Sounds from the other world
Discover an extraordinary collection of 14 glass instruments
Expand your palette with unique sound characters
Explore hundreds of user presets and create your own
Ethereal, otherworldly, incomparable – Jean-Claude Chapuis’ lifelong passion for glass instruments has led to the creation of a truly unique ensemble: the Glass Orchestra of the prestigious Philharmonie de Paris. Comprised of 14 instruments, the Glass Orchestra is a vibrant, one-of-a-kind excursion off the beaten path of convention into a shadowy underworld of shimmering tonal percussion and haunting resonant timbres ripe for creative exploration.
Passionate Instruments
The Glass Orchestra’s instruments are as deep and varied as they are distinctive, each masterfully sampled, exploring a variety of playing styles from the traditional to the experimental. Discover an incredible range of new sounds, from the delicate to the thunderous, the angelic to the atonal – the Glass Orchestra is a pure sonic adventure rich in inspiration for musicians, producers and engineers of all skill levels.
Exquisitely crafted
We approached Glass Orchestra with the utmost care. Each instrument was studied individually to find the most sonically interesting microphone configurations and playing methods. The result is a unique collection offering highly detailed and easily playable instruments, each with 3 mixable microphones allowing for precise tone and presence modeling, as well as the powerful expressive capabilities of the built-in MPE support.
Otherworldly Sounds
The instruments in Glass Orchestra may seem familiar at first glance, but upon closer inspection their sound is far from typical. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes mesmerizing, and sometimes deeply unnerving, Glass Orchestra offers an impressive range of both traditional and creative sounds suitable for a wide range of applications.
Creative Architecture
Glass Orchestra’s rich and detailed recordings are presented in a powerful sound design environment. From familiar amplitude controls and synth-style filters with optional True Release to deep internal modulation, powerful macro and bus effects, and a great arpeggiator/phraser, Glass Orchestra’s sounds can be easily enhanced or radically altered to suit a variety of creative visions.
Inspiring Presets
Glass Orchestra offers a large selection of factory presets handcrafted by UVI’s team of sound designers. From clean sounds of natural acoustic instruments to more exotic and experimental interpretations, there are dozens of configurations available to explore, ready to use in your productions or as a starting point for your own sound design.