARTICULATIONS for Banjo:

- Staccato (Down stoke) - Various dynamics
- Staccato (Up stoke) - Various dynamics
- Sustain (Down stroke) - Various dynamics
- Sustain (Up stroke) - Various dynamics
- Muted (Down stoke) - Various dynamics
- Muted (Up stoke) - Various dynamics
- Half Muted (Down stoke)
- String muting release samples
- Grace notes

ARTICULATIONS for Ukulele:

- Sustain (Down stroke) - Various dynamics
- Sustain (Up stroke) - Various dynamics
- Muted (Down stoke) - Various dynamics
- Muted (Up stoke) - Various dynamics

ARTICULATIONS for Drums:

- Kick drum (normal + Gain up)
- Snare drum (Center, off-center, rim-shot, rim, buzz-roll-components, double-hit, stick-click, roll-to-hit, cross-stick, various brush swishes)
- Tom x2 (Center, rim-shot, rim, muted)
- Floor drum (center, rim, muted)
- HH (Edge, tip, open, half-open, loose, closed, tightly-closed, splash, stomp, legato-stomp-from-open, legato-stomp-with-hit-from-open.)
- Cymbals X5 (16"Crash, 19"Crash, 20"K-Ride, Crash-Ride, Splash. Tip, Edge, Bell, Harmonics, Scrapes)

- Congas
- Bongos
- Timbalitos
- Cowbells
- Agogo
- Woodblocks
- Claves
- Castanets
- Ratchet
- and more...

Drums were recorded in drumset position, using 25 microphones onto hi-definition multi-track-channels at 192KHz and were down-converted to 44.1KHz and mixed-down to stereo to improve usability.

Xylophone was recorded using 3 stereophonic microphone setups (Top, Buttom & Room).

Hand Percussions were recorded separately using 3 stereophonic microphone setups (Close, Loose & Room).