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As I see it, it still works for orchestral mockups prior to studio recording. I prefer VSL Special Collection Volume 01 for its more-realistic articulations regarding solo strings / woodwinds / brass. Hope that Dorico will have a cheaper version without bundling HSO and Halion Sonic.
I would say it is much better than Garritan or Sib-Sounds - But there is still headroom to the high level libraries - but as far as I know it is the only vsti-3 library (orchestra) that can handle note expression.
But you might want to take into account that VSL, Orchestral Tools, Cinesamples and 8DO are expensive premium orchestral products, while HSO is an older product thrown in with Dorico to provide some basic form of orchestral playback sounds. It is not intended as a premium product.
The Player Options dialogue provides options for configuring RAM use, sample quality, and MIDI controllers, with the latter including a Learn function for use with hardware controllers.For the majority of the instruments, the combination of program types covers the most frequently used performance articulations such as legato, staccato, spiccato, pizzicato, and trills, with a variety of other 'expression' style programs also included. As with most modern orchestral libraries, however, HSO also includes a large number of key-switched programmes. These offer different performance articulations within a single program, with the user switching between them via a number of MIDI notes located outside the normal range of the instrument. This makes it possible to play a complete performance (for example a string line that moves between legato, spiccato, and pizzicato) in real time without have to break it down into several MIDI parts and record it in a number of passes. These programs (the most comprehensive of which Steinberg term Combis) do, however, contain greater numbers of sample layers and so occupy more RAM when loaded.
As well as offering suitable upgrade routes to HSO from both HSE and HSE 2, Steinberg are currently offering a special UK trade-in deal for owners of any other orchestral sample library. In fact, 'trade-in' is perhaps not quite the correct term, as all Steinberg require is proof of purchase for the competing product, so you still retain use of your original library. At this price, HSO is an absolute steal and would be an excellent way of expanding your orchestral palette.
Using Halion Player's 16 stereo outputs, it is easy to tailor individual instruments or sections via the host mixer if required.The sounds themselves are very good indeed. While I occasionally found myself adjusting the amount of ambience for certain programs, the trumpet and trombone go from soft and warm when played pianissimo through to strident when played fortissimo. As should be the case, the horn and tuba instruments are less aggressive at louder performance styles, but the horns do have a nice rasp in their lower register. Overall, while HSO perhaps lacks some of the less common brass articulations that might be found in a top-of-the-range orchestral library, at this price point the instruments are both very playable and capable of very realistic results.
What constitutes a 'good' sound in the context of orchestral instruments is, of course, a matter of personal taste. However, if you are in the market for a mid-priced yet well-specified orchestral library, HSO is most certainly worth auditioning alongside the existing competition.
At this price, Halion Symphony Orchestra represents excellent value for money. It may not have all the articulation options of some more expensive orchestral libraries, but it lacks nothing in terms of sound quality and is flexible enough to be used on a variety of host system specifications.
I run it through Halion Sonic 1.5. Try only halion symphonic orchestra VST sounds. The volume is extremely low. I know these sounds are dynamic and not compressed but this is silly. I have to raise the volume 12 db in HS. Then use maximiser and volume rasie through Liquid mix. The Halion Sonic Factory sounds are good though. The Halion symphonic orchestra do not have many sounds too. like 49 strings. 9 brass. Not very impressed by it i must say.
My problem is that I have to turn up the volume with jog wheel EVERY time I open the project, anyone know why this is so?
This irritating problem is as far as I know only in Symphony orchestra, both stand alone vst and through HALion 5.
As you may be aware, creating authentic orchestral parts on a MIDI keyboard can be rather difficult. String, woodwind and brass instruments all use either bow or air pressure to control the envelope and timbre of a note (players also make subtle finger and lip movements), but MIDI keyboards only offer velocity-sensitive keys, and perhaps aftertouch.
You can't fail to be impressed when you first hear what HSO can do. Its samples were clearly meticulously recorded, and we found no fault with any of the patches (16- or 24-bit) when we started playing around with them. The only major omission is a harp - an instrument that's surely as relevant to any orchestra as some of the percussion that HSO includes.
This oversight aside, it's clear that Steinberg have put a considerable amount of thought into creating an orchestral package that doesn't place too many demands on its users. As with all orchestral, string and horn plug-ins, though, you do need to have some understanding of the instruments that HSO emulates - their strengths and their limitations - if you want to manipulate their virtual counterparts in a realistic and convincing manner.
Ultimately, however, HSO is a worthy, high-performance application and should certainly be considered if you're serious about your orchestrating, though we'd still like to see that harp added in a future update.
It sounds great, and the inclusion of the HALion RAMSave technology and Eco mode means that you can configure HSO according to the power of your computer. Just remember that you'll have to spend some time learning how to use it: HSO's interface may be simple enough (its menu system nonwithstanding), but it won't sound like a real orchestra unless you make it do so.
I gave up on multiple AudioLayer instances when it arrived for similar scalability
limits. MY next hope at that time was importing instruments into NS2 like @ScottVanZandt
was doing before he switched to StaffPad with a massive investment in libraries totally
well over $500. I thought I HAD to get the libraries and waited but the default orchestra
in Staffpad for $90 is very, very good. Better than any SF2 orchestra.
I'm an Ableton loyalist when it comes to desktop sequencers so I'm not talking as a Steinberg fanboi. Dorico has been really well received amongst its core market - composers for film, broadcast and games that write for real orchestras. The biggest praise for Dorico has been the speed of the workflow as it's built on brand new code that can take advantage of modern computing architectures. It's a real delight on an M1 Mac.
My own interest in scoring software is more with regard to my partners eldest daughter. She has talent and ambitions of going to the Royal College of Music (London). I'm helping her with music technology and using the opportunity to soak up all I can about orchestration from a classicist perspective. I'm a DJ/Producer who's learnt music theory ad-hoc over the years. It's refreshing to take a busman's holiday via the gaze of a wannabe Leonard Bernstein!
However, regarding StaffPad, it must be said that once you start piling on the costs of instrument libraries you're soon in the 500 total outlay vicinity for a full orchestra. And that's for significantly stripped back versions of the desktop versions of similar Spitfire Audio libraries. Even if you go for cheaper libraries than the Spitfire Audio ones the financial outlay soon stacks up.
The major problem for Dorico iPad right now is with regards to instrument playback as there aren't any decent AUv3 orchestral libraries and without Dorico iPad featuring Core or Virtual MIDI you can't use IAA instruments such as Miroslav in SampleTank. The good news is that the Dorico dev team are considering MIDI out for a future iteration but right now they're busy finishing Dorico 4 across all available platforms, so the MIDI out situation won't be resolved in the short term.
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