Mark Bastable 40 Posted July 21 ....can anyone recommend a free or dead-cheap solo French Horn VST? Or failing that, a muted trumpet? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Mackay 258 Posted July 21 Have a look at DSK Brass 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Bastable 40 Posted July 21 I shall. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitflipper 1,581 Posted July 22 Do you have full Kontakt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 3,109 Posted July 22 (edited) SampleTank 4 MAX has some great brass, including French Horn with articulations! However, it's neither free or cheap! 😉 The Kontakt Factory Selection (Player) and the full Kontakt Factory Library has a muted trumpet. Edited July 22 by abacab 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeGBradford 593 Posted July 22 Check this out - it works in the Orchestral Tools Sine Player which is a bit quirky but has some great free libraries - this one is only 2 euro - I've got it - it's been a while since I tried it but I seem to recall that it is pretty good for the price! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Bastable 40 Posted July 23 On 7/22/2021 at 2:43 AM, bitflipper said: Do you have full Kontakt? That's a very good question. Without intending to sound facetious in the least, I shall go away and research the question, and return with an answer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Mackay 258 Posted July 23 3 hours ago, Mark Bastable said: That's a very good question. Without intending to sound facetious in the least, I shall go away and research the question, and return with an answer. If you did you would know the answer. Even if you only have Kontakt Player you would know. 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitflipper 1,581 Posted July 23 I ask because the Kontakt universe offers an amazing number and depth of virtual instruments, ranging in price from free to several hundred dollars. But the free and cheap ones require the full Kontakt product, not the free player version. Kontakt itself comes bundled with a lot of sampled instruments, including an acceptable French horn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Bastable 40 Posted July 23 4 minutes ago, Nigel Mackay said: If you did you would know the answer. Even if you only have Kontakt Player you would know. 😀 Oh, I know I have Kontakt something-or-other. But as I haven't ponied up any money, I suspect it's not Full. Right now I have a random crashing problem. I'll be back on this less pressing problem shortly. Thank you, all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielmconnolly7 1 Posted July 24 Try DSK BRASS VST's Link here: https://www.dskmusic.com/dsk-brass/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielmconnolly7 1 Posted July 24 I have IK Multimedia Philharmonik, tons of great sounds but it's a pay for library... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 3,109 Posted July 24 (edited) Spitfire Audio BBC Symphonic Orchestra Discover edition is free if you sign up, and then wait 14 days for a license. Or pay $49, no waiting... https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover/ It has strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion sections. In brass there are horns, trumpets, trombones, bass trombones, & tuba. Edited July 24 by abacab 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmcleod 2,672 Posted July 24 There's also Sonivox Orchestral Companion Brass, which has solo brass instruments, including a french horn. It goes on sale quite often ( I think I paid about £5 for mine), but I can't see any decent deals ATM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Bastable 40 Posted July 25 Thank you for all the suggestions. I'm following them up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 3,109 Posted July 25 (edited) 23 hours ago, msmcleod said: There's also Sonivox Orchestral Companion Brass, which has solo brass instruments, including a french horn. It goes on sale quite often ( I think I paid about £5 for mine), but I can't see any decent deals ATM. I forgot about that one! I have that orchestral companion bundle, but it lost a home on my disk when I needed the space for SampleTank 4 Max, and a few others. If you can get it really cheap, the samples are decent (24-bit dual velocity) with 6 keyswitch selectable articulations, and it's useful in that regard. So, if you just need a horn, then sure! 👍 Just be aware that the plugin UI has a very basic, single instrument window for one preset at a time, with no multis (which might be an advantage regarding CPU). It needs 15GB free space for download and installing (5 GB download + 5GB for the unzip folder + 5GB for the permanent sample library). iLok license manager required for activation. The product is also apparently no longer being developed, yet still for sale. So wait for a deal! https://sonivoxmi.com/products/details/orchestral-companion-brass Edited July 25 by abacab Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeGBradford 593 Posted July 25 Sorry I forgot to post the link in my earlier post! https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/majestic-horn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 3,109 Posted July 27 On 7/25/2021 at 7:40 PM, JoeGBradford said: Sorry I forgot to post the link in my earlier post! https://www.orchestraltools.com/store/collections/majestic-horn Yet another player! This SINE Player seems to be a new breed of sample library player, with a few new tricks! I was not aware of this one. Watch the videos on the website. The majestic horn is well worth 2 euro! Nice legato. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeGBradford 593 Posted July 27 8 hours ago, abacab said: Yet another player! This SINE Player seems to be a new breed of sample library player, with a few new tricks! I was not aware of this one. Watch the videos on the website. The majestic horn is well worth 2 euro! Nice legato. Several very good free libraries too! 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 3,109 Posted July 27 2 hours ago, JoeGBradford said: Several very good free libraries too! 🙂 Yep, grabbed the free Layers orchestral library first thing... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
