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  • Is VIienna Instruments special edition a bit much for me to swallow?

     Heyguys. I'm just wondering because I'm planning on getting it... but I don't know that much about orchestrations although I do listen to them a lot. I've made a few orchestral pieces here and there with smallerlibaries but I don't think I'll be specializing in only specific orchestral music. I also make electronic, some other stuff, ambient, and some dance stuff too.

    I'd like to get this, but I don't know if it'll be overkill or not. As I said before, I do make some orchestral pieces and would like to use these as they sound much more realistic then what I have now.  But like I said, I'm no   virtual instrument programming expert or anything.

    So that's why I'm asking. Sorry if it sounds like I'm just rambling on about nothing, I'm just wondering if this is a bit too adcanced.

    In other words.... is this something the average person can use?

    Thanks. 

    -DC17- 


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    Hi DC17,

    the Special Edition is layed out very clearly and should be perfect for you. You may want to take a look at our Special Edition Demo #1 Video Tutorials to get a closer look at how it can be used.

    Each instrument is organized the same way - you get the essentail articulations and an easy to use interface, the Vienna Instruments (this is what really makes the difference!).

    Hope that helps!

    Best,

    Paul


    Paul Kopf Head of Product Marketing, Social Media and Support
  • Hi Dreamcube!

    Thanks for your input in my other thread.

    As we pointed out in that thread; just realize that - if you don't really like VSL - that you cannot resell it on ebay or whatever. That money is gooone... if you know what I mean. You can't even upgrade the bundle if you like it by the way... its just solid air you are investing in...

    You just buy a "licence" from VSL which means as much as;

    "you can play with our toys, but they'll never be yours"

    I don't know about you, but I'm not buying those conditions from a company / any company.

    Although it doesn't seem like it; this is a 90% reply on your question.

    The other 10% was answered by Paul in the reply above.


  • since this thead seems also to turn into a tiring licensing discussion ... you can return a VSL library under the conditions of your local regulation for consumer protection (this varies for different countries and delivery methods) - please contact the distributor of the respective region in such a case.

     

    christian


    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
  • anyway ... just trying to turn it into a positive direction ... if you provide some info where you're based we could possibly help you finding an authorized dealer near you for a live demo ... often more convincing than license agreements ;-)

    christian


    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
  • Hi Christian,

    Yes, lets turn this positive.

    I like most of the Vienna Instruments, so quality is not the issue.

    A demo won't convince me more than I already am.

    This is purely a matter of company policy, which I don't like or understand at this moment.

    It's just wether the investment is worth it... are we not all buying empty vessels?

    You see; I don't know where I will be in 2 years from now;

    If I invest in VSL, I wanna know that I can resell my licenses, might the need be there.

    For example, say, I invest now in the Symphonic Cube, and within 2 years I realize that its not really my thing; it's just laying around there more and more unused. So I want to resell it; the whole bundle. What are the options?

    (I'm based in Belgium.)

    Beste regards,

    -Emanuel


  • If you book musicians of equal value to the price you pay for VSL products, that money is gone after the session anyways, and you may have a very unflexible result (and maybe even too small section sizes). Just invest as much again for correction of your initial mistakes then... But yes I agree, you should consider where to put your money, and a live demo or other demo options like videos, hundreds of audio files and others are to be evaluated by you. Be aware the choices become very limited if you don't like the license policy type, if there are any at all in the sample world if you don't like that.

    All the best,

    PolarBear 


  •  Hm, I see someone's not happy with the agreement.

    Well sadly, that's how all software is. You can't return it because they don't know if you copied them somewhere else or not.

    Also, that's just the thing. If you invest yourself in a business youstarted and in a few years it doesn't go well, you can't resell all of your resources. You got what you got.

    This is why I was asking. I'm no big time producer for movies or anything. I'm just a teen in his second semestor of college who wants some quality sounds. So I mean, the thing is this.

    If you think you might not be using it, then that's just about it.

    Maybe some places will let you resell it, but still, for the most part I don't think you can.... well anyhow.

    I've seen the demo vids and it looks easy enough, so I may get it a little later when I have the money.

    Thanks for the responces everyone.

    -DC17-