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  • MartinM
    VSL Team
    MartinM
    More details tomorrow... [;)]
  • A
    A
    cool...
    I'll take a look in that magazine again, wether there's something written about mir or horizon choir or horizon recorder-section and so on... [:O])
  • P
    P
    YAY!! [;)]
  • P
    P
    wait - tomorrow?!
  • H
    H
    no, today IS tommorrow [:P]
  • C
    C
    Yep... morning here = morning in vienna [:D]

    I actually dreamt of some of the new releases.... how pathetic is that. Others get to dream of Heidi Klum!
  • T
    T
    I dreamt that Heidi Klum delivered Opus 2 to my door.
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    P
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    @Christian Marcussen said:

    Yep... morning here = morning in vienna [:D]

    I actually dreamt of some of the new releases.... how pathetic is that.



    You are not alone...I also dreamt of some new releases especially OPUS 2... mmhhh
  • I
    I
    Come on!!

    I can't work today... each 5 minutes I am coming back to this forum!!!

    Post something pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaase
  • S
    S
    Yes....please hear our begging...we're dying for the news....
  • J
    J
    There's more info on the time and space website than on here! What's going on?!?! Come on VSL,spill the beans!!!!!!
  • J
    J
    www.timespace.com
    just incase any one is interested!!
  • MartinM
    VSL Team
    MartinM
    Hello All,
    It's quite funny over here, everybody was so happy that we're so perfectly in time with our new product and our preparations for Musikmesse Frankfurt and now we have to bring forward everything...
    Opus 2 will be up in our Web shop tomorrow, on April 1st. In the meantime, here's the info for you guys:


    OPUS 2 – ORCHESTRA

    OPUS 2 expands the potential of OPUS 1 and the FIRST EDITION with additional articulations and further instruments. It also offers bonus files which include basic articulations of instruments taken from other Horizon Series titles, like Solo Strings, Epic Horns, French Oboe, or Woodwind Ensembles.


    Strings
    OPUS 2 offers the complete articulation package of Legato Runs (major, harmonic minor, chromatic and whole tone scales), Vienna’s legendary “Flautando Strings”, and the easy-to-use but highly effective “Fast Repetitions”. The strings package is rounded out with a basic set of solo string articulations featuring the most important playing techniques.

    Woodwinds
    Since Vienna’s woodwinds’ Performance Legato articulations are especially popular, OPUS 2 offers the complete Performance Legato articulations for bass clarinet and contrabassoon. As requested by many users, looped sustains for all woodwind instruments are provided. A basic set of the Horizon Series’ French Oboe as well as the flute and clarinet ensembles completes the woodwind group.

    Brass
    The brass section is enhanced through the inclusion of sordino and stopped playing techniques. Solo trumpet and trumpet ensembles also feature Performance Legato articulations. As a bonus, a basic set of the Horizon Series’ powerful Epic Horns is included.

    Percussion
    Apart from additional timpani articulations (tremolo and single note glissandos), the percussion family is stocked with marimba, vibraphone, cencerros, plate bells and waterphone.
  • F
    F
    Now that it very very cool. And very very reasonably priced. I can definitely see acquiring this library soon. I cannot wait to see more details tomorrow.

    ON a sidenote, I've been using my bundled VSL sounds from Gigastudio 3 along with Overture and I've been getting wonderful results. Herb and Dietz: no matter the size of format of the library, your sounds are truly excellent. Very excited about Opus 2.
  • MartinM
    VSL Team
    MartinM
    OPUS 2 INSTRUMENTS & ARTICULATIONS


    STRINGS

    VIOLIN ENSEMBLE
    VIOLA ENSEMBLE
    CELLO ENSEMBLE
    DOUBLE BASS ENSEMBLE
    Octave Runs: Major, harmonic minor, chromatic and whole tone runs of all string ensembles
    Fast repetitions
    Flautando


    WOODWINDS

    PICCOLO
    FLUTE
    OBOE
    ENGLISH HORN
    CLARINET
    BASSOON
    Looped sustains

    BASS CLARINET
    CONTRABASSOON
    Legato Performance instruments


    BRASS

    TRUMPET
    TRUMPET ENSEMBLE
    HORN ENSEMBLE
    TROMBONE
    TROMBONE ENSEMBLE
    Muted staccatos
    Muted sustained notes
    Muted sforzato

    Solo trumpet and trumpet ensemble: muted Legato Performance instruments


    PERCUSSION

    TIMPANI
    Single note and tremolo glissandos

    MARIMBA
    VIBRAPHONE
    CENCERROS (COWBELLS)
    PLATE BELLS
    WATERPHONE


    BONUS FILES

    Basic Articulations of
    SOLO VIOLIN (from SOLO STRINGS)
    SOLO VIOLA (from SOLO STRINGS)
    SOLO CELLO (from SOLO STRINGS)
    SOLO DOUBLE BASS (from SOLO STRINGS)
    FRENCH OBOE
    DOUBLE HORN ENSEMBLE (from EPIC HORNS)
    FLUTE ENSEMBLE (from WOODWIND ENSEMBLES)
    CLARINET ENSEMBLE (from WOODWIND ENSEMBLES)
  • MartinM
    VSL Team
    MartinM
    OPUS 2 includes 9.3 GB of data on 2 DVD-ROMs and retails for EUR 445. Like all Horizon Series titles, OPUS 2 is available in EXS24, GigaStudio, HALion and Kontakt formats.
    Coinciding with the introduction of OPUS 2, the retail price of the most popular title of the Horizon Series, OPUS 1, is now reduced to EUR 845. On top of that, both OPUS libraries will be available at the bundle price of EUR 1,195.

    Best wishes, and thank you so much for your continued interest in our sample libraries!
    Martin, Vienna Symphonic Library
  • F
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    very nice! Thanks Martin!
  • JBacalJ
    JBacalJ
    Martin,

    Are the woodwind"looped sustains" performance legato instruments or regular?

    --Jay
  • I
    I
    Bravo!

    And excellent price, in my opinion!

    Iván
  • MartinM
    VSL Team
    MartinM
    The Woodwinds looped sustains are regular multisampled sustainded notes.