Arturia Augmented BRASS Virtual Instrument Plug-In

Create a rich variety of expressive, unique, and powerful brass sounds with the Arturia Augmented BRASS, an inspired software instrument that provides producers with immediate access to a comprehensive range of abstract and evocative brass sounds.

The software unites quality brass libraries with state-of-the-art synthesis to provide the fresh brass sounds you've always wanted. Go beyond conventional libraries, virtual instruments, and familiar orchestral timbres, and elevate your brass sounds to inspiring new heights. Whether you're a composer, producer, sound designer, or something inbetween, effortlessly push your sound into new territory quickly and easily. This virtual instrument runs on Mac and Windows computers and can operate as a standalone instrument or as a plug-in within your DAW on the AU, VST2, VST3, NKS, and AAX Native platforms.

At a Glance

• Virtual Instruments playable in a DAW (Live, FL Studio, Logic, etc.) or standalone with a MIDI keyboard
• Dynamic hybrid brass instrument
• 2 layers within each preset; each layer contains 2 customizable sound sources
• Morph control moves between Layers A and B, and/or up to 8 custom destinations
• 7 additional macros: Time, Color, Motion, FX A, FX B, Reverb, Delay
• 2 LFOs, 2 function generators, 2 random generators, 4 keyboard modulation sources, dedicated vibrato, and tremolo
• 2 FX slots per layer with 14 FX including ParamEQ, Bitcrusher, BL-20 Flanger, and more
• Dedicated Delay and Reverb sends with 5 spatial/time-based algorithms
• Built-in 16-step arpeggiator
• Keyboard Offset feature
• Over 300 factory presets included

Detailed Brass Sample Library

• Expressive and contemporary articulations
• Chamber recordings
• Orchestral recordings
• Processed recordings (tape, outboard, distortion, and more)
• Additional brass-style samples (synths, drones, textures, and more)

Flexible Synth Engines

• Virtual analog with Arturia's award-winning TAE technology
• Granular engine producing warp, glitch, and stretch sounds
• Harmonic engine based on additive synthesis
• Wavetable engine with look up table for more abrasive digital sounds
• Simpler (impacts, noise, and more)

Brass Instruments Evolved

Finally, unlock the next-level brass sounds for which you've been looking, from glossy '80s Blade Runner pads to earth-shattering orchestral tones, transformed for modern and experimental music making.

Project-Ready Sounds

Create brass parts that instantly lock with your projects, from ambient production to library composition, with hundreds of tailor-made presets and endless tonal sweet spots.

Effortless Expression

Command your brass sounds with ease; make sweeping changes to any sound with the Morph control, intuitively alter key sonic characteristics with quick-fire macros, and more.

Deeper Sound Design

Augmented BRASS is easy to use, but it can go deeper if needed. Fine-tune every aspect of your sound from multiple engines to dynamic modulation and everything inbetween.

Morphing: Sound Between Valves

Navigate the exciting sonic territory between each Augmented BRASS element with the central Morph control.

• Sampling: A vast range of expressive and powerful brass samples from chamber trumpets to tubas, and punchy staccatos to orchestral swells, alongside an embellished selection of outboard-processed and resynthesized recordings. A most comprehensive range of useful, musical, and creative brass samples, featuring dozens of articulations, forming an essential foundation for evolved brass sounds.
• Synthesis: Infuse your brass timbres with the hard-hitting modern sound of 4 synth engines Virtual Analog, Granular, Wavetable, and Harmonic alongside the Simpler engine, a flexible library of impact and noise samples for extra energy, precision, and depth.

Easy, Hands-On Creativity

Augmented BRASS is designed to deliver the powerful, authentic brass sounds you need and gives you the flexibility to push your sound into new territory in as little time as possible.

• Morph: Blur the lines between Augmented BRASS' multiple layers; move from authentic to synthetic, and choose any selection of up to 8 parameters to adjust with a single sweep of one control. Explore any combination of samples, synthesis, or hybrid, unlocking a universe of next-level brass sounds within one preset.
• FX, Delay, Reverb: Introduce character and space to Augmented BRASS' multilayered sound with your own custom FX slots and dedicated Delay and Reverb master FX. Whether you're looking for the right spatial balance, or a sound processed beyond recognition, these macros put it all within immediate reach.
• Color, Time, Motion: Command your custom brass ensemble with immediacy, expression, and effective results guaranteed. A single gesture can introduce movement, drama, and character to your sound by intelligently adjusting multiple parameters like synth controls, filter cutoff, modulators, and more.

Deeper Sound Design

Augmented BRASS' simple interface and diverse preset library brings quick results to keep your flow moving, but when you want to get complex, you can. The Advanced panel takes you deep into the inner workings of the instrument, giving you detailed control over your sound sources, modulation, performance, and beyond.

• Layers: Tap into the full capabilities of Augmented BRASS' sound sources by adjusting the dual engines within each layer. This puts 4 sound sources at your disposal: any combination of up to 2 sampling and 2 synthesis engines. Within each engine, make subtle tweaks or drastic changes, from essentials like part-specific panning and waveform combinations, to detailed elements like vibrato assignment or keyboard offset.
• Modulation: Animate and transform your sound with ultrasimple click-and-drag modulation routing. Apply multiple LFOs, function generators, random generators, and keyboard controls to numerous parameters, and customize each modulation generator to do your sonic bidding.
• Arpeggiator: Turn the simplest of ideas into vibrant patterns of brass texture and momentum with a built-in 16-step arpeggiator. Whether you're injecting movement into a chord sequence or turning static drones into evolving soundscapes, this familiar tool is built to be synchronized, randomized, and tweaked in real time.
• Macros: The command center for Augmented BRASS' crucial macro controls; observe a real-time overview of every parameter and function that each of the 8 macros you are altering, and home in on the detail of each adjustment as you perform, produce, or record.