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The Palette collection is the ultimate set of easy-to-use yet powerful orchestral scoring tools. Recorded in a dedicated hall with world-reknowned performers, it delivers world-class sound while making it as fast and simple as possible to get an authentic, realistic result. 

Naturally, you can use Palette for everything from epic and dramatic soundtracks to intimate chamber pieces, soaring legato themes, tense underscore, and chilling atmospheres. However, thanks to its multiple mics and clarity of tone, it can work just as well in pop, rock, metal, or in any track where you need fantastic orchestral sounds without spending a ton of time on tweaking and programming.

With over 50 instrument patches, three mic positions, a lush room sound without too much ambience (1.2s reverb tail), extensive articulations, true legato, 3 dynamic layers and up to 7x round robins, this is truly a one-stop shop for your next orchestral production.

Palette Complete contains four libraries originally created & released by Red Room Audio: Palette Symphonic Sketchpad, Palette – Melodics, Palette – Orchestral FX, and Palette – Arps & Runs. These have been combined into a single product!

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The core of Palette Orchestra are the strings, brass and woodwinds ensemble patches. With our players in standard seating position across the stage we recorded the full range of each ensemble in unison, from lowest to highest note. Instruments play together when their ranges overlap and drop out when they reach their limits. We’ve dubbed this approach “True Ensemble Recording.” The result is a rich, playable patch that’s natural and full of life – instantly gratifying and perfect for quickly laying down ideas without sacrificing realism.

To provide you with an additional level of flexibility we recorded our ensembles in two sizes – Full and Chamber. These were not accomplished by layering samples – they are 2 unique sets of recordings, each featuring a different number of players. This allows you to achieve the ideal breadth for your score, be it powerful and dramatic or tranquil and moving.

 

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The 24-piece choir features separate Women & Men sections performing sustains and staccato articulations in 3 vowels (Ah, Oh and Mm).

Palette Orchestra also offers 23 essential tonal and atonal orchestral percussion instruments, sampled in up to 7 dynamics with 5 round robin for both left and right hand (where applicable). Standard hits, rolls and other unique articulations are included. The drums, cymbals and auxiliary instruments are combined in one simple GM-style patch to minimize your track count. We also added 6-player ensemble trailer drums and hand percussion patches.

Our piano is a beautiful Steinway B Grand, recorded in the hall with 6 dynamic layers and multiple round robins.

The concert harp patch features standard plucks and a unique “glissandi maker” script, which simulates realistic pedaling to produce hundreds of scales you can perform at any length or speed by simply sweeping your controller’s keys up and down.

And no modern all-in-one cinematic solution would be complete without a set of custom sound design and trailer tools for adding instant impact to your score. Palette Orchestra includes over 250 unique hybrid samples in 7 categories – Impacts, Sub-booms, Reverses, Whooshes & Transitions, Risers, Downers and Braaams – all custom created by our team of sound designers. There’s also a dual-layer subtractive synth patch to add extra grit or low-end to the orchestra.

 

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Write beautiful, dramatic, and powerful melodies with 18 melodic patches! This subset of the library includes 12 of the most dramatic and powerful pre-orchestrated combos plus 6 soloists, as selected from the works of our favorite film and classical composers. Each combo was recorded performing together (NOT artificially scripted!). Up to 9 essential articulations per instrument including true legato.

We recorded a soaring violin section playing octaves, regal trumpets with horns, playful flutes & piccolo, creepy bass clarinet & contrabassoon octaves, a gigantic and downright frightening low strings & low brass ensemble and many others. We felt it was also important to include soloists since they are so often used to deliver a melody, so we recorded 6 of those as well. 17 of the 18 instruments in the library have true legato (the exception being our Trombones & Tuba).

You are not, however, limited to using “Melodics” for melodies. The instruments feature up to 12 common articulations (most include 4 different kinds of short notes!) and can therefore also be used for traditional orchestral writing to add unique colors to your compositions.

