Ableton Orchestral Instrument Collection

Each instrument has been painstakingly recorded in a number of velocities and articulations, employing the expertise of world-class musicians, engineers and producers. Grab your baton and create authentic, expressive orchestral arrangements within the familiar environment of Ableton Live - quickly and easily. And underneath the hood, Live's SmartPriming technology manages system resources efficiently, giving you big orchestral sounds with a minimum of CPU action. The Orchestral Instrument Collection was produced in partnership with SONiVOX.

Hear the complete arrangement from the movie, featuring the Orchestral Instrument Collection plus the harp and some percussion from the Essential Instrument Collection here.

The Orchestral Instrument Collection includes:

Orchestral Strings

A comprehensive selection of naturally rich and dynamic stringed instruments. Features solo and ensemble violin, viola, cello and double bass, all recorded in their natural positions within the orchestra, complete with a number of articulations.

Ableton Orchestral Strings offers a comprehensive selection of naturally rich and dynamic stringed instruments. Features solo and ensemble violin, viola, cello and double bass, all recorded in their natural positions within the orchestra, complete with a number of articulations.

Demo Arrangement

Strings Demo

Strings Ensemble

Strings Ensemble Legato *

Strings Ensemble Pizzicato *

Strings Ensemble Staccato

Strings Ensemble Tremolo

Double Bass Section

Double Bass Section Legato

Double Bass Section Pizzicato

Double Bass Section Staccato

Cello Section

Cello Section Pizzicato

Cello Section Legato

Cello Section Staccato

Viola Section

Viola Section Legato

Viola Section Pizzicato

Viola Section Staccato

Violin Section

Violin Section Legato

Violin Section Pizzicato

Violin Section Staccato

Double Bass Solo

Double Bass Solo Legato *

Double Bass Solo Pizzicato

Double Bass Solo Staccato

Cello Solo

Cello Solo Legato *

Cello Solo Pizzicato

Cello Solo Staccato

Violin Solo

Violin Solo Legato *

Violin Solo Pizzicato

Violin Solo Staccato

Viola Solo

Viola Solo Legato *

Viola Solo Pizzicato

Viola Solo Staccato

* Also included with the Essential Instrument Collection

The Making of Orchestral Strings

Orchestral Strings was created in cooperation with SONiVOX. The samples were recorded using classical players recruited from the Boston Pops, the Boston Ballet Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Futura Productions in Roslindale, Massachusetts, a converted Masonic temple that operates as a state-of-the-art recording facility while preserving the acoustic hallmarks of a nineteenth-century recital hall. SONiVOX chose Futura for its unique acoustic character: The hall is small enough to lend a sense of intimacy, but large enough to accommodate the implied presence of an entire orchestra. Futura's acoustic signature adds a distinctively authentic flavor to Ableton Orchestral Strings. The sessions were engineered by Emmy Award-winning engineer Antonio Oliart and RIAA award-winning engineer John Bono, with executive producer Jennifer Hruska, who has more than twenty years of experience in the field of soundware development.

Key Features

All instruments are meticulously multisampled in a variety of velocities and articulations.
All instruments are perfectly integrated into Ableton Live's workflow. Instruments are loaded via Simpler, which is included with Live 7.
All instruments take advantage of SmartPriming, Live 7's new resource-efficient sample engine, allowing users to work with an impressive number of instruments in their compositions.
Includes special Rack versions of each instrument, with all articulations switchable via a single macro control in real time for maximum playability.
Each instrument includes versions for high-quality production and CPU conservation.

What is SmartPriming?

Using large sampled instrument libraries can quickly eat valuable computer resources and slow down the creative process. Ableton Live 7 introduces SmartPriming, a new resource-saving sample playback technology allowing users of large sample libraries, such as Ableton's Orchestral Strings, to use many instruments in their compositions. Due to Simpler and Sampler's tight integration with Ableton Live, SmartPriming automatically reallocates resources in real time from where they are no longer needed to where they are, without interrupting workflow. Once a sampled instrument is sequenced, Live knows the amount of resources required to play that instrument back and unloads all unused samples to open resources for the next instrument the composer decides to play. Essentially, SmartPriming is an under-the-hood technology that allows Live users to get the most from their computer's resources and take advantage of the realism and expressiveness provided by professional multisampled instruments.

Orchestral Strings Requirements

Orchestral Strings requires Ableton Live 7.0.5 or higher.

The installation size of Orchestral Strings is 5.1 GB.

Orchestral Brass

A thorough set of vivid and colorful brass instruments. Features solo and ensemble French horn, trombone, trumpet and tuba, with a unique set of articulations in multiple section sizes.

Ableton Orchestral Brass is a thorough set of vivid and colorful brass instruments. Features solo and ensemble French horn, trombone, trumpet and tuba, with a unique set of articulations in multiple section sizes.

