Summary

The Orchestra - Horns Of Hell is an expansion for The Orchestra plugin by Best Service and Sonuscore, featuring a vast brass, organ, and percussion library designed for powerful and emotional orchestral expression. It provides a wide array of articulations and ensembles along with a sophisticated engine supporting complex arrangements.

Features

• Contains 67 varied articulations from a 20-player brass ensemble including unique sections like Tenor Horns and Evil Brass.
• Includes 15 organ registrations from two different organs, plus organ effects.
• Offers various percussion instruments such as drums, tubular bells, and timpani.
• Powered by a reworked engine featuring an intuitive preset browser, independent arpeggiators, and velocity envelopes.
• Supports MIDI export and loading up to 5 instruments in independent slots, each assignable to different modules.
• All content recorded in the classic room of Studio 22 in Budapest with ensembles recorded in traditional seating positions.

Instrument Sections

• Trumpet Ensemble (3 players)
• French Horn Ensemble (4 players)
• Tenor Horn Ensemble (4 players)
• Trombone Ensemble (3 players)
• Low Brass (2 players)
• Evil Brass (4 players: Bass Trombone, Contrabass Trombone, Contrabass Tuba & Cimbasso)

Additional Content

• Over 40 different war and battle patterns
• More than 50 single presets (NKIs) and 85 multi articulations
• 120 versatile ensemble presets ready for use

Compatibility and Format

The expansion runs on Native Instruments Kontakt Player (version 6.2.2 or higher) as a plugin (VST3, Audio Unit, AAX) or standalone application on macOS and Windows.

Background

Developed by Sonuscore / Dynamedion, a company with a strong reputation for soundtrack composition and sound design, Horns Of Hell is part of The Orchestra Complete 2. The collection aims to cover a dynamic range from warm and shimmering to immense and brutal orchestral sounds, suited to evoke intense emotion and powerful cinematic scores.