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  • Vienna Special Edition?

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    Hi

    I just got the latest 2007 catalog, and it lists a new Vienna Special Edition library, but I can't see anything on the website. Any news on this?

    Also I saw there is a Special Keyboards too (nice, I was hoping that a Harpsichord library would be released).
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    Yeah the new catalog [as usual] gets me itchy and drooling, particularly this Special Edition? [[:|]]
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    This Special Edition brings together the complete orchestra –
    and more – in an affordable Collection. It is the ideal, resourcesaving
    companion for orchestral arrangements on the laptop,
    or for newcomers to the world of Vienna Instruments, offering
    a useful cross-section of the Vienna Symphonic Library’s
    complete 1.5 million sample archive.

    The Standard Library includes 32 instruments and
    ensembles, covering large post-romantic instrumentation. It
    contains solo and ensemble strings, solo instruments and
    ensembles of the brass section, woodwinds ranging from
    piccolo flute to contra bassoon, harp, drums and percussion
    as well as celesta and the Bösendorfer Imperial grand piano.
    The Extended Library doesn’t offer more articulations to
    the Standard Library instruments; rather, it contains 40
    additional instruments which enhance the symphonic variety
    of this Collection (e.g., basset horn, contrabass trombone,
    saxophones, our famous Chamber Strings and Epic Horns).
    It also adds instruments like the Vienna Konzerthaus Organ,
    a harpsichord, acoustic and electric guitar, and many more.
    Apart from the basic articulations, all string and wind
    instruments include the Legato Performances characteristics
    of the Vienna Symphonic Library: real note transitions up to
    a one octave range are played automatically by the algorithms
    of Vienna Instruments when the user plays legato notes.
    As a special bonus, we have even included staccatos and
    sustains performed by the large string ensembles of the
    Appassionata Strings.

    The Vienna Special Edition is a comprehensive and extremely
    versatile Collection that can be used efficiently with
    reasonable hard disk and memory requirements, making the
    Vienna Instruments’ famous realism easy to grasp and use.
    It’s the quintessence of the Vienna Symphonic Library in a
    single, affordable software package!
    Registered users of Opus 1 and of Orchestral Cubes or
    Performance Sets of the FIRST/PRO EDITION enjoy massive
    upgrade discounts towards the Full Library of the Vienna
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    Sounds very cool, will there be an upgrade path from Opus1+2?
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    @mathis said:

    Sounds very cool, will there be an upgrade path from Opus1+2?


    Last 3 lines.. [:P]
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    Yes, I saw them, but I don't understand. The Full Vienna to me sounds the full 10K Library. What is meant with Full Library of the Vienna?
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    And, any numbers out there already?
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    All we have to go on is this pdf:

    http://vsl.co.at/admin/downloader.asp?file=/download/press/vsl07_kat_eng_web.pdf">http://vsl.co.at/admin/downloader.asp?file=/download/press/vsl07_kat_eng_web.pdf
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    I see, the last two words got lost. It should read the Full Library of the Vienna
    Special Edition. That makes more sense.
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    @Another User said:

    Registered users of Opus 1 and of Orchestral Cubes or Performance Sets of the FIRST/PRO EDITION enjoy massive upgrade discounts towards the Full Library of the Vienna

    That's a bit ambigous - are there any discounts on the Standard and Full Library respectively for registered users of Opus 1+2 but not FIRST/PRO EDITION?
    Will it be possible for a registered user of Opus 1+2 to move to the VI platform without paying at least the original price once again?
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    VSL Team
    cmC
    don't wan to reveal too much, but be assured: *opus only* users will be enjoyed too.
    christian
    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
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    Mmm .. I like the sound of this library. I soo want the entire Cube but ... well you know the problem [:P] ... So an Opus like version of the Nw Cube .. sounds damned good to me.

    I hope my First Edition and Epic Horns give me a good discount towards it, but in anycase I'm gonna go look at this.

    Unless I win the lottery and then I'll buy the Cube [:D]

    How about MIR though .. when can we see that .. Pleeeeeaaaseeeeee!!!!!
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    By the way, anybody noticed that suddenly the French oboe is the standard oboe... ? [[;)]]
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    @cm said:

    don't wan to reveal too much, but be assured: *opus only* users will be enjoyed too.
    christian


    Christian,

    when will this be released (Frankfurt time?).

    I have many of the Horizon series (Opus1&2, Vienna Harps, FX Percussion, Concert Guitar, Overdrive, Glass & Stones etc), so I'm quite keen to see what discount I'll be able to get.

    Also, with the inclusion of the Bosendorfer, Konzerthaus Organ and Harpsichord, would I be able to upgrade with discount to the full libraries (from Special Edition)?

    Is there anything you can say on the resources required to run the VSE (ie would I be able to able to run it within logic on my Macbook Pro?).

    As you can tell, like Hetoreyn, I'm very excited about this product as a way into the Vienna Instruments.
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    sounds very cool. Cant wait to see/hear more!
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    Looks very interesting.

    I would love to see 'extra' consideration given to those (like me of course) who have purchased the Solo and Chamber strings, Fr oboe, as well as the First ed. cube.

    With the discount operating the same way as the other VI's (standard price is the same, Full collection gets discount) I am wondering if this package is actually meant for those of us who already have gotten numerous individual horizon packages.

    I mean, what I would be getting is the VI player but not much more (with my collection of libraries, that is). Pretty expensive player.

    Clark
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    @cm said:

    don't wan to reveal too much, but be assured: *opus only* users will be enjoyed too.
    christian


    Christian,

    Without revealing too much [;)], can you explain what was removed in VSE intruments compared to the VI's? Release samples, dyn layers, chrom. samples etc?

    Danke sehr!

    Christian
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    @cm said:

    don't wan to reveal too much, but be assured: *opus only* users will be enjoyed too.
    christian


    Chris,

    will VSE adopt the VI GUI?
  • cmC
    VSL Team
    cmC
    details will be published soon - i don't have a clue [;)]
    like all vienna instruments also the special edition will use the vienna instruments player and take the advantages of the GUI
    christian
    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
  • J
    J
    This sounds very interesting.. especially the breadth of instruments included like the chamber sections and saxophones. Very nice!

    But... for the love of the stave... let there be a discount on the standard version for opus users...