Demo Arrangement

Brass Demo

Brass Ensemble

Brass Ensemble Legato *

Brass Ensemble Legato Mute

Brass Ensemble Sforzando

Brass Ensemble Staccato *

Trombone Section

Trombone Section Legato

Trombone Section Legato Mute

Trombone Section Sforzando

Trombone Section Staccato

French Horn Section

French Horn Section Legato

French Horn Section Legato Mute

French Horn Section Sforzando

French Horn Section Staccato

Trumpet Section

Trumpet Section Legato

Trumpet Section Legato Mute

Trumpet Section Sforzando

Trumpet Section Staccato

C Tuba Solo

C Tuba Solo Legato *

C Tuba Solo Staccato

C Tuba Solo Sforzando

Eb Tuba Solo Legato Mute

Bass Trombone Solo

Bass Trombone Solo Legato *

Bass Trombone Solo Legato Mute

Bass Trombone Solo Staccato

French Horn Solo

French Horn Solo Legato *

French Horn Solo Staccato

Trumpet Solo

Trumpet Solo Legato *

Trumpet Solo Staccato

* Also included with the Essential Instrument Collection

The Making of Orchestral Brass

Orchestral Brass was created in cooperation with SONiVOX. The samples were recorded using classical players recruited from the Boston Pops, the Boston Ballet Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Futura Productions in Roslindale, Massachusetts, a converted Masonic temple that operates as a state-of-the-art recording facility while preserving the acoustic hallmarks of a nineteenth-century recital hall. SONiVOX chose Futura for its unique acoustic character: The hall is small enough to lend a sense of intimacy, but large enough to accommodate the implied presence of an entire orchestra. Futura's acoustic signature adds a distinctively authentic flavor to Ableton Orchestral Brass. The sessions were engineered by Emmy Award-winning engineer Antonio Oliart and RIAA award-winning engineer John Bono, with executive producer Jennifer Hruska, who has more than twenty years of experience in the field of soundware development.

Key Features

All instruments are meticulously multisampled in a variety of velocities and articulations.
All instruments are perfectly integrated into Ableton Live's workflow. Instruments are loaded via Simpler, which is included with Live 7.
All instruments take advantage of SmartPriming, Live 7's new resource-efficient sample engine, allowing users to work with an impressive number of instruments in their compositions.
Includes special Rack versions of each instrument, with all articulations switchable via a single macro control in real time for maximum playability.
Each instrument includes versions for high-quality production and CPU conservation.

Orchestral Brass Requirements

Orchestral Brass requires Ableton Live 7.0.5 or higher.

The installation size of Orchestral Brass is 3.7 GB.

Orchestral Woodwinds

Delivers a variety of clear and vibrant wind instruments. Features solo and ensemble flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and English horn with a broad selection of articulations.

Ableton Orchestral Woodwinds delivers a variety of clear and vibrant wind instruments. Features solo and ensemble flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and English horn with a broad selection of articulations.

