Hello,
I'm a happy owner of https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Special_Editions/Special_Edition_Complete_Bundle with VI Pro 2, VEP 6 and MirX bundle. I'm using most of the time VSL in Sibelius 8.7.2 through VEP 6. The kind of music I'm writing is film/rock band with orchestra.
I'm looking for a better sound and a good orchestra balance (using MirX).
Being tempted by upgrading to collections and bundles, I would first like to have answers to a few questions:
1 - Here is a list of what I would like to update to: do you think it's homogeneous?
- Woodwinds I & II
- Brass I & II
- Percussion
- Orchestral Strings
And possibly:
- Boesenderfer Imperial
- Vienna Choir
- Harps
2 - In https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Strings_Complete/Orchestral_Strings_Bundle#!Sample_Content, do the standard library have con sordino basic articulations or not at all?
3 - Are Orchestra Strings a "better" choice (in my case) than Appassionata Strings? I tend to choose Orchestra Strings because it has things I'm using like harmonics.
4 - Do all these libraries collections "mix" well together (not talking about Synchron ones).
5 - Do the standard libraries and full libraries have the same number of dynamic layers?
6 - Do I need https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Strings_Complete/Harps?
Thanks a lot for your answers!
Regards,
Gil.