FORUMS - Vienna Symphonic Library

1.A matter of life and death - Barry GRAY 1/15/2020 4:02:19 PM

Thanks William and PaoloT for listening..

@William : yes, i have access to the original scores. A CD release ? why not, if we find a record company interested in this project. We are working on it ...

Best.

Phil

2.A matter of life and death - Barry GRAY 1/14/2020 11:44:35 PM

Dear VSL users,

I wish you all the best for this new year 2020. May it bring you the best: happiness, success and above all health.

As a gift at the start of the year, you will find attached the full rendition of the score "A matter of Life and Death" from SPACE 1999. I hope you will enjoy listening to it.

A matter of life and death

Very best.

Philippe

3.Another Time, another place - Barry GRAY 1/19/2019 5:29:01 PM

Thanks William ans Jasensmith for listening.

It's a long term ongoing project so i can't say much for the moment. It's based on original scores.

Best

4.Another Time, another place - Barry GRAY 1/13/2019 6:45:53 PM

Hi,

here is an extract of "Another time, another place", one of the scores written by Barry Gray for the 70's TV Show Space : 1999.

A very interesting piece of music, using Violin harmonics ...

Full VSL, mixed in Altiverb.

Another Time another place

Enjoy !

Phil

5.Journey to the far side of the sun (Main theme) - Barry GRAY 8/9/2018 9:33:26 PM

Hi everybody,

Here is an extract of a work in progress. A beautiful score of Barry Gray, written for the only movie produced by Gerry Anderson (who created well known series like UFO, Captain Scarlett of Space 1999) in the end of 60's : "Doppelgänger", known in the US as "Journey to the far side of the sun".

Doppelgänger - main theme

Enjoy.

Best

Phil

6.install sy strings extremely slow 7/17/2018 8:52:56 PM

Hi Paul,

I have exactly the same problem with Synchron-ized Chamber strings. I installed the Synchron Strings 1 previously without any problem.

I tried to instal many times, different disks, different computers and always the same issue : The install starts well, until 33% and suddenly, the rate transfert falls down to 0 or few Ko/s. Seems to block partly the CPU ...

I have tried to reinstall the Synchron strings bass, no problem. So, there is definitively a problem with the install package (Synchron-ized Chamber for me).

Best

Phil

7.Is Historic Winds IV coming with the missing reeds? 3/30/2018 1:09:43 PM

Hi,

here are some baroque / post baroque demos I did with the available VSL strings libraries (Solo, chamber and Dimension) :

J.S.BACH - B Mass - Qui Sedes ad dexteram patris

J.S.BACH - B Mass - Agnus Dei

J.Ph. RAMEAU - Nais - Pastorale héroïque - Ouverture

J.S BACH - Harpsichord concerto BWV 1058 mixed in MIR PRO

CPE BACH - Flute concerto WQ 166 - First mouvement - Figured bass not yet realized

Woodwinds are not from historic winds. I should consider to remix with the new HW libraries ...

It's difficult do something satisfying with the few usables articulations of the availlable libraries So, i totally agree : a baroque strings library would be a GREAT idea !

Best.

Philippe

8.Dimensions strings and Historic Winds - Mozart K 550 12/28/2017 11:58:04 PM

Thanks Steffen, Jos, William and Paul for your comments.

This piece has been mixed in a Teldex venue+ Miracle.

@Steffen : i have remixed the piece without Miracle. so with less reverb :

Mozart K550 without Miracle

Anyway, it's always interesting to make the comparison.

My intention is to later make a version with Synchron Strings and the rest of the instrument in Mir with the Syncron Stage. I'm waiting for the full release of Synchron Strings.

At first, I found it interesting to show that the DS, if they can seem a little."disappointing" out of the box, remain a incredible library that gives great results. I have to specify that I did not artificially doubled the desks with the old transposition trick and that there are just 4 violins I and 4 violins II.

Best

Phil

9.Dimensions strings and Historic Winds - Mozart K 550 12/28/2017 1:17:19 AM

Hi guys,

2017 is coming to an end. Time to thank the entire VSL team for all the fantastic products, especially in 2017 all the historic winds series. While waiting for the complete collection of Synchron Strings I, for the end of the year, here is an ultra-known Mozart piece made with the Dimension Strings, baroque flute, baroque oboe and natural horns from Historic Winds, clarinets and bassoons.

Happy holidays to all and a good end of year 2017 !!

Mozart K 550

Added 29/12/2017 : Mozart K550 withour Miracle

Philippe

10.Concerto Piccolo for Accordion and Chamber Orchestra 12/26/2017 1:52:00 PM

Hi Jos,

very interesting and pleasant piece. Very well done !

As a French guy, it always makes me smile when I watch a movie and suddenly, a scene is happening in Paris and we hear in the background music an air of "bal musette" played on accordion ... The post-war period begins to be far behind now and Paris is no more synonymous with accordion, and the accordion is not limited to "bal musette". Here is an excellent proof!

