Straight Ahead Samples – Big Growlin’ Sax

This saxophone soars, riffs and roars with 100% natural vibrato and tone. No AI or modeling. In legato mode, BGS will turn your midi into a time machine with bluesy autobends so hot you might have to use the [newly introduced] vanilla keyswitch feature to control it. The style has its roots in 1950s blues and rock ‘n’ roll, but the sound is timeless across genres. It’s present in the fiery ballads of the ’70s and is especially noticeable in the instrumental TV themes of the ’80s and ’90s.

ARTICULATION LIST

• Vanilla
• Legato
• Staccato
• Staccatissimo
• Tongued
• Forte-Piano
• Falls
• Long Falls
• Scoops
• Doits
• Gliss/Runs
• Crescendo
• Hairpins (crec.dim.)
• Riffs

KEY FEATURES

• Authentic tone of a growing saxophone
• Super smooth legato that auto-bends notes in a stylized way
• Vanilla Key switch that triggers a standard sustained note with no particular articulation or bend
• Gear selector that turns the “Growl” on and off with mouse or Mod control
• Multiple mix options; close mic, tape, room and a bleed knob that simulates the sound of what would “bleed” into other microphones in the same room
• Expression control
• Built-in Reverb control
• Smart Delay 2.0 with VST/AU compensation plugin