Session Horns by NI out now

$119

Demos

So Action Strings and Session Horns are what's in the next version of Komplete - I wonder what else? I seem to be losing track; isn't Komplete normally foisted on us around this time of year??

Bajan Blue


isn't Komplete normally foisted on us around this time of year??

Yup pretty soon I'd expect. Disclaimer: I have no inside knowledge. I'll gladly pay a $199/$249 upgrade if I get The Giant, Action Strings and Session Horns.

damn them .. BUT I am gonna wait to see the three Bapsi mentioned is in Komplete 9
 
but the automatic split sounds sweet if it works

it's normally august time ish they do a new version.. must be running behind schedule

thing is the last upgrade to me was just a load of recycled sound packs and the kulling of kore.. so they can "get lost" pretty much

Looks like I'm going to have to have some of these new ones, Action Strings and Session Horns. I may only have the money for one more purchase of some kind, so I too will have to wait for Komplete 9 to see what it consists of. I especially hope to have Action Strings.

At first I thought this was gonna be just a bunch of pre-recorded phrases with different articulations...which I would have zero use for.  But after watching the tutorial video it looks like I'm sunk.  It's definitely on the "acquire" list.  Dern it.

Not impressed by these demos at all, sound synthy & dated. 
Much better libraries out there.

As I already have First Call, Mojo and all the Kontakt and Sampletank, Garritan as well as most of the "samplemodeling" ones and others.  What are those "better libraries"?
 
PS:  I should point out that I'd get this strictly for the ease of adding articulations (i.e. doit, fall off, rips, etc...) and that I'm mostly interested in POP and R&B usage as I already have my orchestral needs more than covered.
 

yorolpal


As I already have First Call, Mojo and all the Kontakt and Sampletank, Garritan as well as most of the "samplemodeling" ones and others.  What are those "better libraries"?
 
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Chris Hein for starters. I think half the problem are NI's demos, they're usually horrible.

+1 for Chris Hein.

Kind regards,
Rick

carl


Not impressed by these demos at all, sound synthy & dated. 
Much better libraries out there.

That cost a hell of a lot more. You're looking at $300+ for the Chris Hein ones for example. I think these NI horns sound fantastic for the price. Didn't find them too synthy at all. 

bapu

Bajan Blue


isn't Komplete normally foisted on us around this time of year??

Yup pretty soon I'd expect. Disclaimer: I have no inside knowledge. I'll gladly pay a $199/$249 upgrade if I get The Giant, Action Strings and Session Horns.

I had just got the Maschine xgrade to Komplete 8 for $199 so would happily pay that sort of upgrade price for Komplete 9 if it has action strings but tis likely that package Am likely to be in Komplete 9 ultimate no?

I guess that's what makes a horse race...I've always thought of the Chris Hein stuff as spotty.  Go figure.  For orchestral stuff Project Sam has some nice stuff but I too think (especially considering the ease of articulation use) these will sound nice in pop/soul/funk type stuff...which is what I'm looking for.

yorolpal


I guess that's what makes a horse race...I've always thought of the Chris Hein stuff as spotty.  Go figure.  For orchestral stuff Project Sam has some nice stuff but I too think (especially considering the ease of articulation use) these will sound nice in pop/soul/funk type stuff...which is what I'm looking for.

Too right I say !.
 
I just checked this out (thanks Bapu), and I'll be grabbing this when I get back from the farm. It's perfect for some work I've got to get out ... sheesh, the timing couldn't be better !. I won't be able to wait for the Komplete upgrade, but such is life :-)
 
Cheers - Cliff

Usually, cliffr, if you buy something from NI and then upgrade and it's included in the upgrade then you can just sell your individual license to someone else. Obviously, I haven't checked up on this product and its resale as it's new. There must be loads of people sitting on individual licenses they haven't sold on.

strikinglyhandsome1


Usually, cliffr, if you buy something from NI and then upgrade and it's included in the upgrade then you can just sell your individual license to someone else. 

Well, a while ago I learned that if a product is a downloaded product NI would not allow resale. Don't know if that has changed.

Yep downloads only are not for resale as far as I know and if it's only a download then it's unlikely to be anything other than NFR.

Do they do boxed versions of any of their new products nowadays? I haven't bought from them in years?

For some of them, I think. Not this one, though.

Cheers. Good they are still doing some (for people like me !). Worked out handy a few years ago when they did a massive sale on Komplete and they allowed resales of the boxed licenses. It easily paid for Komplete with just a few products.

yorolpal


I guess that's what makes a horse race...I've always thought of the Chris Hein stuff as spotty.  Go figure.  For orchestral stuff Project Sam has some nice stuff but I too think (especially considering the ease of articulation use) these will sound nice in pop/soul/funk type stuff...which is what I'm looking for.

I'm sure they sound better in use but the demos are poor. Always need to work with libs yourself to see where they excel or fail.

