Love the sound but don't usually buy octave libraries.
If Synchron strings I & II would sound like this (and same arts), I'd be in !
It's time for more Big Bang Orchestra, and this time it's all about strings:
The articulation list is similar to the last BBO installments, containing Bold and Agile Shorts, Sustained with light and strong vibrato, espressivo, real legatos, different dynamics, tremolo, trills, fast repetitions, glissandos minor/major up/down, pizzicto.
- BBO Lyra: High Strings (14 first violins, 12 second violins, 8 violas - playing unison and in octaves)
- BBO Musca: Low Strings (6 cellos, 4 basses - playing in octaves)
Easy to use with a beautiful sound, you will enjoy working with these libraries. As always with many mic-positions and mixer presets included, so you can start quickly and customize the sound with your own mix.
And here is the best part: You get these installments for €65 each (introductory prices, regular: € 95)
Listen to the demos!
I just asked Ben if Synchron Strings 1 is pretty much the same. I would rather not keep buying new strings just to go with new libraries...they're all on Synchron Stage, so I am hoping that I can get a similar sound...but I do love using unisons..I write a lot of unison, but do occasionally split out harmonies, so not sure how this will fair.Totally Agree ! Hopefully VSL is seriously taking notes.
only for Horns and trumpets...bones and tuba are togetherI'm curious as to why VSL went for usable separate sections for brass but only ensemble patches for strings in this series.
I am guessing since strings generally play in unison most of the time, brass doesn't and needs to be a able to build a chord. Just a guess...but I would have loved separated strings.I'm curious as to why VSL went for usable separate sections for brass but only ensemble patches for strings in this series.
It just seems odd in that if it's meant to be a sketching library, you could have just had high brass and low brass like in an Albion, but in that case the projected total price seems very high. But with these strings that you can't actually orchestrate properly with, it's no longer a competitor for something like BBCSO Pro.I am guessing since strings generally play in unison most of the time, brass doesn't and needs to be a able to build a chord. Just a guess...but I would have loved separated strings.
not unisons though, only octaves... that's the thingDifferences in Synchron Strings I and Lyra/Musca:
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- All patches unison of high strings or low strings
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Yes, you can use them together. They blend perfectly imo (just tried it out ).Are the strings the same as Synchron? I mean similar sound wise...will Synchron strings work here with BBO, or are they a different sound all together? Thanks.
1. Sound. You will not get the same sound if you record the sections seperatly.I'm curious as to why VSL went for usable separate sections for brass but only ensemble patches for strings in this series.
It's not primarly designed as sketching tool, nor as orchestration tool for the notation first approach imo.It just seems odd in that if it's meant to be a sketching library, you could have just had high brass and low brass like in an Albion, but in that case the projected total price seems very high. But with these strings that you can't actually orchestrate properly with, it's no longer a competitor for something like BBCSO Pro.
In Lyra we are listening to three sections playing in octaves. It would be surprising if they weren't fuller than a single section playing alone.From what I can hear, the €190 Lyra and Musca bundle sounds MUCH fuller
3 velocity layers2 velocity layers (maybe 3, I have to double check)
Like I've said, they complement each other perfectly, so you will get something new even if you have the Synchron Strings I, or if you get these and think about getting the Synchron Strings II wouldn't compare them
I wish it would be...I am guessing winds are next. hopefully they split them out like the brass at least.It just seems odd in that if it's meant to be a sketching library, you could have just had high brass and low brass like in an Albion, but in that case the projected total price seems very high. But with these strings that you can't actually orchestrate properly with, it's no longer a competitor for something like BBCSO Pro.
It would be great if there is a cut off range per instrument, this way we can limit the viola from stepping too much on the violin.And then, violas are finally playing the same part of the first violins! Always! This is a violist's revenge!
Paolo
are there demos?I think strings are the section where ensemble recordings make the most sense. I always found it really baffling that so many libraries had combined brass patches. Strings have a rather homogenous timbre from high to low and blend very well, while the brass family is a weird bunch where every instrument is its own animal. I thought it was a good move by OT to separate the brass in MA but go with combos for strings, and VSL went for a similar approach with BBO.
I don't have Musca yet, but I managed to play around with Lyra a bit today and am pretty excited about the sound. They really nailed it here. Might be VSLs best sounding string recordings so far!
awesome!Yes, you can use them together. They blend perfectly imo (just tried it out ).