Century Ensemble Brass

Century Ensemble Brass

  • New-Generation. Super-Realistic Ensemble Brass
  • True Polyphonic Legato & Arc Legato
  • 2 Mic Mixes in Natural Orchestral Seating
  • Century Ensemble Brass Lite Scoring Tool
  • Ostinato Trumpets & Horns
  • Ostinato Trombones & Tubas
  • 2 and 4 Player Trumpet Ensembles
  • 2, 6 and 12 Player French Horn Ensembles
  • 3 Player Trombone Ensemble
  • 5 Mics (Mixed A, Mixed B, Close, Decca, Wide/Far)
  • Fluent Dynamics (MW), Expression, & Speed control
  • 60.08GB / 58,299 Samples
  • Kontakt 5.8.1 Full Retail (or later) Required
  • Kontakt Player version available through Native Instruments
  • Delivered by Download
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Brass for the Next Century


The Century Brass Series is the definitive, state-of-the-art collection of ultra-realistic, truly emotional brass instruments.

The full Century Ensemble Brass range includes 3 different Horn Ensembles, 2 Trumpet Ensembles, a 3-piece Trombone ensemble, a full brass sketching tool, and tempo-synced ostinato ensembles for Horns, Trumpets, Trombones, and a Tuba. Across all these ensembles, every technique is vividly playable from pianissimo to fortissimo. 

Century Brass was created with cutting-edge recording and sampling techniques. Every legato is not only layered in dynamics, but also offers completely smooth transitions, even when playing polyphonic legato. We recorded a wealth of different short notes, going far beyond the typical staccatos and marcatos. We recorded unique fanfare short notes, with more bite and tension as well as more traditional articulations at multiple lengths. There are more arcs than you could dream of, and of course all arcs are now dynamically layered and recorded at multiple lengths, featuring true polyphonic legato.

Ostinato Brass features modular ensembles with a carefully auditioned and hand-picked selection of trumpets, horns, trombones, and tuba, creating a comprehensive yet nuanced brass section. Every ostinato pattern and phrase is tempo-synced for the ultimate ease of use, while still maintaining the human imperfections that make music shine. Each section was recorded individually, allowing for complete flexibility and customization in the compositional process. 

The shell of Century Ensemble Brass is our custom-designed user-interface, offering virtually every option to express yourself all on one page, from selecting articulations to creating your own mix. All with just a couple of clicks.

Over multiple years and hundreds of hours of recording, our focus was on capturing of the perfect imperfections and true essence of playing music. From varying short notes and flowing patterns to an array of emotional legatos and unique effects, century brass is seeming with humanity.

Century Orchestral Brass is not a sample library to us. It is a truly emotional and realistic collection. It can be anything you want it to be. The softest skin you ever touched or the thunderous end of a world. It can be subtle, it can be Forte, but it will always be lyrical.

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CENTURY
ENSEMBLE
BRASS


TRUE
POLYPHONIC
LEGATO


LITE
BRASS
ENSEMBLE


OSTINATO
TRUMPETS
& HORNS


OSTINATO
TROMBONES
& TUBA

Century Ensemble Brass


HORNS
TRUMPET &
TROMBONE
ENSEMBLES


ULTRA
EXPRESSIVE
POLYPHONIC
LEGATO



HUMAN
OSTINATO
MOTION


DETAILED
MICS &
ADVANCED
MIXES

POLYPHONIC LEGATO
SEAMLESS EXPRESSION

Century Brass 2.0 raises the bar for professional legato samples with the world's first true polyphonic legato. The polyphonic legato allows you to play as many notes as you want and have the engine trigger all the legato intervals. The legatos also allow you to move between dynamics seamlessly. The sound is truly authentic, dynamic, and lyrical.

Century Ensemble Brass

FLUID DYNAMICS

Century Ensemble Brass

Century Brass goes beyond realism and brings you an authentically fluid playback experience. Every included articulation and ostinato pattern offers a range of dynamics that were captured acoustically, allowing for seamless control over the entire dynamic range.

TRUE BRASS
TRUE EMOTION

The heart of Century Brass 2.0 is its hyper-realistic sound, playability, and emotion. Century Brass uses an advanced built-in browser system. The browser offers you access to any articulation with a single click. But perhaps most importantly, it all just works.

Century Ensemble Brass

ARTS, SPECS AND REQS