

(This excludes the Solo Strings libraries). Of course, when I checked this morning, I found that the Kirk Hunter Libraries half-off until September 30, 2012. From what I've heard in the demos of the "affordable" libraries, it's not immediately clear how much better these would be from what's in GPO (which can be quite good). I've not had a chance to see how well it fits with BiaB, but I'm pleased with how it sounds.īut it lacks solo instruments, and still leaves me without the solo violin sound that I wanted. (The "pro" version of Session Strings is even nicer, but far beyond my budget). Plus, it's got a nice (non-programmable) arpeggiator that's nice to play with. I ended up going with NI Session Strings, which doesn't offer individual instruments - I'm not even sure there's a viola in the section - because more than other library it's got that "sound" that I was looking for. The Kirk Hunter Solo Strings I has a "Romantic Violin" patch, but the library only runs under the full version of Kontakt. I like a more "romantic" sound with a wide vibrato, but that generally doesn't blend, so most libraries go with a less dramatic approach on their solo violin. LASS First Chair 2 $300, can use free Kontakt Player.Given my various constraints (not much money, not having a full version of Kontakt), the list was quickly shortened.ĭeciding on which library had the "best" solo violin was difficult from the demos.


