Vista II – Small Woodwind Ensembles

OVERVIEW

Vista II – Small Woodwind Ensembles is an upcoming module from Vista II, featuring two mixed-instrument woodwind ensembles and bonus soloist legatos.

Estimated release is later in Q2 2026.

LOYALTY & INTRO PERIOD

• Special Loyalty Intro Pricing for owners of Vista II – Small String Ensembles Lite
• Normal Loyalty Intro Pricing for owners of any other (paid) Vista II module or any (paid) module of Pacific Orchestra (Ensemble Strings, Solo Strings, Brass, Percussion, or Woodwinds)
• Regular Intro Pricing for those who don’t fall into the specific loyalty categories

The library will have an extended intro period so you have time to evaluate whether it’s right for you.

INSTRUMENTS

There are two ensembles: high woodwinds (clarinet and flute played at the same time) and low woodwinds (bass clarinet and bassoon played at the same time). There are also two additional instruments (legato only): alto flute and english horn.

ARTICULATIONS

There are a lot of patches in this one. I have not finalized what will be included in the ultimate release yet.

I gave a lot of attention to faster/action-type patches.

One of my big focuses was playable trills of different speeds – from slower to fast. These are polyphonic patches and you play back and forth between different pitches.

There are phrased sustains (an earlier iteration than the brass) and different kinds of portato-type patches. Flutters as well.

There are a lot of different types of shorts as well as experimental classical marcatos.

I have playable measured tremolo patches in-progress and I’m hoping it will make it into the final release – tricky stuff.

I also recorded fugue marcatos for these.

For the two soloists (these are bonus), it’s just espressivo legato.

DYNAMICS

Most of the patches are five dynamics (there’s some variation) covering the whole general dynamic range but with emphasis on lower dynamics. Soloists are a single espressivo dynamic.

SUMMARY

While not a traditional or fully comprehensive woodwind library, there are a few aspects worth mentioning:

• Newly-discovered performance sampling approaches but in the context of woodwinds. You’ll be able to see how some of my recent discoveries translate into woodwinds.
• Specific faster/action-oriented emphasis with many of the patches (rather than just lyrical). Playable trills, fast shorts, fugue marcatos, etc.
• Bonus espressivo legato soloists.
• Builds out the “tutti orchestra” sound when used with other Vista II libraries. Here’s an example of how it fits together with the upcoming v2 free update for Vista II – Small String Ensembles and some odds and ends from other upcoming Vista II modules.

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All details and/or pricing subject to change, at any time, for any reason, in Performance Samples LLC’s sole discretion, in each instance. Qualification for loyalty pricing subject to verification by Performance Samples LLC, in each instance.

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