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[gregjazz]

I always love the opportunity to have a conversation about our sample libraries and what we have planned for the future. That’s actually one of my favorite parts about our Summer group buy sales–they always spark a lot of cool discussions about the updates and new products we’re currently working on, and also gives people a chance to share ideas and suggestions. A lot of the instruments we sample and features that get added are directly due to the feedback we receive.

One of the next releases we have in store for the Evolution series is a vintage telecaster. I was surprised by how different it sounds from our existing Evolution Texas Twang tele–a much warmer sound, and there isn’t as much of that “in your face” twang going on from the bridge pickup. Consequently, the factory presets cover a lot more ground, from classic rock tones to funk and R&B. It should be a pretty versatile electric guitar library! If there are any sounds that you’d like to hear in particular, or additional strumming pattern styles included, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

There’s an update for The Famous E Electric Piano on the horizon, which most notably adds a new cabinet model effect. One of the cool things we included are cabinet options recorded using binaural mics to give you the feeling of sitting right at the original electric piano. Beyond that, there are new tempo-syncing modes for the tremolo (and chorus, even).

Even with Rosewood Grand still being a fairly recent release, I’m already collecting ideas for its next update. One of the things I’m the most proud of with that virtual instrument is how it models a lot of the inner workings of a real piano to give you a more immersive and inspirational playing experience. The next thing we’re planning to add is different release speeds. That way–provided that your keyboard outputs MIDI release velocity–you can release a key slowly and get the sound of it gradually getting muted. That should make a noticeable advancement in realism, especially in the piano’s low register. I want to add some more options for effects, too, like delay, chorus, and a limiter. Finally, for people who really like to get into the nuts and bolts, being able to tweak the voicing of each key individually would be really cool, too. I did a little experimentation with that, and it was surprising how much that changes the character of the piano.

Anyway, there’s a lot more going on in terms of instruments and updates in various stages of development, but those are a few things that stand out that I wanted to mention.

Greg Schlaepfer
Orange Tree Samples
https://www.orangetreesamples.com

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