VERSILIAN STUDIOS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 2

A DIFFERENT LIBRARY FOR A DIFFERENT USER

Decades of sampling has been centered around the desire to use only the "best" materials- the "best" musicians, the "best" microphones, the "best" spaces (just read the marketing materials long enough and you'll go cross-eyed at all the superlatives). Great effort is put in by these companies to record and process their samples so they have that fabled "Hollywood" sound, then name-drop everything just to sell their product on the status of the people and things used, rather than the merit of their work.

 

Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 is the antithesis of this movement. It was designed from the beginning to be a library created and centered not around Hollywood - or even the traditional orchestra - but a celebration of the diversity of musical instruments and the people who play them; students, teachers, musicologists, and collectors- performing on everything from modern professional instruments to rare antiques.

 

VSCO 2 is full of character and personality. You will find textures and timbres that have never been captured before and probably will never be captured quite like this again. Chamber strings with a clean, intimate sound; rarities such as bass recorder, ophicleide, a circular alto horn, and an ethnic xylophone. Nearly every instrument has a variety of performers, articulations, and instruments to audition and explore.

 

Everything was recorded using as transparent equipment and processing as possible. Room coloration was kept to a minimum and multi-mic plus full stereo positioning controls were provided, giving you complete control over where and how the instruments sit in your world.

COMMUNITY

EDITION

STANDARD

EDITION

PROFESSIONAL

EDITION

Free

$99

$229

Open source and in many formats, one of the best free libraries in existence.

SPECS

19 Unique Instruments

 

1,952 Samples (+1200 others) (?)

 

SFZ, VSTi, Kontakt 5.5+

 

.XRNI, SampleTank, and .WAV

 

Requires 3 GB of HDD Space

 

Basic Articulations

 

Download Only

35 essential orchestral instruments; a solid foundation for any growing composer.

SPECS

35 Unique Instruments

 

9,254 Samples; 9,254 Files (?)

 

WIPS Legato

 

Requires Kontakt FULL 5.6.8+ (?)

 

Requires 3.8 GB of HDD Space

 

Standard Articulations

 

Download Only

A complete orchestra and more at your fingertips, accessible in the Libraries tab.

SPECS

92 Unique Instruments

 

23,000 Samples; 61,800 Files (?)

 

Multi-Mic, Ensembles, WIPS Legato

 

Works in Kontakt Player 5.6.8+ (?)

 

Requires 15.5 GB of HDD Space

 

Extended Articulations

 

Also available on Flash Drive!

"Many of the instruments shine with

so much character, they are sure to

make it into one of my scores..."

Don Bodin, Sample Library Review

BUILT BY MUSICIANS, FOR MUSICIANS

Over 40 musicians, 20 testers, and half a dozen developers were involved in bringing Chamber Orchestra 2 to life. We'd like to take a moment to hank everyone involved in creating this library and share with you some of our fond memories from over the three years of production.

 

Every patch has a story to tell, like the session pictures below. Take a look around: these are friends and colleagues exploring, having fun - and by sheer coincidence making a sample library.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM

PROJECT LEAD

Samuel A. Gossner

American Recording Lead, Community Edition Developer & Designer

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Simon Autenrieth

Professional & Standard Editions UI & UX

SAMPLE CUTTING

Elan Hickler of Soundemote

Cutting, Processing, and Organizing

KONTAKT SCRIPTING

Tomás Lobos Kunstmann

Engine & UI Scripting and Consultation

ADDITIONAL RECORDING

Simon Dalzell of Ivy Audio

English Recording Lead, Consulting

ADDITIONAL RECORDING

Samuel Hébert

Canadian Recording Lead, Consulting

VOLUNTEER TESTERS

Kurt Landre', Lawson Madlener, Rikard Berg, Zach Striefel, Stephan Wells, Fredrik Park, Joe Kataldo, Turgut Mavuk, Alexander Strukelj, Remo P., Jim Wolk, Javier Gramajo, Falk Au Yeong, Prin Keerasuntonpong, Brian Mowat, Marvin Kopp, Gaetano De Paola, Dylan Eddies, Matt Waldron, Davey Perron, Wesley Weirich, "MysterBlu", Aramis Perez, Szymon Szewczyk, Babis Trihos, Quetzal Marchiori, and Andy Sizemore.

PERFORMERS BY SECTION

SOLO FLUTES

Linda Dallimore, J. Azevedo, Laura Intravita, Sam Gossner

SOLO OBOES

Sam Burke, Katie Hattier

Oboe I & English Horn, Oboe II

SOLO CLARINETS

Dean Coutsouridis, Kevin Bjarnason

Clarinet I & Bass Clarinet, Clarinet II

SOLO BASSOONS

Gabby Liriano, Peter Sauter

Bassoon I, Bassoon II

ETHNIC FLUTES & RECORDERS

Samuel Gossner

Exactly what it says on the tin!

SOLO HORNS

Mackenzie Oprean, Samuel Gossner

Horn I, Horns II & III

HORN SECTION

Jonathan Foo, Braden Williams, Marina Krickler, Andrew Capandes, Ran Lu

SOLO TRUMPETS

Sam Hébert, Christian Conti, Diego Verdin

Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trumpet III

TRUMPET SECTION

Hannah O'Connor, Yizhak Carmona, Tyler Hauer

SOLO CORNETS

Sam Hébert, Samuel Gossner

Cornet I, Cornet II

SOLO TROMBONES

Samuel Gossner, Joe Ricard

Trombones I & II, Trombone III

TROMBONE SECTION

Joe Ricard, Yoshie Nakayama, Mariel Austin, Rex Bennett, Tom Chalmers, Blake Manternach, Sam Gossner

SOLO BASS TROMBONES

Samuel Gossner, Joe Ricard

Bass Trombone I, Bass Trombone II

BASS TROMBONE SECTION

Sam Gossner, James Predom, Alex Preneta

OTHER BRASS

Samuel Gossner

MIXED PERCUSSION

Justin B. Belanger, Sam Hébert, Sam Gossner

MIXED KEYS

Sam Hébert, Samuel Gossner, Simon Dalzell

Grand Piano, Harpsichords, Upright & Organ

CONCERT HARP

Kaity Smith

SOLO VIOLIN

Lily Lyons

VIOLIN SECTION

Lily Lyons, Meitar Forkosh, Brendan Klippel,

Sadie Currey, Rosy Timms

SOLO VIOLA

Brendan Klippel

VIOLA SECTION

Brendan Klippel, Jenny Frantz,

Dan Lay, Gerson Martinez

SOLO CELLO

Cristobal "The Chillest Cellist" Cruz-Garcia

CELLO SECTION

Cristobal Cruz-Garcia, Addy Harris, Parker Ousley

SOLO CONTRABASSES

Brittany Karlson, Justin B. Belanger

SPECIAL THANKS

Mattias Westlund

'Big Bob' Villwock †

Joe "Bigcat" Stevens

Jose Hernandez

Dean Coutsouridis

Lisa Larsen

Sarah Cantor

D'Anthoni Wooten

Dan Getty

Jesse Hartov

Lee McQuillan

Røde Microphones

Focusrite

Berklee College of Music

Connecticut Regional School District 13

EU/UK customers: our products are also on KontaktHub and BestService!