Audio Modelling

SWAM DOUBLE REEDS

R 3,160.00 ~~R 4,730.00~~

Now updated to V3! Four digitally handcrafted acoustic instruments: the Oboe, the English Horn, the Bassoon and the Contrabassoon. SWAM-W technology guarantees the same natural reactions as real instruments. With SWAM instruments you can compose and arrange your jazz, orchestral pieces, or concertos utilizing powerful instruments with natural, fluid expression.

Four digitally handcrafted acoustic instruments – the Oboe, the English Horn, the Bassoon and the Contrabassoon – developed by Audio Modeling using SWAM Technology result in the most realistic, real-time controllable, and expressive virtual double reeds on the market.

START PLAYING FOR REAL

SWAM Double Reeds can be used for Classical, Pop, and any other musical style. While a sample library repeats a pre-recorded sound, SWAM instruments play for real. In addition, since they are based on a combination of innovative performance techniques and concepts of physical and behavioral modeling, SWAM Double Reeds don’t include any samples and are extremely lightweight, weighing only a few Megabytes.

FOR STAGE AND STUDIO PRODUCTION

Choose SWAM Double Reeds for composing, producing or performing any musical genre by layering it in a sections with no artifacts and simply selecting different timbres for each instance. From Jazz to Classical, from Country to Pop Music, just adjust any sound and behavioral parameter to get the exact response you want.

PLAY WITH REAL TIME CONTROLS

All the following parameters are controllable in real-time (through MIDI) or by a Digital Audio Workstation:

Expression (Dynamic)
Note transitions (Staccato / Legato / Portamento) with no KeySwitches
Legato Mode (Glissando vs Expressive)
Vibrato Depth
Vibrato Rate
Portamento Time
Harmonic Structure
Sub-Harmonics
Growl
Flutter Tongue
Formant
Breath Noise
Key Noise
Dynamic Pitch
OverBlow
Microtuning
Main Volume
Pan Pot
Reverb Mix

DIGITALLY HANDCRAFTED INSTRUMENTS

No need for Giga-sized pre-recorded libraries: the typical limitations of traditional samplers simply do not exist with SWAM Technology.
SWAM Double Reeds is not a mere recording of notes via sample libraries, but rather a set of real virtual instruments based on their traditional counterparts, and it allows you to fully control the expression of a virtual acoustic instrument via MIDI controllers

The smallest footprint guarantees the same natural reactions real instruments would have and the perfect organic consistency resulting from the endless expressive parameters that are unique of every live performance.

Now Updated to V3!

Improved sound behavior compared to Solo Woodwinds v2 for desktop
Standalone, VST3, NKS support
Completely renewed User Experience (UX) compared to Solo Woodwinds v2 for desktop
Standing wave visualization
Preset management
Extensive MIDI mapping
Ready to use MIDI presets for several expressive controllers
Bluetooth MIDI support
New sound parameters: Alt. Fingering, Timbral Correction, EQ, Early Reflection Amount
Microtuning improvements, presets, and MAQAM support
Accessibility support
"Breathy ppp": when active the very lowest dynamics are breathy and smooth
"Keys/Slide Model": when set to "Slide", all Woodwinds can bend pitch continuously up to 12 semitones

System Requirements

Supported formats and OS

macOS:

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) – 13.3 (Ventura)
Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit
NKS (Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol)
Apple Silicon architecture supported natively (AAX Silicon supported natively starting from v3.7.0)

Windows:

Windows 10, Windows 11
Standalone, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit
NKS (Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol)

Small footprint!

Disk space: 257 MB
RAM: 100 MB for each instrument instance

CPU load

The realism and expressiveness of SWAM instruments require a computer with at least a 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU for running a single plugin instance. Less powerful systems may also prove satisfactory, but may require larger buffer sizes, involving higher latencies.

Friendly for blind and visually impaired users!