Agree totally carl, ol pal.  Now that I've got em, I'll keep ya posted as to just how well they do (or don't) work out:-)

Please do, any tips or opinions. Interested in the auto voice arrange & how they sit in a mix. 

Also if there's a timing offset between voices feature...

Incredible software for $119.

Tutorial vid at e-instuments site. 2/3 down the page. I didn't see this on NIs page.

http://www.e-instruments.com/instruments/horns/session-horns/

Not sure I want to wait for Komplete 9 to get this one.

I noticed that the Session Horn samples are 44.1. Does the Kontakt vst work well with higher sample rates? OldPal You've had it for what 48 hrs now, any words for us?

review please ol pal :)

He's busy putting the finishing touches to 'Yoropal's Got a Brand New PigBag'

strikinglyhandsome1


He's busy putting the finishing touches to 'Yoropal's Got a Brand New PigBag'

:)

I wish.  I may get to use it in one of the three projects I've got to finish before Turkey Day.  If I do I'll post my dimwitted findings.  If not it'll probably be December before I wring it out.

RE: Komplete 9

its very silent over on the NI forums concerning any tidbits, just some speculation, as on other forums  ...

hmmmmmm

Maybe there won't be one?

Hi folks,
 
not really a review ... haven't had time to really dig through them in great depth, and I wouldn't have time anyway.
 
But what I will say is ... I got them, they sound pretty damn fine to my ears for that price, and actually better than I expected.
For $119 it's massive value.
Maybe not what you'll use for your next jazz trumpet solo, but then again, I don't have time for that anyway !.
 
 
This has landed in my collection just at the right time for something commercial I'm working on.
 
And for what I'm doing, they are AWESOME !.
They sound perfect, the ease of use is just a life saver for me right now, and will be in the future too.
 
I've had to spend very little time, to get a pretty great result - easier and better than I expected.
 
A great addition to your toolbox at that price - especially if you need the ability to quickly add some good sounding horns to something ... very quickly and easily !.
Sure it may not be a "Broadway Big Band or Broadway Lites", but neither is the price, and the ease of use is just brilliant.
 
Actually ... I'm not qualified to comment regards the "Broadway" stuff other that the price, I don't own any of it.
 
 
Cheers - Cliff

Thanks Cliff.
 
I may have to get this. I play saxes but need the trumpet and trombone to complete my sections.
 
I listened to the Sample tunes from the Broadway lites and The sounds are nice but the sample tunes seem poorly done. It seems that the timber(tone) of the instruments varied too much from note to note on some of the legato examples. That could be that the composer needed to edit the velocity to correct the difference in keyboard velocity from note to note.
 
Then I listened to the Session horns the note transistions are much smoother.
 
Just my observation.  

I'm working on some funk tunes right now....and I think the horns sound pretty damn good for the $......anywhere cheaper than $119?

Man oh man. I am so Jonesing for Komplete 9/Ultimate or whatever will contain Session Horns, The Giant and Action Strings.

bapu


Man oh man. I am so Jonesing for Komplete 9/Ultimate or whatever will contain Session Horns, The Giant and Action Strings.

but, but what else will it have, ???
 
I dont really see Kontakt 6 or GR 6 anytime soon, now maybe they will release new Massives or the like (MEH),,
 
so if they do include those 3 products  only it wont really be "komplete", will it?

musicman100
so if they do include those 3 products  only it wont really be "komplete", will it?

No. But it would be a form of Komplete for the first time buyer.

Could not resist.

Bought these today since my Lovely Lady agreed to get me Action Strings as a Christmas gift.

Wooot!!!!

Personally I'm really enjoying Session Horns. I've only used it in a few short tests, but I'm really looking forward to fitting it into a full production. It's really easy to use and gets great-sounding results. :)

Good to hear, now if it only had a bari.
Maybe in the Pro version.

The base Kontact library has a pretty good bari. Have you checked it out?

Yeah, it's not bad for some things.
Wish they'd work one into this though, with the scripting & features.
A funk horn section isn't complete w/o a bari!

gregjazz


Personally I'm really enjoying Session Horns. I've only used it in a few short tests, but I'm really looking forward to fitting it into a full production. It's really easy to use and gets great-sounding results. :)

 
Totally agree Greg, it sounds better than I was expecting or hoping for, and really easy to use. I've only used it in a couple of short clips, but for the amount of time I spent the results are pretty outstanding.
 
I still have to jump back over to your site sometime to grab those native flutes :-)
 
BTW, the 'Passion Flute' I picked up from you is totally awesome ... and also easy to play !.
 
Cheers - Cliff

Will this work for my new Herb Alpert revival season?

Jonbouy


Will this work for my new Herb Alpert revival season?

i got it today and messed around a bit... and for the price this has alot of potential. the sound quality is good, there is nothing synthy sounding about it. its begging for a alto sax and flute, which im sure will be in the Pro version. if you know how horn parts work, you should get some pretty decent results with this.