Vienna Symphonic Library Orchestral Strings I - Extended Library

Extended Orchestral Violins and Violas Library

Note: This extended library requires the purchase of the Orchestral Strings 1 Standard Library. The Extended Library provides a license code for access to additional samples.

Digital orchestrators rejoice: the Vienna Symphonic Library has a major set of upgrades on its hands! This series expands on the previous libraries and offers embedded intelligent Performance Algorithms in an easy-to-use VST/AU plug-in to orchestrate an inconceivably vast array of samples. For the first time, hundreds of articulations can be combined in one Preset and on a single MIDI track. Vienna's proprietary Performance Detection analyzes intervals, repeated notes, patterns, and even speed in real time and automatically summons the appropriate articulation or nuance.

Orchestral Strings I Extended
The largest ensemble recorded at the VSL Silent Stage was the violin section. The 14 violinists are headed by Christian Eisenberger, who in his esteemed international concert work has collaborated with artists and conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Herbert von Karajan, Gidon Kremer, Kent Nagano, Roger Norrington, Murray Perahia, Andras Schiff, Georg Solti, and many others. The ensemble of 10 violas is headed by Anett Homoki who is a member of the Vienna Chamber Philharmony as well as the Volksoper Vienna.

VSL Orchestral Strings 1 Extended Library Includes:

• Interval performances: Legato
• Portamento forte
• On the same string, forte
• Tremolo
• Muted legato
• Multi interval performances:
• Repetition performances: Legato, portato, staccato, normal and dynamics
• Bow vibrato
• Con sordino legato, portato, staccato, normal and dynamics
• Fast repetitions: 9 repetitions, 16ths from 150 to 190 BPM
• Normal and dynamics
• Grace notes: Minor and major 2nd
• Glissandi: Octave glissandos Performance glissandos on every string
• Scale runs: Legato, C to B major and minor, chromatic, whole tone
• Spiccato, C to B major

• Short notes: Long staccato, short detache, long detache
• Long notes: Sustained with and without vibrato, espressivo, flautando
• Dynamics: Medium crescendo and diminuendo with and without vibrato, various durations
• Fortepiano, sforzato, sforzatissimo with and without vibrato
• Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 4 sec.
• Tremolo + Trills: Tremolo sustained, crescendo and diminuendo (2 sec.), and crescendo-diminuendo (3 sec.).
• Trills, minor 2nd to major 3rd, constant dynamics
• Trills, minor to major 2nd, constant dynamics, crescendo, diminuendo, crescendo-diminuendo, accelerando normal and dynamics
• Pizzicato + col legno: Pizzicato normal, slow, snap (Bartok pizzicato)
• Col legno normal and slow
• Ponticello: Staccato, sustained, sforzato, tremolo Strong dynamics, 1.5, 2, and 4 sec.
• Con sordino basic: Staccato, long detache, sustained, fortepiano, sforzato, tremolo, pizzicato
• Medium dynamics with vibrato, 2 and 4 sec.
• Half and whole tone trills, normal and dynamics

• Interval performances: Legato
• Portamento forte
• On the same string, forte
• Tremolo
• Muted legato
• Repetition performances: Legato, portato, staccato, normal and dynamics
• Con sordino legato, portato, staccato, normal and dynamics
• Fast repetitions: 9 repetitions, 16ths from 150 to 190 BPM
• Normal and dynamics
• Grace notes: Minor and major 2nd
• Scale runs: Legato, C to B major and minor, chromatic, whole tone
• Spiccato, C to B major

• Short notes: Long staccato, short detache, long detache
• Long notes: Sustained with and without vibrato, espressivo, flautando
• Dynamics: Medium crescendo and diminuendo with and without vibrato, various durations
• Strong crescendo and diminuendo with vibrato
• Fortepiano, sforzato, sforzatissimo with and without vibrato
• Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 6 sec.
• Tremolo + Trills: Tremolo sustained, crescendo and diminuendo (2 sec.), and crescendo-diminuendo (3 sec.).
• Trills, minor to major 2nd, constant dynamics, crescendo, diminuendo, crescendo-diminuendo, accelerando normal and dynamics
• Pizzicato + col legno: Pizzicato normal, slow, snap (Bartok pizzicato)
• Col legno normal and slow
• Con sordino basic: Staccato, long detache, sustained, fortepiano, sforzato, tremolo, pizzicato
• Medium dynamics with vibrato, 2 and 4 sec.
• Half and whole tone trills, normal and dynamics