Synful Orchestra Sound Examples

Expressive Solo Strings. Four sequenced tracks make use of Delay for Expression.

Expressive Woodwinds. Eighteen sequenced MIDI tracks. Delay for Expresion used.

Full Orchestra with lush string section and winds. Sixteen sequenced MIDI tracks with Delay for Expression

A real live solo viola is processed using Max/MSP and mixed in real-time with Synful string sounds. The program Max and later Max/MSP was first conceived by Miller Puckette in 1984 at IRCAM to support the work of composer Philippe Manoury. Manoury has been a Synful Orchestra user since 2006. Puckette is also the creator of Pure Data (PD).

Horn section. One of the most famous and virtuosic passages in the orchestral literature. 8 horns are used. No Delay for Expression (the new horn doesn't use DFE). The expression control (cc11) is set once at the beginning for overall level - LOUD! Then just velocity and note-on, note-off are used. This shows the stunning results that can be achieved with little effort using Synful's new horn.

Percussive Strings. Finally a funk groove for stings. This uses only Synful Orchestra string sounds. There is no percussion or other libraries. What sounds like percussion is plucked strings that have been modified using Synful Orchestra Controls -- harmonic parity, harmonic tilt, and release time. No Delay for Expression was used.

Full Romantic Orchestra

Horn Section. In memory of Hannibal crossing the Alps with his elephants. Horn rips, slow glisses, stopped and open sounds, massive virtuosity and variety in articulation all determined by note-on/note-off and velocity. The horn rips and glisses are controlled using Synful's rip gliss continuous control. The horn wah control is used to determine how far the hand is in the bell during the stopped sound. No DFE.

Horns, Oboes, Bassoon. Famous trio section from Bach's F major Brandenburg. 2 staccato horns (played by four new Synful horns 2 per part here) and Synful oboe. Expression control set once at beginning. Just velocity and note-on/note-off. No DFE.

Imaginary Instruments. A tranquil but surreal musical setting is created. The intention is to create imaginary instruments by using Synful to modify natural sounds. The title comes from a Zen story told by John Cage on an old Folkways LP I got from my mother in 1966. Harmonic parity and long release times are applied to pizzicato and col-legno violins in combination with natural sul-ponticello and harmonics solo strings.

Solo Horn. Shows the lyrical side of Synful's new horn. A beautiful solo passage. Note the articulation on the fast downward staccato scale. As always, all articulations are determined simply by note-on/note-off and velocity. No DFE.

Strings. A string pizzicato provides a playful backdrop for a nimble woodwind lines in this witty scherzo. The woodwind lines combine all manner of staccato and legato which. I especially like the breath sound on the flute's accents and the reedy quality of the clarinet. All woodwinds are very expressive and react wonderfully to the expression control and velocity changes. Uses delay for expression. All sounds are 100% Synful.

Horn Section. Bach Chorale with extraordinary harmony. 4 parts played by 8 horns (2 per part). Lyric and Expressive. No DFE.

Full Classical Orchestra

Horn Section. This is an extended Varesian-Mahlerian improvisation on the Duke Ellington classic The Mooche. Ellington chose the name after the french word for fly. 16 horns are used with a slow setting of the Gliss Rip control. This is a live keyboard improvisation: one take, no editing.

Full Romantic Orchestra

Imaginary Instruments. 10 poorly synchronized cellos playing col-legno are subject to various harmonic parity settings and long release times. Seven aggressive Bartok pizz basses also use harmonic parity and long release times to provide an apocalyptic punch. In the middle section, as the cellos ascend into the higher register, I begin channeling 1950s Stockhausen. The recording was made 2 days after his death.

Horn Section. Wagner's famous triumphal introduction to act III of Lohengrin

Strings. This piece showcases all of Synful's string playing modes (and there are a lot of them). All of them were called up through key switching with each instrument group on a single track. It was great that everything was loaded at once with Synful and that switching to an articulation required no extra use of RAM. Uses delay for expression. All sounds are 100% Synful.

Solo Horn. I believe that the English hornist Allan Civil performed this on the Beatles revolver in 1966. Very high and sweet melody.

Bass Section. A large late-romantic 12 player bass ensemble plays tremolo with all their ominous expressive power. The intention is pure realism and drama. The tremolo is made more natural by extensive use of the tremolo rate control. Note the variety of attacks and tremolo synchronizaton across the 12 players. There is one track played in real-time. No Delay for Expression is used in recording or playback .

Cello Section. Sixteen cellos play a dramatic tremolo passage. Starting in unison, they end in dissonant harmony. There are two tracks played in real-time. No Delay for Expression is used in recording or playback .

Violin Section. 16 first and 16 second violins begin with dramatic tremolos in octaves. In the lower register all 32 violins play tremolo in unison. There are two tracks played in real-time. No Delay for Expression is used in recording or playback .

Solo Bass. A single bass plays an expressive pizz solo. Note release sounds including string buzz, and natural sounding repeated notes add to the realism. One track performed real-time with no Delay for Expression.

Bass Solo. A single bass plays Bartok-pizz, pizz, and col-legno. A single track is performed real-time with key-switching to change playing modes. No Delay for Expression is used in recording or playback .

Bass Section. 10 basses play a simple classical pizz accompaniment passage. Note the spacial destribution and imperfect synchronization. A single track is performed real-time. No Delay for Expression is used in recording or playback .

Solo Cello. A single cello plays a tender pizzicato serenade. In the faster part of the phrase, natural sounding note transitions and repeated notes add to the realism. One track performed real-time with no Delay for Expression.

Cello Section. 12 cellos play a simple pizz accompaniment passage. A single track is performed real-time. No Delay for Expression is used in recording or playback .

Solo Viola. A viola plays a sad pizzicato solo. One track performed real-time with no Delay for Expression.

Viola Section. 14 violas play a fast pizz passage. Note the realism of the repeated notes. One track performed real-time with no Delay for Expression.

Solo Violin. A single violin plays a rapid classical pizz phrase including triple and quadruple stops and repeated notes. One track performed real-time with no Delay for Expression.

Violin Section. 16 violins echo the rapid solo violin pizz phrase in two part harmony. One track performed real-time with no Delay for Expression.