I'd like to see extra articulations in the Vienna Choir such as humming (mmm),  and  at some point I would really like VSL to address the lack of a second violin section,  we really shouldn't be having to fake a second violin section.

Often,  the only sounds I use that are not VSL is drums.  I know we have Jazz Drums,  but it would be perfect if VSL had a full drum kit - though drums probably would need an exclusive player (like Vienna Imperial has for the piano).

oh,   and something the OP suggested -   I would +1  the accordion -  that's quite Austrian isn't it?

One of the most neglected areas of recent times in the VSL universe is percussion.

It would be good to have some more dynamic Tam hits - none of the current selection are particularly forte. But the most needed missing articulations in percussion are pfps (swells). At the moment with timps for example you can either  do a volume crossfade - doesn't work too well - or follow a crescendo with a dim (with slow attack) but it's a lot of extra work to create a frequently required articulation.

So extended percussion please! particularly revisiting the timps, orchestral bass drums, cymbals, tam tams and gongs.

Julian

I agree with Julian concerning the percussion.

The plucked instruments seem kind of incomplete without a good nylon guitar sampled.

I offered my stellar human beat box skills to the VSL team at least a year ago...  I'm still waiting for that phone call guys.  Also, I do this thing with my lips and mouth that sound exactly like a zither... send me a PM.

[<:o)]Happy New Year everyone[<:o)]

@jasensmith said:

The plucked instruments seem kind of incomplete without a good nylon guitar sampled.

I believe VSL's Concert Guitar http://www.vsl.co.at/en/211/496/721/534/728/422.htm has nylon strings.

@GallenWolf said:

is there a way to "make" an unpitched barking sample into something that has a tone?

Yes: book some singing lessons for the dog.

This dog got singing lessons:

I can agree with these wishes, but would like to add: noy just an accordion. This is the past. Nowadays, the modern accordion is a concertible or a bayan. There are two discants: the normal right hand discant and the left hand discant, which can be converted to a normal accordion bas system and vice versa. All modern composers use that instrument (of course, since there are so many more possibilities).

Best wishes to all of you.

Jos

I'd like to see the Vienna version of the new 'aleatoric' libraries that are appearing. I don't own the others (Strezov and 8DIO if it's not out of order to mention them), but I already know that, when I do, I'm going to be wanting a version that I can make sit with my Vienna stuff by simply clicking the MIRx button. Although the current offerings may be very extensive there's no straight orchestral set that corresponds to them, so it's not possible to mix up 'bread and butter' writing with Psycho moments in the same piece.

I want everything that Ligeti, Lachenmann and Penderecki ever dreamed of - sul ponticello scrubbing, sul tasto scrubbing, harmonic glissandi, controllable multiphonics, trombones doing motorbike impressions, etc, etc.