NAMM NEWS 2007NAMM NEWS 2007
Three years ago the Vienna Symphonic Library redefined the sample library by introducing the Performance Tool, bridging the gap between static samples and dynamic performances. Now the next revolution is at hand. VIENNA INSTRUMENTS, the most powerful Virtual Instruments currently on the market, are the ultimate blend of easy-to-use software and an inconceivably vast array of samples. For the first time hundreds of inspiring articulations in one preset and on a single MIDI track are automatically summoned by Vienna's proprietary Performance Detection algorithms as you play in real-time. If you never imagined a Virtual Instrument could read your mind, think again. Never before has composing been so natural, fast, and so much fun.
This
NAMM we video taped the demo and were very impressed by the what the Vienna
Instruments can do.
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have questions!!The Vienna Symphonic Library is very careful to make sure that no particular market has a price advantage over another; that no customer, dealer, or distributor has the upper hand because of where they live. Over the past year, the US Dollar has continued its decline against the Euro and other currencies around the world, which has necessitated an adjustment of US Dollar pricing on all Vienna Instruments, to help return international pricing of these products to relative equilibrium. Beginning February 15, 2007 the retail prices of all Vienna Instruments products, including Standard and Extended Libraries, will increase approximately 10 percent. Here's a couple of examples: Vienna Orchestra String II Mac PC String Instrument Curently $510 after February 15, 2007 $545. To purchase Vienna Instruments click here.
They also announced that they are coming out with a smaller version called the Specail Edition. The Standard Library is $445, Extended Library is $595 and the Full Library is $1040. Since they aren't shipping yet, these prices may not be current by the time they ship due to the price increases of the rest of their products. The Standard Library contains 32 instruments and ensembles includes solo instruments. The Extended Library doesn't add any articulations but does add 40 additional instruments.
Instruments in the Standard Library are Piccolo, Flute 1, French Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, Triple Horn, Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Horn Ensemble (3 players), Trumpet Ensemble (3 players), Trombone Ensemble (3 players),, Harp, Solo Violin, Solo Viola, Solo Cello, Solo Double Bass, Violin Ensemble (14 players),, Viola Ensemble (10 players),, Cello Ensemble (8 players), Double Bass Ensemble (6 players), Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, Celesta, Timpani, Drums, Cymbals, Mallets, Percussion.
Instruments in the Extended Library are Flute 2, Alto Flute, Viennese Oboe, Oboe D'Amore, Small Clarinet in Eb, Basset Horn, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute Ensemble (3 players), Oboe Ensemble (3 players),, Clarinet Ensemble (3 players), Bassoon Ensemble (3 players), Viennees Horn, Piccolo TRumpet, Trumpet in C (muted), Contrabass Trombone, Contrabass Tuba, Wagner Tuba, Euphoniom, Horn Ensemble (8 players+Epic Horns), Trumpet Ensemble (3 players-muted), Trumpet Ensemble (6 players-Fanfare Trumpets), Trombone Ensemble (3 players-muted), Violin Chamber Ensemble (6 players), Viola Chamber Ensemble (4 players), Cello Chamber Ensemble (3 players),Double Bass Chamber Ensemble (2 players), Vienna Konzethaus Organ, Harpsichord, Special Percusion, Electric Guitar (Overdrive), Concert Guitar, Bonus Files: Appassionata Violins (20 players), Appassionata Violas (12 players), Appasionata Cellos (12 players), Appassionata Double Basses (10 players),
As the name suggests, these string ensembles are quite simply, passionate. Their lush, broad and emotive cinematic sound defies expectations for a virtual instrument. The large ensembles of 20 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos and 10 basses integrate perfectly well into a variety of musical styles, from pop and rock environments to symphonic arrangements, from emotional ballads to films, from pure string beds to complete orchestral scores.
With the support of "Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik" the
Vienna Symphonic Library team has developed its first sampled grand piano
software instrument, a true recreation of a Bösendorfer 290 Imperial
that was tuned and regulated by the piano manufacturer's best engineers
and piano technicians. Its massive and unprecedented 54 GB sample set includes
unlooped sustain samples in pedal up and pedal down variations and in 7
velocity layers, tone repetitions, real recorded sustain pedal resonances,
multiple release samples, and key noises. The Bösendorfer 290 Imperial
is the only concert grand in the world to have nine sub-bass notes, extending
downward to low C, and giving it a keyboard range spanning eight octaves.
The Vienna Konzerthaus Organ is the first sampled organ recorded in a concert hall, not in a church, thus blending perfectly with orchestral performances. It was recorded at the venerable Great Hall of the "Wiener Konzerthaus", where the famous "Rieger Organ" was installed in 1913. The Collection includes 14 GB of stereo samples covering three manuals with 38 single stops and one pedal with 18 single stops. The user can put together his own registrations by combining the stops in the Vienna Instruments' user interface, retaining the flexibility of this magnificent instrument.
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