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  • Woodwind sustains

    R
    R
    I am considering buying the VSL Special Edition and had a few questions about the woodwinds. Do the solo flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon have continuous loops so that they can be sustained indefinitely (e.g., for as long as a key is pressed on a midi keyboard)? I ask this question because the VSL samples included with Kontakt only last a few seconds. Thank you very much.
  • G
    G

    Yes sustained samples exist:

    http://www.vsl.co.at/de/211/261/2064/2067/2097/1779.htm

    Woodwinds and brass
    Staccato, sustained, sforzato
    Legato
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP
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    Hi,

    And yes, these sustains are looped [:)]

    You can book a session at www.try-sound.com, where you can check all instruments of the Special Editions (with some latency).

    Best,

    Paul

    Paul Kopf Head of Product Marketing, Social Media and Support
  • R
    R
    Thanks! I'll do that. Cheers, Rod
  • N
    N

    Rodsten, welcome to the forums.

    One comment regarding your question (not sure if you are new to the sampling world or not): If using the solo woodwinds as solo woodwinds, one of the things that will help with realism is adding very brief rests as needed, where a real woodwind soloist would need to take a breath.  One of the things that draws attention to the use of samples is an endless string of notes in a brass or woodwind instrument, with no allowances being made for breathing.