EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi all,

Please excuse the plug.

http://www.ilio.com

has several of the libraries mentioned below, including Miroslav Vitous 
and Virtuoso Strings. You might also want to check out Sonic Reality's 
Interactive String Sections for great sounding affordable strings.

-Mark
ILIO


>Hi
>
>Sascha wrote,
>> Hm, maybe "Vitous Mini"?
>> I don't have that one so I can't comment by myself, but a friend of 
>mine has
>> it and it seems to be OK for what you need. Don't know about the 
>price,
>> sorry.
>
>Yup, the Miroslav Vitous Mini collection may be a decent starting 
>point.  You really need to set your budget though.  Most orchestral 
>libraries (at least the ones worth using) are expensive.  The full 
>Miroslav set is over $3,000 US (street).  The Mini Library contains 
>only mono samples (which are sometimes better to use) and doesn't 
>contain every articulation but, if orchestral is not your main focus, 
>it will probably give you enough.  It sells for $399 US.
>
>Some of the samples are excellent and some are just usable IMHO.  No 
>different than most other libraries, I would say.  The Advanced 
>Orchestra is fine too (not fussy about the strings though) and comes 
>directly in exs-24 format I believe.  It, too, has a mini library 
>version for about $399 US.
>
>If you want to spend less, I think that the old Prosonus Orchestral 
>library is okay.  Not the best samples but you pay for what you get.
>
>If you get into Orchestral sounds more, you'll find that no one 
>library does it all well.  You'll find that you end up using samples 
>from different libraries.
>
>BTW, for strings, the new Garritan String Library for Gigasampler is 
>really amazing.  It has the most realistic strings I have heard of 
>any library.  I was blown away when I heard this library (it comes on 
>16 CD's or 2 DVD's!).  For pop strings, there maybe other samples 
>which may be better suited (I like the Kirk Hunter Virtuoso Strings 
>for that) but for pure orchestral, I don't think anything beats it.  
>However, Garritan and KH are both about $1,000 US.
>
>HTH and good luck with your search.
>fernstudio