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I am a fan of Berlin Woodwinds. But strangely enough I also like Hollywood Woodwinds.

The tone of Chris Hein solo sounds amazing though I have not used it often (yet).
 
I do like that second flute in Hollywood Woodwinds. Tried a few other libraries but didn't find them very convincing (as a flute player).
Those demo files by Fluffy Audio do sound quite alluring. Got to get to know this one. Thanks!
 
Really enjoy Claire Flute, Fluffy Audio's solo flute (Stefania Maratti), and the VSL Legacy legato flute that comes as part of Kontakt. All mentioned above.
 
Okay, I guess enough time has passed for me to do the same old: I'm a huge fan of the Hein flutes, but just as much the East West Hollywood. Hein for solos, EW for both solos and ensembles. I'm not completely sold on the Hein ensembles, I mostly love Orchestral Brass and Woodwinds just for the individual instruments. The Hein Oboe d'amore is wonderful imo, and the English Horn there is just as good as the EW (the latter has always been my favorite for its tone and potential for liquid lines), with the Hein again having more options. Just me. I've messed with Berlin Woodwinds and was impressed, and every now and then I'll break open my Kontakt Factory library for the flute (the bassoon isn't bad there either btw). All three developers give you relatively raw sounds, at least to my ears. They all sound terrific when coaxed properly.

I feel obligated to mention that there are not-so-great things in the EW Hollywood Woodwinds, but the good outweighs the (sometimes aggravatingly) bad imo.

I'm curious about the Spitfire Woodwinds (I use the Albions for sketches mostly), but would probably go for the Berlin first. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Spitfire Chamber Woodwinds in the future, that might be interesting...
 
Take the Hein Solo English Horn for a test drive sometime. The potential for things like sweet, expressive vibrato is profound. And the d'amore is the same. If you know anything about reverb and delay, you can get some wonderful results. Really. Takes a little time and motivation to win, but the end result can be movingly satisfying.

Uh, mister Hein, could I get a freebie now? (Joking......................

not really).
 
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