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Quick overview after hearing a demo.
Heard it at NAMM on Thursday - under difficult circumstances. The exhibition hall was extremely loud and discordant. The speakers for LASS were not quite loud enough to overpower the background din.
LASS is in the Ars Vista booth as a guest of the very gracious Hans Adamson. So it was a borrowed audio setup.
First of all, the demo was attended by numerous luminaries in the sample development community. It was shoulder-to-shoulder with some people in the front actually sitting on the floor. Word was definitely out.
A lot of detail was not audible because of the environmental issues. But what could be heard over the little Tannoy 8" speakers was impressive.
It was obvious that Thonex has solved the phasing issues on solo instruments when velocity crossfading them. The developers in the crowd were looking at each other and with raised eyebrows.
The intrument sections had a wide dynmamic range and pleasing sound. The overall room ambience was a much more than VSL, just a little more than Sonivox and much less than Symphobia.
Some of the detail in the Vlns was lost in the noise of the exhibition hall. I wish I could have heard more deeply into them. I was standing near the front but there was just no way.
The Violas & Celli are to die for. Etched, warm - they shouldn't get lost in a full string section ensemble.
The articulation tool (ART) was extremely clever and intuitive to use and expand upon. It will make it much faster to produce many kinds of scores.
LASS is intended to be a living library - with continuing updates. The company owner is a Kontakt sciptor, a string player and a working composer. The library evinces all this.
This is one of those must-have libraries. At least for me.
Gentlemen, start your credit cards!
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