Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes Professional
Unrivalled detail and advanced legatos
Unrivalled detail and advanced legatos
Celebrating the exquisite sound of a world-class Oboes a2 section captured in Studio One at Abbey Road, this virtual instrument offers a comprehensive collection of articulations for all your compositional needs. With seven technologically advanced legato techniques, including extended speed and velocity-triggered patches (featuring nuanced marcato and soft entries), and specialised patches such as Lyrical Legato, Runs, Slurs, and Allegro, it provides unparalleled expression and realism. The extended techniques in the Pro version are the most advanced Woodwind patches we have ever created.
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Featuring instruments from the Abbey Road Orchestra range
Featuring instruments from the Abbey Road Orchestra range
Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes captures the essence of an Oboist’s seamless transitions, meticulously recorded for smooth and expressive note changes. This virtual instrument is crafted to enhance playability and responsiveness, allowing you to bring your orchestral vision to life with incredible realism and to inspire new compositions with unmatched nuance and expression. Featuring state-of-the-art legato programming, multiple dynamic legato intervals and flexible interval types triggered by playing speed, Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes Professional ensures you have the ultimate tool for your creative compositional needs. Accented marcato and 'soft swell' entries for single long notes triggered by note velocity mark the absolute pinnacle of detail, expression and playability.
Core
Featuring state-of-the-art legato programming, multiple dynamic legato intervals and flexible interval types triggered by playing speed, plus one signal option curated by GRAMMY® -Award-winner Simon Rhodes.
A host to celebrated classical recordings from Elgar to Prokofiev, as well as iconic film scores from The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, and more recent releases Avengers: End Game and Black Panther, Studio One is one of the most in-demand recording studios in the film scoring landscape. Home to one of the greatest in-house collections of vintage and modern microphones and a control room fitted with an AMS NEVE 88RS SP3D 84 channel mixing console with a unique and comprehensive surround monitor section, Studio One was the perfect setting for our recording sessions, meticulously curated, recorded and programmed to deliver you the world's most detailed sampling orchestra.
For the ultimate virtual orchestra, combine Oboes with other releases in the series, including Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets and Flutes, as well as Symphonic Strings (First and Second Violins, Basses, Cellos and Violas) and High, Low & Metal percussion. Explore the full range here.
Don’t need the tweak-ability of all 16 signals or all 7 extended legato techniques for your compositions? Check out the Core version, complete with a single mix by Simon Rhodes and essential articulations, then upgrade to Pro whenever you need more.
What's included
Legato Techniques
Performance Legato (Extended)
A hugely detailed and highly playable legato patch which reacts in real time to playing speed. This extended Pro version includes all legato styles plus marcato and soft entries for single notes - our most advanced legato ever
Lyrical Legato (Extended)
A relaxed legato patch for slower moving melody lines. This extended Pro version includes all legato styles plus marcato and soft entries for single notes
Performance Legato
A hugely detailed and highly playable legato patch which reacts in real time to playing speed
Lyrical Legato
A relaxed legato patch for slower moving melody lines
Legato Runs
A very agile legato patch specifically for very fast passages and flourishes up to a minor 3rd (Legato intervals greater than a minor 3rd will not sound)
Legato Slurred
A legato patch with slurred intervals performed with a 'moderate tempo' feel for sweeping melody lines
Legato Allegro
A legato patch with slurred intervals performed with a sprightly 'uptempo' feel, ideal for quicker or arpeggiated ostinato material
Long Techniques
Long (Extended)
A polyphonic sustained longs patch - this extended Pro version features additional soft and marcato styles for note entries triggered by key velocity
Long
A polyphonic sustained longs patch for pads and chordal writing
Long (sfz)
An overblown and strong attack followed by an immediate sustained softer dynamic
Long Flutter
A sustained flutter technique, characterised by a delicate airy sound, achieved by fast articulation close to the embouchure
Trills (Major 2nds, Minor 2nds, Minor 3rds)
Rapid alternating between two notes
Short Techniques
Staccatissimo
A short and crisp note length, creating a sprightly “all-purpose” short articulation
Staccato
A general purpose short note length, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent
Staccato (alt)
An alternative take on a general purpose short note length, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent
Marcato
A technique performed with a strong accented front to the note - presented as a longer note length than 'staccato' with the option of Timed Release triggers
Tenuto
A technique performed with a small accented front to the note - presented as a shorter note length than 'marcato'
Short Double Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by double tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths
Short Triple Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by triple tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths
Short Quad Tongue
A rapid articulation achieved by quad tonguing, with different 'landing' note lengths
Microphone Signals
Mix 1
A full-sounding room mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from Tree 1, Overheads, Outriggers 1, and a curated blend of spots.
Mix 2
A tighter mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from Tree 2, Mids and Outriggers 2 with a curated blend of spots.
Close
Small diaphragm condenser mics placed on each desk and summed capturing a detailed and articulate close image.
Close Ribbons
A combination of ribbon mics placed on each desk capturing a warm and rounded close image.
Pop Main
A cardioid stereo valve mic placed above the section and panned centrally for a flexible image not restricted to the orchestral layout.
Pop Room
Omnidirectional condenser mics placed either side of the section to add additional roominess and space to the Pop Main signal.
Tree 1
A decca tree formed of Abbey Road’s finest trio of classic valve omnidirectional microphones creating a lush and full sound.
Tree 2
A tighter, closer decca tree formed from mics with a more directional pattern, suited to faster, more detailed material.
Outriggers 1
Used in conjunction with either tree to obtain a wider image. This pair utilises omnidirectional mics to reproduce the full width of Studio One.
Outriggers 2
Used together with either tree to obtain a wider image. This pair uses mics with a more directional pattern, pulling the edges of the room inwards.
Mids
A pair of valve REDD mics placed between the conductor and the source which adds extra focus to the sound when combined with the Tree and Outriggers.
Ambients
A pristine pair of small diaphragm omnidirectional microphones to the rear of the room for a natural ambience.
Vintage 1
A pair of original 1940s RM1B ribbon microphones placed in front of the conductor to create a vintage scoring stage sound
Vintage 2
A pair of classic 44BX ribbon microphones placed by the conductor for an alternative vintage scoring stage sound
Leader
A single microphone placed on the section leader, used to add additional focus above the full section if required.
Spill
A summation of spot mics placed around the other sections. These capture the natural 'spill' from the source across the orchestra for added realism.
FAQs
Are There Further Discounts and Crossgrades?
Abbey Road Orchestra - Oboes Professional will be on an introductory promotional price of 20% off until the 26th of June 2025.
The owners of Oboes Core will be able to upgrade to Oboes Professional at any time, only ever paying the difference between the two products at time of purchase.
What is the Difference Between Oboes Core and Professional?
The Core and Professional versions share many of the same techniques and the sampling depth across many of the common techniques is the same.
However, Core has a single signal option (Simon Rhodes’ ‘Mix 1) whereas Pro includes additional signal options (16 in total),
The Professional version also contains ‘Extended’ techniques and additional legato content.
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Mac system requirements
Mac OS X 10.15 to OS 14
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported
32-bit systems are not supported.
PC system requirements
Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.
File size
34.5GB