The search for the perfect virtual string sample library has been going on since the dawn of time. Well, maybe not quite that long, but if you're a musician, you know what I mean. Where did it all start? I really have no idea, but for me it was the Emu Proteus/2. This synth/sample playback module was either the first or at least one of the first good-quality orchestral sample libraries. As soon as I heard it, I knew I had to check it out. Fast forward to present day (where we have extremely sophisticated software-based sample playback engines) and I felt exactly the same way when I heard Hollywood Strings from EastWest.
Because of its massive size (310GB of approximately 800,000 samples), Hollywood Strings is shipped on a hard drive rather than DVDs, which saves a ton of time for installation. However...
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Posted - 04/05/2012 : 8:59:12 PM
