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More than anything I would like 2-3 extra layers for the Legato: pp, mf and fff. But in general more dynamic layers would be great.
As DG said more punctuated and fast staccatos for winds.. I know there are some in the Repetitions BUT you have the same problem as above - too few layers. fff layers I often find I miss.
Ethnic Instruments surely - and I would love a bagpipe ;)
And a second Violin would also be lovely.
One more vote for more vel layer - especially on the strings. With velxfading and some controller (pedal, breath, ESP[:)], etc. this would really help us 'express more..)
Of course always open to a patch that is 'instant killer theme'. I'd pay big bucks for that one.[Y]
Rob
but I'd like to have solo con sordino violin, sometimes it's nice to be able to use that expressive vibrato doubling the ensemble con sordino.
Thats it!!!
I desperatly wait for that since years!!
[quote=Alex]2. A full collection ofI second that. Thats a field VSL really might excel and inspire the users.
Hmm... the 2 French Horns in unison is an interesting comment! I'm with you here... now with 2nd Bassoon, A-Clarinet and Bb-Trumpet that makes the list quite long and hard to set in proper order ;) Therefore I'll adjust my suggestion to this, taking the others into account:
1. Choir
2. MIR impulses
3. Single desk Violins (2 in unison)
4. 2nd Solo Violin (with different timbre)
5. 2 French Horns (in unison, also with different mutes perhaps)
6. Single desk Violas and Celli (2 in unison)
7. More legato layers
8. 2nd Bassoon
9. Clarinet in A
10. Con sordino Solo and Chamber Strings and also where missing in the above
11. Epic Trumpets
12. Bb Trumpet
13. 4 French Horns (in unison)
14. 2nd Solo Viola and Cello
Wow, that's quite a list already! I guess the order has to be changed slightly so that this will hopefully not end up in a shopping nightmare ;)
All the best,
PolarBear
@mirabile said:
4 French Horns in Unison are already available in the Brass I package of the cube or Special edition.
Didn't notice the French portion in these yet... anway, they're way down on my list and it's not a thing VSL is considering too hard at the moment, I know that 😉
Cheers,
PolarBear
actually, this has been buggin me for a while, so i wanted to throw my suggestion into the ring for hopeful articulations in the future.
i would love to see a greater number of gradations in the Dynamic patches... crescendoes and diminuendoes... I often find myself stuck in a tempo that makes a 3 second cres too short, but a 6 second one too long... It seems the lengths they chose to include on some instruments were chosen rather randomly (keep in mind i only have the Orch Strings 1 & 2 to refer to). But, for example, in the Violas, you have a 1.5 sec and 3 sec with medium dynamic; a 3 sec and 6 sec with strong dynamics; and then 2 sec and 4 sec dynamics, but with no vib.... so what if i wanted a 4 second medium dynamic crescendo WITH vibrato? im outta luck.
I know, i know.. there are plenty of ways to "work around" such an issue. But one of the main selling points of all VSL is its pristine realism, and having to set up a second instrument for ONE note which i then have to trigger early and then volume-fade in... well, it would just be nice to have a broader amount of dynamic times available.
So my wish-list would include 1 to 6 second dynamic patches, at 1/2 second intervals (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, etc.) for both medium AND strong dynamics.. as well as the same setup for no_Vibs, con sordinos, etc.... i guess im asking for a lot there... hehe. oh well, just wanted to give my 2.5 cents' worth...
> michael
It occured to me that the numerical enumeration might not be very pleasant to read. I think I should update that to a list that can be viewed by sections, as well as also taking in the request for more dynamics. Well the order shouldn't be read too literally, but I also thought that some combinations should be rather packaged together. Of course the best solution would be individually downloadable articulations, that maybe require a registration for a certain VSL library Std/Ext (hope not, but let's face it, these are not substantial additions to smaller packages, yet they may be a good teaser into the VSL world).
All time favorites
- Choirs
- MIR impulses
- Percussion - one never can have enough I think (at any time)
- Soundtrack specific stuff for all sections
- Solo vocalists
Strings
- Single desk Violins (2 in unison)
- Single desk Violas and Celli (2 in unison)
- 2nd Solo Violin (with different timbre, individual string stuff)
- 2nd Solo Viola and Cello
- More legato layers
- More lyrical, expressive articulations
- More dynamics with more different lengths to choose from
- Con sordino Chamber Strings
- Con sordino Solo Strings
- Con sordino articulations for the new instruments from above
- Flautando/non-vibrato legatos
- Matching all types of Strings in articulation availibility (same articulations for any type of ensemble or solo instrument)
Woodwinds
- 2nd Bassoon
- Clarinet in A (solo and/or pair)
- Ethnic instruments like Duduk and others
Brass
- 2 Double Horns (in unison, also with different mutes perhaps)
- 4 Double Horns (in unison)
- Bb Trumpet
- 2 Bb Trumpets (in unison)
- Alto Sax Horn in Eb
- 3 Trumpets revisited
Non-orchestral stuff (most only mentioned 1 time so far)
- Electric Guitar (strat or jazzmaster, DI signal)
- Electric Bass (DI signal)
- Acoustic Bass (the fretted, guitar style body type)
- Steel String Acoustic (a Martin D-18v perhaps!?)
- Mandolin
- Jazz Drum Kit (superior to others availible)
- Surbahar (maybe sitar)
- Chromatic Harmonica
- G. Silberman Organ (well, maybe that stands for "just another one please")
- Big-Band articulations where suited (Saxes, Winds, Brass)
- Baroque Strings, Woodwinds and Brass
- Noise noise noise - player coughs, sheet turning, audience whispers and rumbling, applauses ;)
Did I miss a request in that list?
PolarBear
