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Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:32 pm

Hello -- one of the (many) things on my Black Friday wishlist is a solo violin sample library. I'm looking for some advice on which best fits my use case. Which is this:

I will use it only in a pop/rock/folk/americana context, never in scoring or orchestral music - The Frames is a good reference point

To the extent possible, I would like the scripting engine to handle the articulations based on how I play -- I'm not very smart about what articulations to use when

I don't really need a ton of articulations

I would like it to sound like a person is actually bowing the instrument properly

I'd like to keep the cost around $50

Here are the products I'm looking at:

Embertone Joshua Bell essentials - $50

Cinesamples Taylor Davis Violin - $50

Red Room audio fiddles (I'm not sure which one, but I'm eyeing the bluegrass fiddle) - $64

Any recommendations? Or other products I should be looking at?

Thanks!

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:39 am

I don't own either of these, but check Bolder Sounds fiddle! V2 and Insanity Samples Folk Fiddle.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:17 pm

The approach of eg., Joshua Bell library is pretty durn far from a fiddle. It's for a hyper-romantic (Romantic Period in classical music) solo virtuoso kind of thing and is very much located in orchestral and film score application, a really specific aesthetic there.

whatabaudio · Post by **whatabaudio** » Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:40 am

I think the best on is this: https://www.virharmonic.com/bohemian_violin

SJ_Digriz · Post by **SJ_Digriz** » Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:18 pm

yeah, ditto virharmonic bohemian. simply spectacular.

Everged · Post by **Everged** » Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:28 pm

Maybe not a popular choice and also to an extent quite limited. But I often reach for the Berlin First Chairs Kontakt library when I'm doing violin mockups. One of the biggest issues I have is delayed attack times on legato (I really need my stuff locked to the grid) and First Chairs has minimal instances of this.

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:05 pm

Everged wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:28 pm Maybe not a popular choice and also to an extent quite limited. But I often reach for the Berlin First Chairs Kontakt library when I'm doing violin mockups. One of the biggest issues I have is delayed attack times on legato (I really need my stuff locked to the grid) and First Chairs has minimal instances of this.

I don't think that really meets the OP's requirements.

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:29 pm

Vienna Symphonic Library has some good solo strings.

Solo Violin sample library recommendation