Which orchestral and wind instruments can I isolate?

violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, strings (ensemble), flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, brass (ensemble) and woodwind (ensemble) — each a separate choice on Creator and up.

1,320 credits per minute of source audio per instrument. A 4-minute piece is 5,280 credits for one instrument.

Should I pick violin or strings?

Violin when one violin carries a line of its own. Strings when a whole section plays together — telling one violin apart from twelve playing the same notes is not something the recording supports.

Can I remove the saxophone instead?

Yes. Saxophone is one of the 40 parts Exclude can take out of a mix, so you can make a play-along track without it.

Can I isolate every instrument in an orchestra at once?

45 is the size of the menu, not the size of the output — you pick from 45 instruments, and a job returns only the parts you pick, never 45 files.

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Isolating orchestral and wind instruments

Strings, woodwinds and brass are where the instrument catalog earns its place. Which instruments you can pick, when to take a single instrument versus the whole section, and what each costs.

Lesson 9 · advanced · 6 min read

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The presets on every plan are built around a band: vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano. Orchestral and wind instruments sit in the catalog on Creator and up, where each one is a separate choice with its own separation pass.

What is in the catalog

Family: Instruments
Strings: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, strings (ensemble)
Woodwinds: Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, woodwind (ensemble)
Brass: Trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, brass (ensemble)

Orchestral and wind choices. Every one is a separate price group.

Tip

Search is quicker than scrolling. Type “cello” above the grid and the card is the only one left.

Solo instrument or section?

Write this

Not this

A violin solo over a band

Violin — one line, one file

Strings ensemble — you get the pads and backing strings too

A film score string section

Strings ensemble — the section as the arranger wrote it

Violin, viola and cello separately, hoping each finds its part

A horn section on a soul record

Brass ensemble first, then single instruments if one line matters

Trumpet, trombone and sax one by one

A violin solo over a band

Write this:: Violin — one line, one file
Not this:: Strings ensemble — you get the pads and backing strings too

A film score string section

Write this:: Strings ensemble — the section as the arranger wrote it
Not this:: Violin, viola and cello separately, hoping each finds its part

A horn section on a soul record

Write this:: Brass ensemble first, then single instruments if one line matters
Not this:: Trumpet, trombone and sax one by one

Each instrument is priced on its own — 1,320 credits per minute — so start with the section when you are unsure and narrow down from there.

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What people ask about this

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Isolating orchestral and wind instruments

Strings, woodwinds and brass are where the instrument catalog earns its place. Which instruments you can pick, when to take a single instrument versus the whole section, and what each costs.

Lesson 9 · advanced · 6 min read

Open Stem Splitter

What is in the catalog

Family: Instruments
Strings: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, strings (ensemble)
Woodwinds: Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, woodwind (ensemble)
Brass: Trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, brass (ensemble)

Orchestral and wind choices. Every one is a separate price group.

Tip

Search is quicker than scrolling. Type “cello” above the grid and the card is the only one left.

Solo instrument or section?

Write this

Not this

A violin solo over a band

Violin — one line, one file

Strings ensemble — you get the pads and backing strings too

A film score string section

Strings ensemble — the section as the arranger wrote it

Violin, viola and cello separately, hoping each finds its part

A horn section on a soul record

Brass ensemble first, then single instruments if one line matters

Trumpet, trombone and sax one by one

A violin solo over a band

Write this:: Violin — one line, one file
Not this:: Strings ensemble — you get the pads and backing strings too

A film score string section

Write this:: Strings ensemble — the section as the arranger wrote it
Not this:: Violin, viola and cello separately, hoping each finds its part

A horn section on a soul record

Write this:: Brass ensemble first, then single instruments if one line matters
Not this:: Trumpet, trombone and sax one by one

Each instrument is priced on its own — 1,320 credits per minute — so start with the section when you are unsure and narrow down from there.

Questions

What people ask about this

Free to start

Now go make one

Reading about a style description only gets you so far. The studio is free to use — write one sentence and hear what comes back.

Create a free account

1,000 credits every month. No card required.

All Stem Splitter lessons

Isolating orchestral and wind instruments

What is in the catalog

Solo instrument or section?

What people ask about this

Which orchestral and wind instruments can I isolate?

What does it cost?

Should I pick violin or strings?

Can I remove the saxophone instead?

Can I isolate every instrument in an orchestra at once?

Now go make one

Isolating orchestral and wind instruments

What is in the catalog

Solo instrument or section?

What people ask about this

Which orchestral and wind instruments can I isolate?

What does it cost?

Should I pick violin or strings?

Can I remove the saxophone instead?

Can I isolate every instrument in an orchestra at once?

Now go make one