I've been using the VSL Kontakt 2 sounds for a little while now and while some of the sounds blew me away out of the box (as it were) others, namely the string sections, were nice but not awe-inspiring....that is until I started using mod control for the cross-faded samples. WOW WOW WOW. I get the feeling that to get the best performance from sampled strings, these types of patches are best suited towwards them.
I love the fact that I can change the vibrato depth in realtime as well as the attack. This is some serious stuff guys. And the sustain portion on your samples actually sounds like real strings. I have a few different libraries of strings (which shall remain nameless) and I have mixed feelings about most because the vibrato seems unnatural in most cases. With these X fade string samples on K2 VSL, they actually sound like strings.
I was wondering, does anyone out there prefer these patches as opposed to velocity controlled sounds? I know most of my string libraries have some sort of x-fade control (mod wheel) so I'm assuming this is a preferred method.
Also, are the K2 VSL bundled sounds derived right from Opus 1 and Opus 2? Or have they been modified for Kontakt specifically?
Thanks.
I love the fact that I can change the vibrato depth in realtime as well as the attack. This is some serious stuff guys. And the sustain portion on your samples actually sounds like real strings. I have a few different libraries of strings (which shall remain nameless) and I have mixed feelings about most because the vibrato seems unnatural in most cases. With these X fade string samples on K2 VSL, they actually sound like strings.
I was wondering, does anyone out there prefer these patches as opposed to velocity controlled sounds? I know most of my string libraries have some sort of x-fade control (mod wheel) so I'm assuming this is a preferred method.
Also, are the K2 VSL bundled sounds derived right from Opus 1 and Opus 2? Or have they been modified for Kontakt specifically?
Thanks.
