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The Avant-Garde Solo Instrument Collection

Deep-sampling of 16 instruments at IRCAM Labs

550+ techniques cover everything from classical to avant garde

Go beyond common sample libraries with unique instrumentation

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Featuring over 550 different playing styles performed by professional instrumentalists and recorded in the world-renowned IRCAM Institute, IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 presents a vivid and detailed exposé of 16 orchestral instruments. Each instrument includes both standard playing styles and numerous advanced and experimental articulations, providing a sophisticated and creative sound resource for modern composers and producers looking for more natural, varied and unique instrumental sounds. IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 allows users to go beyond the basic playing styles presented in typical sample libraries, adding depth and detail that's simply not available elsewhere.
Building on decades of expertise and research in acoustics and sound recording, UVI and IRCAM recruited the finest musicians, artistic directors and engineers available to produce IRCAM Solo Instruments 2. A massive endeavour, years in the making, we're proud to present to you this seamless blend of traditional and experimental techniques. Old world instruments meet new world performers in this deep and profound library exploring the broader spectrum of sounds possible from these beloved instruments.

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A modern classic

With over 550 playing techniques comprising classical, experimental, and extended styles, IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 is unparalleled in scope and depth. Discover the unique and intricate voice of each instrument with the highest fidelity. Techniques like multi-phonic, aeolian, hit-on-body, buzz and crushed, transitions like Sul tasto, Ordinario, and Ordinario to Sul ponticello are all covered.

Old and New Worlds

With over 400 presets you have instant access to a huge variety of instrumental variation. Easily switch between modern and classical techniques to find what works best in your music, Italian titles most often represent traditional styles while English names indicate contemporary techniques.

Performance-oriented

IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 makes tremendous use of key switch groups, allowing you to seamlessly navigate the different tones that each instrument is capable of. Certain groups also include special parameters unique to their category, such as stringed instruments, which were recorded string by string, allowing you to choose which string you would like to play a note on via the key switch, for maximum control over timbre.

Improved Workflow

An all-new user interface dramatically enhances the aesthetics and usability of IRCAM Solo Instruments 2, placing everything you need in an intuitive, clearly organized and modern panel. From the new Keyswitch HUD to improved performance and effect sections, the new design simplifies and improves use across all instruments.

Instruments

Woodwinds

Flute in C
Oboe
Clarinet in B-flat
Bassoon

Brass

Trumpet in C
Alto Saxophone in E-flat
French Horn in F
Trombone (tenor-bass)
Bass Tuba

Strings

Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass

Plucked Strings

Guitar
Harp

Free Reed

Accordion
Whether you’re looking for your first high-quality instrument library or to take your instrumentation and production to the next level, IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 is a remarkable resource that provides immaculate sound quality and unique samples found nowhere else.

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Reviews

Simon Franglen

Grammy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated Composer & Producer

Titanic, Avatar, Moulin Rouge, The Amazing Spider-Man, Se7en,…

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I bought IRCAM Solo Instruments 1 as soon as it came out. It was the solo instruments library that dared to go places that others dared not. IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 is the sequel that is somehow better than the wonderful original, and I can use my MPE controllers now. Unique!

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Adam Schoenberg

Grammy-nominated Composer

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IRCAM Solo Instruments has been my go to library of choice when making midi mockups of my chamber music compositions, as well as scoring media related projects. The interface is easy to navigate, and it also provides an array of options that are incredibly detailed and sensitive. The extended techniques that are available make the library invaluable. I highly recommend this to all composers.

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Guillaume Roussel

Film Composer

3 Days to Kill, The Connection, Pirates of The Caribbean, Smurfs

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IRCAM Solo Instruments has this extra soul that differentiates it from the majority of the other soundbanks I use. A flawless quality, and an inspiration source I can not do without anymore!

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Marcel Barsotti

Award Winning Film Composer

Pope Joan, The Poet, The Sea Wolf, The Bible Code, The Miracle of Bern

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As a film composer of many orchestral scores, I rely on orchestral libraries. For me, IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 is unique and indispensable for film music, because the avant-garde playing styles and unusual articulations are otherwise hardly found in libraries. Here you get an extraordinary selection.

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Bradford Cox

Singer-Songwriter, Lead Singer & Guitarist of Deerhunter

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Playing styles like multiphonics and other extended techniques make the possibilities of something like a bassoon become utterly exciting. It can sound like a fax machine. It is beautiful and brutal. I try to pick an extended technique of any given instrument and add it to a composition. I am never disappointed. The sounds are pure and highly worthy of the IRCAM name.

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"This is a brave library that will resonate with anyone who needs high-quality acoustically derived off-the-beaten-track sample content."
"This is the best set of solo Classical instrument samples around. It truly is a dream come true, for at least this contemporary composer, but I’m sure for many others of us as well."

Noodling Around with IRCAM 2 Solo Instruments

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IRCAM Solo Instruments 2 FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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Licensing:

3 activations per license on any combination of machines or iLok dongles

What you get:

Size:

10.59 GB (FLAC lossless encoding, was 16.21 GB in WAV)

Content:

403 presets, 19,799 samples

Sample Resolution:

44.1 kHz

System requirements:

  • Runs in UVI Workstation version 3.0.12, and Falcon version 2.0.8
  • iLok account (free, dongle not required)
  • Internet connection for the license activation
  • Supported Operating Systems:
    • - MacOS 10.14 Mojave to macOS 26 Tahoe
    • - Windows 10 to Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • 11GB of disk space
  • Hard Drive: 7,200 rpm recommended or Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 4 GB RAM

Compatibility:

Supported Formats:

Audio Units, AAX, VST, VST3, Stand-alone

Tested and certified in:

Digital Performer 8+, Pro Tools 2019+, Logic Pro X+, Cubase 7+, Nuendo 6+, Ableton Live 8+, Studio One 2+, Garage Band 6+, Maschine 1+, Tracktion 4+, Vienna Ensemble Pro 5+, Reaper 4+, Sonar X3+, MainStage 3, MuLab 5.5+, FL Studio, Bitwig 1+, Reason 9.5+, Ability 1+

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