VSL PE's estimated 380,000 samples should keep users occupied for a while, but the company have more in store. The Viennese expansionists are working on a hard-disk edition called the Symphonic Cube, due for release later this year. All samples will be included in both 24-bit and 16-bit resolution.
Supplying sound libraries on hard disk makes it easy to manufacture different versions, and VSL are currently considering a flexible, user-orientated system in which content and sample resolution could be defined individually by buyers. The following new instruments have been recorded for inclusion in the Symphonic Cube.
SOLO STRINGS
Solo viola.
Solo double bass.
SMALL STRING ENSEMBLES
Six violins.
Four violas.
Three cellos.
Two double basses.
WOODWINDS
Small clarinet in E flat.
French oboe (with vibrato).
English horn (with vibrato).
WOODWIND ENSEMBLES
Three flutes.
Three clarinets.
Three oboes.
Three bassoons.
SOLO BRASS
Solo brass with mutes.
Viennese French horn.
Double horn (a type of French horn).
Triple horn (another type of French horn).
BRASS ENSEMBLES
Ensemble brass with mutes.
Double horn ensemble (x8 ).
VSL's new budget Horizon series, which offers themed packages like Solo Strings, Mallets, and Glass & Stones, combines selected VSL Pro Edition material with new instruments such as tenor and soprano sax, concert acoustic guitar, glass harmonica, verrophone, musical glasses and distortion guitar. These new instruments will also be
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Why did I buy Chamber Strings ... doh!!!!
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http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar04/articles/vienna.htm#18