VSL Violin Ensemble KONTAKT

P2P | KONTAKT | 4.70 GB

The violin is the soprano instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello). It consists of three main parts, the body, the neck and the head, which are composed of a total of 80 separate components. The body not only gives the violin its characteristic appearance but also determines the sound quality as it is the instrument’s resonator. The neck plays an important role in playing technique and is about 13 cm long and angled slightly back from the body. The circumference is the same along its entire length which makes it easier for the left hand to slide up and down to different positions). The head, with the pegbox and scroll, is a continuation of the neck. The pegs, which are used to adjust the tension of the strings, are found in the four peg holes in the pegbox: the instrument is tuned by turning the pegs. The head is rounded off by the scroll.

VSL Horn KONTAKT

P2P | Dec 18, 2011 | 4.20 GB

The tubing of the Viennese horn is 55% conical and narrower than the most commonly used double horn in F/Bb. The so-called F crook is not a fixed part of the Viennese horn but is detachable. Other tunings are used especially for natural horn parts. The three valves are Viennese valves (twin-piston valves) and are operated by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers of the left hand. In contrast to the Vienna horn the double horn in F/Bb has rotary valves with an optional additional stopping valve. The higher pitch that results from stopping on the Viennese horn is not compensated for by a stopping valve but by playing the note a half tone lower.

VSL Bass Trombone KONTAKT

P2P | Jan 9, 2012 | 2.51 GB

The bass trombone is a slide trombone with two valves that are operated by the left thumb. The valves make it possible to lower the instrument’s pitch from Bb to F or D. The entire chromatic scale only becomes available thanks to the thumb valve (F tuning) and an additional third-valve (D tuning). The bass trombone has a very wide range and is relatively easy to play in the lower register.

VSL Tenor Saxophone KONTAKT

P2P | Jan 9, 2011 | 256.06 MB

The classical Swing big-band ensemble includes 5 saxophones: 2 Alto, 2 Tenor and 1 Baritone saxophone. The transposing Tenor saxophone in Bb covers the middle range. Its sound can be very raw and “dirty”. Stan Getz is one of a large number of well-known players of this instrument.

Vienna Symphonic Library Piccolo Flute

P2P | Dec 12, 2011 | 1.13 GB

The Piccolo Flute instrument from the Woodwinds Section of the Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) in Kontakt (.nki) format.

Vienna Symphonic Library Clarinet KONTAKT

KRock | 6 December 2011 | 5.54 GB

The Clarinet instrument from the Woodwinds Section of the Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) in Kontakt (.nki) format.

VSL Horizon Series Opus1 Orchestra ESX KONTAKT

P2P | 2012-08-16 | 19.69 GB

This is in EXS/Kontakt2 format (WAV + NKI)

Full release is 4 DVDs: Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion

This introduction to the world of professional orchestral sounds is the opposite of a “light” version – it is the largest, broadest collection in the entire Horizon Series. The feedback from users of the award-winning VSL orchestral sample libraries was the driving force behind the creation of Opus 1. It contains handpicked samples and Performance Elements from the Vienna Symphonic Library’s Pro Edition. The revolutionary Legato Performance instruments and a selection of the most important single note articulations allow for superior arrangements with the best possible realism. Opus 1 was designed for convenience. Its logical, consistent structure is easy to grasp, instruments can be exchanged without having to figure out altered program numbers or unexpected controller assignments. If you want maximum orchestral output with a single computer system, this is the library of choice! Opus 1 excels at efficiency, economy and unencumbered creativity, while sacrificing nothing in the realism and expressiveness that the Vienna Symphonic Library has become famous for.