2016/03/30 09:44:21
amiller
So, I have this song that is in a Latin sort of theme.  I've recorded most of the tracks and suddenly I can hear it crying out for a trumpet part.  I don't normally use brass of any kind in my songs but this one is screaming trumpet.  I'll probably not use brass very much in my music going forward, however, when I do I want it to sound great!  What do you guys suggest that won't break the bank but sounds great!  I'm sure I don't need lots of bells and whistles or a large inventory of brass instruments...'just the basics with a great sound!
2016/03/30 09:57:41
cclarry
Rapture Session, under the D-Pro User Imports - under "Brass"
has some trumpets that might do the trick...if you're not looking
to spend any money.  Or you could just use D-Pro directly with 
the same patches...
2016/03/30 10:11:02
amiller
cclarry
Rapture Session, under the D-Pro User Imports - under "Brass"
has some trumpets that might do the trick...if you're not looking
to spend any money.  Or you could just use D-Pro directly with 
the same patches...


Yeah, I checked those out.  They really don't sound authentic to me.  I may have to spend some $$$ but I want to keep it as low as I can and still have great brass.
2016/03/30 10:17:24
Mesh
Have you taken a look at NI's Session Horns?
Not all trumpets there, but it does have a trombone, tenor sax and two trumpets.
 
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/orchestral-cinematic/session-horns/
2016/03/30 10:30:23
bitflipper
If you have full Kontakt, you've already got adequate brass for casual use. Sure, there's little in the factory content that's up to the standards of high-end third-party libraries. But there are a lot of instruments in there, including many that you won't use often enough to justify buying a dedicated library for, e.g. trombones, trumpets and tubas. 
 
Dimension Pro, IIRC, had a couple usable brass patches, but I haven't looked at it in a long time. 
2016/03/30 11:05:24
Jim Roseberry
If you need a "one-off" solo trumpet that sounds authentic, I'd consider asking someone to play/record the real thing.
2016/03/30 11:55:23
SmokeyJ628
Wavesfactory has a nice muted one (if that would work for you) for 20 Euro. They also have a Flugelhorn.
 
Embertone has it's Chapman Trumpet. It's really more of an orchestral trumpet, but you might be able to make it work.  It's $30.
 
 EDIT:  I'm assuming you have the full version of Kontakt.  If not, then those won't work.
2016/03/30 12:48:40
michael diemer
The special edition 1 of Vienna Instruments has a great trumpet. Also very good horn and trombone. The whole shebang is under 300.00 and you do get a lot of usable instruments, including the best eng. horn I've heard. Also timpani and pizz bass are great. However, in my experience their stuff has so many problems it's hardly worth using (takes forever to load, instruments come in late, hard to blend, system crashes). There may be ways around those problems, though. I just got too frustrated to put up with it. Although I will used them as a last resort.
2016/03/30 12:51:55
michael diemer
cclarry
Rapture Session, under the D-Pro User Imports - under "Brass"
has some trumpets that might do the trick...if you're not looking
to spend any money.  Or you could just use D-Pro directly with 
the same patches...


cclary, what are the D-pro user imports? I already use the trumpets in the regular brass collection in DP, but I don't know the ones you are talking about. How can I get them? I too need better trumpets (doesn't everyone?).
2016/03/30 13:49:49
thepianist65
Session horns pro (or session horns if you can't spend the $$$) should do the trick. 
You might find something cheaper that is good enough if you search around, too...The best libraries, however, are fairly $$$$$$....If I had the extra dough, I'd look at Sample Modeling's trumpet (and other products); great physical modeling, but expensive, for sure.
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