First Call Horns

Jazz, Big Band, Rock and Pop Horn Instruments

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Instrument Type:: Horns

$199.95

Kontakt Player Download

$199.95

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"...there's an awful lot to like about First Call Horns...I highly recommend the set." - Electronic Musician

"...the attention to quality and time invested is clearly evident in First Call Horns." - Remix

"Sonically, First Call Horns is well-recorded, clean, and bright. Well-rounded selection of articulations and playing styles..." - Keyboard Magazine

"Not only does FCH sound fantastic, the attention to detail with the numerous articulations really makes this a great library." -Recording Magazine

"First Call Horns' instruments work together to create a realistic, versatile pop/rock brass-section sound." - Sound On Sound

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Finally, horns from a modern perspective. No longer do you have to rely on orchestral brass for your horn needs. Until now, jazz or rock-oriented horn libraries have been almost non-existent. The void has been filled! Pop, latin, jazz, big band, and rock n' roll horns are all here, with unprecedented sound quality and programming. You get trumpets (played open as well as with various mutes), soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, trombones (including mutes), flugelhorn and French horn. Instruments are presented in both solo and section contexts with chromatic samples, plus we've thrown in a ton of riffs, combinations and improvisations. This must-have VI library will be your first call for modern horns, and is one more reason Big Fish Audio's Virtual Instrument Division is filling the real needs of musicians the world over.

First Call Horns is powered by the Native Instruments Kontakt Player 5 engine, which is included on the disc. This provides instant integration with all major sequencers such as Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Logic, Cubase, and others.

Kontakt Player 5 ships with the download version

9 solo instruments
7 section instruments
21 improvisation and riff patches
Numerous different articulations for every instrument
8 combination patches such as Alto Sax + Trumpet + Trombone FPSwell

Patch list*:

Alto Sax Solo
- Legato
- Vibrato
- Mellow
- Staccato
- FP Swell

Alto Sax Section
- Legato
- Mellow
- Staccato
- Falls
- FP Swell Dim
- FP Swell Long
- FP Swell Short

Baritone Sax Solo
- Legato
- Staccato
- Bend Up

Baritone Sax Section
- Legato
- Staccato
- Bend Up

Flugelhorn Solo
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato

Flugelhorn Section
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato

French Horn Solo
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato
- Staccato
- Rips

Soprano Sax Solo
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato

Tenor Sax Solo
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato
- Staccato

Tenor Sax Section
- Legato
- Mellow
- Staccato

Trombone Solo
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato
- Mute
- Cup Mute
- Staccato
- FP Swell
- FP Swell Dim
- Fall

Trombone Section
- Legato
- Mute
- Cup Mute
- Staccato
- FP Swell
- FP Swell Dim
- Fall Short
- Fall Medium
- Fall Long

Trumpet Cup Solo
- Legato
- Attack
- Doit
- Fall Short
- Fall Long
- Finger Trill
- Flutter
- Lazy
- Lazy Short
- Lip Trill
- Stab

Trumpet Harmon Mute Solo
- Legato
- Attack
- Doit
- Fall Short
- Fall Long
- Flutter
- Lazy
- Lip Trill
- Open
- Short

Trumpet Open Solo
- Legato
- Attack
- Doit
- Fall
- Flutter
- Lazy
- Lip Trill
- Punch
- Short
- Stabs

Trumpet Straight Mute Solo
- Legato, No Vibrato
- Legato, Vibrato
- Closed
- FPSwell
- Shakes
- Swell

Trumpet Section
- Legato
- Harmon Mute
- Staccato
- Shake
- FP Swell
- FP Swell Dim
- Gliss Fall
- Gliss Up
- Fall Short
- Fall Medium Short
- Fall Medium
- Fall Long

*Patch listing may vary slightly between Kontakt Player and Giga version.

First Call Horns includes the Native Instruments Kontakt Player 5 engine. This allows instant access to the library directly from a plug-in interface without the need for any other sampler. The Kontakt Player 5 engine supports standalone operation as well as AU, VST, RTAS, and DXi plug-ins. Instruments from this library can also be opened in the full version of Kontakt 5, which allows for deeper editing and tweaking. Special upgrade pricing to the full version of Kontakt 5 is available to registered users; see the Native Instruments crossgrade page for details.

Download Sizes

Version	Compressed Download Size

Kontakt Player 5/Kontakt 5/Plug-in Download includes
	Install Instructions: 1.16GB
	First Call Horns: 1.39 GB

*When ordering the download product from Big Fish Audio you will be given one or more links for each of your product purchases. The links will be active for 24 hours. During this time you should download the file and expand it. You can return to your Big Fish Audio account at any time and download your products. You will find your products in the "My Products" area of your account page.

License Agreement

The Following End User License Agreement is included with First Call Horns. This License is only valid for the individual who has purchased an unopened, new and lawfully made copy of First Call Horns from a dealer or distributor authorized by Big Fish Audio.

"The samples contained herein are licensed, not sold to you, the individual end user, by Big Fish Audio. This non-exclusive, non-transferable license is granted only to the individual end user who has purchased an unopened, new and lawfully made copy of this product from a dealer or distributor authorized by Big Fish Audio. All samples remain the property of Big Fish Audio and are licensed only for use in the creation of a live or recorded performance that includes the licensed samples as part of a derivative musical work created by the licensed end user. This license expressly forbids resale, rental, loan, gift or transfer of these samples in any format or via any medium, except as part of a derivative musical work. The samples may not be included, whether unmodified or as part of a derivative work, in any sample library product. Any unlicensed usage will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law."

Electronic Musician | I highly recommend the set.

First Call Horns ($299.95) from Big Fish Audio is a sampled horn collection suited for classical music and orchestral scores by providing instruments for Jazz, Latin, and Pop styles. The package's single DVD holds about 1.4 GB of 24-bit brass and woodwind instruments...

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Electronic Musician Magazine

Before the release of First Call Horns ($299.95), most brass sample libraries focused on orchestral instruments. Big Fish Audio (www.bigfishaudio.com) is bucking that trend, aiming this collection squarely at rock, jazz, pop, and Latin musical styles. The 1.4 GB library...

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Recording Magazine

Most brass sample libraries over the years have focused on providing articulations more appropriate for orchestral arrangements. This decision has left composers of jazz, big band, rock, and other assorted styles a bit out in the cold. Thankfully, the people over at Big...

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Remix Magazine

Big Fish Audio First Call Horns Modern Brass Virtual Instrument

Too timid to drop a prefab sax line into your trippy original jazz tracks? Muted-trumpet synth presets too lame for your downtempo masterpiece? Big Fish Audio has been working hard to fill this void for...

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Sound On Sound | 4 out of 5

Sampled pop horns were popular during the '80s and '90s, but recently orchestral brass libraries have dominated the market, leaving those needing pop, rock, and jazz brass samples out in the cold. Big Fish Audio aim to raise the temperature of these poor shivering souls...

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