Larry Shelby 12,218 Posted November 24, 2020 Our "Bruce Friday" sale starts early and runs past Friday, cause that's just how Bruce rolls. https://www.embertone.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Shelby 12,218 Posted November 24, 2020 Joshua Bell Violin is 25% at $150 https://www.embertone.com/instruments/joshuabellviolin.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitflipper 880 Posted November 24, 2020 The "Essential" version gives you half the articulations (but the most useful ones are still in there) for just 50 bucks. Granted, not everybody needs a solo violin, but I've found that subtly adding one atop a string ensemble really brings out the definition, regardless of the context. If I wasn't already covered for solo violin, I'd jump on this. The ones that I have aren't nearly as good, but I can't justify adding another one. To fight off the GAS, I had to take TUMS (Twice the Usual Modicum of Self control) for this one. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Shelby 12,218 Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) For the same price you can get the FULL Friedlander Violin...don't know how they compare... but it's not a scaled down version...downside is there is no upgrade path like there is with JB Essential Edited November 24, 2020 by cclarry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Fowler 118 Posted November 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, bitflipper said: The "Essential" version gives you half the articulations (but the most useful ones are still in there) for just 50 bucks. Granted, not everybody needs a solo violin, but I've found that subtly adding one atop a string ensemble really brings out the definition, regardless of the context. If I wasn't already covered for solo violin, I'd jump on this. The ones that I have aren't nearly as good, but I can't justify adding another one. To fight off the GAS, I had to take TUMS (Twice the Usual Modicum of Self control) for this one. My threshold for buying the full version of JB was 40% off, so I plumped for the essential version instead. I only need a violin occasionally, and am hoping that I don't know what most of the "missing" articulations are is a sign I probably don't need them! I wish I could get their Walker D to play nicer with my system; it's the only Kontakt piano I can't get to run smoothly, and that's just the lite version! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitflipper 880 Posted November 25, 2020 I don't know how many times I've thought "Sul Ponticello would be just the ticket here!". Then I'd think "what the hell is Sul Ponticello, anyway? Larry, the advantage of JB over Friedlander appears to be that the former has this nifty "intuitive" mode that apparently inserts articulations automatically based on things like note length, overlap, and intervals. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fleer 3,751 Posted November 25, 2020 Sul Ponticello used to live a block away from us. A real wise guy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amicus717 292 Posted November 25, 2020 I have Joshua Bell Essential. So far it does everything I'd want a solo violin library to do, and at the moment I have no urge to upgrade to the full version. It's a very nice library. I have the Friedlander one, too, and it's solid and expressive. I find Joshua Bell to be a bit more refined and elegant. Both are really good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
