Thanks, it's good to find free stuff of this quality ! Easy to install and use, sounds good on first delveExamigan wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:07 pmWhen you install the 4 Orchestral soundsets (or even just one of them) it has Concerto included. It is required.
You can see I loaded some various soundsets in this screenshot and they show up on the left side where you can set them to different MIDI channels, or layer them on the same channel.
Concerto.jpg
Good budget Orchestra sounds?
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- KVRian
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- 833 posts since 27 Nov, 2003 from UK, Polegate
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- KVRer
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Wow! I didn't know this existed. I'll have to give it a look, thanks!Examigan wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:02 pm Anthology Orchestra Instrument for Concerto is free now through Roland Cloud. It's not like Spitfire Audio super high-end sounds, but you may like it.
https://www.roland.com/us/products/rc_a ... orchestra/
May I ask what KVR thinks about EastWest Symphonic Orchestra (previously Quantum Leap) in 2022? I know it's quite old at this point, but it's $199 for a full orchestra, it offers more than VSL Special Edition Vol. 1 for less cost, and unlike others like Amadeus, I can actually name soundtracks off the top of my head that's used it.
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- KVRAF
- 5449 posts since 25 Jan, 2007
It's got a lot going for it. The biggest drawback is no true legato instruments, but a lot of the ensembles sound terrific. And it's covered if you want to dip your toe into proper scoring, instrument by instrument with a good range of articulations. There's some real gems in there - the harp is still my goto, the trombones are stellar.daychase wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:32 pm May I ask what KVR thinks about EastWest Symphonic Orchestra (previously Quantum Leap) in 2022? I know it's quite old at this point, but it's $199 for a full orchestra, it offers more than VSL Special Edition Vol. 1 for less cost, and unlike others like Amadeus, I can actually name soundtracks off the top of my head that's used it.
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- KVRAF
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@hotmitts: What is your budget?
I specifically bought Halion Symphonic Orchestra for low budget reuirements, on a sale for 50 €. It's surely not the best (probably far from it), but, I think it's pretty complete, which was important for me. Need to spend more time with it though.
I specifically bought Halion Symphonic Orchestra for low budget reuirements, on a sale for 50 €. It's surely not the best (probably far from it), but, I think it's pretty complete, which was important for me. Need to spend more time with it though.
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- KVRian
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Thanks chk071, yes I was hoping for something around £50 optimistically... I do have the Miroslav as a refill which actually isn't bad, plus the various freebies suggested here to try...will look into halion.chk071 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:16 pm @hotmitts: What is your budget?
I specifically bought Halion Symphonic Orchestra for low budget reuirements, on a sale for 50 €. It's surely not the best (probably far from it), but, I think it's pretty complete, which was important for me. Need to spend more time with it though.
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- KVRer
- 17 posts since 5 Jul, 2022
That's a fairly low budget for orchestral libraries. Not completely undoable, but tough.
Have you looked at The Orchestra Essentials by Sonuscore? It's going for $49.50 at the moment, until the 10th.
You might also want to look at the Sell & Buy forum, or other places like Knobcloud - some good prices come up for things from time to time!
Do you think there would be anything that makes it particularly worth the cost if I currently own Miroslav Philharmonik 2 SE and VSL Special Edition Vol. 1? The latter has legato, but not many ensemble options; I find the former has decent ensemble options, but isn't exactly the most intuitive library to work with.noiseboyuk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:13 pm It's got a lot going for it. The biggest drawback is no true legato instruments, but a lot of the ensembles sound terrific. And it's covered if you want to dip your toe into proper scoring, instrument by instrument with a good range of articulations. There's some real gems in there - the harp is still my goto, the trombones are stellar.
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- KVRAF
- 5449 posts since 25 Jan, 2007
Re East West Symphonic Orchestra
I don’t know Miroslav, but I do have some VSL SEs. It is actually quite a good complement to EW in the sense that they have opposite strengths and weaknesses - VSL’s legato is wonderful and their solo instruments are strong, but their ensembles aren’t nearly as convincing. If you are using the original (non-Synchron) version you’ll need to put it in a realistic space of course to match EW.daychase wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:21 pmDo you think there would be anything that makes it particularly worth the cost if I currently own Miroslav Philharmonik 2 SE and VSL Special Edition Vol. 1? The latter has legato, but not many ensemble options; I find the former has decent ensemble options, but isn't exactly the most intuitive library to work with.
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Really? Like a lot of companies, they advertise "legato" without being clear on what they mean by that, though I wonder how much of a thing that really is if you aren't doing anything hard core like composing classical or whatever. And I should have added that Amadeus' legato is scripted, btw. Frankly as long as it sounds good, I don't care though.noiseboyuk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:13 pmIt's got a lot going for it. The biggest drawback is no true legato instruments,daychase wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:32 pm May I ask what KVR thinks about EastWest Symphonic Orchestra (previously Quantum Leap) in 2022? I know it's quite old at this point, but it's $199 for a full orchestra, it offers more than VSL Special Edition Vol. 1 for less cost, and unlike others like Amadeus, I can actually name soundtracks off the top of my head that's used it.
The thing about East West that always turned me off (besides the ilok requirement) is while they have many articulations, you almost need a degree in Cryptography to figure them out. And for me at least (and I think anyone who isn't hard core) it's actually TOO many. And the UI just seems unfriendly in general. It does have a great sound though.
I would also caution to be careful to read exactly what is or isn't included in any one you're looking at and whether that's a big deal for you or not...like what ensembles do they have? What solo instruments? What articulations? etc
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- KVRAF
- 5449 posts since 25 Jan, 2007
The legato in the old Symphonic Orchestra isn't convincing at all. Some devs have done some good simulated legato, but this isn't one of them (EW's true legato in the Hollywood Series is good). IMO legato is essential for convincing exposed leading instruments, at the very least.
The organisation in Symphonic Orchestra is indeed horrendous (and in the Hollywood series, though I believe the Opus update has helped).
The organisation in Symphonic Orchestra is indeed horrendous (and in the Hollywood series, though I believe the Opus update has helped).
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What about EW's HO Opus as opposed to their Symphonic Orchestra-- Worth the extra cash?
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- KVRer
- 4 posts since 6 Jun, 2019
Audio Imperia’s Nucleus Lite may also be a good option, especially if you like the sound of the full one. And certainly check out Orchestral Tools SINEfactory & Spitfire LABS for good quality free additions.
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- 5449 posts since 25 Jan, 2007
Just an FYI for anyone interested that ProjectSAM’s free library got a 2.0 update recently, with an updated interface and more content. Staggeringly good for free, you can get a serial at their website and download is via Native Access.
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