EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

From: "rocksteadybeats" <rocksteadybeats@...>

>Has any one on the list used Claudius Bruese Strings (from
>www.wizoosounds.com).  It described as the 'little brother' of Halion
>Strings and the price ($129) fits my budget.
>
>Prior to this I was looking at Garritan Strings Light which I know
>has been positively reviewed on this list but costs a bit more ($299).
>
>If anyone else has a recommendation at this price point then please
>let me know.
>
>FYI, I'm not scoring for orchestra here, just looking for a decent
>sounding string section.
>
>Thanks in advance
>-Andrew


Sample libraries are forever - you can't resell the license. So 
without commenting on which library is better (I haven't heard the 
Wizoo library), I'd recommend that you put that and $171 on opposite 
sides of a scale.

It's pretty obvious which side I think is going to sink!
-- 

Nick Batzdorf
818/905-9101, cell 590-9101, fax 905-5434

Hi Nick

Thanks for replying, however your comments are a little too criptic 
for me. I'm not sure what all this means. What are the license issues 
you refer to?

Thanks
-Andrew

> 
> Sample libraries are forever - you can't resell the license. So 
> without commenting on which library is better (I haven't heard the 
> Wizoo library), I'd recommend that you put that and $171 on 
opposite 

> sides of a scale.
> 
> It's pretty obvious which side I think is going to sink!
> --

I have to agree with Nick.  I'd go for the Garritan Light.  I don't 
know anything about the Claudius Bruese Strings...but nothing I've ever 
heard from wizoo sounds is of the calibre of Garritan.

my 2 cents
julie



On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 11:04  AM, Nick Batzdorf wrote:

> From: "rocksteadybeats" <rocksteadybeats@...>
>
> >Has any one on the list used Claudius Bruese Strings (from
> >www.wizoosounds.com).  It described as the 'little brother' of Halion
> >Strings and the price ($129) fits my budget.
> >
> >Prior to this I was looking at Garritan Strings Light which I know
> >has been positively reviewed on this list but costs a bit more ($299).
> >
> >If anyone else has a recommendation at this price point then please
> >let me know.
> >
> >FYI, I'm not scoring for orchestra here, just looking for a decent
> >sounding string section.
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >-Andrew
>
>
> Sample libraries are forever - you can't resell the license. So
> without commenting on which library is better (I haven't heard the
> Wizoo library), I'd recommend that you put that and $171 on opposite
> sides of a scale.
>
> It's pretty obvious which side I think is going to sink!
> --
>
> Nick Batzdorf
> 818/905-9101, cell 590-9101, fax 905-5434
>
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Me:

>  Sample libraries are forever - you can't resell the license. So
>  without commenting on which library is better (I haven't heard the
>  Wizoo library), I'd recommend that you put that and $171 on
opposite
>  sides of a scale.
>
>  It's pretty obvious which side I think is going to sink!

From: "rocksteadybeats" <rocksteadybeats@...>

>Thanks for replying, however your comments are a little too criptic
>for me. I'm not sure what all this means. What are the license issues
>you refer to?

Sample licenses always forbid reselling the library, so you're stuck 
with your investment forever. I didn't mean to imply that the 
Garritan library is better, because I haven't heard the two. All I'm 
saying is that $171 (the difference in price between the two) is a 
small enough amount that I wouldn't factor it in my decision unless 
the two products are extremely close. It's not like buying a rack 
synth that you can sell when you get tired of it.

From: Julie Larson <julielarson@...>

>I have to agree with Nick.  I'd go for the Garritan Light.  I don't
>know anything about the Claudius Bruese Strings...but nothing I've ever
>heard from wizoo sounds is of the calibre of Garritan.

Just to clarify: you may well be right that the Garritan library is 
better, or you may not; I just don't know. My post was a little 
ambiguous, but I'd never intentionally recommend one product over 
another without having heard them both!
-- 

Nick Batzdorf
818/905-9101, cell 590-9101, fax 905-5434