EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Nick Batzdorf wrote:
> 
> >5 terebytes of perfect orchestral samples ruined by an oboe that doesn't
> >sound like what the rest of the world thinks an oboe should sound like! :-(
> 
> Come on now! Have you heard the demos of that library? http://vsl.co.at/intro

Sure have! - that's why I made my comments in the 1st place. Lerrrrrrve
the other samples (e.g. being a flautist, it was the first time in my
life I've been seriously impressed by a sampled flute!), but when the
solo oboe demo started playing I thought I'd accidentally downloaded the
wrong demo. To me it sounded sorta clarinet-ish, so I was pleased to see
that I'm not the only one who thought so, when...

..."dcornutt " wrote:
> 
> The hard reed...can be more
> "open" at the tip (between the 2 reed ends)...and it vibrates
> harder..which gives you that very wide,  loud, spread out
> sound...much like a clarinet in timbre.


> Anyway, there's nothing to prevent you from using another oboe if you
> don't like that one.

Of course.

But I've only just bought my EXS24 and haven't even started collecting
sounds yet. I really like the idea of getting *one* excellent set of
very high quality, matching, perfectly compatible orchestral samples,
instead of having bits from all over the place, which is why I was very
pleased that...

..."dcornutt " also wrote:
> 
> I understand that VSL is going to be adding  more/different oboe
> samples in the future.  I think this is a great way to do it.


Cheers,   Bill Canty