José Herring
Lost in Cyberspace
Is there a library that has the crossfades for solo woodwinds worked out? I'm looking for a new woodwind section(meaning to be used in the context of the orchestra and not a2 or a3 exclusively) library this week. Recorded in a decent but not large stage but would consider things like Spitfire but in general for woodwinds that stage is too large. Basically, I have HOW and now trying HOPUSWW but both suffer from the same problem. In the Opus version the blend from vibrato to non vibrato is like turning on a light switch. There's no blend and the crossfade creates an a2 effect in the middle dynamic which is where 90% of the woodwind orchestral writing presides making them not very usable. Even the section woodwinds suffer from this. I've been going over every library including CSW and I'm hearing the same problem.
What library has the vibrato crossfades and dynamic crossfades actually worked out well? Again not looking for drier libraries but things like East West Studios and Trackdown are perfect for woodwinds. Medium sized rooms. Even synchron but the synchron winds are just syncrhonized and while I do like them the sounds of the silent stage still kills me to this day.
Maybe I need to look beyond the big 4 (EW, VSL, Spitfire and Cinematic Studio). Was leaning towards CSW but then after watching a few videos I hear the same problems as the rest. Maybe my standards are too high though being a woodwind guy my ears are especially tuned to the inconsistencies that otherwise I wouldn't hear in other instruments like brass.
What library has the vibrato crossfades and dynamic crossfades actually worked out well? Again not looking for drier libraries but things like East West Studios and Trackdown are perfect for woodwinds. Medium sized rooms. Even synchron but the synchron winds are just syncrhonized and while I do like them the sounds of the silent stage still kills me to this day.
Maybe I need to look beyond the big 4 (EW, VSL, Spitfire and Cinematic Studio). Was leaning towards CSW but then after watching a few videos I hear the same problems as the rest. Maybe my standards are too high though being a woodwind guy my ears are especially tuned to the inconsistencies that otherwise I wouldn't hear in other instruments like brass.
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