ORCHESTOOLS | 306
Key Features
- Two-layer orchestral rompler built around the CC0 Versilian Studios VSCO2 Community Edition sample collection.
- 113 sample maps and a browser with more than 100 factory presets for quick orchestral and hybrid starting points.
- Three LFOs, gain and filter envelopes, plus sixteen filter types for turning sampled material into evolving layers.
- MIDI Learn panel for assigning interface controls and adapting modulation ranges to a hands-on workflow.
- Preset favorites, search, import, and export tools for organizing custom variations alongside the factory library.
- Compression, limiting, saturation, degradation, delay, and reverb for shaping color and space within the instrument.
Description
Orchestools 306 is a two-layer orchestral rompler by Ilir Bajri, built with HISE around Versilian Studios' VSCO2 Community Edition samples. It provides a direct way to play orchestral source material while exposing synthesis-style controls that let the two layers become more than a fixed orchestral patch.
The official project describes 113 sample maps, more than 100 factory presets, three LFOs, and sixteen filter types. Gain and filter envelopes, MIDI Learn, and the browser's favorites, search, import, and export functions help make its extensive palette practical in a DAW or from the standalone application.
Its effects section includes compression, limiting, saturation, degradation, delay, and reverb, allowing raw orchestral samples to be pushed toward pads, lo-fi colors, or evolving cinematic layers. That makes the instrument more suited to sketching and sound design than to detailed, articulation-by-articulation orchestral programming.
The developer distributes separate VST3, Windows standalone, Linux VST, and required sample packages from the official Orchestools page. The corresponding public GitHub source project identifies the instrument as GPLv3, with VSCO2 CE material released under CC0.
Frequently Asked Questions
What samples does Orchestools 306 use?
Orchestools 306 is built around Versilian Studios' VSCO2 Community Edition material. The developer identifies the source samples as CC0 and the instrument project as GPLv3.
Can Orchestools 306 make sounds beyond conventional orchestral patches?
Yes. Its two layers have filter, envelope, and LFO controls, while the effects section includes saturation, degradation, delay, and reverb. Those controls make it suitable for processed and moving textures as well as straightforward orchestral playback.
How can I organize or adapt its presets?
The project includes a library browser with more than 100 factory presets, plus favorites, search, import, and export functions. MIDI Learn also allows multiple interface controls to be mapped for a more customized performance setup.
What else is needed after downloading the VST3 package?
The official developer page lists a separate samples download as required for installation and operation. It also offers separate Windows standalone and Linux VST routes, so follow the developer's installation guidance for the selected build.
