AMG kick-ass brass!

the ultimate virtual horn section - Audio Unit/VST/RTAS/Standalone

AMG are delighted to offer a virtual instrument version of our outstanding brass library!

This library is an extended and improved version of our 5 star award-winning library with the addition of Baritone Sax & Muted Trumpet along with an improved Trombone. Kick-Ass Brass! is 8 part multitimbral and designed for multitimbral arranging and live performance applications.

Kick-Ass Brass! is supplied as a VST2 (Mac & PC), RTAS (Mac & PC) & Audio Unit (Mac) plug-in. Requires Mac OSX 10.3.9 or later. Standalone version is also available now for Mac & PC if you don't wish to use a VST or AU host. Universal Binary supported for Intel Macs in AU, VST and Standalone formats - if you require any updates mail us your license number for download links to update.

Kick-Ass Brass! is a superb, authentic and gritty brass library, dripping with attitude - housed in an extremely easy-to-use plug-in so you can just play without having to go through any learning curve!

Demos

Demo 1

Demo 2

SOUND ON SOUND (UK/US) REVIEW

"...it is possible to create some excellent results...These new instruments sound just as good as the original material, with the muted trumpet being particularly atmospheric...AMG have done an equally good job with the graphical front-end, and have combined good looks with ease of use...the plug-in worked flawlessly...The built-in effects sound good...Kick-Ass Brass is still one of the most convincing ways to create modern brass sections...Overall, this library is aptly named - the samples themselves sound great and the front end is very slick." - Sound On Sound

MACUSER REVIEW

MacUser (UK) post the first review of Kick-Ass Brass! Despite having some bizarre technical issue that results in them only being able to achieve about 10% of typical performance it still gets a 4 star review! Full text at the foot of this page, here are a few choice quotes:

"...a superb-sounding, self-contained brass section to any VST or AU-compatible sequencer...The appropriately brass-themed interface is stylish and clean...Carefully combining the variations can result in a strikingly realistic performance and with a touch of reverb the samples really come alive...if you’re in the market for top-notch modern brass sounds, they don’t come much sweeter than this. The user-friendliness of Kick-Ass Brass! scores highly for us and its sound is simply stellar – this virtual instrument fully justifies its name." 4 Mice.

A COUPLE OF REVIEWS FROM JAPAN

"I loaded a MIDI song I made before with other brass sounds, replaced it with KAB! and it made me smile. It sounded much sharper and real. Most of the brass presets in synthesizers tend to sound too soft or too flat, so it is hard to get sharp and crisp sounds like KAB!. From rock to big band jazz, I recommend this to all genre music creators. " - Yutaka Fujioka, Sound Designer

"Very dense and big-boned sounds. Every sound has a presence. Even the upper register notes of trumpet don't sound weak. And it is bright enough to give a flashy accent as expected for the brass sounds in the mix. It may not be made for classical music, but this is what I call the pop brass sounds." - Hiroshi Takayama, Keyboard Magazine

PLUS THE SOUND ON SOUND REVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL LIBRARY

Kick-Ass Brass! Library Review - ***** 5 Stars - Sound On Sound - "Layered together and with suitable harmonies, the resulting brass sections come over as solid and assertive, not limp and flabby as so many brass samples are when used in this context.... If you need a tight, professional brass section (but can't afford the brass!) and don't want to be restricted to using sampled phrases, Kick Ass Brass is an excellent way to achieve great-sounding results."