I've done a test on some music I had. In this Wagner excerpt, I can test how the Synchron Strings pro are balanced between them.
I leveled all the MIDI volumes between sections (CC7 = 100, CC11 = 110).
Then I selected the Ambience SurToStereo MixPresets for all the instruments, and moved the Main L/R mics to 0dB, with all the other mics adjusted accordingly. I preserved the original balance between mics as in the VSL presets (including the room mics, that in a real-world recording situation should have been al put at the same level).
I turned the presets' reverb send off, and turned off any reverb and dynamic processing on the master.
What I decided to leave on, as another exception, are the EQ on the separate mics. These EQ (and their settings) are simply fantastic, making the sound jump out of the speakers without losing naturalness.
Pure, with individual mic's EQs on
With the EQs turned off the sound is clear, natural and very pleasant, but maybe lacking that 'pop-up' quality added by the EQ. It's really 'pure', but it might be more desirable to get advantage of to the clever programming from VSL. (Unless you want a totally natural sound).
Pure, with individual mic's EQs turned off
Paolo