Saxophone – Explorations

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We spent countless hours with saxophonist Jay Reynolds curating a selection of some of the most interesting and creative techniques possible with a saxophone. Taking inspiration from the sound worlds of artists such as Colin Stetson, Bobby Krlic and Mica Levi, we wanted to create a virtual instrument that surpassed what would be expected from a saxophone library and explore new territory with no limitations. Jay is not only a fantastic saxophone player, but also a huge synth and modular enthusiast. We realised that combining his love for saxophone and modular effects was a way to create sounds and textures far beyond what is possible with a Saxophone. We recorded the whole family of saxophones, from baritone, tenor, alto and soprano with the aim of capturing Jay’s performance and expression in intimate detail, whilst focusing on the way it could evolve and morph with the help of the modular effects.

The library was recorded under lockdown conditions, remotely from Jay’s studio with a selection of top end microphones which were later edited and mixed by Sonixinema’s in house engineer. There was a lot of collaboration between Jay and our team to make sure that the source material was as creative and playable as possible. For many of the patches featured in the library, we feature all four of the saxophones placed across the keyboard, to give you the widest playable range as possible. With the help of the character slider, you can use your mod wheel to smoothly fade between the dry signal and Jay’s custom effects signal, which included the following; Mutable instruments Rings, Makenoise Erbe-Verb, Makenoise Quad Peak Animation System, Makenoise ModDemix, 4MS Tapographic Delay, Intellijel Quad VCA, Mutable Instruments Warps, Mutable Instruments Ripples, Befaco I4 Instrument Interface, Digitech Whammy Mk1. Jay’s microphone set up consisted of a Beyerdynamic M160 into a Cloudlifter for close mic, and an AKG C414ULS for the room, combined with an FMR Audio RNP preamp and the onboard pres my Audient ASP880. The converters were the ASP880 and the I/O was and Audient ID22.

 

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Official Trailer

Introducing Saxophone Explorations, a unique sample library featuring a collection of abstract and aleatoric Saxophone textures combined with a custom Modular Effects Rig performed by virtuoso saxophonist, Jay Reynolds. Made for the free Kontakt Player.

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Library Walkthrough

Take a look at our walkthrough video, where we will take a deep dive into the library and all of the fantastic sounds that we captured. We will also cover the interface controls, and how you can create your own patches!

Contextual Demo

In this video, Stefano takes you through his demo track from start to finish and shows you how he used Saxophone Explorations and other Sonixinema libraries.

Technical Overview

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  1. This book really helped me improve my skills and learn new techniques on my instrument. Highly recommend!

  2. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and variety of content in this saxophone course, it was definitely worth the investment.

  3. I love the smooth sound and easy playability of this saxophone, definitely worth the investment!

  4. This book really helped me dive deeper into saxophone playing, and I feel like I’ve improved a lot since using it. Would definitely recommend to other saxophonists!

  5. This book was a game-changer for my saxophone playing – the exercises were challenging but rewarding. Would definitely recommend to fellow musicians!

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