I wanted to create this thread simply to try and communicate why I (and maybe others) think the VSL is an excellent company.
First of all, it is headed by a musician - Herb Tucmandl - who is a composer, cellist and a master of sampling who has been an extremely forward-thinking person concerning what needs to be done in order to make the sounds available to serious musicians and composers. He is not - like many other companies - simply trying to make a buck. He is trying to create a great musical resource for composers and musicians of the future based upon the finest traditions of the past.
This has only been done previously by one other person - Miraslav Vitous, who was working with technology that has long been superceded. His sample library, while still useable and wonderfully performed, doesn't have one tenth the detail of the VSL (literally).
Secondly, Herb has assembled a team of experts - Dietz in recording, Christian in programming, not to mention David Govett and Kevin Phelan who are at the top of their professions and all the others who have made this a truly great creation.
I have written some critical posts in the past because I strive to be honest, and I apologize if I have been obnoxious. But I wanted to say this as a simple gesture of appreciation to a company that has few equals in the music industry. I wish others would write about their appreciation for this company. These guys deserve it!
Sorry to gush about it but I am amazed by the response of Herb to these problems What a rarity this attitude is these days...
First of all, it is headed by a musician - Herb Tucmandl - who is a composer, cellist and a master of sampling who has been an extremely forward-thinking person concerning what needs to be done in order to make the sounds available to serious musicians and composers. He is not - like many other companies - simply trying to make a buck. He is trying to create a great musical resource for composers and musicians of the future based upon the finest traditions of the past.
This has only been done previously by one other person - Miraslav Vitous, who was working with technology that has long been superceded. His sample library, while still useable and wonderfully performed, doesn't have one tenth the detail of the VSL (literally).
Secondly, Herb has assembled a team of experts - Dietz in recording, Christian in programming, not to mention David Govett and Kevin Phelan who are at the top of their professions and all the others who have made this a truly great creation.
I have written some critical posts in the past because I strive to be honest, and I apologize if I have been obnoxious. But I wanted to say this as a simple gesture of appreciation to a company that has few equals in the music industry. I wish others would write about their appreciation for this company. These guys deserve it!
Sorry to gush about it but I am amazed by the response of Herb to these problems What a rarity this attitude is these days...