Vienna Instruments Vienna Special Edition Software (Mac and Windows)

This Special Edition of Vienna Instruments brings together the complete orchestra – and more – in an affordable Collection. It is the ideal, resource-saving companion for orchestral arrangements on the laptop, or for newcomers to the world of Vienna Instruments, offering a useful cross-section of Vienna Symphonic Library’s over one million samples.

The Standard Library includes 28 instruments and ensembles, covering large post-romantic instrumentation. It contains solo and ensemble strings, solo instruments and ensembles of the brass section, woodwinds ranging from piccolo flute to contra bassoon, harp, drums and percussion as well as celesta and the Bösendorfer Imperial grand piano.

The Extended Library doesn’t offer more articulations to the Standard Library instruments; rather, it contains 35 additional instruments which enhance the symphonic variety of this Collection (e.g., basset horn, contrabass trombone, saxophones, Vienna’s famous Chamber Strings and Epic Horns). It also adds instruments like the Vienna Konzerthaus Organ, a harpsichord, acoustic and electric guitar, and many more. As a special bonus, staccatos and sustains performed by the large string ensembles of the Appassionata Strings have been included.

Apart from the basic articulations, all string and wind instruments include the Legato Performances characteristic of the Vienna Symphonic Library. Real note transitions up to a one octave range are played automatically by the algorithms of Vienna Instruments when the user plays legato notes.

The Vienna Special Edition is a comprehensive and extremely versatile Collection that can be used efficiently with reasonable hard disk and memory requirements, making the Vienna Instruments’ famous realism easy to grasp and use. It’s the quintessence of the Vienna Symphonic Library in a single, affordable software package!

Instruments and Articulations:
Standard Library
Piccolo

Flute 1

French oboe

English horn

Clarinet

Bass clarinet

Bassoon

Contrabassoon

Triple horn

Trumpet

Tenor trombone

Bass trombone

Tuba

Horn ensemble (4 players)

Trumpet ensemble (3 players)

Trombone ensemble (3 players)
- Staccato

- Portato

- Sustains

- Sforzato

- Legato Performances

Harp
Single notes and harmonics

Solo violin

Solo viola

Solo cello

Solo double bass

Violin ensemble (14 players)

Viola ensemble (10 players)

Cello ensemble (8 players)

Double bass ensemble (6 players)
- Staccato
- Portato
- Sustains
- Sforzato
- Legato Performances
- Portamento Performances
- Pizzicato
- Tremolo

Bösendorfer Imperial Grand Piano

Celesta

Glockenspiel

Xylophone

Vibraphone

Marimba
- Basic articulations

Timpani

Taiko drums

Bass drum

Snare drum

Snare drum ensemble

Tambourine

Concert tom

Gongs

Suspended cymbals

A-due cymbals
Tam-tam

Thundersheet

Rails

Metal chimes

Table castanets

Triangle

Tubular bells

Plate bells
- Basic articulations

Extended Library
Flute 2

Alto flute

Viennese oboe

Oboe d’Amore

Small clarinet in Eb

Basset horn

Alto saxophone

Tenor saxophone

Baritone saxophone

Flute ensemble (3 players)

Oboe ensemble (3 players)

Clarinet ensemble (3 players)

Bassoon ensemble (3 players)

Viennese Horn

Piccolo trumpet

Trumpet in C (muted)

Tenor trombone (muted)

Contrabass trombone

Contrabass tuba

Wagner Tuba

Horn ensemble (8 players – Epic Horns)

Trumpet ensemble (3 players – muted)

Trombone ensemble (3 players – muted)
- Staccato
- Portato
- Sustains
- Sforzato
- Legato Performances

Violin chamber ensemble (6 players)

Viola chamber ensemble (4 players)

Cello chamber ensemble (3 players)

Double bass chamber ensemble (2 players)
- Staccato
- Portato
- Sustains
- Sforzato
- Legato Performances
- Portamento Performances
- Pizzicato
- Tremolo

Vienna Konzerthaus Organ
- 2 registrations (plenum and flutes)

Harpsichord

Electric guitar (Overdrive)

Concert guitar
- Basic articulations

Bonus Files
Appassionata Violins (20 players)

Appassionata Violas (14 players)

Appassionata Cellos (12 players)

Appassionata Double Basses (10 players)
- Staccato
- Sustains

Technical Info

System Requirements
Apple G4 800 MHz (G5 recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. RTAS, AU or VST host program.

PC Intel/AMD 2 GHz (3++ GHz recommended) with Windows XP. VST host program.
Also available as stand-alone on Apple and PC.

Do you hear strings in your latest composition? A French Horn duet? How about some hot oboe-on-oboe action? Vienna Instruments satisfies all your orchestral needs with this special edition virtual instrument. You get both the standard and extended libraries with over 60 instruments and ensembles for use on Mac and Windows computers. I've got a fever, and the only cure is more Glockenspiel! *Requires unlock key for activation (sold separately).