I have a lot of them, but not one is realistic to me. What do you use?
Definitely orchestral. Berlin WWs is the best I have, but still not working for me. I just want something warm and expressive (my wife doesn’t count.)The answer to your question is really going to depend on the type of music. Orchestral? Jazz? Klezmer? etc.
For non-orchestral music, for performance realism I use only the SWAM clarinet from Audio Modeling. No sample-based library I've used comes close to such a fluid performance in exposed parts. I'm not, however, a huge fan of the sound of that clarinet. It's a little too ethnic-sounding for my taste.
Not seeing a sale on clarinets. BS is $139, CH is $129.Still loving the Chris Hein clarinets. They are still on sale for cheap too.
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Not seeing a sale on clarinets. BS is $139, CH is $129.
Herring by Embertone.
Forgive me for going off-topic here.Wahhh. And it is free?!
Forgive me for going off-topic here.
If you're not looking for extended techniques, Chet Singer's Silverwood tenor sax and flute for the Reaktor user library are also definitely worth looking at. They are also free.
. The Embertone has such a sweet tone and great legato and sounds great in exposed settings.
I like the VSL Clarinet and the Embertone Herring Clarinet. The VSL I mostly use in an orchestral context. The Embertone has such a sweet tone and great legato and sounds great in exposed settings.