VSL Symphonic Cube
Bundle of ten virtual instrument collections
With 10 Vienna Instruments Collections and more than 760,000 included samples in the Full Library, this massive arsenal of symphonic diversity covers all instruments and sections of the large post-romantic orchestra (Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion) with a depth of detail and wealth of articulations that sets it apart from every other library on the market.
What’s more, the included Vienna Instruments player allows quick and easy access to this wealth of instruments and articulations while rendering authentic results at the simple touch of a key.
Vienna’s finest musicians played each and every sample at the “Silent Stage”, Vienna Symphonic Library’s custom-built recording hall, designed and built exclusively for recording orchestral samples.
A team of experienced and highly specialized audio engineers captured and edited the samples, carefully preserving the spirit of artistry that lives on in every tone and inspires composers around the globe to create everything their imagination calls for.
The Symphonic Cube, decorated with the prestigious TEC Award, continues to represent a cornerstone in many a composer’s studio.
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Standard-sized Library for VSL Symphonic Cube.
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Extended Library for VSL Symphonic Cube.
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For owners of the standard VSL Symphonic Cube wishing to upgrade to the full-size library.
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See below for further details on the products in the bundle.
Solo Strings 1
Christian Eisenberger, Katharina Traunfellner, Rubén Dubrovski, Martin Deuring. These four soloists have invested their life’s blood and hard-won experience (from many years of international concert work) into this Vienna Instruments Collection. Sensitive and clear, exact and homogeneous, their performances are technically perfect and utterly convincing in their musicality. Not only are these fine musicians in command of their instruments but, after several years of working for the Vienna Symphonic Library, they also know exactly what is required of them to create ideal samples. Their performances at the Silent Stage come alive again in this Vienna Instrument Collection.
Chamber Strings 1
The small string ensembles of the Chamber Strings I Collection present themselves as a full instrumental body rich in nuances. Tender or expressive, quiet or dynamic, light as a feather or energetic – with the help of the Vienna Instruments engine’s performance algorithms the ensembles’ liveliness magically unfolds when you play. The Chamber Strings I exude their flair for intimate arrangements in chamber music compositions or in divided string groups. Large string ensembles combined with the Chamber Strings I are enhanced by additional nuances and a wealth of variations.
Orchestral Strings 1
The ensemble of 14 violinists is headed by Christian Eisenberger, who in his esteemed international concert work has collaborated with artists and conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Herbert von Karajan, Gidon Kremer, Kent Nagano, Roger Norrington, Murray Perahia, Andras Schiff, Georg Solti, and many others. The ensemble of 10 violas is headed by Anett Homoki, who is a member of the Vienna Chamber Philharmony as well as of the Volksoper Vienna.
Orchestral Strings 2
The leading voice of the cello section is Argentinian Rubén Dubrovsky, founder of the Vienna Bach Consort. Martin Deuring, an internationally active solo bassist and founding member of the chamber music ensemble “Ensemble Plus”, leads the double bass ensemble.
Harps
This Collection owes its two instruments to the use of two harps in orchestral music of the mid 19th century. Harp 1 is played by Ruth Rojahn, harpist of the Hofer Symphoniker and internationally successful soloist. Apart from single notes in various playing styles the first harp offers an enormous wealth of glissandos, which are particularly brilliant and easy to use with the Vienna Instruments player. The controller structure allows for extremely flexible and quick access – the user can switch between ranges, different tempos, up and down movements, and different scales in real-time while playing. The first harp’s spectrum is rounded out by a wide range of arpeggios.
Woodwinds 1
The Woodwinds I Collection contains the four main wind instruments, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon – each recorded as a solo instrument and in three-player ensembles. First-rate musicians of leading European orchestras provide the sound and character as soloists and ensemble leaders. Gisela Mashayekhi-Beer was the solo flutist of the Zurich Opera orchestra and taught at the Bruckner University Linz and at the Vienna Music University. Markus Deuter was (and is) first oboist of numerous German orchestras; he came to Vienna especially for the recordings of the French oboe. The clarinetist Daniel Hörth can look back at an international concert career with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra, and more. Finally, Martin Machovits, among other assignments, is solo bassoon player at the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Woodwinds 2
Woodwinds II adds everything you need for the realization of large orchestral instrumentations, such as a piccolo, a second concert flute, an alto flute, a bass clarinet and a contrabassoon. To complete your woodwinds collection you will also find the small clarinet in Eb and two English horns – all living up to the high standards professional composers have come to expect from our sampled instruments.
