Description
Product Overview
Overview
SWAM Double Reeds by Audio Modeling is a professional suite of four digitally handcrafted acoustic instruments: the Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon, and Contrabassoon. Unlike traditional sample libraries that trigger pre-recorded audio, SWAM utilizes advanced physical and behavioral modeling technology to synthesize sound in real-time. This approach eliminates the “robotic” feel of samples, providing natural reactions and fluid expression that mirror the behavior of a live performer.
By removing the need for giga-sized libraries, SWAM Double Reeds offers an incredibly small disk footprint while providing endless expressive parameters. Whether you are scoring a cinematic orchestral piece or adding a unique texture to a pop track, these instruments provide the organic consistency and real-time controllability required for high-end professional production.
What Stands Out
Key Details
- Physical Modeling Synthesis: Uses SWAM-W technology to generate sound based on the physical properties of double reeds, ensuring seamless transitions and organic behavior without the use of samples.
- Four Core Instruments: Includes high-fidelity models of the Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon, and Contrabassoon.
- Dynamic Articulation: Features fluid note transitions including Staccato, Legato, and Portamento without the need for cumbersome KeySwitches.
- Advanced Sound Control: Real-time control over Harmonic Structure, Portamento Time, and a dedicated Legato Mode (choosing between Glissando and Expressive).
- Enhanced V3 Features: Updated with a completely renewed User Experience (UX), standing wave visualization, and improved sound behavior over previous versions.
- Precision Tuning: Includes microtuning improvements, dedicated presets, and full MAQAM support for global musical scales.
- New Sonic Parameters: Fine-tune your sound with Alt. Fingering, Timbral Correction, integrated EQ, and Early Reflection Amount.
- Performance Integration: Extensive MIDI mapping, ready-to-use MIDI presets for expressive controllers, and Bluetooth MIDI support.
Best For
Use Cases
- Orchestral Scoring: Create realistic woodwind sections for film or concert hall compositions with fluid, natural phrasing and organic consistency.
- Jazz and Fusion: Utilize the expressive nature of the Bassoon or Oboe for avant-garde or traditional jazz arrangements.
- Pop and Country Production: Add a sophisticated, organic layer to modern tracks by layering different timbres without the artifacts common in sampled instruments.
- Live Performance: Leverage Bluetooth MIDI support and extensive mapping to perform these instruments live using a breath controller or expression pedal.
Setup Notes
Installation
SWAM Double Reeds is delivered as a Download / Digital License. Once the installer is downloaded and executed, the software integrates into your DAW as a plugin or can be run as a standalone application. Because the product uses modeling rather than samples, the installation is rapid and requires minimal disk space (approximately 257 MB).
Compatibility Check
Compatibility
- Supported Operating Systems:
macOS: 10.13 (High Sierra) – 14 (Sonoma)
Windows: Windows 10, Windows 11
- Plugin Formats: Standalone, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit, Audio Units (macOS), and NKS (Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol)
- Architecture: Apple Silicon architecture supported natively (AAX Silicon supported natively starting from v3.7.0)
- RAM: 100 MB for each instrument instance
- Disk Space: 257 MB
- CPU Requirements: Minimum 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU for running a single plugin instance. Less powerful systems may require larger buffer sizes, which may increase latency.
- Accessibility: Friendly for blind and visually impaired users.
Verified Product Facts
Additional Details
- Manufacturer: Audio Modeling
- Product Code: AM-DBRD
- Edition: SWAM Double Reeds (V3)
- Delivery Format: Download / Digital License
- Platform: Mac and Windows
- Plug-In Formats: Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit
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Verified Product Facts
Additional Details
- Manufacturer: AudioModeling
- SKU: ILIO-AM-DBRD
- Delivery Format: Download / Digital License
- Supported Operating Systems: macOS:, macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) – 14 (Sonoma), Windows:, Windows 10, Windows 11
- RAM Requirements: RAM: 100 MB for each instrument instance
- Disk Space: Disk space: 257 MB
- Plug-In Formats: Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit, Apple Silicon architecture supported natively (AAX Silicon supported natively starting from v3.7.0)
Manufacturer System Requirements:
Compatibility: System Requirements, Supported formats and OS, macOS:, macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) – 14 (Sonoma), 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, 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!
Requirements Source: manufacturer or supplier product documentation.
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