Beaufort: Official walkthrough

[@OrlandoAponte]

So far, this is the best sounding brass library I've ever heard or used, but it kills me that solo trombone wasn't recorded.

[@Orchestral-Tools]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@felipemorenomusic]

Agree! I love it! I hope we can have a solo trombone! For chords would be excellent!!!

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Just wanna say that the dude's voice on these videos is great. Reminds me of NYC public radio announcer John Schafer, who for years was instrumental in introducing some of the best/newest composers and musicians since the 1980's. Very soothing sound. Best of luck.

[@brorberglund6686]

I hope OT continue to record new libraries at Air Lyndhurst! I’ll keep buying. Might run out of organs to sell eventually, but I’ll figure something out!

[@VFXCommander]

Spitfire Audio?

[@JeremyBraunsMusic]

Sounds incredible! Fantastic walkthrough as well

[@henrik5284]

I wish the tuba and bass trombone had been sampled individually so we could use them in octaves. It also seems a bit strange to not include a solo tenor trombone. I guess corners had to be cut to meet a target sales price or what?

[@Orchestral-Tools]

We appreciate the feedback, and you're entitled to be disappointed with aspects of the collection, who knows - we may even return to it one day. But, the choice of instrumentation in Beaufort was stylistic, and not driven by a desire to cut corners or to meet a sales price.

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

@@Orchestral-Tools I get that, after all, the sound you get from recording these players together is indeed very different. Not just from a recording standpoint but the performances are different, nothing beats the real thing basically. That said, I'd love to see a beaufort expansion in the future with other soloists and instruments tho!

[@davidefant3045]

My favorite kind of walkthrough! I suddenly feel the urge to go find the lost ark.

[@DesoloZantas]

Sounds good to me. The only thing I wish for is the option to have articulations like crescendos tempo-synced with the DAW. That's more of a SINE issue, though. Other than that, this is a great-sounding brass library.

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

Wow, this sounds incredible! Glad OT is recording more libraries at Air (that are also more consistent and better than their older products overall as well). I wish the legato would receive more polishing though, it's VERY rough. I love that you included performance-sourced articulations. This is definitely the way to go. Standard sampling alone has proven not to be enough and imho it peaked a while ago. It's definitely needed sometimes but peformance-sourced samples are the future and allow the musicians to perform which is a big deal!

[@Orchestral-Tools]

Thank you for the feedback :)

[@universalmeditation8631]

This is why I invested in OT they always up their game!

[@thisislance]

Actually seems like there's something wrong with the legato at 7:21 onward. Will this be corrected with an update?

[@supadead]

Yeah it started off really nice but fell apart fast

[@gregoryivesdolbyatmosmusic]

As a long time trumpet player in Hollywood and etc., this is pretty good. I usually do all of my own tracks myself, but this sounds like you got the attack much better than others I have heard. I really listen to the attacks, since sometimes these types of brass sound synthetic to me. I will explore further. Also the Cresc. to the next lines are a great idea.

[@Orchestral-Tools]

Thank you for the lovely feedback :)

[@gregoryivesdolbyatmosmusic]

@@Orchestral-Tools I know what I'm talking about having worked in orchestras, studio sessions etc.

[@gregoryivesdolbyatmosmusic]

@@Orchestral-Tools I have some question about the ability to get separation where needed in the detache parts like breaths which is so important to my ear and experience. There has been some discussion on VI-Kontrol about that

[@la2z029l]

I'm impressed! I want to know the why another brass library when you already released Tom Holkenborg's Brass. What are the difference of Beaufort and Tom Holkenborg's Brass? Also, does Beaufort mix well with other libraries recorded in Teldex Studio? I had some libraries from Spitfire Audio recorded in Air Studio but they did not mix well with other libraries, so I stopped using them...

[@Orchestral-Tools]

Thank you for your question. The why is pretty simple, we really wanted a brass collection that captures that classic Hollywood adventure style. In our opinion, so much of that comes down to the initial attack on the notes, and some specific dynamic articulations - so when we had the opportunity to record those things with some of the most sought-after British brass players who specialize in that sound (amongst others), we couldn't pass it up. Lyndhurst Hall is a medium-sized room, just like Teldex, and there's enough consistency in quality and technique across the engineering of OT collections that Beaufort will blend smoothly with a Teldex collection like Berlin Brass, and the same for non-brass collections like Berlin Strings etc etc.

[@la2z029l]

@@Orchestral-Tools Thank you so much for the reply! After watching the walkthrough reading the reply, I recalled some moments where I couldn't make my brass sound punchy like this. Seems like this library can finally solve the problem. Thank you for another great library!

[@petersvan7880]

This sounds like a great complement to recently released and revamped Spitfire SSO recorded in the same hall :)

[@claudep.1926]

RIP Pacific Brass 🫡🪦

[@clarenceoveur9497]

😂😂😂 For real! Performance Samples took so long that I gave up and ordered Beaufort instead. Hours later, they release Pacific Brass, and still no walkthrough lol I'm kind of grateful, though, as Beaufort can do everything Pacific Brass can and more. My budget is gone anyway 🫡

[@talnomix3164]

@@clarenceoveur9497 Pacific brass is still more playable and has WAY more dynamics. I like to have more dynamic layers and less articulations!

[@clarenceoveur9497]

@@talnomix3164 Do you own both libraries, or just guessing? According to an actual owner of Pacific Brass on VI-Control, it's not as playable as expected. The trumpet repetitions seem to lack agility, which is a significant letdown given that it's a key feature of the library. Conversely, after playing with Beaufort for the past day, I can confirm that it is very agile and expressive. I'm not concerned about having dozens of dynamic layers, as they can introduce their own issues. Even Jasper himself is using modeling to smooth out crossfades.

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

@@clarenceoveur9497 Couldn't agree more

[@Polt1]

Spitfire is losing its most precious place, Long live Sine Player 🗣️💥

[@SimoneCampete]

Sascha stole Philipp's profile

[@philippvonhoren]

xD, gotta talk to him

[@FireF1y644]

Wait what

[@FireF1y644]

Now I have a dilemma... This or Pacific Brass?

[@avinashkhandre0321]

You already have answer in your answer:) ​@@FireF1y644

[@gregrobertmusic]

@@FireF1y644 def this. Pacific will be only Performance unfortunately.

[@talnomix3164]

@@gregrobertmusic With many more dynamic layers :) This only has 3, 3 is 2 too less. I like a smooth crossfade.

[@STMaloPR]

JunkieXL is still by far THE best brass library out there

[@OrlandoAponte]

The trumpets are unusable imo

[@STMaloPR]

@@OrlandoAponte I don’t have any issues but I guess it truly depends on the style of music you’re composing. I write big epic orchestral and no library from the toooons that I have can match the bombastic sound of JXL

[@蔡成钰]

在一些快速演奏的短音 Staccato JXL表现的过于延迟 三连音也经常卡不上拍子

[@STMaloPR]

@@蔡成钰 true that