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Youn · 18th November 2005

VSL is sorta the king of them all, but because it's so huge it takes some getting used to. They are pretty dry samples so more mixing is required.

EWQLSO is much easier to use with a "hollywood" kinda sound. The recorded reverb is nice and spacious and sounds good right out of the box. This runs as a VST plugin.

SI (Sonic Implants) makes a awesome product as well. Their strings are just amazing, but they now have a complete package. GIGA sampler compatible.

I think these are the big three guys, each will cost a thousand bucks or more.

Also to consider Project SAM for brass and purcussion.

Any of these choices (along with many others I didn't mention) could be considered "the best". How do you plan on using the samples? That's the question.

18th November 2005	#2
Youn Gear addict Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 390	VSL is sorta the king of them all, but because it's so huge it takes some getting used to. They are pretty dry samples so more mixing is required. EWQLSO is much easier to use with a "hollywood" kinda sound. The recorded reverb is nice and spacious and sounds good right out of the box. This runs as a VST plugin. SI (Sonic Implants) makes a awesome product as well. Their strings are just amazing, but they now have a complete package. GIGA sampler compatible. I think these are the big three guys, each will cost a thousand bucks or more. Also to consider Project SAM for brass and purcussion. Any of these choices (along with many others I didn't mention) could be considered "the best". How do you plan on using the samples? That's the question. __________________ James Youn