They have a sale going on, maybe its time to add a complete Orchestra to my palette...
I just want to know in which way the higher price for the Hollywood Orchestra is justified... I would assume the Symphonic Orchestra would fit the bill already completely, but I might be wrong...
The plus for me, is that the solo instruments have non vibrato versions and the EW engine supports MPE....
Both are claimed to be the best selling and most awarded, which can't be true for both...; - )
EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition vs. Symphonic Orchestra
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- KVRAF
- 9563 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
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- KVRAF
- 2423 posts since 10 Jan, 2018
Symphonic Orchestra is very old and sampling has evolved since.
Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition is rather large at just under a terabyte.
Can be surprisingly affordable at JRR Shop using the usual codes.
Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition is rather large at just under a terabyte.
Can be surprisingly affordable at JRR Shop using the usual codes.
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- KVRer
- 7 posts since 24 Jul, 2020
I recommend Spitfire's "Symphony Orchestra" - It has been updated in the past 6 months, both sound wise, and Kontakt UI and some additional engine capabilities as well. It is an absolutely remarkable library - Possibly the most diverse, accurate, and flexible all-in-one symphonic (Kontakt) VST on the market today - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/spitfire- ... -orchestra
Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition is okay, and is outdated, yet well known. It's only $299 currently. My primary issue with this library is that it has a very colored sound to it, even with mic placement and other amplitude-affecting adjustments. I find EW to be this way in general. Spitfire has a more authentic tone that can be eq'd and compressed easily to any taste (if you know a bit about mixing). The mic positioning is remarkably diverse (the close mic's are very close, and the solo instruments sound amazing ... everything is so very performable now with only one-two CC's at once). Spitfire SO is $629 currently, not on sale.
Waffles.
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Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition is okay, and is outdated, yet well known. It's only $299 currently. My primary issue with this library is that it has a very colored sound to it, even with mic placement and other amplitude-affecting adjustments. I find EW to be this way in general. Spitfire has a more authentic tone that can be eq'd and compressed easily to any taste (if you know a bit about mixing). The mic positioning is remarkably diverse (the close mic's are very close, and the solo instruments sound amazing ... everything is so very performable now with only one-two CC's at once). Spitfire SO is $629 currently, not on sale.
Waffles.
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- KVRian
- 1367 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
OP this thread might be useful: https://vi-control.net/community/thread ... st-4425449
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- KVRian
- 1367 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
Revisiting orchestral libraries and so bumping this...the big thing with SO for a lot of people seems to be it doesn't have "true legato," but I'm curious for those who have used it how big of a thing that was. Does that mean it's harder to get a realistic sounding sound when playing legato? Is that true for all instruments or just some? That aside, SO seems like a far better value IMO, esp for someone who's not writing film scores or classical music.
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- KVRian
- 1367 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
Now you tell me 
Actually just as well tbh; I'm not quite ready to buy but that price might have caused me to jump the gun. It looks like they cleaned up their previously cryptic articulation naming too.
Actually just as well tbh; I'm not quite ready to buy but that price might have caused me to jump the gun. It looks like they cleaned up their previously cryptic articulation naming too.-
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 2 Jun, 2025
I am pretty new here. EastWest is one of the best devs out there. I can tell you this. EWQLSO is the best of their Orchestras but without the legatos. But if you want the True Legatos, I hear the HOOPUS is pretty good but then, still, I believe the Winds are the weakest. And I think EWQLSO has the BEST percussion & Harp out there. I like these, than the HOOPUS version. But overall, to me, EastWest’s best library is Gypsy.
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