VSL Percussion vs Special Edition

[lama525]

Hi, all Maybe I am wrong, is the Full library of Percussion sounds better than the percussion in SE? I am looking for better Harp, Glock & Celeste....[size=6][/size]

[jasensmith]

@lama525 said:

Hi, all

I am looking for better Harp, Glock & Celeste....

 

Better than what exactly? 

Is there an SE collection/bundle for just percussion?  I don't know.

The SE collections are sampled at whole tone whereas the full libraries are sampled at half tone which is kind of like the difference between a 6 megapixel image and a 12 megapixel image detail wise.  Also, you get many more options and variations with the full libraries so maybe it's more like the difference between a 6 megapizel image and a 24 megapixel but be sure to compare the sample content of each collection. 

On the other hand, the whole tone half tone sampling may not make much of a noticible difference with percussion instruments.  I'm not sure🤔

In skilled hands the SE collections sound very good (take a listen to some of Mr. Peppercorn's works) but, to me, the SE collections are like diet VSL.

[littlewierdo]

 

[littlewierdo]

Special Edition Core 1 Bundle 4

SE Volume-1 Percussion and more

Articulation group	Articulations
Percussion	Single hits, rolls According to instrument
Keyboards	Single notes

Harp

Harp I

Articulation group	Standard Library	Extended Library
01 BASIC ARTICULATIONS	Normal Muted Harmonics Bisbigliando	Près-de-la-table Normal with muted release
02 GLISSANDI	Medium speed major, diminished, pentatonic, and whole tone	All speeds, major, minor, diminished, pentatonic, and whole tone
03 ARPEGGIOS a3		Major and minor, diminished and augmented upward arpeggios, slow, fast, and straight (played as chords)
04 ARPEGGIOS a4		Major and minor, diminished and augmented upward arpeggios, slow, fast, and straight (played as chords)

Harp II

Articulation group	Standard Library	Extended Library
01 BASIC ARTICULATIONS	Normal Muted Harmonics Bisbigliando	Damped Près-de-la-table Fingernails Pedal glissando Normal with release variations

Celeste

Celesta

Articulation group	Standard Library
Single notes	Sustained, normal and soft sound Staccato
Glissandos	Diatonic and pentatonic Slow and fast, up and down

Glockenspiel

Glockenspiel

Articulation group	Standard Library	Extended Library
GLOCKENSPIEL A
Metal mallet	Single hits Rolls Glissandos	Single hits, normal and with vibrato Rolls normal and crescendo Chord tremolos Glissandos
Wood mallet	Single hits Rolls	Single hits, normal and with vibrato Rolls
Big metal mallet		Single hits, normal and with vibrato Rolls normal and crescendo Glissandos
GLOCKENSPIEL B
Wood mallet		Single hits Rolls
Plastic mallet		Single hits Rolls