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The title basically says it all. I’m looking for my first premium string library and my composition teacher AND my orchestration teacher have both kind of put me on to LASS. I’ve been doing extensive and obsessive online research on string libraries for the past week. I’m literally losing sleep over this as the bf deal seems to still be active (at the time of this post) and I do want to utilize it otherwise this is simply out of my budget. If the deal is still going in the morning I’ll assume it’ll be gone by Monday.
I’ve read some talk on these forums of an impending LASS 3 release, and I suppose this is what is making me the most hesitant. I don’t want to pay for a library that is many years old with a premium price tag of a “best” in class, when there is the possibility that 3 could be released immediately after. Are LASS version upgrade prices generally expensive? Or are there any specifics I should know beforehand about upgrading? I know there is no way to tell what 3 may cost but perhaps it would still be in my best interest to make this purchase now at the bf sale price and then upgrade later? Anyone care to shed some light on this? I would appreciate any advice. If I were to pull the trigger I would buy the LS bundle as well.
(Below is some more background ramblings, but nothing necessary to read in order to answer my main question!)
Initially I had planned on getting Albion One. I then realized that it was more of broad lush reverby patches and sections, not individual instruments as I had previously gathered from the “everything you need to score movies!” description. The larger premium Spitfire libraries all seem great but over a grand and too pricy for me right now. I was also considering Berlin but was turned off from their strings because of the baked reverb sound as well as some other things. VSL SE1 was another option and I like their stuff, but I thought it was too limiting with what articulations it includes, how it is kind of just a gateway into the VSL ecosystem with endless upgrades, and something I would eventually upgrade anyway. Probably better to save now and buy a premium full Vienna library one day when I can afford that without taking out a loan. I like the Friedlander Violin but already missed the sale on that. I like the ability to control vibrato. Seems like LASS doesn’t have as much control there but what can you do. SWAM also seems very cool but I don't know enough about it. CSS seems to cover some good ground that LASS doesn’t and therefore also a very good buy, but I really like the dry sounds that LASS seems to feature most and the idea of having lot of flexibility. I want that as a first big string library. I am a classical composer who is now studying scoring for media and I like to tweak things. I prefer libraries that I could build up from scratch rather than simply pressing a key to get a big pre-recorded phrase. Although I definitely would like to have some 8dios or Albions and Symphobias down the line for those modern lush sounds, it’s just not economical at all to get them now as I want to get a premium library (or two) for each section of the orchestra first. I’ve decided I want LASS a lot, unless someone can change my mind or convince me that CSS is superior… I’m really just worried about wasting money if LASS will be updated soon. Thanks in advance for your help.
The title basically says it all. I’m looking for my first premium string library and my composition teacher AND my orchestration teacher have both kind of put me on to LASS. I’ve been doing extensive and obsessive online research on string libraries for the past week. I’m literally losing sleep over this as the bf deal seems to still be active (at the time of this post) and I do want to utilize it otherwise this is simply out of my budget. If the deal is still going in the morning I’ll assume it’ll be gone by Monday.
I’ve read some talk on these forums of an impending LASS 3 release, and I suppose this is what is making me the most hesitant. I don’t want to pay for a library that is many years old with a premium price tag of a “best” in class, when there is the possibility that 3 could be released immediately after. Are LASS version upgrade prices generally expensive? Or are there any specifics I should know beforehand about upgrading? I know there is no way to tell what 3 may cost but perhaps it would still be in my best interest to make this purchase now at the bf sale price and then upgrade later? Anyone care to shed some light on this? I would appreciate any advice. If I were to pull the trigger I would buy the LS bundle as well.
(Below is some more background ramblings, but nothing necessary to read in order to answer my main question!)
Initially I had planned on getting Albion One. I then realized that it was more of broad lush reverby patches and sections, not individual instruments as I had previously gathered from the “everything you need to score movies!” description. The larger premium Spitfire libraries all seem great but over a grand and too pricy for me right now. I was also considering Berlin but was turned off from their strings because of the baked reverb sound as well as some other things. VSL SE1 was another option and I like their stuff, but I thought it was too limiting with what articulations it includes, how it is kind of just a gateway into the VSL ecosystem with endless upgrades, and something I would eventually upgrade anyway. Probably better to save now and buy a premium full Vienna library one day when I can afford that without taking out a loan. I like the Friedlander Violin but already missed the sale on that. I like the ability to control vibrato. Seems like LASS doesn’t have as much control there but what can you do. SWAM also seems very cool but I don't know enough about it. CSS seems to cover some good ground that LASS doesn’t and therefore also a very good buy, but I really like the dry sounds that LASS seems to feature most and the idea of having lot of flexibility. I want that as a first big string library. I am a classical composer who is now studying scoring for media and I like to tweak things. I prefer libraries that I could build up from scratch rather than simply pressing a key to get a big pre-recorded phrase. Although I definitely would like to have some 8dios or Albions and Symphobias down the line for those modern lush sounds, it’s just not economical at all to get them now as I want to get a premium library (or two) for each section of the orchestra first. I’ve decided I want LASS a lot, unless someone can change my mind or convince me that CSS is superior… I’m really just worried about wasting money if LASS will be updated soon. Thanks in advance for your help.
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