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  • Video - How to make VSL (VI Series) strings sound BIG.

    I want to share this deep dive video with all of you. It was a joy making the demo and video. Eloy 




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    @Eloy Sherlock said:

    I want to share this deep dive video with all of you. It was a joy making the demo and video. Eloy 



    Hello Eloy, hello all

    Thanks for this great tip. Calling up quite a few different articulations for slow sustaining notes, works quite great for blowing up the orchestra sound.The soundcolor which is probably added by the MIR-Preset I don't like

    I also mention again here that you can basically layer different libraries. Ideally, you then use, as Eloy also does, so-called basic presets, so that no matter which library you use, the same articulations are selected.

    So as a supplement to Eloy's video, here are two more that introduces the layering of libraries and the idea of basic presets (articulation collections).





    • (Combining String Libraries)
    • and




    • (an idea for Basic Presets)

    Have fun

    All the best

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    PS

    I don't particularly like the orchestral timbre, which was probably added by the MIR preset used. Your orchestra sounds pretty much like a "cheese box" on my speakers.
    I myself would look for a real, huge orchestra where you like the sound and then look for a MIR preset that is close to the sound you like in the original.

    I've attached an example for you. Of course you have to search longer until you find a more similar piece.
    To solve this sound story, you can also play in a piece that you have a great original of.


    - Tips & Tricks while using Samples of VSL.. see at: https://www.beat-kaufmann.com/vitutorials/ - Tutorial "Mixing an Orchestra": https://www.beat-kaufmann.com/mixing-an-orchestra/
  • Beat,

    Thank you for listening and your thoughts/video links (will check them out). I do like the sheen/timbre that MIRPRO3D gives the VI Series and am happy that VSL has given us more tools.  

    Once again Thank you for listening,

    Eloy