"... People are expecting a smoother legato, or perhaps in other words a more slurred legato." by Paul McGraw

Yes. This is true. But don't get us wrong. The Product - as it was presented including all Legati - is brillant!

But it would be great when the VSL would deliver Portamento on top (Vouchers are prepared from my side!)

This Portamento-Effect is the most VSL-characteristic sound when I see the VSL-Logo and think about the VSL-articulations. No other Company managed this like Vienna ...
Without this "strong played" slurred emotional articulation something is really missing.

(I remember when the Dimension Strings 2 came out and Portamento was missing in the Articulation-Table on the Website it was a Horror for me that they could have missed it. I was so glad that someone just missed to write it into the table.)

@FabioA said:

Is it possible to have more informations about the shorts patches? Looks like a strong decison to have 4 different legatos with several variations but just general patches for shorts! :)

Beside the fact, that the Vibrato-Variants of long and Legato Articulations of course does not make that much sens with shorts, you should also consider, that the Shorts do have (beside the most variations) the most velocitylayer including the former seperat provided "harsh" for very high velocities.This seem to me very reasonable since the different types of short articulations are imho not that independently used from the intention of different intensities.

@LAJ said:

But it would be great when the VSL would deliver Portamento on top

Definitely! While it's best used sparigly, I feel that it's an important part of any serious library.

@Another User said:

But it would be great when the VSL would deliver Portamento on top (Vouchers are prepared from my side!)

I agree with LAJ about Portamento...

Only Violins I and Cellos seem to have legato (in the Sample content tab of the Synchron Strings page).

I can't imagine it's really the case...

???

This was written in the newsletter ...

We’ll release the complete set of articulations of 1^st violins and cellos, and all the basic articulations of 2^nd violins, violas and basses. Performance articulations for these sections will be added in early 2018.

@matthieu.lechowski said:

Only Violins I and Cellos seem to have legato (in the Sample content tab of the Synchron Strings page).

I can't imagine it's really the case...

???

I hope that is just listing the articulations that are available immedietly (ie before Christmas).

I am sure i read that all the legato for the other sections will be available in the new year.

@gabriel81 said:

This was written in the newsletter ...

We’ll release the complete set of articulations of 1^st violins and cellos, and all the basic articulations of 2^nd violins, violas and basses. Performance articulations for these sections will be added in early 2018.

Ah sorry. Strangely I don't receive newsletters from VSL anymore since months, while my account is configured to receive it....

Hi everybody!!

YAY!! 🍸🎵

Your Synchron Strings I experience starts right now! THANKS for your patience, and for the great attitude throughout the last weeks!

Our incredible team has managed to finish all the editing work before the holidays, and the STANDARD LIBRARY of the First Violins are the first available download files. 

We will be adding all other sections one by one over the next days, always keeping an eye on the performance of our servers.

We have decided to stick to our established Vienna Instruments / Vienna Instruments Pro platform for now, until the Synchron Player is ready. 

Here are the steps to get started:  

1) Download and install all the latest software updates, including the new Download Manager (!!).

2) Download and install the latest eLicenser Control Center

3) Get your Library Download files, and download the Vienna Ensemble Project Files with templates for multi-mic setups as well!

4) The Library Manual will be online tomorrow, and the Setup Guide is already available right here (check out page 5 of the Setup Guide for a Preset Cheat Sheet to get a head-start!)

More setup videos are in the works, I will add them asap on the product page. 

All the best from your very happy and quite exhausted Vienna Symphonic Library Team! 

Hurray! Just in time for Christmas...

Thanks guys, looking forward to my download.

Thanks Paul and the VSL Team. That's amazing. I just finished my download and can't wait to try the 1st Violins. The installer is running... ;)

Happy Hollidays and regards

Joe

@Paul said:

Hi everybody!!

YAY!! 🍸🎵

Your Synchron Strings I experience starts right now! THANKS for your patience, and for the great attitude throughout the last weeks!

Our incredible team has managed to finish all the editing work before the holidays, and the STANDARD LIBRARY of the First Violins are the first available download files. 

Ok this is another "sneak preview" for the early birds 😉

However I can wait....

The quality is amazing! Congratulations. My favorite patch is the slow legato. Awesome. I can't wait for the other sections.

Great news for the holidays and a great praise for the VSL team, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet ...

Do you have a video for the violins in the pipeline? I actually like this "Spitfire" approach where you can see Paul speaking and playing (better than the "old" videos), but the sneak peek has not convinced me (yet). Please correct me, if I am wrong, but at the moment I am comparing the sound to Orchestral/Appassionata Strings and I hoped for a sound that would make me totally flabbergasted. The "old" cellos sound much better to me, especially in combination with FORTI. The short notes are very good on the other hand. I hope Synchron Player will give the ultimate touch to the sound.

And is the information under "sample content" the actual, final articulation list? Do only the first violins and cellos have legato patches? If not, you should mention the correct articulations (in my opinion), even if they are going to be released in early 2018. That's confusing, and, maybe holding back customers.

@Pixelpoet1985 said:

And is the information under "sample content" the actual, final articulation list? Do only the first violins and cellos have legato patches? If not, you should mention the correct articulations (in my opinion), even if they are going to be released in early 2018. That's confusing, and, maybe holding back customers.

They said that legato patches for the other sections would be available in early 2018.

Oh, glory glory glory .... and this is just the first violins ... the sound is superlative, even before tweak-to-taste ...

I got the violins today. The Standard package is hugh! I can only wonder what it will like for those who got the extended material.

I have put together something for you all to listen to. I mixed different string sections for this recording: Synchron Violins I; Chamber Violins; Orchestral Violas, Celli and Bassi.

https://soundcloud.com/user-651790202/ellmenreich-spinning-song-for-strings

I used Finale to make the recording. I hope the expression is decent. I was enjoying the nice high notes...

Hi everybody!

Synchron Cellos Standard are available!! ⭐⭐⭐

And did I mention our fantastic IT Team?  💻🍸🌴

Best, 
Paul