OrchExtra®
Play your show’s full score by adding in your orchestra’s missing instruments.
Many organizations interested in producing a musical don’t have enough musicians to make up an orchestra. OrchExtra™ is a sound enhancement system run right from your laptop that assists you by providing the missing instruments on digitized tracks. The program is not intended to be used as the sole source of music for your production; it is recommended that OrchExtra™ be used in addition to at least three or four live musicians in order to maximize the sound quality of the score.
Features
- Powerful timeline-based editing interface
- New Instrument and Output mixers
- New Score window – idiomatic, rhythmic performance
- Easy integration with the acoustic band contingent
- Plain language, marker-based navigation
- Recordable tempos
- Integrated signal tests to help you make the most of the system in your theatre
- Custom hotkeys for navigation, mutes, FX and more
- Gigabytes of sound samples, all custom designed for each individual show
How it Works
- OrchExtra™ is available online, and may be used with your own equipment, which lets you use it longer and install it on multiple computers for added rehearsal flexibility and backup safety.
- Every part of the orchestration is crafted by a trained musician, and put together with the other parts to create a “sequence.”
- Each sequence can then be performed, beat-by-beat, using the OrchExtra system.
- Since each orchestra part is on a separate channel, they can be turned “on” or “off” depending upon the musicians you have available.
- Your musicians play as usual while the instruments missing from your ensemble (but required in the score) are played by OrchExtra™.
From the Creators
Video: Live Performance Controls
We offer free downloads of five songs to help you decide if OrchExtra™ is right for you.
System Requirements
Windows or Macintosh computer with
• At least 4GB of RAM
• A sound card
• Minimum operating system of Windows Vista or Macintosh OSX 10.6
• 8GB of available hard drive space
• Sound System and Connection Cables
Product Details
Downloadable Computer Program
Pricing and Ordering
For more information about pricing, technical requirements, or to order, visit our partner, Realtime Music Solutions.
Important: All prices quoted on the Realtime Music Solutions website are in US dollars.
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OrchExtra® FAQ
Absolutely not. Orchextra is a fully functional instrument that is to be played at all times by a musician. There may be sections in rehearsal where the player can hit "Go" and have it play by itself according to the tempo set in the tempo map. This is not how the instrument was intended to be played.
Questions & Answers
Does OrchExtra work with the female Cat in the Hat Alternate Orchestration for Seussical?
Answer this QuestionWhat is the cost for orchextra for Mamma Mia?
Answer this QuestionAre there rehearsal tracks available for Grand Hotel?
Answer this QuestionHow do I get the performance tracks, not the rehearsal tracks
Answer this QuestionDoes the show Little Women come with a recorded score that we can use in place of a live orchestra?
The pre-recorded score for use in place of a live orchestra