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  • Special Edition Volume VS Orchestral Strings 1

    Hi,

     

    I have the SpecialEdition Volume 1 and am wondering what the difference is and how much better the Orchestral Strings 1 (so the violins and violas) are? I mean if I buy the Orchestral Strings 1 from the Collections & Single Instruments   section?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Ben


  • The main difference is that the Special Edition instruments were sampled at whole tone and then transposed to fill in the blanks.  The specific collections (Orchestral Strings 1, 2, Brass 1, Woodwinds 1, etc.) were all sampled at half tone so the samples are more detailed.  Also, I think with some articulations you get more velocity layers and more articulations generally.