Brass 1
Brass I combines the basic brass instruments as solo instruments and in corresponding ensembles (3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 4 French horns). The four soloists are masters of their trade. Trumpet player Freddy Staudigl, hornist Marcus Schmidinger, and trombone player Johann Schodl all are foundation members of the renowned ensemble “Brassissimo” and are not only active with their quintet but also as soloists and orchestral musicians on an international level. In addition to his virtuosic command of the tuba, Christoph Kiene is also internationally known as a lecturer.
Brass 2
Brass II contains the instruments for large-scale orchestral arrangements, i.e., the “Wagner orchestral brass”. Oriented toward Wagner’s “Ring”, there are the bass trumpet, the contrabass trombone, Wagner tuba and contrabass tuba, all with the standard single note and Performance articulations such as Interval Performances, Repetitions, Trill Performances, etc. As an alternative to the Viennese horn, Brass II also contains a new solo horn, the triple horn, Yamaha’s master instrument in F/Bb/high F, recorded down to the lowest register (A1). Further, there are the piccolo trumpet, the cimbasso, and of course the famous “Epic Horns”, an impressive sounding body of eight double horns that not only fulfills the sonic ideal of the theatrical late Romantic orchestra but also meets the challenge of “larger than life” scores for modern movie scores.
Percussion
This Vienna Instruments Collection is a truly magnificent profusion of percussion. Apart from all standard percussion instruments and Performances it contains production-ready instruments, processed with sought-after high-end studio equipment and put into the right perspective with multi-sampled convolution reverb from Vienna Symphonic Library’s MIR PRO and its RoomPack 1 (“Vienna Konzerthaus”). The basic percussion instruments (timpani, snare and bass drum, tambourine, suspended cymbals, a-due cymbals, glockenspiel, triangle, xylophone, tubular bells, tam-tam and concert toms) thus are not only available as “dry” samples (with minimal reverb of the Silent Stage), but also with the reverb of the world-famous Vienna Konzerthaus in various stage positions.
Library Types & Download Size
Notes on Library Types available here:
Standard Library:
- Sample Amount: 199,730
- Download File Size: 183.1 GB
- Installed File Size: 375.8 GB
Full Library:
- Sample Amount: 764,093
- Download File Size: 183.1 GB
- Installed File Size: 375.8 GB
Standard Lib. + Extended Lib. = Full Library
With this product, whether you purchase the Standard Library or the Full Library, the entire sample content of the Full Library will be installed on your hard drive. Depending on the license you’re purchasing, the Activation Codes you’re receiving unlock the corresponding portion of your library.
When you start with the Standard Library, you may easily upgrade to the Full Library at any time – you’ll only pay for the Extended Library portion of the product and you will receive the Activation Codes for the Extended Library.
Content
SAMPLE CONTENT
- Standard Library: 199,730 samples
- Full Library: 764,093 samples
INSTRUMENT CONTENT
- Solo Violin
- Solo Viola
- Solo Cello
- Solo Bass
- Chamber Violins (6 Players)
- Chamber Violas (4 Players)
- Chamber Cellos (3 Musicians)
- Chamber Basses (2 Players)
- Orchestra Violins (14 Players)
- Orchestra Violas (10 Players)
- Orchestra Cellos (8 Players)
- Orchestra Basses (6 Players)
- Harp I
- Harp II
- Piccolo Flute
- Flute 1
- Flute 2
- Flute ensemble (3 players)
- Alto Flute
- French Oboe
- Viennese oboe
- Oboe ensemble (3 players)
- English horn (French)
- English horn (Viennese)
- Clarinet (Eb)
- Clarinet (Bb)
- Clarinet ensemble (3 players)
- Bass Clarinet
- Bassoon 1
- Bassoon ensemble (3 players)
- Contra Bassoon
- Piccolo Trumpet
- Trumpet C
- Trumpet C (muted)
- Trumpet ensemble (3 players)
- Trumpet ensemble (3 players muted)
- Bass Trumpet
- Viennese Horn
- Triple Horn
- Horn ensemble (4 players)
- Horn ensemble stopped
- Horn ensemble (8 players) / Epic Horns
- Tenor Trombone
- Tenor Trombone (muted)
- Trombone ensemble (3 players)
- Trombone ensemble (3 players muted)
- Bass Trombone
- Contrabass Trombone
- Bass Tuba
- Contrabass Tuba
- Wagner Tuba
- Cimbasso
- Timpani
- Drums and Toms
- Cymbal and Gongs
- Mallets
- Bells
- Orchestral Percussion
- Miscellaneous Percussion
Download Size
Download Size:
- Download File Size: 183.1 GB
- Installed File Size: 375.8 GB
Install Guide
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