At Winter NAMM 2011 (Booth #6728, Hall A), the Vienna Symphonic Library is launching Vienna Dimension Brass, an all-new collection of virtual brass instruments.

Vienna Dimension Brass features recordings of 16 brass instruments in 4 different sections. For this collection, each instrument in these ensembles was recorded with a dedicated microphone, providing individual access to each voice. When using Vienna Dimension Brass along with the Vienna Instruments Pro software player and its Humanize Presets, homogeneous and natural sounding brass performances can be achieved like never heard before, according to the manufacturer.

In Vienna Dimension Brass, all 16 instruments have been recorded individually, at Vienna’s Silent Stage. Every captured note was played by a well-rehearsed ensemble of four brass players: four trumpets in Bb, four French horns, four trombones, one tuba, one bass trombone, and two trombones (spread in octaves). Although every instrument was recorded separately, care was taken to make sure that the resulting combination of instruments sounded like an ensemble and not like four soloists, whether playing in unison, divisi, or in four-part harmony.

VSL's new recording technique allows for individual access to each voice, including its stereo position, sound characteristics, and volume. Using Vienna Dimension Brass with Vienna Instruments Pro player brings entirely new dimensions to virtual brass performances, according to the Vienna Symphonic Library. The Auto-Divisi mode automatically splits voices between players, and with Humanize Presets, the performance accuracy of all four virtual brass players of an ensemble can be controlled in real-time, at the single touch of a fader.

Like all other VSL sample collections, Vienna Dimension Brass comes with the free Vienna Instruments player. To make the most of these multi-dimensional samples, the Vienna Symphonic Library recommends upgrading to the Vienna Instruments Pro player (fully functional demo version of the software is included with Vienna Dimension Brass).

Those who attend the NAMM show will have the opportunity to see and hear all of Vienna Symphonic Library's sample library collections and software products. Do the instruments in Vienna Dimension Brass really sound like brass? Let us know.

Through February 15, 2011, anyone who orders Vienna Dimension Brass will receive the collection for $625 instead of the regular price of $745. To learn more about Vienna Dimension Brass, visit the Vienna Symphonic Library Web site.