Professional violen sound??

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where can i get a professional sounding violen sound...i know that you can't get that out of a regular keyboard...so where can i get it from???
 
A violin. Played by a professional. There is no substitute.

If you can settle for a cheap imitation, a sampler is the way to go.

Don
 
yeah i was gon say -- go listen to some cds or lps in the public library -- once u find some shit u like -- check em out, sample em, and voila!!!
 
One solo string library that doesn't cost that much and is pretty good is the Dan Dean Solo Strings library. It's in Akai format, but most soft samplers can convert Akai into their native format.
 
To clerifiy, are you looking for a "violin" meaning a solo classical instrument, or a "fiddle" meaning a solo instrument used in country music.

While technically the same instrument, the bowing techniques, tone and "licks" are much different.

There are several good orchetral sample libraries (Miroslav, etc) that can provide very realistic sounding solo violin. There is a country instrument sample library (can't remember the name right now) that came in a few formats (Akai, etc) this country sample library is also available as a sound expansion board for the Roland JV/XP products.

However, keyboard playing technique is so very important to get a realistic performance (anytime you try create accoustic instrument performances using a keyboard the ability to play "realistic licks" is as important as the actual sound).

"A violin. Played by a professional. There is no substitute." is the correct response, however I have found that violin is a very hard instrument to properly record. The wrong room or the wrong mic can make a beautiful violin sound like a harsh piece of crap (I learned the hard way when trying to record a beautiful 100 year old instrument that had been played in some of the finest halls in Europe, played by a very fine player - which due to my less than ideal room and less than ideal selection of mics, sounded like crap). I've since improved both my room and my mic locker!!!!

I couple of years ago, I bought a cheap violin and taught myself how to play some country licks - but I still find it better (for my applications) to trigger samples with a keyboard).
 
The better sample libraries will contain different articulations(vibrato,pizzcato,etc,etc...) that can be programed or to a lesser extent controlled by your mod wheel or other MIDI controlled device.You can probably get a pretty decent sounding track,but it'll take a lot of trial and error...and work.
 
SonicAlbert said:
One solo string library that doesn't cost that much and is pretty good is the Dan Dean Solo Strings library. It's in Akai format, but most soft samplers can convert Akai into their native format.
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where can i get this violen library????
 
If we keep sampling musicians instead of hiring them to play, there won't be any around to sample.
 
Another option would be:
- Buy a cheap 15" stage monitor.
- Take the speaker out.
- Hire a very good midget violin player.
- Put him in the monitor.
- Reattach the grill to the monitor.
- Mic away!
 
RoOkiE85 said:
where can i get this violen library????
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Never heard of a "violen". But there are good violins in the Garritan Orchestral Strings sample CD.
 
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