Sorry, but I feel an informal review coming on...
Yes, yes, and yes on what others have said.
I love this library, and still use it on projects, even as my strings have expanded ridiculously since. The half string sections, especially the lower ones, still capture an essence of that particular studio sound; I agree: those flautandos can still be magical, and stand on their own, even as SA has produced variations in every string library since.
Other euphoniums have been sampled since, by a handful of developers. But the charm and character of these has a British warmth and flavor that is still unique, even as the articulation set is limited by age.
I guess I don’t share the mindset that sample libraries have an expiration date, even as said developer might be setting the stage for something new. I do agree that Loegria is an odd bird - if placed on a timeline of orchestral sample development - but that intentionality has been implicit in this toolkit approach from the start (as it arguably has been for Albions 1,2,3, and 5).
As with so many of these threads, what some are really asking is a matter of economics, potentially depleting funds from other, future purchase, or being spared buyer’s regret. While I am not good at hand-holding advice or divination, I would say that projecting onto half-off pricing, or speculation about a new release, does not diminish or undo the effectiveness and/or creative potential of the existing library itself. The value is in the proven and effective tool.
Half off? That’s a very good thing.
