Virtual Brass Instrument

Virtual Brass - Brass Instrument Simulator and Synthesizer

Play, Practice, and Design Your Brass Sound Anywhere.

Virtual Brass is a unique musical instrument app that combines the traditional fingering system of brass instruments with the flexibility of a modern synthesizer. By tilting your smartphone to switch registers and using on-screen buttons for piston or rotary valves, you can master a wide 4-octave range anytime and anywhere.

Whether you are a brass player looking for a mobile fingering trainer or a music enthusiast wanting to explore unique synthesizer sounds, Virtual Brass offers a powerful and responsive performance experience.

Key Features and Capabilities

- Next-Gen Audio Engine Oboe: Completely migrated to the high-performance Oboe engine for ultra-low latency and immediate response to your touch and tilt.
- Tactile Vibration Response: Newly added haptic feedback for piston operations. Feel the physical click of the valves for a more intuitive and reliable performance experience.
- Dynamic Breath Control: A unique seek bar allows you to balance Breath Noise and Cutoff Frequency in real-time. Mimic the nuances of air intensity and tone brightness with a single slide.
- Deep Sound Customization and Synthesis:
1. Waveforms: Select from Sine, Triangle, or Square waves to build your base tone.
2. ADSR Envelope: Fine-tune the Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release for precise sound shaping.
3. Attack Noise: Adjust the frequency and intensity of tonguing noise for a personalized articulation.
- Expanded Expressiveness:
1. Range Settings: Adjust the global pitch from -2 to +2 to simulate various brass instrument families.
2. On-Board Effects: Add depth and grit with integrated Reverb and Overdrive.
3. Intuitive Expression: Control volume and vibrato dynamically based on your tap position.

Use Cases

1. Mobile Fingering Trainer: Practice your fingerings and register changes during your commute or break without needing your physical instrument.
2. Creative Sound Design: Use the brass-style interface as a unique controller to create and perform electronic lead sounds.
3. Educational Tool: Understand the relationship between valve combinations and harmonics in a tactile and visual way.

Manual and Detailed Instructions
Explore the full potential of the app here:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Hgv9dALoBEDweVWF2SNKppQXG9jwfx_Baq-TmcKKBY/edit?usp=sharing

Recent changes:
Complete migration of the sound engine to Oboe.
Expanded expressive capabilities. Specifically:
- Breath noise mix can be changed in real time using a slider (seek bar where cutoff and breath noise are inversely proportional)
- Effects (reverb, overdrive)
- Attack (tonguing) noise value can also be set (frequency and intensity)
- Pitch range can be set from -2 to +2
- ADSR envelope
- Waveform can be selected from sine wave, triangle wave, and square wave