Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets Core
Advanced legatos for ultimate expression

Advanced legatos for ultimate expression
The stunning sound of a world-class Clarinets a2 section - captured at Abbey Road Studios. This virtual instrument offers key articulations and playing styles: lyrical and performance legatos, a wide selection of longs and shorts, and control over a variety of articulations allowing you to create both intimate and epic soundscapes.
Recorded in the timeless acoustics of Abbey Road Studio One, this library includes two hand-crafted mix signals by GRAMMY® award winner Simon Rhodes.
Realism at the highest degree.
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For the ultimate virtual orchestra, combine Clarinets with Abbey Road Orchestra: Flutes Core, Symphonic Strings Core, as well as Low, High & Metal percussion.
Are you after the pinnacle in expression for your compositions? Want extended articulations and complete sonic control with custom mic mixes? Check out Professional.
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Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets captures the essence of a Clarinetist’s seamless transitions, meticulously recorded for smooth and expressive note changes. This virtual instrument is crafted to enhance playability and responsiveness, allowing you to bring your orchestral vision to life with incredible realism and to inspire new compositions with unmatched nuance and expression.
Featuring state-of-the-art legato programming, multiple dynamic legato intervals and flexible interval types triggered by playing speed, Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets ensures you have the ultimate tool for your creative compositional needs.

Professional
A comprehensive collection of articulations, 7,600+ raw samples, 2 technologically advanced and detailed legato techniques, a high level of sampling depth and one signal option curated by GRAMMY® -Award-winner Simon Rhodes.

What's included
Legato Techniques
Performance Legato
An agile and dynamic Performance Legato patch for writing statement melodic lines and passages
Lyrical Legato
An alternative legato patch with a measured, more songlike or 'cantabile' feel - ideal for slower moving melodies.
Long Techniques
Long
A sustained note on the instrument to create lengthy single note lines or long 'pads' and chordal parts.
Long SFZ
An overblown and strong attack followed by an immediate sustained softer dynamic.
Short Techniques
Staccato
A general purpose short note length, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent.
Staccato ALT
An alternative take on a general purpose short note length, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent.
Staccatissimo
A short and crisp note length, creating a sprightly 'all-purpose' short articulation.
Marcato
A technique performed with a strong accented front to the note - presented as a longer note length than 'Tenuto' with the option of Timed Release triggers.
Tenuto
A technique performed with a small accented front to the note - presented as a shorter note length than 'Marcato'.
Double Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by double tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths.
Triple Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by triple tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths.
Quad Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by quad tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths.
Long Flutter
A sustained flutter technique, characterised by a delicate airy sound, achieved by fast articulation close to the embouchure.
Trills
Rapid alternating between two notes. Available as Major & Minor 2nds & 3rds.
Signals
Mix 1
A full-sounding room mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from Tree 1, Overheads, Outriggers 1, and a curated blend of spots.
FAQs
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLARINETS CORE AND PROFESSIONAL?
Core and Pro share many of the same techniques and the sampling depth across many of the common techniques is the same.
Core has a single signal option (Simon Rhodes’ ‘Mix 1) whereas Pro includes additional signal options (16 in total) for microscopic control over your mix.
Professional also contains ‘Extended’ techniques and additional short articulations.
The 'Extended' techniques in the Pro version are the most advanced Woodwinds patches we have ever created, featuring accented Marcato and 'soft swell' attacks for single long notes.
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Mac system requirements
Mac OS 11 to OS15
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.6GHz i7 (six-core, 2019), 16GB RAM, Apple Silicon
SSD for installs advised!
PC system requirements
Windows 10 and Windows 11 (latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5. 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel 2.6 GHz i7 (six-core, 2019) or AMD R7 2700. 16GB RAM
SSD for installs advised! (32 bit DAWs not supported)
File size
Download Size: 3.0 GB