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  • Opus 1+2 Vs. Kontak2 / GS3 bundled VSL libraries

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    M
    Hi there,

    This may have been asked before, but search did't yield any results.

    Are there any instruments in the Kontakt 2 VSL mini-library and the Gigastudio 3 bundled VSL library that aren't in Opus 1 + 2?

    If so, which ones?

    I own all three and I'm doing a fresh install of my system and don't want to have duplicate samples on my drives..

    Some clarification would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

    Roy
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    N
    Hi Roy,
    Here are some things that I know of:[list:40673985f5][*:40673985f5] Opus 2 has fewer French Oboe articulations than K2.
    [*:40673985f5]Opus 1 has Cymbal.nki where K2 has Cymbal half.nki and Cymbals a due.nki
    [*:40673985f5]Opus 1 has Tubular_bells.nki where K2 has Tubular Bells (metal).nki and Tubular Bells (wood).nki
    [*:40673985f5]K2 has modwheel-xfades for almost every articulation whereas the wind instruments in Opus1+2 only have this for legato instruments.[/list:u:40673985f5]
    It would be very helpful with an official statement about all differences that exist.

    Regards,
    Nils
  • M
    M
    Indeed it would. Maybe someone from VSL can comment on this.

    Thanks for your input, Nils.
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    M
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    @nliberg said:


    [*]Opus 1 has Tubular_bells.nki where K2 has Tubular Bells (metal).nki and Tubular Bells (wood).nki


    I tried them and didn't hear much of a difference between metal and wood. Both sound more like wood. I expected a quite different sound from a metal hammer. But maybe that's just me.