Musical Sampling – Parker Oboe

Parker Oboe – A library of true legato oboe performed by Dr. Andrew Parker, Associate Professor of Oboe at the University of Texas.

Recorded at Orb Studios in Austin, Texas, our goal was to create a responsive, flexible instrument that could handle a variety of exciting orchestral contexts without switching keys.

The Workhorse patch is versatile, played with confident mezzo forte dynamics. Fat Lead is a full-throttle oboe performance, great when you need bite, attitude and soaring melodies. Emotional offers a lyrical performance in mezzo piano, and Delicate shows off a very soft, airy side of the instrument.

We also recorded breaths followed by pre-attack air/reed noises – this really helps convey the performance if used before or in between phrases.

When using the Workhorse and Fat Lead patches , velocities 1-30 provide a softer attack, 31-114 trigger a more aggressive attack (with circular repeats), and 115-127 provide immediate vibrato after the attack.

In Emotional and Delicate, playing legato at velocities 1-89 enables performance with a natural, progressive vibrato, while 90-127 produces a faster vibrato onset, allowing you to refine your vibrato phrasing on the fly.

The Breaths patch is a collection of breaths extracted from the entire session. Integrating breaths before or between phrases can help enhance your composition, imbuing it with a sense of presence and authenticity.