Thank you Jos for this very refreshing work, ideal in this holiday period.

As a bonus, a link to Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) played on an accordion

Antonio Soler

Happy Holidays !

Phil

11.Peppercorn Symphony #6 in C Major 7/25/2017 8:47:01 AM

Hi Wayne,

again, a very inventive and enjoyable piece of music. You did a great job with these editions. Congratulations !

Wish you the best.

Philippe.

12.World First recording: C.F.Abel (1723-1787) 6 Sinfonies op1 7/25/2017 8:24:07 AM

Hi Stefe

Superb interpretation of these symphonie of Abel, a composer unfairly little known and little played. I knew the Symphonies of the opus 17, thanks to a disc of the excellent Hanover Band directed by Anthony Halstead.
Bravo !
Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Very best.
Philippe

13.Historic Winds III - First test - Mozart K 495 7/19/2017 8:44:12 PM

Thanks William, Jay and Max for listening and your kind comments.
@Jay : your performance is excellent (as usual) and the natural horn absolutely delightful!
@William : it was just a first, incomplete version i posted before taking a week of holidays in the beautiful area of Alsace, on the great wine road... 😉I just forgot the grace notes😵😵 after a few glasses of wine, may be it will be worse...
Very best
Philippe

14.Historic Winds III - First test - Mozart K 495 7/14/2017 5:49:13 PM

Hi,

Here is my first test of Historic Winds III, Eb horn. It's the first section of the Rondeau of Mozart's 4th horn concerto.

Orchestra : Dimension/solo1&2/chamber strings + baroque oboe

Mozart K 495 - Test

Very best.

Philippe

15.60's science fiction music 5/10/2017 9:08:50 AM

Hi,

it's with the score ... I can't say more yet, it's an on-going project

Best

16.60's science fiction music 5/9/2017 11:24:43 PM

And the winner is ... William !!

Congratulations !!!

Best

Philippe

17.60's science fiction music 5/9/2017 8:19:36 AM

Oups !!!!!

Problem solved. Thanks Musiksculp !

Sci-Fi 60's

Best

Philippe

18.60's science fiction music 5/7/2017 5:26:02 PM

Hi,

here is an extract of a science fiction music score composed in the end of 60's.

Enjoy !

60's Sci-fi

Philippe

19.E. Elgar - Larghetto from Serenade for Strings op.20 5/2/2017 5:48:24 PM

Very beautiful work indeed !

The "old" Chamber strings remain a reference when used with finesse and musicality as is the case here.

Congratulations !

Philippe

20.Amazing Grace 4/30/2017 1:36:58 PM

Hi,

it's an amazing work you have done here William ! A very moving version, and a perfect match between the real bagpipes and the VSL orchestra. Without a doubt one of the best version I ever heard of this song. Bravo !!!

Phil

21.Pierlala Again... Ttribute to a free mind 3/3/2017 2:41:46 PM

Hi Max,

Great performance of a great idea !

It's an amzing work !! So many styles for all these variations, i like each of them ! Special mention for the fuga, and of course the wink on the french revolutionnary anthem "La marseillaise" . The mix is very clear and the balance very good.

Congratulations for this great job you can really be proud of.

Best.

Philippe.

22.Baroque orchestra - closer to the "real thing" with the last new releases of VSL 1/18/2017 7:05:08 PM

Thanks William. I will make a version with natural trumpets, but it needs little more work because the dynamics of both instruments are very different ...

Best

Philippe

23.Sharing a couple compositions. 1/14/2017 11:44:09 PM

Very enjoyable piece of music . Bravo !!!!

Best.

Philippe

24.Baroque orchestra - closer to the "real thing" with the last new releases of VSL 1/6/2017 8:17:43 PM

Hi,

the end of 2016 has been full of surprises with the Solo Violin 2 / Solo Cello 2 (that sounds great for baroque music) and the new collection of historic winds. It's the opportunity to remix some old work to appreciate how it sounds now.

Here is a remix of the BWV 1069 ouverture. The baroque oboes are really a great improvement, so are the new solo strings. In this mix, i don't use yet the natural trumpets but modern trumpets with filtering, I will make a new version with the naturel trumpets in a second time.

Strings are a mix of Solo I /II, Dimension strings and Chamber strings

BWV 1069 new MIX

Enjoy !

Best

Philippe

25.Historic WInds II - Natural trumpet - G.P TELEMANN 3 trumpets concerto 12/27/2016 5:07:26 PM

Hi everybody,

to finish the year, here is a demo of the brand new natural trumpet of Historic Winds II. Beautiful instrument (as usual) recorded by the VSL team.

Waiting for some baroque strings ...

Download the file to enjoy the best sound quality

Natural trumpet - TELEMANN 3 trumpets concerto

Happy new year and best wishes for 2017 to all VSL forum members !