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  • Viena Instruments Pro-Makes any sense for Special Edition user?

    Hello,

    I own the Special Edition Extended library along with the strings PLUS library and some instruments such as the Epic Horns, the Eb Oboe, Sopranos etc.

    I have read about the Vienna Instruments Pro and it really seems to be a great product. However, its overwhelming set of features seems to be aiming to users of the full libraries with all the articulations.

    It is very likely that I am wrong though, so I would like to know what are the benefits for a user of SE libraries if he upgrades to VI Pro.

    Thanks for the help!


  • Hello,

    I have some instruments only as SE (have to economize for that), and used it for programming.

    E.g I could transform from SE plus the trills in a vienna classic used manner (much faster), of course the strech generates in the loops automatically a slight different vibrato (to much strech makes it ugly though).

    BUT the best thing is the programmable humanizer.Flute staccato starts in the real orchestra sometimes to high, due to the pressure.This random is now proogrammable, also a few different starting effects by 4 groups for typical strings repetition.I can now calculate and programm what I heard during my work as an orchestra musician.Of course you should sometimes visit an orchestra rehearsal while siting between the musicians to get an idea, how you will corrupt VI pro most effectively.To make now septoles groupes naturaly by only 2 samples (up, down bow) is now quite simple.Also the bowchanges can be erased where you wanted only the heavy down bow, by clicking on the second sample.

    I had to write a fake Mozart Symphonie while my first tryout, and since then the last version sounds like stiff musicians with shockfrozen intonation while the audition for a job.

    I wouldn't be in favor of using this tool for soundbanks that don't use as exact and acribic conected original recording data, it works only because the original samples are pure.

    I use it in finale and in Logic and it works fine. 


  • Thank you,

    So, that means I will be able to take advantage of the pitch randomization. However, how can I possibly take advantage of the time-stretching features for example, when, in Vienna SE there are no Runs patches?


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    @Domenico said:

    However, how can I possibly take advantage of the time-stretching features for example, when, in Vienna SE there are no Runs patches?

    Time stretch is quite useful and very powerful to modify shorter articulations to the specific feel or pocket of the cue. You would hope a good musician usually plays in the pocket -- but samples don't know the tempo. Now you can make it so.