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  • Praise for VI Pro 2 with Strings

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    I've been putting some serious time into VI Pro 2 for building my own string presets with Solo and Chamber Strings. I've been working with violins first, blending a number of slots including the Violin 2 patches, sordino patches, with varying legato articulations and slight differences in delay and attack settings. This has been partly prompted by listening to recent demos of other libraries like Adagio and thinking "surely I could already do this with VI Pro".

    I may be kidding myself but I feel that, once I really get to grips with this, I'm sitting on a secret weapon that has astonishing flexibility to build your own "out of the box" expressive string ensembles. I've only started back into music after a very long time away and still finding my feet, but will hopefully be brave enough to share some examples before too long.

    Anyway, after just spending another few hours with this wonderful tool I just had to share my enthusiasm. I'd be very interested to know the views of others who have spent time with strings in VI Pro 2.

    Thanks VSL!
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
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    Hi Arbee,

    Thanks for the kind feedback.

    I agree, VI PRO is indeed VERY powerful and flexible. As I´m also showing it in Workshops, I know that it can sometimes be a little much to start with, but once you find out which features could be important for your setup (and how flexible each feature is automatable!!), it´s insane.

    Not to mention the sequencer.... Did you check out the phrases and runs yet? Hope you´re having fun with the video tutorials as well, there are quite some cool tricks shown in there!

    I personally feel that more discussion about the features of VI PRO is definitely in order. I have actually already met people in my presentation who have been working with the Super Package for a year without finding the Velocity Xfade slider.... And sometimes it´s really just a little push into the right direction that makes all the difference ...

    Best,

    Paul

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

    The learning curve is quite intimidating at first but once you break the task into smaller pieces some wonderful things start to happen quite quickly. And of course, once you've done the hard work you can save it!

    Interesting that you mention Velocity Xfade. I like to use the expression pedal for all sustained note dynamics and am trying at the moment to get the best balance of timbre control across the dynamic range. Playing with the curves to suit the way I use the pedal is also very useful. The possibilities (and tonal results) are endless.....

    I've looked at the sequencer but not really that deeply into it yet. Being a pianist and orchestrator who made the transfer across to synths and early string machines many years ago, if a string player can play it, I believe I should be able to perform it [;)] Although I enjoy sequencers I only tend to use them for electronic/techno elements of my music, but that may change. I prefer to hear even the Zimmer-like string sequences played in rather than programmed (unless I'm specifically looking at it from a sound design perspective).

    I'm also very much enjoying Vienna Suite and MIR Pro as I work with these sounds, so quick and easy to shape the sound and hear it in context with MIR.

    Anyway, keep up the great work!

    Cheers,

    Robert