Our soloists were recorded in standard orchestral seating position with 3 microphone perspectives – close, decca tree and hall. For the combos we added a second close mic (4 total mics) so you have some control of each individual instrument.

 

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We felt there was simply no better way to capture the emotion and subtle nuances of these unique articulations than to record them in their entirety, versus trying to cleverly combine samples to produce artificial phrases. Therefore we went the extra mile and recorded both strings and woodwinds ensembles playing scales in 6 primary modes – Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Whole Tone and Chromatic – each with up to 13 variations.

There are also 20 kinds of arpeggios in 4 modes – Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented. Every run/arp has 2 round robins and can be performed in every key and can sync to your host’s tempo. In total, the Runs & Arps tool set includes over 1600 performances!

The modern and easy-to-use GUI always displays the notation for the current run/arp so you can visualize exactly what the orchestra is doing. For composers creating mockups who plan to deliver finished scores to an orchestra, we’ve also included the ability to drag and drop MIDI data for every performance to your DAW. You could also use this to easily layer the performances with other samples.

We’ve added several convenient Settings features like Downbeat Sync, which ensures that the final note of the performance always lands on count 1 of the next measure. Tempo controls allow you to sync to your host tempo or set the BPM manually. The “In Quantize” knob quantizes the start of the performance to the note value of your choice.

 

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Rounding out the patches of Palette is a set of aleatoric FX virtual instruments for media composers and songwriters. We were fortunate to work with three outstanding composers from around the globe (George Strezov, Jongnic Bontemps and Tristan Noon) who collaborated to orchestrate a slew of useful FX for strings, brass, woodwinds and choir in 6 categories – Short, Long, Sting, Texture, Rise and Fall.

Many were recorded by all 4 sections, allowing for easy layering. In total there are over 2,400 unique performances that you can use to provide instant drama, emotion, character and life to your music. Load up one of the 4 section patches and keyswitch through the categories to perform individual samples from your keyboard. Or get creative with the powerful FX Builder patch, which allows you to browse, select and layer up to 4 FX with controls to adjust their volume, pitch and timing.

 

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Symphonic Sketchpad: Woodwinds Full Ensemble
3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 3 flutes

• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Symphonic Sketchpad: Woodwinds Chamber Ensemble
Oboe, clarinet, bassoon, flute

• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Symphonic Sketchpad: Brass Full Ensemble
3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 tubas, 3 french horns

• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Flutter Tongue
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Symphonic Sketchpad: Brass Chamber Ensemble
2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 french horns, 1 tuba

• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Flutter Tongue
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Symphonic Sketchpad: Strings Full Ensemble
12 first violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 celli, 4 double basses

• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Tremolo
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Spiccato
• Pizzicato
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Symphonic Sketchpad: Strings Chamber Ensemble
6 first violins, 5 second violins, 4 violas, 3 celli, 2 double basses

• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Tremolo
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Spiccato
• Pizzicato
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Symphonic Sketchpad: Women’s Choir

• Sustain “Ah”, “Oh”, “Mm”
• Staccato “Ah”, “Oh”, “Mm”

Symphonic Sketchpad: Men’s Choir

• Sustain “Ah”, “Oh”, “Mm”
• Staccato “Ah”, “Oh”, “Mm”

Symphonic Sketchpad: Percussion

• Gran Casa (Hits + Rolls)
• Concert Snare (Hits + Rolls)
• Concert Toms
• Piatti Cymbals (Crashes + Chokes)
• Suspended Cymbals (Hits, Rolls, Scrapes)
• Tam-Tam (Hits + Rolls)
• Triangle (Hits + Rolls)
• Tambourine (Hits + Rolls)
• Wind Chimes
• Finger Cymbals
• Shaker (Shake + Rolls)
• Temple Blocks (4)
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba
• Crotales
• Xylophone
• Tubular Bells
• Timpani (Hits + Rolls)

Symphonic Sketchpad: Trailer Drums

• Large Drum Ensemble (Hits + Rolls)
• Snare Ensemble (Hits, Rims, Rolls)
• Tom Ensemble (Hits + Rolls)
• Taiko Ensemble (Hits, Rims)
• Tupan Ensemble (Hits + Rolls)

