When recording software horns, use layers / octaves
For each recorded line, try repeating the same line an octave lower
it will make the section sound much fuller.
Listen to horn sections close to what your trying to accomplish in your mix.
Being a sax player for over 30 years I can tell you that when recording software horns,
fist start with good samples / plug in's, then its all in mimicking horn section playing.
Don't play part like a keyboard player, you must play your parts like playing the horn, the phrases, fall, articulations, glissando passages, Layered voicing's and so forth.
Some of my fav brass vids I like to listen to before recording brass is.
Steely Dan
YouTube - Steely Dan - Babylon Sister (Live in NY)
Chacago & Earth Wind And Fire
YouTube - Beginnings......Chicago with Earth Wind & Fire
Fat City Horns Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbmkO1hRkY8
Fred Hammond Session, Live Horn Recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz7eH6P6p34&feature=related
Tower of Power - Diggin' on James Brown Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH7rt48pmEs&feature=related
Brecker Brothers
YouTube - Brecker Brothers - Baffled (Budokan)
The Motif XS, the Fantom, and Korg M3 all have nice horn sections that could cut the mustered as well.
Software
Kick Ass Brass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTAQLgrUE04&feature=related http://www.samples4.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=680 http://www.amg-software.com/Kick-Ass_Brass!.html
Liquid Horns
http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/detail.html?1338 http://www.ueberschall.com/en/no_cache/products/details/view/liquid_horn_section.html
TITAN Sound-Show 21 Brass Instruments "Synth & Real"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH56Wgdd7Ug&feature=related
Chris Hein Horn Vol. 1.5 - Kontakt 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTTo4jtdTTk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgFna_Mmc6c&feature=related ROLAND FantomG ARX-03 Brass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUC3vhu82Hs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmtGc68dNMc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmXX0-dAJI&feature=related
Yamaha Tyros - Big Brass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSHMRWetl5Q Arturia Brass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isadh0_qc8c&feature=related Edirol HQ Orchestral tutoria YouTube - Edirol Orchestral VSTi Demo
Lots to check out, hope this helps.
Peace & blessings.
