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  • Synchron Big Band

    J
    J
    [right][/right] Hi VSL Team Thanks for your last releases. The title's says it all and sounds great to my ears A big band synchron librairy would be awesome. Merry Xmas Happy new Year😉
  • MackerM
    MackerM

    Oh it would be fabulous to hear the magic of big bands rekindled! The addition of saxophones and special muted brass, together with some special big band licks from various instruments, would probably get the VSL collection there. Big bands were very expensive luxuries back in the day - VSL to the rescue?
  • MackerM
    MackerM
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    What if there was demand for a full-blown jazz orchestra? Would it be possible to make such a sample library using traditional sampling techniques? I doubt it.

    Even so, just attempting to make such a thing would probably result in some amazingly advanced technical spin-offs for classical orchestral instrument libraries, and thereby make the attempt worthwhile.

    For anyone interested in the possibility of a sampled jazz orchestra, try listening to this truly excellent LARGE jazz orchestra while considering what might have to be done to boost sampling technology to the point where many of these exquisite performances could be emulated convincingly:-

    Beneath the Underdog: Charles Mingus Revisited (BBC Prom 53, 2017) (Full 2 Hour Concert)

    Prom 53 Finale & Encore, ft. Leo Pellegrino (20 min)

    Happy 2022!