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by bkkjohn
Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:11 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?
Replies: 57
Views: 11246

Re: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?

Since I posted my question, I have moved more toward modelled instruments exclusively. They may not produce exactly the right waveform, but the control over dynamics and other variables in a real sound gives them a special realism. I have VSL Dimension Strings, which is okay (no good modelled string...
by bkkjohn
Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?
Replies: 57
Views: 11246

Re: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?

Sometimes just writing it all down clarifies a problem. For what I do, modeled instruments are the only realistic choice; Dimension Brass just doesn't do the job. So I bought the Wallander brass library and think it's nearly perfect. The French horns seem a little aggressive, but a few tweaks quickl...
by bkkjohn
Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:32 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?
Replies: 57
Views: 11246

Re: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?

Thanks for your reply. I worry a bit that Wallender doesn't seem to be updating. I had once set my hopes on Synful Orchestra, but then they apparently folded up and disappeared. And I keep hearing that Sample Modeling instruments are too pop-oriented. The difficulty lies in the nature of my writing....
by bkkjohn
Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:56 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?
Replies: 57
Views: 11246

Re: VSL Dimension Brass or Wallander Instruments?

After reading this thread, I purchased the Wallander woodwinds several months ago. I use it with *******, and all the parts are programmed in, not played live. I thought it was great for all the reasons to prefer a modelled instruments (like dynamic timbral response), but that the instruments sounde...