Symphonic Sketchpad: Hand Percussion

• Cajon (Various Techniques)
• Djembe (Various Techniques)
• Bongos (Various Techniques)
• Congas (Various Techniques)

Symphonic Sketchpad: Trailer Tools

• Impacts
• Sub Booms
• Braaams
• Reverses
• Whooses/Transitions
• Risers
• Downers
• Dual-layer Subtractive Synth

Symphonic Sketchpad: Concert Harp

• Plucks
• Glissandi Maker

Symphonic Sketchpad: Grand Piano

Melodics: Violins Octaves
6 first violins, 5 second violins

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Spiccato
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Melodics:  Violins Octaves (Con Sordino)
6 first violins, 5 second violins

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato

Melodics: Celli + Double Basses Octaves
6 celli, 4 double basses

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Spiccato

Melodics: Flutes + Piccolo Octaves
2 flutes, 1 piccolo flute

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Rips

Melodics: Oboe + Bassoon Octaves
1 oboe, 1 bassoon

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Rips

Melodics: Bass Clarinet + Contrabassoon Octaves
1 bass clarinet, 1 contrabassoon

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Rips

Melodics: Trumpets + Horns Octaves
3 trumpets, 3 french horns

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo

Melodics: Trombones + Tuba Octaves
2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba

• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato

Melodics: 6 Horns
6 french horns

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo

Melodics: Trumpets Octaves
2 trumpets

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo

Melodics: Low Brass + Low Strings
2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, 6 celli, 4 double basses

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo

Melodics: Horns + Violins Octaves
3 french horns, 6 first violins, 5 second violins

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo

Melodics: Solo Violin

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Spiccato
• Pizzicato

Melodics: Solo Cello

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Spiccato
• Pizzicato
• Tremolo
• Measured Tremolo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill

Melodics: Solo Flute

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill
• Rip
• Double & Triple Tongue

Melodics: Solo Oboe

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill
• Double & Triple Tongue

Melodics: Solo Trumpet

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill
• Rip
• Fall
• Double & Triple Tongue

Melodics: Solo Horn

• True Legato
• Sustain
• Sustain Vibrato
• Marcato
• Tenuto
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Major Trill
• Minor Trill
• Rip
• Fall
• Double & Triple Tongue

Orchestral FX: Strings FX
6 violins, 5 viola, 4 celli, 3 double basses

• Short (stabs, etc)
• Long (looped sustained FX)
• Sting (mid length, oneshot style FX)
• Texture (non-looping sustained FX)
• Rise (FX with upward pitch movement)
• Fall (FX with downward pitch movement)

Orchestral FX: Brass FX
3 trumpets, 3 french horns, 3 trombones, 3 tubas

• Short (stabs, etc)
• Long (looped sustained FX)
• Sting (mid length, oneshot style FX)
• Texture (non-looping sustained FX)
• Rise (FX with upward pitch movement)
• Fall (FX with downward pitch movement)

Orchestral FX: Woodwinds FX
3 flutes, 3 clarinets, 3 oboes, 3 bassoons

• Short (stabs, etc)
• Long (looped sustained FX)
• Sting (mid length, oneshot style FX)
• Texture (non-looping sustained FX)
• Rise (FX with upward pitch movement)
• Fall (FX with downward pitch movement)

Orchestral FX: Choir FX
6 sopranos, 6 altos, 6 tenors, 6 basses

• Short (stabs, etc)
• Longs (looped sustained FX)
• Sting (mid length, oneshot style FX)
• Texture (non-looping sustained FX)
• Rise (FX with upward pitch movement)
• Fall (FX with downward pitch movement)

Runs & Arps: Major
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down, 1Up&Down, 2Up, 2Down, 2Up&Down, 5thUp, 5thDown, 4thUp
• Starting on 5th: 1Up, 1Down, 2Up, 2Down

