Advanced Orchestra

Advanced Orchestra

Volume 1 cover of Advanced Orchestra

Information

Manufacturer(s):	Peter Siedlaczek

Distributor(s):	Best Service

Release date:	1996 1997 (Upgrade 97')

Original price:	$149.95 (Individual volumes) $495 (All 1-5 volume set GIGA version) $134.95(Compact edition)

Format(s):	S1000 S3000 EMU(EOS) EXS24 GIGA SIMM(Proteus 2000) Korg EXB-PCM

Status:	On sale as Complete Orchestral Collection

Credits

Peter Siedlaczek's Advanced Orchestra was a CD-ROM sample series based on classical orchestra instruments.

Content

It has 5 volumes in total:

Volume 1: Strings Ensemble

4 violins
10 violas
8 cellos
6 basses

Volume 2: Solo Strings

Violin
Viola
Cello

Volume 3: Woodwinds

Flutes
Solo flute
Alto flute
Piccolo flute
Oboe
Englishhorn
3 clarinets
Bass clarinet
Bassoon
Contrabassoon

Volume 4: Brass & FX

3 trumpets
Solo trumpet
Piccolo trumpet
3 trombones
Solo trombone
French horns
Solo french horn
Tuba
SFX of all instruments presented in the series

Volume 5: Percussions & Harp

Cymbals a due
Cymbal 24 ̋
Cymbal 18 ̋
Timpani
Grancasa (bass drum)
Snare drum
Large tam-tam (gong)
Thai gongs (tuned)
Chinese opera gongs
Triangles
Vibraphone
Marimba
Xylophone
Orchestra bells (glockenspiel)
Tubular bells
Harp (glissandos, chords)

Editions

Compact Edition

It was a "light" version for samplers with little RAM.

Strings ff & mp (sustained, tremolo, con sordino, staccato,pizzicato)
Brass & Woodwinds ff & mp (stacatto, sustained)
Orchestral Percussion
Harp

Upgrade 97'

It was a 3 CD-ROM set released in 1997 that adds functionality to Advanced Orchestra with new samples and instruments categories.

True Legato Strings

New soundqualities

All the samples in this upgrade were recorded in a modern 10,000 m³ concert hall. While the samples from 1-5 volumes were recorded in a relatively neutral studio.

Bass Flute

New instrument that volume 1-5 doesn't have.

Harp Single Notes

Noise-free single notes in mezzo-forte(mf).

Percussion II

All this percussion instruments were sampled from 2 acoustic perspectives (close-direct and concert hall ambience).

Crotale (tuned antique cymbals)
2 wind chimes
3 shell chimes
Bamboo chimes
Tambourines
Claves
Cowbells
Cascanets
Temple blocks
Japanese bowls

Hollywood Strings

Pre-EQ-ed string section optimized for scoring and modern music production.

Main Library Short Loops

All memory consuming of string, brass, woodwind and percussion sounds from the main library are presented in a short looped versions (for save memory). Contains new velocity switch programs for better dynamic control over fortissimo(f) and piano(p) playing techniques.

Extended Edition

All Advanced Orchestra and Upgrade 97' combined in EXS24 format.

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