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Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Volume 1: Essential Orchestra

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Orchestral Sample Plug-in with Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, and Strings - Mac/PC

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Vienna Instruments in an Affordable Collection!

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The Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Vol. 1 brings together the complete orchestra - and more - in an affordable Collection. It is the ideal, resource-saving companion for orchestral arrangements on your laptop, or for newcomers to the world of Vienna Instruments, offering a useful cross-section of Vienna Symphonic Library's over one million samples. Special Edition Vol. 1 includes 28 instruments and ensembles, covering large post-romantic instrumentation. It contains solo and ensemble strings, solo instruments and ensembles of the brass section, woodwinds ranging from piccolo flute to contra bassoon, harp, drums and percussion as well as celesta and the Bosendorfer Imperial grand piano. Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Vol. 1 is the quintessence of the Vienna Symphonic Library in a single, affordable software package!

Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Vol. 1 Orchestra Library at a Glance:
Performance Detection for creating realistic parts
The Vienna Symphonic Library team not only recorded single notes for all instruments and ensembles, but also comprehensively captured what happened in between the notes, where the real nuances of a live performance occur. When you play a Legato Performance Patch of a solo violin, algorithms that are built into the Patch check for the intervals you're playing and automatically provide you with the proper note transitions - just as a gifted musician would play them. Other built-in algorithms detect your playing speed to trigger the right articulations, or automatically detect repeated notes, and alternate samples so the orchestration doesn't sound mechanical.

Built-in RAM optimization preserves resources
Imagine you're working on an instrument in a song and you're loading various playing techniques for this instrument - say the ensemble violins. For every playing technique, several octaves of chromatically sampled notes are now living in RAM, even though you actually need only a small percentage of them to perform your violin passages. To make the best use of your resources, Vienna implemented a "Learn" button that you can click when you're finished composing with the instrument. Just start your sequencers, and Vienna Instrument flags each sample that's used. After stopping your sequencer, click "optimize" and Vienna kicks the unused samples out of RAM, retaining an average of only 3% of the samples that you originally loaded for the performance.

Supreme-quality samples and amazing ease of use
Vienna Symphonic Library is known for their painstaking, golden-eared approach to recording the superb-sounding samples that comprise their highly regarded library. It's the jaw-dropping sonic quality and the broad selection of virtual instruments that makes Vienna Symphonic Library instruments staples in top studios worldwide, but it's the company's cool software innovations and ease-of-use that'll have you singing their praises next time you're composing to a tight deadline!

VSL Special Edition Vol. 1 Includes:
  • Piccolo
  • Flute 1
  • French oboe
  • English horn (French)
  • Clarinet
  • Bass clarinet
  • Bassoon
  • Contrabassoon
  • Triple horn
  • Trumpet in C
  • Tenor trombone
  • Bass trombone
  • Tuba
  • Horn ensemble (4 players)
  • Trumpet ensemble (3 players)
  • Trombone ensemble (3 players)
  • Solo violin
  • Solo viola
  • Solo cello
  • Solo double bass
  • Violin ensemble (14 players)
  • Viola ensemble (10 players)
  • Cello ensemble (8 players)
  • Double bass ensemble (6 players)
  • Harp
  • Bsendorfer Imperial Grand Piano
  • Celesta
  • Glockenspiel
  • Xylophone
  • Vibraphone
  • Marimba
  • Timpani
  • Taiko drums
  • Bass drum
  • Snare drum
  • Snare drum ensemble
  • Tambourine
  • Concert tom
  • Gongs
  • Suspended cymbals
  • A-due cymbals
  • Tam-tam
  • Thundersheet
  • Rails
  • Metal chimes
  • Table castanets
  • Triangle
  • Tubular Bells
  • Plate Bells


Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Vol. 1 Orchestra Library Features:
  • Wide range of commonly used orchestral instruments and articulations in one collection
  • Contains 28 instruments and ensembles
  • Performance Detection senses how you're playing and selects the most appropriate articulations and samples
  • RAM optimization only loads required samples into your computer's RAM to conserve resources
  • Amazing sound quality, recorded in the custom-built Silent Stage recording facility

Expand your virtual orchestra with the Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition Vol. 1!
Specification Detail
Software Type Symphonic Sample Player
Supported Computer Format Mac, PC
Supported Plug-In Formats Standalone, RTAS, VST, AU
Hardware Requirements - Mac Apple G4 CPU or faster, 1GB RAM
Hardware Requirements - PC Intel or AMD CPU, 1GB RAM
OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.4 or later
OS Requirements - PC Windows XP or later
Manufacturer Part Number VSLV91

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based on 2 reviews

One great & useful product.

by Sylvester President from St.Croix, VI
March 11, 2013
Music Background: Musician
What a great product from VSL, an orchestra in the studio. What a great invention.
My sales rep. Michael Quilling, at Sweetwater was very helpful in helping me choose this great product.
... read more [+]> Keep up the good work guys.

Tim close [-]

Great samples!

by from Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2012
Music Background: Pro Musician
I needed new samples for a set of MIDI tracks to accompany a small band on a national tour. It DID take a few hours to get familiar with the VSL, but wow, talk about time well spent! The sounds and ar... read more [+]ticulations are simply stunning.

If you're looking for a simple "plug-and-play" sample library, this may not be the one for you. But if you have some time to get familiar with the interface, and the willingness to tweak your MIDI files, this is definitely the way to go! close [-]

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