A healthy dose of MIDI controller data is often needed to create convincing musical passages. Jazz and Big Band uses a “performance-driven” approach to articulation that requires you shape and sculpt the performances. This “band” has groove power that will lift you out of your seat, with wailing saxes, screeching trumpets and howling trombones as well as a full rhythm section that never drops a beat…. “Composing and arranging for jazz band just got a lot easier…. The First Jazz Library to win the Editor’s Choice Award Reviewed by Adrian Frost in the December 2012 issueĮlectronic Musician 2007 Editors Choice Award If you are putting together some some Jazz music, a bit of Fusion or wanting to recreate the Big Band era than JABB3 deserves your consideration.”
“This is very much a complete library for those looking for a good range of instruments for the Jazz and Big Band genres…it excels at what it does. Each sax has a bunch of dedicated controls including, but not limited to, slur, auto-slur, vibrato, key click, growl, intonation and timbre…you can produce a performance that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Interested? You can purchase JABB3 for $149.00 directly from the website.Īre you using JABB3 or other Garritan instruments? Please share your experiences with fellow blog readers by clicking on “Comments” below.“JABB3 offers 10 different types of sax.
Want a muted trumpet in your score? Just add a Mute expression to the trumpet staff and Finale’s Human Playback feature handles the playback switch for you. But Finale integration doesn’t end at setup. Like GPO4, JABB3 has support files for easy integration with Finale’s Setup Wizard, so score creation is easy and automatic. A full listing of all of the instruments available in JABB3 is available here. In addition, JABB3 provides a comprehensive rhythm section with a number of electric and acoustic guitars, upright and electric basses, and drum sets to hold down your rhythm section. While some of these sounds are included with Finale 2011, if you write in these styles and are seeking superior playback, the full JABB3 collection was created for you.įrom 16 unique saxophones to screaming trumpets and alto flutes, JABB3 has instrument samples for standard jazz instrumentation to unique instruments found in progressive jazz arranging. JABB3 contains a wide selection of instruments commonly used in a jazz or big band ensemble (as if the name was a bit vague). While GPO4 is great for orchestral work, it may not entirely meet the needs of someone composing for jazz and rock ensembles: This is where Garritan Jazz and Big Band 3 (JABB3) really shines. In a previous post I featured the Garritan GPO4 virtual instrument.
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