The Entire Orchestra - Vienna Style!
This introduction to the world of professional orchestral sounds is the opposite of a "light" version - it is the largest, broadest collection in the entire Horizon Series. The feedback from users of our award-winning orchestral sample libraries was the driving force behind the creation of Opus 1. It contains handpicked samples and Performance Elements from the Vienna Symphonic Library's Pro Edition. Our revolutionary Legato Performance instruments and a selection of the most important single note articulations allow for superior arrangements with the best possible realism. Opus 1 was designed for convenience. Its logical, consistent structure is easy to grasp, instruments can be exchanged without having to figure out altered program numbers or unexpected controller assignments. If you want maximum orchestral output with a single computer system, this is the library of choice! Opus 1 excels at efficiency, economy and unencumbered creativity, while sacrificing nothing in the realism and expressiveness that the Vienna Symphonic Library has become famous for. Opus 1 Strings:
- Violin Ensemble Staccatos (up and down bow)
- Viola Ensemble short détachés (up and down bow)
- Cello Ensemble long détachés (up and down bow)
- Bass Ensemble sustains (looped)
- fortepiano
- sforzato
- sforzatissimo
- espressivo (piano - forte - piano)
- tremolo (looped)
- trills half and whole tone
- pizzicato tight, loose, snap (Bartók)
- col legno tight & loose
- sordino staccato
- sordino sustained
- sordino tremolo
- legato performance instruments (normal legato & portamento)
Opus 1 Woodwinds:
- Piccolo Flute staccatos (two variations)
- Flute short portatos (two variations)
- Oboe sustains (vibrato, no vibrato)
- English Horn fortepiano
- Clarinet sforzato
- Bass Clarinet sforzatissimo
- Bassoon espressivo (piano-forte-piano)
- Contrabassoon flutter tonguing (sustained and crescendo)
- half and whole tone trills
- legato performance instruments
Opus 1 Brass:
- Trumpet staccatos (two variations)
- Trumpet Ensemble short portatos (two variations)
- Horn sustains (attack and vibrato variants)
- Horn Ensemble fortepiano
- Trombone sforzato
- Contrabass Trombone sforzatissimo
- Trombone Ensemble espressivo (piano - forte - piano)
- Tuba flutter tonguing (sustained and crescendo)
- Contrabass Tuba half and whole tone trills
- legato performance instruments
Opus 1 Percussion:
- Timpani
- Snare Drum
- Snare Ensemble
- Bass Drum
- Tambourine
- Piatti
- Cymbal
- Gong
- Tam-tam
- Triangle
- Celesta
- Glockenspiel
- Xylophone
- Tubular Bells
- Effect Percussion
- Harp normal, harmonics (flageolet)
