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Iconic Studio One sound, essential control
Celebrating the exquisite sound of a world-class Oboes a2 section captured in Studio One at Abbey Road, the Core version of Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes delivers the essential sound and key expressive articulations of this beautiful woodwind instrument in a streamlined, powerful package. Experience a world-class oboes section recorded in the iconic Abbey Road Studio One, engineered by GRAMMY® Award-winner Simon Rhodes, now accessible in a focused library perfect for instant inspiration and rapid scoring.
Get straight to the heart of the oboe sound that has graced countless iconic scoreswith an authentic and responsive playing experience with sophisticated performance legato for incredibly natural melodic lines. It's the perfect entry point into the Abbey Road Orchestra series or a lightweight addition for composers needing that signature sound without extensive control options.
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Listen to Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes Core
Trailer Music - Callum McNeill
Awakening - Paul Thomson
The Finch Feud - Sarah King
Sideways Rain - Daniel Almeida-Linke
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 ensures you have the ultimate tool for your creative compositional needs.
Professional
Featuring 16 microphone signals, with two hand-crafted mixes by GRAMMY® award winner Simon Rhodes, plus a fantastic selection of vintage mics, multiple Decca Trees, ambients, and even natural spill.
A host to celebrated classical recordings from Elgar to Prokofiev, as well as the greatest film scores of the last 45 years – from the Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter movies to Barbie, The Shape of Water, Tar, Wakanda Forever and all the Marvel films and games., 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.
- Expressive Legatos: Includes 2 expressive legato patches: the highly playable Performance Legato reacting to playing speed, and the emotive Lyrical Legato for compelling, slower melodic lines.
- Essential Articulations: A curated selection of key articulations including essential longs (a standard sustain, plus sfz and flutter), shorts (covering staccatissimo to marcato, and multi-tongued options), and trills.
- Signature Mix: Offers Simon Rhodes’ expertly balanced main "Mix 1", a full-sounding room mix formed from Tree 1, Overheads, Outriggers 1, and a curated blend of spots, giving you instant access to a professional, polished sound.
For the ultimate virtual orchestra, combine Oboes with other releases in the series. Need more control? Upgrade to the Professional edition at any time to unlock 7 extended legato techniques, 13 nuanced articulations, and 16 microphone signals. Explore the full range here.
What's Included
Legato Techniques
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
Long Techniques
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
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
Staccatissimo
A short and crisp note length, creating a sprightly “all-purpose” short articulation
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.
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.