Hey, Claw... I just tried to figure out what you have... doesn't relate to
this (VSL's list which is big). If you're talking about their Special Edition Core Bundles, they sound pretty nice. And if you like VSL and already know your way around their interface you might wanna just consider picking up "Spaces" from EW (think it's half price). It's full of exquisit impulses from all the best orchestral halls and many other arenas. I have a zillion verbs but Spaces is really nice for orchestral stuff and vocals. It is quite wonderful and no play engine. I too started out with ewql's CCC stuff and Spaces is about all I use these days
I don't think Agitato is a viable option. Adagio is 8Dio's main string library (pricy...1g); the Agitato series, covers quicker legato transitions and dynamic bowings outside the scope of the original Adagio series; it should be thought of as a supplement to Adagio, which is their main library. The Sordino is just one of many of the Agitatos...I don't think they have a bundle yet but it's another grand if you start tallying up all the bits... They also have Adagietto, ensembles of Adagio which I picked up to see if I wanted to learn another interface and decided no way. All of these are just strings...and no ostinatum engine.
If you're watching and listening you'll realize the Albions' give you way more than the orchestra...There's a lot of independent folks doing soundtracks/trailers/games/tv that have posted albion work on soundcloud... Ya got till monday! The Darwin Percussion drums are just stunning and the Stephenson's Steam Band is an endless extravaganza of goodies and the Brunel loops are a trip. Christian's wacked out synths lend an original awesomeness and Albion 3 is just gobs of intense awesomeness.
Thanks to you I'm downloading UIST right now...I'd forgone it earlier but while there is lots I'll never use, revisiting it today at half price helped me decide to spring for it. A pretty amazing collection of evolving playing styles... Kinda sucks, money wise as I just added Infinity and Gravity but it
is quite unique. And with the british pound down right now that's only $269. Was gonna pick up Phalynx trumpets next but I got till July 1 to get the intro discount so.... BTW, their Phalanx Brass is sweet... Over at VIC we all keep complaining that Paul and Christian are keeping us all paupers but how to resist! Evo-Grid is on my list as it is truly unique but I'm waiting for Evo-3 then the bundle deal... Spitfire is addicting but their other offerings are very reasonable, especially as they're now doing the bundle deals.
carl, on the verb thing we are talking semantics... maybe some libraries are "miced" in dryer rooms... but they're ALL miced... and so we are only talking relativities here. Personally I find their close in mics as dry as I'd ever want to use and the others make it easy to avoid external verbs... I love the Lynhurst sound but the close in mics without the others would be a deal breaker to me.
Maybe I'm just all wet!