Runs & Arps: Natural Minor
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down, 1Up&Down, 2Up, 2Down, 2Up&Down, 5thUp, 5thDown, 4thUp
• Starting on 5th: 1Up, 1Down, 2Up, 2Down

Runs & Arps: Harmonic Minor
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down, 1Up&Down, 2Up, 2Down, 2Up&Down, 5thUp, 5thDown, 4thUp
• Starting on 5th: 1Up, 1Down, 2Up, 2Down

Runs & Arps: Melodic Minor
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down, 1Up&Down, 2Up, 2Down, 2Up&Down, 4thUp
• Starting on 5th: 1Up, 1Down, 2Up, 2Down

Runs & Arps: Whole Tone
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down, 1Up&Down, 2Up, 2Down, 2Up&Down, 5thUpDown

Runs & Arps: Chromatic
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down, 1Up&Down, 2Up, 2Down, 2Up&Down

Runs & Arps: Arpeggiated Major
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down
• Starting on 3rd: 1Up, 1Down
• Starting on 5th: 1Up, 1Down
• Starting on 8va: 1Up, 1Down

Runs & Arps: Arpeggiated Minor
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down
• Starting on 3rd: 1Up, 1Down
• Starting on 5th: 1Up, 1Down
• Starting on 8va: 1Up, 1Down

Runs & Arps: Arpeggiated Diminished
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down

Runs & Arps: Arpeggiated Augmented
6 first violins, 5 second violins OR flute, oboe, clarinet, 8va piccolo

• Starting on Tonic: 1Up, 1Down

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STRINGS, BRASS, WOODWINDS & CHOIR

• Customizable articulation control system
• Microphone mixer
• Round robin, release trigger and velocity curve controls
• 8-slot FX rack
• Sliders for dynamics, expression and instrument-specific articulations

PERCUSSION

• Per-instrument volume, pan, pitch and amp envelope controls
• Microphone mixer
• Round robin, release trigger and velocity curve controls
• 8-slot FX rack
• Sliders for expression and roll volume (where applicable)

PIANO

• Tone, amp envelope and pedal noise controls
• Microphone mixer
• Round robin, release trigger and velocity curve controls
• 8-slot FX rack

CONCERT HARP

• 2 glissando performance modes, 15 scale types and realistic pedaling system
• Variety of performance controls including bisbigliando, tone and amp envelope
• Microphone mixer
• Round robin and velocity curve controls
• 8-slot FX rack

TRAILER TOOLS

• Wav display with adjustable start/end sliders
• Detailed filter and wobble controls
• 8-slot FX rack
• Sliders for dynamics, expression and instrument-specific articulations

SYNTH

• 22 selectable wav shapes per layer plus various performance controls including glide, unison, velocity and amp envelope
• Detailed filter and wobble controls
• 8-slot FX rack

MELODIC COMBOS AND SOLOISTS

• Customizable articulation control system
• Microphone mixer
• Release volume, round robin and velocity curve controls
• 8-slot FX rack
• Sliders for dynamics, expression and instrument-specific articulations

STRINGS, BRASS, WOODWINDS & CHOIR FX

• 6 categories of FX
• Wav display with adjustable start and end point sliders
• Loop, volume, pan, tune, attack and release controls
• Microphone mixer
• Low pass, high pass, expression (volume) and playback speed controls
• 8-slot FX rack

FX BUILDER

• 4 available layers, each with volume, pan, tuning and loop controls
• Per-layer wav displays with adjustable start and end point sliders
• Per-layer timeline to set when FX are triggered in relation to each other
• Full FX browser
• Microphone mixer
• Low pass, high pass and expression (volume) controls
• 8-slot FX rack

FX BUILDER BROWSER

• Browse by Instrument and Category
• Audition and view waveform for each effect

RUNS & ARPS

• 7 Scale Modes buttons
• Visual notation display
• Drag-and drop MIDI for every run/arp
• Microphone mixer
• Downbeat sync, tempo sync and manual modes and Expression slider controls
• 8-slot FX rack