Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
I’m about ten years late to the party of using software MIDI synths because I have a top-of-the-line hardware MIDI unit, a Roland Integra-7. .......
The really good VSTi libraries cost hundreds, even into the thousands. ....... The vendor demos online seem highly tweaked, and it’s dreadful how companies use drums and other rhythm instruments to mask your ability to hear just the horns. ......

So, I did a quick experiment. I sent one of my big band scores to two friends. Each used their libraries to send back a demo. No tweaking of any kind, just the quick and dirty raw sounds. The winners and losers quickly became clear. I won’t name products because what is right for me might not be for you.


Oh come on now..... you can name names. I'd trust the recommendation of a horn player for telling me the name of a seriously good horn synth sampler. Besides.... I don't often use horns.... in a very long time. What is right for you might very well be right for someone else looking for a good horn sample recommendation.

Personally, I use Kontakt when I need a moderately good orchestral kind of sound. Yep... there's better out there. And yep... you can dump thousands into the really good ones.


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