Demo Arrangement

Woodwinds Demo

Woodwinds Ensemble

Woodwinds Ensemble Legato *

Woodwinds Ensemble Legato Vibrato

Woodwinds Ensemble Staccato

Bassoon Section

Bassoon Section Legato

Bassoon Section Legato Vibrato

Bb Clarinet Section

Bb Clarinet Section Legato

Bb Clarinet Section Legato Vibrato

Concert Flute Section

Concert Flute Section Legato

Concert Flute Section Legato Vibrato

Oboe Section

Oboe Section Legato

Oboe Section Legato Vibrato

Piccolo Section

Piccolo Section Legato

Piccolo Section Legato Vibrato

Alto Flute Solo

Alto Flute Solo Legato

Alto Flute Solo Legato Vibrato

Alto Flute Solo Staccato

Alto Flute Solo Half Step Trills

Bass Clarinet Solo

Bass Clarinet Solo Legato

Bass Clarinet Solo Legato Vibrato

Bass Clarinet Solo Staccato

Bass Clarinet Solo Half Step Trills

Bassoon Solo

Bassoon Solo Legato *

Bassoon Solo Legato Vibrato *

Bassoon Solo Staccato

Bassoon Solo Half Step Trills

Bb Clarinet Solo

Bb Clarinet Solo Legato *

Bb Clarinet Solo Legato Vibrato *

Bb Clarinet Solo Staccato

Bb Clarinet Solo Half Step Trills

Concert Flute Solo

Concert Flute Solo Legato *

Concert Flute Solo Legato Vibrato *

Concert Flute Solo Staccato

Concert Flute Half Step Trills

Contra Bassoon Solo

Contra Bassoon Solo Legato

Contra Bassoon Solo Staccato

Contra Bassoon Solo Half Step Trills

Eb Clarinet Solo

Eb Clarinet Solo Legato

Eb Clarinet Solo Legato Vibrato

Eb Clarinet Solo Staccato

Eb Clarinet Solo Half Step Trills

English Horn Solo

English Horn Solo Legato *

English Horn Solo Legato Vibrato *

English Horn Solo Staccato

English Horn Solo Half Step Trills

Oboe Solo

Oboe Solo

Oboe Solo Legato *

Oboe Solo Legato Vibrato *

Oboe Solo Staccato

Oboe Solo Half Step Trills

Piccolo Solo

Piccolo Solo Legato

Piccolo Solo Legato Vibrato

Piccolo Solo Staccato

Piccolo Solo Half Step Trills

* Also included with the Essential Instrument Collection

The Making of Orchestral Woodwinds

Orchestral Woodwinds was created in cooperation with SONiVOX. The samples were recorded using classical players recruited from the Boston Pops, the Boston Ballet Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Futura Productions in Roslindale, Massachusetts, a converted Masonic temple that operates as a state-of-the-art recording facility while preserving the acoustic hallmarks of a nineteenth-century recital hall. SONiVOX chose Futura for its unique acoustic character: The hall is small enough to lend a sense of intimacy, but large enough to accommodate the implied presence of an entire orchestra. Futura's acoustic signature adds a distinctively authentic flavor to Ableton Orchestral Woodwinds. The sessions were engineered by Emmy Award-winning engineer Antonio Oliart and RIAA award-winning engineer John Bono, with executive producer Jennifer Hruska, who has more than twenty years of experience in the field of soundware development.

Key Features

All instruments are meticulously multisampled in a variety of velocities and articulations.
All instruments are perfectly integrated into Ableton Live's workflow. Instruments are loaded via Simpler, which is included with Live 7.
All instruments take advantage of SmartPriming, Live 7's new resource-efficient sample engine, allowing users to work with an impressive number of instruments in their compositions.
Includes special Rack versions of each instrument, with all articulations switchable via a single macro control in real time for maximum playability.
Each instrument includes versions for high-quality production and CPU conservation.

Orchestral Woodwinds Requirements

Orchestral Woodwinds requires Ableton Live 7.0.5 or higher.

The installation size of Orchestral Woodwinds is 8.6 GB.

Orchestral Percussion

Captures the true essence of symphonic percussion instruments in pristine quality. Features vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells, cymbals and timpani with a variety of articulations.

Ableton Orchestral Percussion captures the true essence of symphonic percussion instruments in pristine quality. Features vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells, cymbals and timpani with a variety of articulations.

Demo Arrangement

Percussion Demo

Glockenspiel

Glockenspiel Brass Hits *

Glockenspiel Brass Rolls

Glockenspiel Plastic Hits

Marimba

Marimba Rubber Hits

Marimba Rubber Rolls

Marimba Cloth Hits

Vibraphone

Vibraphone Hits

Vibraphone Bowed

Xylophone

Xylophone Hits *

Xylophone Rolls

Suspended Cymbal

Suspended Cymbal Stick Hits

Suspended Cymbal Mallet Hits

Suspended Cymbal Mallet Rolls

Other

Tubular Bells

Timpani

Crotales

* Also included with the Essential Instrument Collection.

The Making of Orchestral Percussion

Orchestral Percussion was created in cooperation with SONiVOX. The samples were recorded using classical players recruited from the Boston Pops, the Boston Ballet Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Futura Productions in Roslindale, Massachusetts, a converted Masonic temple that operates as a state-of-the-art recording facility while preserving the acoustic hallmarks of a nineteenth-century recital hall. SONiVOX chose Futura for its unique acoustic character: The hall is small enough to lend a sense of intimacy, but large enough to accommodate the implied presence of an entire orchestra. Futura's acoustic signature adds a distinctively authentic flavor to Ableton Orchestral Percussion. The sessions were engineered by Emmy Award-winning engineer Antonio Oliart and RIAA award-winning engineer John Bono, with executive producer Jennifer Hruska, who has more than twenty years of experience in the field of soundware development.

Key Features

All instruments are meticulously multisampled in a variety of velocities and articulations.
All instruments are perfectly integrated into Ableton Live's workflow. Instruments are loaded via Simpler, which is included with Live 7.
All instruments take advantage of SmartPriming, Live 7's new resource-efficient sample engine, allowing users to work with an impressive number of instruments in their compositions.
Includes special Rack versions of each instrument, with all articulations switchable via a single macro control in real time for maximum playability.
Each instrument includes versions for high-quality production and CPU conservation.

Orchestral Percussion Requirements

Orchestral Percussion requires Ableton Live 7.0.5 or higher.

The installation size of Orchestral Percussion is 3.4 GB.