It's called SimpleViolin for a reason. It's good for legato lines.

Here are two more for you:
 
http://www.chrishein.net/web/CH-Violin_Overview.html
 
https://cinesamples.com/product/cinestrings-solo
 
I own the Embertone libraries and Chris Hein. The CH library is very playable. You'll really want to setup TouchOSC with the Embertone libraries to get the proper control over expression and vibrato, otherwise it is difficult to get the right sound out of it during certain types of phrases. For really slow or very fast passages, the Embertone libraries can sound wonderful. It's in between that it shows some weakness. The Cinestrings Solo library is unique in that is gives you 1st and 2nd chair solo instruments for violin and viola, as well as cello and bass instruments.
 
Regards,
Dan

Hey Dan!
 
 
Thanks for that. I looked into both of these before becoming interested in the Embertone. I really liked the Cinestrings demos - but prefer the sound of the Friedlander... and initially I was just looking for a violin The Chris Hein one is good too, but also not quite what I am after. Somehow, the CH stuff has never really appealed to me.
 
It is really intersting what your are saying her, however. I need to think a little again 
 
Thank you

ProjectM
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The NKS part is definitely interesting. I do have the Native Instruments controller. Is it safe to assume that the rest of them will be updated to NKS versions sometime down the line?
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I hate to drag my dongle along when I'm out with my laptop. 
 

Embertone wrote they were updating Friedlander, Fisher and Blakus to the (latest) Leonid level. By the way, did I say I really love that bass?
As for EastWest and iLok, you don't need a dongle anymore, you can activate a machine license.
 

Fleer
 
Embertone wrote they were updating Friedlander, Fisher and Blakus to the (latest) Leonid level. By the way, did I say I really love that bass?
As for EastWest and iLok, you don't need a dongle anymore, you can activate a machine license.
 

 
He he, everyone is raving about that Bass, it must be good ;) The NKS bit is a definite advantage.
 
Yeah, I know EastWest started doing machine licencing, but that's only for 1 machine, right? And then the dongle is redundant? I still need to use it on two machines, maybe three. I hate Dongles...

Yup, only one activation with EastWest, alas.

Yeah, that kills it for me. I keep my EWQL stuff on my main studio machine and use something like Session Strings Pro to do on the road mock ups. This time I want something I can have in my carry on as well as in my studio without a dongle to be irritated about

But the Hollywood Solo instruments sure sounds lovely
 

Chk this one out!
 
https://www.virharmonic.com/bohemian_violin
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOXlVH1ZNQ
 

Bohemian is awesome...and is on my list...
 
Everything Virharmonic is on  my list...though not "high"
on the list as I have a lot of it covered already...just
"on the list"