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by Unknown
VSCO 2 Community Edition by Versilian Studios is an open-source chamber orchestra under the CC0 license, which means it’s public domain. What I love here is that there’s no signup email, no account, no attribution required, and no restrictions on commercial use or redistribution. That’s rare in the sample library world. The core library includes about 1,952 samples covering flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, organ, piano, percussion, and strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass).
1 kHz, with a chamber-scale, slightly dry character. I find it much more intimate than the huge, scoring-stage sound of the BBCSO or SSO Discover. The official release is SFZ and WAV files, playable in any SFZ host. Plogue’s free Sforzando is the easiest entry point. Several third-party conversions exist: Because the license is CC0, VSCO 2 CE is also used as a building block for custom instruments, game audio, and app development.
Links to vis.versilstudios.com — the article includes the official download links.
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