Jaeger – Essential Modern Orchestra Brass This is great for composers who like control over their sound, but for those wanting to jump in and have a massive sounding orchestra from square one, they may find it a little “unimpressive” sounding (even though the library does sound impressive, just in a natural, unprocessed way). Each mic has a controlled similarity of sound and isn’t very wet (or processed), so it’s obvious that Jaeger was designed to be mixed and processed the way you want it to be, rather than coming pre-mixed with a wet hall sound.
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Jaeger (Essential Modern Orchestra for Kontakt) | Audio Imperia – SnareĪll of the mentioned sections were recorded center field and had close, mid, wide and far mics as well as a large sounding full mix. It sounds like a lot on paper, but working with it feels somewhat minimalist, especially for epic music. We get a gran cassa ensemble, a high and low snare ensemble, a high and low tom ensemble, three solo taikos from big to small, stick hits, piatti hits, and tam-tam hits. There aren’t many dynamic layers for the drums either, so while what’s on offer sounds lovely, it can be challenging to play or program expressively. The percussion section sounds excellent and is very well recorded, but there’s hardly enough here to facilitate epic scoring – once again, it seems to go against the hybrid grain.
I’d say the brass wins the gold star out of all the sections in Jaeger. The short notes are impressively disciplined as well, which is something I don’t often see in libraries containing brass. The trumpets sing and the horns really belt (but with manners), while the trombones have just the right amount of rasp and the tuben section has plenty of richness and a little growl. The brass has a wonderfully controlled sound with a regal tone. Jaeger (Essential Modern Orchestra for Kontakt) | Audio Imperia – Strings But overall, each section has a rich tone and consistency of sound across the board.
Because of this, the strings tend to get smothered in a dense mix, so I recommend some mixing to bring their brightness and attack out more. The portato allows you to play more bold strokes with longer sustain and has strong releases for shorter playing, which again, oddly makes the strings much more suited to traditional work than powerful hybrid stuff. The tremolo is what you’d expect from the strings, and the col legno and bartok pizzicato are excellent as well. The string sections’ sustains are expressive, while the spiccatos are pointy and the staccatos have a fluid stroke to them. The sound is very controlled and even has an air of daintiness to it (if that’s the right word to use). For a library that’s marketed as a hybrid orchestral scoring tool, Jaeger sounds much more traditional, which may not be to the liking of someone looking for some punching processed instruments.