Symphonic Elements BRAAASS

Name: Symphonic Elements BRAAASS
Price: 249 USD
Author: UJAM

by UJAM · Instrument · Cinematic brass phrase instrument

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A cinematic brass instrument with horns, trumpets and trombones from Hans Zimmer's personal library, recorded at Remote Control Studios.

It plays 78 styles with 468 phrases and has 250+ Finisher presets, for $249.

Best for: Acoustic Instruments, Sound Design. Genres: Ambient & Cinematic.

Keywords: brass, cinematic, sound design, film & game audio, epic, simple, sample-based, sidechain input.

What it does

Symphonic Elements BRAAASS is UJAM's phrase-based brass instrument for "Thrilling Action Fanfares". It uses French horn, trumpet, trombone, cimbasso and tuba recordings from Hans Zimmer's personal library, made at Remote Control Studios and produced by Boris Salchow.

Two sections: Low Brass (tubas, bass trombones) and High Brass (trumpets, horns), each controlled on its own and blended with a crossfade slider.
Phrase engine: 78 styles with 468 pre-arranged phrases; the lowest octave holds six phrases of rising intensity plus an ending note.
One-shots: black keys trigger one-shot embellishments, and the mod wheel controls performance intensity.
Chord control: other octaves set the bass note and the chord range.
Character and Motion: Character offers about 30 effect types such as filters, saturation, distortion and compression; Motion adds delays, chorus, vibrato and sidechain pumping.
Finisher and Ambience: 250+ Finisher presets for sound design, plus Focus EQ, a Shape slider for attack, and reverbs and delays.

All phrases and sounds are royalty-free, and a free trial is available.

Source: UJAM product page

When to use it

BRAAASS is the quickest way to action brass: fanfares, stabs and swells straight from held chords, with no brass writing needed. Compared with Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition or BBC Symphony Orchestra Core, it cannot play real brass lines with chosen articulations, but it delivers a finished Hollywood sound at once. It groups the brass into just two registers, which is simpler than picking instruments in a full library. Its effects push it well beyond orchestral use, into electronic and experimental tracks, which those libraries don't aim for.

Best for: action fanfares, brass stabs and hits for trailers, games and epic productions.
Genres: cinematic, trailer, game music, and epic pop or electronic tracks.
Look elsewhere if: you need real brass lines with control over articulations and voicing; Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition or BBC Symphony Orchestra Core do that.
Tip: work with the phrasing rather than trying to play melodies, and use it as a layer under other parts.

What producers say

Reviewers find it fun and fast with a real Hollywood sound; the limits are in control rather than quality.

MusicTech rated it 9 out of 10 for its "instant, high-quality Hollywood sound" and intuitive interface; cons were the fixed soundstage, a limited chord range and some phrases with inseparable layers.
Production Expert praised how little time it takes to learn and the quality of the recordings; it found the two-register layout "a shade simplistic".

Where to buy

UJAM: $249
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