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White line drawing of an ophicleide wind instrument, featuring its bell, keys, and coiled tubing, set against a dark, textured background.

Dry Recording

Studio Ophicleide

Overview
Articulations
Data Size
Manuals

List

€ 59

List

€ 59

Ophicleide

The ophicleide is a conical-bore brass instrument belonging to the bugle family that is similar to the tuba. It replaced the serpent that was considered outdated in the Romantic orchestra. The instrument was recorded in the relatively dry and controlled environment of our second studio, the Silent Stage, and offers all typical articulations.

Black and white image of a man playing a shiny tuba in an acoustically treated room, focusing on his engaged expression and the instrument's reflective surface.

Black and white image of a shiny brass baritone instrument with a large bell reflecting lights, resting on a gray textured carpet with 440 written on it.

Overview

Short and long notes, dynamics, legato, repetitions
Recorded at Silent Stage
Mixer Presets for authentic placement at Synchron Stage Vienna
Switch off internal reverb for placement in any virtual acoustic environment

Studio Ophicleide

3 Tracks

Air - Ophicleide

Guy Bacos

Ice Cream Man - Ophicleide

Guy Bacos

Duettino no. 3 - Methode Elementaire pour Ophicleide

Pierre Clodomir

The ophicleide was invented in 1817 by French instrument maker Jean Hilaire Asté and belongs to the bugle family. Its name is derived from the Greek word ophis (“serpent”) and kleis (“keys”), since it was conceived of as a “serpent with keys”. Its cupped mouthpiece is similar to modern trombone and euphonium mouthpieces.

Articulations

Ophicleide

Staccato
Portato short and long
Repetitions legato, portato, staccato
Sustained normal and marcato
Legato normal and fast
Sforzato, fortepiano, sforzatissimo
Crescendo and diminuendo, 2/3/4 sec.

Screenshot of the Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Player software interface, displaying articulation, type, and marcato attack settings, along with controls for volume, expression, and various sound parameters. The Ophicleide VelXF sus preset is selected, and a virtual piano keyboard is visible at the bottom.

A detailed screenshot of the Synchron Player virtual instrument interface, showing articulation, type, and auto-speed settings, a Synchron Stage Vienna mixer with instrument sections arranged in a semicircle, and a Mixerpreset list including Ophicleide Classic.

Data Size

Sample Amount

5,732

Download File Size

432.2 MB

Installed File Size

1.3 GB

System requirements

Minimum:

Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i3
7200 rpm hard drive (HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
8 GB RAM
iLok Account and iLok License Manager for license activation on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (the iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection!)
Free storage space: 1.3 GB