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Sep 29, 2022 · I've heard JXL's playability is a bit sluggish compared to CB, though. In choosing between one or the other, investing now in JXL seems wiser considering it being newer technology vs CB being 12 years old, although CB seems competitive today because of its timeless sounds and its reliability. Thanks for your thoughts!
Making Junkie XL Brass: Final Episode: We Have Liftoff! Watch on. Tom Holkenborg is a Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum producer, musician, and composer whose versatility puts him on the cutting edge of contemporary music, as well as in the vanguard of exciting new film composers.
By Dave Stewart. Published October 2020. Junkie XL Brass includes an extra-large 12-player trombone section. Ear plugs not included. An A-list Hollywood composer joins forces with Orchestral Tools to create a major brass library. The name Tom Holkenborg might not be as familiar in Hollywood film circles as that of Hans Zimmer, but based on the ...
- Overview
- Sine Player
- Instruments & Microphone Mixes
- Articulations
- Adaptive Workflow
- The Sound of Junkie XL Brass
- Conclusion
Junkie XL Brass is Orchestral Tools’ first collaboration with highly popular Hollywood film composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road, 300: Rise Of An Empire, Tomb Raider, Terminator: Dark Fate). Since his cinematic sound is defined by mixing huge orchestral scores with experimental sound design, it was clear that JXL Brass wouldn’t...
JXL Brass is the first library specifically released for Orchestral Tools’ very own sample engine called SINE Player. After East West and Spitfire Audio, another big player in the orchestral sampling scene is now moving away from the industry-standard KONTAKT Player by developing their very own sample engine plugin. According to Orchestral Tools, J...
Junkie XL comes with 15 deep-sampled, multi-articulation patches spread across five orchestral brass sections: trumpets, french horns, trombones, cimbassi, and tuba. Apart from the tuba which is only available as a solo instrument, all of the other brass sections can be selected in various group sizes. These range from a solo player to 3-player, 4-...
Junkie XL Brass features a set of 10 different articulationsfor every instrument section and group size. These 10 articulations are identical for most sections which simplifies the selection and makes the assignment very consistent. These are the articulations that come with JXL Brass: 1. Legato 2. Sustains 3. Sustains Soft 4. Sforzando Sustains 5....
One thing Orchestral Tools undeniably put among their top priorities when developing their own sample engine was giving the user enough tools to customize their playing experience. By adapting to the user’s workflow, SINE is easy to get your head around and makes your creative process more enjoyable. In this section of the review, I want to spotlig...
Since JXL Brass offers such a broad range of brass instruments and tonal colors, it’s quite hard to describe the product’s sound with just a few words. By capturing so many dynamic levels and microphone positions for each instrument section, JXL Brass is able to deliver a convincing cinematic sound from the quietest notes to the most abrasive tripl...
With no doubt, the conception and production of Junkie XL Brass was a massive undertaking. It’s apparent that Hollywood composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL would not leave Orchestral Tools any peace until they both come up with a definitive cinematic brass instrument that is able to set new standards. By listening to this impressive-sounding samp...
Jan 22, 2019 · Jan 22, 2019. #1. We are proud to announce that Orchestral Tools has teamed up with A-list Hollywood composer Tom Holkenborg to create an outstanding new brass library – Junkie XL Brass. Revealed in January of this year at the Orchestral Tools special event at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Junkie XL Brass is now available for pre-order.
Jun 26, 2021 · The collaboration between Orchestral Tools and Tom Holkenborg alias Junkie XL gave birth to the excellent JXL Brass in late 2019 (now called Tom Holkenborg's Brass). Today we will be reviewing the second chapter of this joint venture, Tom Holkenborg’s Percussion. The library is advertised as being an exact copy of the actual samples Tom has been using in his blockbuster scores for years. It ...
Dec 23, 2019 · 16 microphone positions. Production-ready mixes done by Alan Meyerson. Recorded at the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin. Works with Orchestral Tools’ SINE Player (VST/AU). 690GB of samples (300GB SINEarc compressed), 24Bit/48KHz patches. Junkie XL Brass is on sale for the intro price of 599 EUR until January 20th, 2020 (regular 749 EUR).
