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Description
The Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition is a comprehensive virtual instrument suite designed for musicians and composers who demand a wide array of orchestral sounds at their fingertips. This software package offers an extensive collection of meticulously sampled instruments, bringing the rich, dynamic sound of a full orchestra into your digital workspace. Whether you're crafting intricate compositions or simply adding depth to your music projects, this library provides the tools you need with remarkable authenticity.
Featuring an impressive range of articulations and dynamic layers, the Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition allows for expressive performances and realistic emulation of live instruments. Its intuitive interface ensures seamless integration into your workflow, whether you're working in a professional studio or a home setup. This edition is also optimized for efficient use of resources, ensuring smooth performance even in complex arrangements.
Ideal for composers, arrangers, and producers, this virtual instrument collection covers everything from strings and woodwinds to brass and percussion, making it a versatile asset for any music production. The library is compatible with all major DAWs, providing flexibility and ease of use across different platforms.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive collection of orchestral instruments
- Detailed sampling with multiple articulations and dynamic layers
- Intuitive interface for easy navigation and use
- Optimized for efficient resource usage
- Compatible with all major DAWs
- Includes strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments
Product specs
| Plugin Format | VST |
| Operating Systems | Mac, Windows |
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We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition.
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A handling fee, historically 10% of the library's list price, may apply when transferring a Vienna license to a new owner.
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User experience
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The VSL Special Editions are noted for their winds, with some users finding the strings to feel cold or senza vibrato, despite not being explicitly labeled as such.
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Artist usage
Add artistEisen: It’s expensive shit, the Vienna, really expensive, but nothing compares to it. It sounds so realistic. And if you write it in the right way, it’s unbelievable. The Vienna is amazing. Even the built in Cubase 5 plug-ins are sounding really good. The synths themselves, the sound quality is good.
The heart of Max Richter's current system is formed by his Apple Mac G5, with dual 2GHz processors and 4GB of RAM. "I dislike OS X, because it's much less stable than OS 9," says Richter, "but in order to run the VSL library, I have to run OS X. Logic is sequencer-wise the way to go. It's really very evolved. You can set it up any way you want, it's very quick and very easy to use, and it's pretty stable. Melodyne is by far the best pitch and time tool out there — massively better than, er, the one everybody uses, which sounds phasey and nasty. I don't really like messing with people's pitch and timing — I'd rather get good takes — so I don't use it for that, more for abstract type stuff like changing the tempo of audio from say 80bpm to 0.003bpm.
"I think I already mentioned that I use the Vienna Symphonic Library for their strings, the samples are unbelievably good. When I first used them I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!"
"Since I'm working in Hollywood it requiers a vast library and that's why VSL is really useful."
"I was using Gigastudio loaded with the Vienna Symphonic Library and Pro tools for the music for Ghoulies."
(The VSL Listing here is incorrect and outdated. Instead Grant use Pro and First Editions instead.)
Listen on the equipment page of artist's website, also seen in studio photos and interview videos. Version number is not confirmed.
"I generally use Emagic’s Logic software on a Mac workstation, and have 3 PC computers on the side that act like instruments, because I run a software program called “Gigastudio” on them. This software basically turns each PC into a powerful sampler. Into each of the Gigastudio computers, I load instruments from various libraries, such as:
- Miroslav Vitous Symphonic Orchestra (for solo instruments- especially winds- and some percussion)
- Peter Siedlaczek’s Advanced Orchestra
- Garritan Orchestral Strings
- Vienna Symphonic Library
…And some others, too. Just lately, I’ve also been using the “EXS24” software sampler, which allows you to load in many of the same types of instruments directly in Logic on the Mac, which is very convenient because everything is located within the same environment, and you avoid the complication of all the extra cables."
Composer Steve Burke mentions using the Vienna Symphonic Library Library on Gigastudio, alongside other tools such as Miroslav, East West orchestra, and the JV1080 for creating diverse musical textures, including twinkly bells. This information is shared in his Twitter post discussing his music setup.
(VSL showcase is outdated and incorrect instead Steve Burke use Pro Edition for Kameo)
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