Vienna Symphonic Library VSL Horizon Series OPUS 1 Orchestra

This introduction to the world of professional orchestral sounds is the opposite of a “light” version – it is the largest, broadest collection in the entire Horizon Series. The feedback from users of the award-winning VSL orchestral sample libraries was the driving force behind the creation of Opus 1. It contains handpicked samples and Performance Elements from the Vienna Symphonic Library's Pro Edition. The revolutionary Legato Performance instruments and a selection of the most important single note articulations allow for superior arrangements with the best possible realism.

Opus 1 was designed for convenience. Its logical, consistent structure is easy to grasp, instruments can be exchanged without having to figure out altered program numbers or unexpected controller assignments. If you want maximum orchestral output with a single computer system, this is the library of choice! Opus 1 excels at efficiency, economy and unencumbered creativity, while sacrificing nothing in the realism and expressiveness that the Vienna Symphonic Library has become famous for.


Strings
Violin Ensemble Staccatos (up and down bow)
Viola Ensemble short détachés (up and down bow)
Cello Ensemble long détachés (up and down bow)
Bass Ensemble sustains (looped)
fortepiano
sforzato
sforzatissimo
espressivo (piano - forte - piano)
tremolo (looped)
trills half and whole tone
pizzicato tight, loose, snap (Bartók)
col legno tight & loose
sordino staccato
sordino sustained
sordino tremolo
legato performance instruments (normal legato & portamento)
Harp normal, harmonics (flageolet)

Woodwinds
Piccolo Flute staccatos (two variations)
Flute short portatos (two variations)
Oboe sustains (vibrato, no vibrato)
English Horn fortepiano
Clarinet sforzato
Bass Clarinet sforzatissimo
Bassoon espressivo (piano-forte-piano)
Contrabassoon flutter tonguing (sustained and crescendo)
half and whole tone trills
legato performance instruments

Brass
Trumpet staccatos (two variations)
Trumpet Ensemble short portatos (two variations)
Horn sustains (attack and vibrato variants)
Horn Ensemble fortepiano
Trombone sforzato
Contrabass Trombone sforzatissimo
Trombone Ensemble espressivo (piano - forte - piano)
Tuba flutter tonguing (sustained and crescendo)
Contrabass Tuba half and whole tone trills
legato performance instruments

Percussion
Timpani
Snare Drum
Snare Ensemble
Bass Drum
Tambourine
Piatti
Cymbal
Gong
Tam-tam
Triangle
Celesta
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Tubular Bells
Effect Percussion