Sounds like GAS to me. I have a very similar line-up. Fire up the Kirk Hunter Diamond, the strings are great. But if I were to buy something new it would probably be LASS. I know it's not "sexy" anymore, but it sounds like a really great library.
i was about to spring for LASS, but i got distracted by a sexy Hein.
be aware that it takes some time to make LASS sound good.
CSS for example sounds phenomenal out of the box and its very easy to get good results out of it.
LASS looks deep, i like deep. i may wait for LASS 3.0.
I think i'm set with strings for the year...
damn, did i just say that?
William McFadden's latest Solo Violins Compared is revealing.
OT is a standout for sure - Josh Bell and Chris Hein up there too, of course.
I mentioned in the comments how i thought VSL had great tone - i'm partial, though.
so many things on the near horizon, should be a fun Black Friday this year.
must hold steady!
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<will probably buy CSS and Josh Bell anyway>
you wont regret a purchase of CSS and joshua bell i guess.
Based on this comment I would say don't buy anything. Invest your money into classes or tutorials. What good are all those great libraries if you don't learn to really harness them and make great music out of them? I'm sure you have some great musical masterpieces in that head of yours, let's hear it! Having said that, I only let myself buy things where I feel I have gaps and so far I don't see any in the string libraries you have, unless for some reason you aren't getting along with your VSL stuff then an alternative to those would be either LASS, CSS, or Chris Heins. Any of those would be my vote as an alternative (CSS will give you more of that out of box with not to much tweaking sound)- but I like to tweak so I like LASS.Let me be perfectly clear. Talent-wise I haven't outgrown the General MIDI orchestral sounds on my Roland XP-80 so I am fully aware I suck. But if I didn't squash those feelings with retail therapy well then... i'd just have to get better... and that my friend... is really hard.
Comedy aside. Yes I have quite a bit of stuff but... I need more. More is more bigger and more bigger is more better.
It’s the ponytail right?i was about to spring for LASS, but i got distracted by a sexy Hein.
It’s the ponytail right?
i was about to spring for LASS, but i got distracted by a sexy Hein.
That's not a bad alternative to LASS IMO given that it seems to be as flexible, can be bone dry if needed and is cheaper than LASS2. I love LASS but I do feel it is a bit pricey now that we have the new Heins Library and Century Strings. It's hard to say though since I don't own the 2 Latter but if I was looking currently then Heins String Ensembles and Century Strings (on a big 8Dio sale) would be top on my list. The real question is do those compete with LASS's famous Legato sound.
LASS is staggeringly consistent 'recommend' Strings Lib here. Many truly good ones, yet LASS 2.5 rules, and who knows when 3.0 'surprise' is coming ?????
(edit) ++++ for L&S Chamber Strings !! Headed there now.
You can't go wrong with East West Hollywood Strings, also Light and Sound chamber strings are superb!
Based on this comment I would say don't buy anything. Invest your money into classes or tutorials. What good are all those great libraries if you don't learn to really harness them and make great music out of them?