I appreciate the offer, but.. I spent about 4 hours tweaking the MIDI in Reaper to get different articulations and velocity settings. I modified a number of the lines so they were a bit more typical of a violin, such as adding the scale runs, so it's no longer a BiaB file.

It was a great learning experience for me, but I'd hate to have someone else spend that kind of time on a demo that isn't very awesome to start with.

While I could import the MIDI data back into BiaB if you really wanted, all I really want is something that shows off the solo violin sound in the Kirk Hunter library. Basically, I'm just trying to determine how well the instrument sounds on its own, and how smooth the changes are from one articulation to the next.

At this point, I'm debating between the following options:
  • Quantum Leap Solo Violin I really want to like this, but I don't think it's got the "sound" that I'm looking for.
    Pros: Sounds awesome in a classical context. Fairly inexpensive.
    Cons: A bit restrained and away from the mike - it's a very quiet sound. Requires an iLok. Sustained samples are surprisingly short. Sounds a bit synthetic.
  • Kirk Hunter Pop Rock Strings I promised myself that if this library came up on sale, I'd pick it up. But I'm not quite sure how the violin sounds as a solo instrument. Are the legato phrases smooth? Is it capable of singing the melody, and not sounding like it's been sequenced?
    Pros: On sale for a good price, and I'd get sectional strings in addition to solo instruments. On sale!
    Cons: Too many unanswered questions!
  • Use What I've Got: Perhaps the most compelling option. I don't have a project that needs a solo violin at the moment... I've just been looking for a good violin sound for some time. The instruments that I've got (GPO, Miroslav) actually sound pretty darned good, and I'm not quite convinced that the prior options will be that much better.
I really wish I was in love with one of the sounds, but I'm not... yet. But I'm willing to be convinced!

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?