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I'm relatively late to the dimension party. I have all the other VSL string libraries, but never actually liked one of them (except Chamber Strings with the espressivo layer), so I turnt to the competition. But there are so many flaws in their programming and not a single other library has a playable, fast legato, nor it allows you to play convincing runs and trills with their legato patches.
Dimension Strings is a whole new level. VSL has done a great job! I really like the direct sound (because it reminds me of LASS) and the playability. Unfortunately, some of the demos and especially the videos don't show the full potential and the sound you can achieve, in my opinion. I used to use Hollywood Strings, because of the finger positions, but the sul patches in Dimension Strings are much better.
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@William: Sorry for the off-topic, but this a huge topic for me.
In my opinion, VSL should put some time in reworking their website. As a new user you doesn't find the important information on the product pages, I had to search the entire (!) forum. Also, I think the main benefits (USPs) should be more prominent and on every single product page.
Some examples:
- The high quality of the recordings and the consistency of the samples
- The huge amount of articualtions
- The ability to make your own patches (with cells and matrices in VI Pro)
- Performance patches (interval, repetition, trill): The most important one! These are really the USPs of VSL, and you can't find information what these actually are. What is a performance trill? How is it to be played? etc. I believe that if more people had access to these information there would be more customers. No other library has these awesome features. I mean you can find some explanation in the VI Pro videos, but when you really want to purchase a library, there is no information on the patches on the product page. Also I'm missing information on velocity layers etc.