Live players produce a different nuance in every musical event they make even when attempting to stay in the same dynamic. That's what makes it sound real. There is no doubt that each sample in the VSL sounds real and live - it is after all a recording of a human being making a musical action each time - but as soon as the ear hears the same sample again it all sounds less real.
Michi and the VSL team seem to be suggesting that this is not all that important - after all, when the user brings in more instruments the degree of artificiality (repetition) is masked sufficiently. I would strongly disagree, if that is the position, that this is a small issue.
A 'for example': you want to start a piece with 14 violins playing staccato with a slow build in dynamics over 64 strokes of the bow. The sample 'signature' becomes exposed: even with the repetition tool. It just sounds FALSE. Brilliantly recorded samples, but not enough of them.
WE NEED MORE VARIATIONS OF THE SAME. AND I'M SURE MANY USERS WOULD PAY FOR THE EXTRA.
Michi and the VSL team seem to be suggesting that this is not all that important - after all, when the user brings in more instruments the degree of artificiality (repetition) is masked sufficiently. I would strongly disagree, if that is the position, that this is a small issue.
A 'for example': you want to start a piece with 14 violins playing staccato with a slow build in dynamics over 64 strokes of the bow. The sample 'signature' becomes exposed: even with the repetition tool. It just sounds FALSE. Brilliantly recorded samples, but not enough of them.
WE NEED MORE VARIATIONS OF THE SAME. AND I'M SURE MANY USERS WOULD PAY FOR THE EXTRA.