Musical Sampling – Parker Oboe

🎵 Parker Oboe: The Ultimate Legato Library for Masterful Orchestral Performance 🎶

Bring your compositions to life with the Parker Oboe, a meticulously crafted legato oboe library featuring the extraordinary artistry of Dr. Andrew Parker, Associate Professor of Oboe at the University of Texas. Recorded at the renowned Orb Studios in Austin, Texas, this library is engineered to deliver a versatile, agile, and expressive sound — all without the hassle of keyswitching! ✨

Why Choose Parker Oboe?

🎼 Dynamic Patches
Explore a range of expressive options, each designed to shine in different musical contexts:

• 🎯 Workhorse: A bold, versatile patch with a mezzo-forte dynamic — your go-to for most scenarios.
• 🔥 Fat Lead: Perfect for bite, attitude, and soaring melodies — Andrew’s oboe at full power!
• 💖 Emotional: Lyrical, heartfelt performances at mezzo-piano, adding warmth and depth.
• 🌫️ Delicate: Ethereal, soft tones for moments of subtle beauty.

🎙️ Natural Breaths
Enhance authenticity with included inhale breaths and pre-attack air/tonguing noises. Perfect for adding realism and nuance to your phrases.

Performance Flexibility

With intuitive velocity-sensitive controls, you can effortlessly shape your musical phrasing:

• Workhorse & Fat Lead:
  • Velocities 1-30: Soft attack
  • Velocities 31-114: Excited attack (with round robins)
  • Velocities 115-127: Vibrato immediately after attack
• Emotional & Delicate:
  • Velocities 1-89: Natural, progressive vibrato
  • Velocities 90-127: Quick vibrato entrance for expressive control

Crafted by a Master Performer

Dr. Andrew Parker’s acclaimed career includes performances with prestigious ensembles such as the Puerto Rico Philharmonic, Quad City Symphony, and National Arts Center Orchestra. His solo album, The Singing Oboe, earned accolades as CD of the Week on Boston’s classical station 99.5 WCRB.

What’s Included?

✅ Oboe Legato Patches: Workhorse, Fat Lead, Emotional, Delicate
✅ Breaths Patch for added realism
✅ Ultra-responsive performance dynamics

Let your melodies soar with the vibrant tones of the Parker Oboe. Perfect for orchestral, chamber, and solo compositions, this library is your key to creating breathtaking, expressive music. 🎶