The Orchestral Instrument Collection brings rich symphony sound to Ableton Live, combining Orchestral Strings, Brass, Woodwinds and Percussion in a comprehensive bundle.

Each instrument has been painstakingly recorded in a number of velocities and articulations, employing the expertise of world-class musicians, engineers and producers. Grab your baton and create authentic, expressive orchestral arrangements within the familiar environment of Ableton Live - quickly and easily. And underneath the hood, Live's SmartPriming technology manages system resources efficiently, giving you big orchestral sounds with a minimum of CPU action. The Orchestral Instrument Collection was produced in partnership with SONiVOX.

Hear the complete arrangement from the movie, featuring the Orchestral Instrument Collection plus the harp and some percussion from the Essential Instrument Collection here.

The Orchestral Instrument Collection includes:

Orchestral Strings
A comprehensive selection of naturally rich and dynamic stringed instruments. Features solo and ensemble violin, viola, cello and double bass, all recorded in their natural positions within the orchestra, complete with a number of articulations.

Orchestral Brass
A thorough set of vivid and colorful brass instruments. Features solo and ensemble French horn, trombone, trumpet and tuba, with a unique set of articulations in multiple section sizes.

Orchestral Woodwinds
Delivers a variety of clear and vibrant wind instruments. Features solo and ensemble flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and English horn with a broad selection of articulations.

Orchestral Percussion
Captures the true essence of symphonic percussion instruments in pristine quality. Features vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells, cymbals and timpani with a variety of articulations.

Key Features

All instruments are meticulously multisampled in a variety of velocities and articulations.
All instruments are perfectly integrated into Ableton Live's workflow. Instruments are loaded via Simpler, which is included with Ableton Live.
All instruments take advantage of SmartPriming, Live's new resource-efficient sample engine, allowing users to work with an impressive number of instruments in their compositions.
Includes special Rack versions of each instrument, with all articulations switchable via a single macro control in real time for maximum playability.
Each instrument includes versions for high-quality production and CPU conservation.

Using large sampled instrument libraries can quickly eat valuable computer resources and slow down the creative process. Ableton Live 7 introduced SmartPriming, a new resource-saving sample playback technology allowing users of large sample libraries, such as Ableton's Orchestral Instrument Collection, to use many instruments in their compositions. Due to Simpler and Sampler's tight integration with Ableton Live, SmartPriming automatically reallocates resources in real time from where they are no longer needed to where they are, without interrupting workflow. Once a sampled instrument is sequenced, Live knows the amount of resources required to play that instrument back and unloads all unused samples to open resources for the next instrument the composer decides to play. Essentially, SmartPriming is an under-the-hood technology that allows Live users to get the most from their computer's resources and take advantage of the realism and expressiveness provided by professional multisampled instruments.

Orchestral Instrument Collection Requirements

The Orchestral Instrument Collection requires Ableton Live 7.0.5 or higher.

It ships via DVD from the Ableton web shop and requires 24 GB of hard drive space.

Buy now. The Orchestral Instrument Collection can be purchased for EUR 499/USD 599 from the Ableton Shop.

Available separately. Orchestral Strings, Brass, Woodwinds and Percussion are also available for purchase individually via the Ableton Shop.

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