SRX BRASS

Name: SRX BRASS
Price: 69 USD
Author: Roland

by Roland · Instrument · SRX brass expansion synth

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SRX BRASS brings the brass sounds of Roland's classic SRX and SR-JV80 wave expansion boards into a plugin, with solo instruments and sections.

It has 100 patches, 1,344 waveforms and articulations such as falls; it comes with Roland Cloud membership.

Best for: Acoustic Instruments, Keys & Synths. Genres: Pop, R&B & Soul, Jazz, Acoustic & Classical, Ambient & Cinematic.

Keywords: brass, 90s, classic, pads, polyphonic, hardware emulation, nostalgic, preset-driven.

What it does

SRX BRASS is a Roland Cloud instrument that brings back the brass waveforms of Roland's SRX and SR-JV80 expansion boards, the cards used in synths such as the JV-1080, XP-80 and XV-5080. Roland sells it as "Realistic Horn Sounds from Classic Roland Wave Expansion Boards."

Instruments: trumpets, trombones, French horns and tubas, as solo instruments and as brass sections.
Patches: 100 ready-to-play patches.
Waveforms: 1,344 in total: 1,083 standard waves of the JV/XV engine plus 261 SRX brass waves.
Articulations: velocity switching across several layers, with falls and sustains.
Engine: 128-voice polyphony, deep synth editing and unlimited user banks of 128 memories each.
Effects: 78 multi-effect types, 3 chorus and 5 reverb types.
DCB: Digital Circuit Behavior modelling of the original hardware circuits.

It supports sample rates from 44.1 to 192 kHz. It is part of Roland Cloud membership; Roland's page does not show a separate price or a trial.

Source: Roland product page

When to use it

SRX BRASS is the pick for classic 90s ROMpler brass: tight stabs, falls and section pads that sit easily in a pop or funk mix. Compared with Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition and BBC Symphony Orchestra Core, it is far less realistic and has fewer articulations and mic options, but it loads quickly and edits like a synth. Those libraries are built for orchestral scoring; SRX BRASS is closer to the brass patches of a JV or XV workstation. It is also a natural pick if you want that exact Roland sound from older records.

Best for: brass stabs, hits, falls and section pads with a 90s workstation sound.
Genres: pop, R&B, funk, house and retro soundtracks.
Look elsewhere if: you need realistic orchestral brass with many articulations; Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition or BBC Symphony Orchestra Core go much further.

Where to buy

Plugin Boutique: $69
Roland: see store

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