EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Dear all

Am still in a dilemma about orchestral samples.  Does anyone have experience
of the Opus 1 VSL set ­ its demos and reviews sound promising and the
advantage seems to be that it gives the complete orchestra.  Not very cheap
at £660 but is it value for money?   Would £660 be better spent on making an
orchestra out of the SAM bundles, Garritan strings etc IAO?

Thanks for any advice / comments that may come this way!!

Best wishes

Gareth Hemmings


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Gareth,

I think that with either Opus 1 or Quantum Leap LOrchestra Gold, you 
can't lose. With one, Opus, you get the fantastic legato tool/samples, 
and with QLSO you get samples with ambience. I have and love Garritan, 
SAM's collection, Dan Dean stuff, etc., but if I was starting from 
scratch, I would get an all-in-one orchestral collection, and would add 
some instruments to complement the collection after some time.

My 2 cents,

Ned



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    Ned Bouhalassa

n e d @ n e d f x . c o m

Hi Gareth,

I can only tell you that I use the VSL Complete
Library, and it is without a doubt the absolute best
orchestra samples I have ever used. 

Yes, it is extremely expensive, mine eats up an entire
250 gigabyte drive, but it is unsurpassed in quality!

When carefully mixed and layered it is at times,
totally undetectable to the average ear.

It's all in the mix and presentation. You really need
to have a good understanding of a real orchestra to
pull the reality out of the samples. I would not trade
it for anything.

Maxx