They may have done all they can with the legato with the addition of the blur function, so I'm not hopeful the player will bring anything new to the table re legato. Plus the transitions are already in the can as is.

@garylionelli said:

They may have done all they can with the legato with the addition of the blur function, so I'm not hopeful the player will bring anything new to the table re legato. Plus the transitions are already in the can as is.

Hi gary,

Maybe, maybe not, I have no idea, but any further improvements to the legato functionality of Synchron Strings 1 will be great. I have not installed Synchron Stirngs 1 on my System yet, and have decided not to do so until they release the Synchron Player, so I have no experience working with Synchron Strings 1, but according to the feedback I am reading posted in this and other forums,  some users are not very happy with the legatos as it stands today, even with the blur function. So, I'm not sure if this is a valid complaint, or if it is a user methodology, or technique thing that needs to be followed to get good results. 

If you are using Synchron Strings, do you feel comfortable, and are you happy with the way the Legato Articulations sound ? or would you like them to be improved ?

Oh.. by the way, if you are Gary Lionelli, (the soundtrack composer), I'm a big fan of your soundtrack work. You have a great talent, just wanted to let you know.  Do you use VSL Libraries in your scores ? or are they all pure real orchestral performers ? 

Cheers,

Muziksculp 

@muziksculp said:

If you are using Synchron Strings, do you feel comfortable, and are you happy with the way the Legato Articulations sound ? or would you like them to be improved ?

I'm happy with the legato of Synchrons Strings 1. There are a few things that make the legato working.

• When I work in PriMus (notation software), a problem is, that between notes there are very little time intervals (a couple of milliseconds). That makes, that the legato doesn't sound good. The solution is to use the sustain pedal, cc 64 (and of course the legato setting on mono, standard in this library). I get a good legato then.
• In my daw I need to lengthen the legato notes a little so that the notes overlap the next a little bit (unless there are 2 same notes one behind the other of course). Then it sounds well, in my ears in any case.

@garylionelli said:

Hi Muziksculp - thanks so much for the compliment! (Yes, that is me.) 

 

Almost all the time I use live strings, but sometimes the samples I write with end up in the final score, depending on the cue. I’ve used VSL libraries since day one, and still use many of their instruments over newer stuff from other libraries. 

 

I really like the sound of the Synchron soft legato presets, and would be thrilled if the legato transitions were a little slower, and maybe a little more prominent, somewhere in-between slur and regular. As is, it’s a little on the clinical side for some pieces, but I’ve already used SS on a number of mockups, and in the right cue, they can sound great. In addition to using Blur, what I’m doing in the meantime to create the illusion of a slower legato transition is setting up a multi with two layers, Leg-Soft-LyV (X) Leg-slur-LyV, with a Slot Crossfade between them, and somewhere in the middle setting the perception is of a slower crossfade. Not ideal, but it’s a workaround for me. I could also slow the transitions down using the Stretch function, but would rather not do that as it creates other issues. Looking forward to using the Sychron Player.

Hello Gary,

Thank You Very Much for the helpful feedback, and tips. 

I'm delighted to see you on this forum, and look forward to enjoy more of your soundtrack works.

Your score for 'Last Days In Vietnam' is one of my favorites. I also like the O.J Made In America score, currently listening to your latest work 'The News Paper Man : The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee' a wonderful, and interesting score as well. You have very good taste. 

Going back to VSL, I really wish they improve the Legato system for Synchron Strings via their Synchron Player, we will know when they release it in May. 

Again, it is a pleasure and honor hearing from you on this forum. 

All The Best,

Muziksculp 

Thanks again Muziksculp! Just FYI, I hadn't used the Stretch function since trying it on Dimension Strings a long while back, but just it tried on Synchron Strings (using the stock PortoSlow preset) and the results are very good. It slows the transition just a little and helps add some expressiveness.

@garylionelli said:

Thanks again Muziksculp! Just FYI, I hadn't used the Stretch function since trying it on Dimension Strings a long while back, but just it tried on Synchron Strings (using the stock PortoSlow preset) and the results are very good. It slows the transition just a little and helps add some expressiveness.

Hi Gary,

And Thanks again for your helpful feedback regarding the use of the Stretch function on Synch.Strings. 

Cheers,

Muziksculp 

Hi,

Now that the new Synchron Piano is relesed, I'm looking forward to see the new Synchron Strings Player released during May. hopefully it will offer :

* Improved Legato functionality

* Improved overall workflow 

* Other Misc. Improvements 

Thanks,

Muziksculp 

I agree with Muziksculp.

We were made believe that "Strings [has been] re-invented" by VSL.

While playability is important, I would say realism is equally so.

There are great potentials with Synchron Strings esp. with a new player, but it will be sad that they remain to be just potentials.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for letting us know that you will address the issues mentioned with the release of the Synchron Player. 

Hopefully your development team can release it during May！！！

Instead of June, July, August, endless procrastination!!!

Hello VSL/Paul, 

It would be really nice to hear some feedback from you regarding the status of the Synchron Strings Player. 

Hopefully you will be releasing it this month. The Synchron Player will make using this library much easier, better, and possibly improve the Legato, and other functionalities. 

Thanks,
Muziksculp 

@LAJ said:

I asked a fortune teller. She gave me a brandhot date ... 29th ...

I don't know how reliable your fortune teller is, so I would rather hear from VSL directly. 

@LAJ said:

I asked a fortune teller. She gave me a brandhot releasedate in July.

NO.. Please Not July, and Not June !  Hopefully this month ... May, please please ! 

You need to find a new fortune teller.  😃

Hi

I've noticed that the Legato-Vib and the Legato-NoVib patches are louder than the Legato-Lyr. Is it normal or am I missing something ?

Best,

David

@LAJ said:

I asked a fortune teller. She gave me a brandhot releasedate in July.

@Spoilsman said:

Even when we get it, the legato will remain so bad it has to be hidden with legato blur. Everybody should demand a refund, or VSL should do the right thing and refund all early adopters, because we were misled.

@V_ad_im said:

Sy strings buyers, lets go to collect 5 euros each for the Synchron string band to play several examples live for the VSL team so they can finally hear the difference between 'keyboard' SY and live strings legato?)

I'm not sure how VSL implemented the transitions in Synchron, but their original idea way back when they 'invented' it is the best, record the legato transition and the whole target note which follows. That's not what they did here, they seem to have recorded transitions only (I'm even not sure how much legato layers are in the samples) and faded them into the sustains. Now, while that can work fine also, other competitors have done this far far better. Even the aging Hollywood Strings. They really need to sit down and examine where this went wrong, especially since it is supposed to be "revolutionary". Heck, their own, older products have better legato than this.

@Sovereign said:

I think that's a bit unfair to say about the players who performed, who no doubt are very capable musicians.

 Sure, there are no claims to the performers themselves, I meant to let the VSL recording and cut team to hear legato sound in a live performance-maybe they have not attended live concerts for a long time and have been listening to strings only from their midi keyboards for years and forget how it sounds in reality..)