“There is literally no other product on the market that mixes individual player control for string sections with interval sampled legato transitions. […] It pairs this with a robust collection of different short articulations, harmonics and sundries that, once again, far exceeds what’s offered in other divisi string libraries […] even with a string collection on my computer spanning terabytes of other samples, there are some pieces I can literally only convincingly mock up with Dimension Strings I (Full Library).”
“If you’re looking for robust legato sampling or the wider range of articulations, there really isn’t a direct competitor to Dimension Strings.”
“[…] unmatched by any other divisi strings library.”
“[…] by far, the most deeply sampled string product of its kind […]”
“[…] a different league from competing products in regards to its ability to realize complex divisi string writing […]“
Per Lichtman, SoundBytes, November 2018
http://soundbytesmag.net/review-vsl-vienna-dimension-strings-i/">http://soundbytesmag.net/review-vsl-vienna-dimension-strings-i/
„Das Konzept der Dimension Strings ist für Anwender interessant, die volle Kontrolle über ihr Streicher-Arrangement haben möchten […]. Die Samples wurden mit größter Perfektion aufgenommen […] und lassen sich hervorragend spielen. […]. Für die Lebendigkeit sorgt das umfangreiche Funktionsangebot des Vienna Instruments PRO Players mit seiner Human Performance Control […]. Die Resultate können deutlich flexibler und anderen Streicher-Libraries weit überlegen sein […].“
Andreas Moisa, Keys, Mai 2014
“[Vienna] Dimension Strings is an outstanding library, musically and technically superb with fully customizable ensemble building and individual player control. […] Some of the demos on VSL’s website bear this out and are nothing short of stunning.[…] the number of instruments may appear small but it’s really very flexible and with a little trickery it can handle any setup from a small studio sized ensemble to a full-blown Hollywood string orchestra.”
+ Superb sound
+ Individual player control
+ Customizable section sizes
+ For pro composers/arrangers
Keith Gemmell, Music Tech, May, 2014
http://www.musictech.net/2014/05/vsl-dimension-strings-review/
“[...] I would venture to say that Dimension Strings is the most versatile library available on the market at the moment. Since it gives you access to the full play range of each individual string on each individual instrument in the entire library, Dimension Strings provides you with a staggering amount of string ensemble possibilities. Add to this the wonderfully beautiful sound that it produces and I can safely say that Dimension Strings is a library that all modern composers should have in their studio.”
Scott R. Garrigus, DigiFreq.com, February, 2014
http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/reviewdetails.asp?ProdReviewID=39
"[…] none of the existing VSL string titles matches the sonic richness and flexibility of Dimension Strings. […] The preset Matrices of articulations are beautifully thought through […]. Building your own ensembles is huge fun too, though […]." Pros: Unprecedented realism and control for composers. Cons: Nothing."
Jono Buchanan, Future Music, September 2013
http://www.musicradar.com
“The combination of individual player access, alternative mappings and fastidious attention to detail has generated VSL’s largest library yet, and this is just the first chapter.”
“The distinguishing quality […] is the ability to customise individual instruments’ performances in unprecedented detail, enabling users to produce arrangements of great precision, depth, subtlety and musical power.”
Dave Stewart, Sound On Sound, May 2013
“[…] adding Dimension Strings to your existing palette opens a whole new world of virtual orchestration for you.
[…] what sets Dimension Strings apart, even and particularly within Vienna’s own string family, is the sheer depth of bowings that have been recorded down to Forced Strings (the ‘suls’), Open Strings, and individual players.
I think it’s fair to say Dimension Strings are, or will be upon completion, the next generation workhorse string library.”
Peter Alexander, soniccontrol.tv, March 2013
http://soniccontrol.tv/2013/03/07/insights-vienna-dimension-strings-part-1/
„Vienna Dimension Strings setzt in puncto Flexibilität Maßstäbe: Wohl keine andere Library bietet so umfangreiche Möglichkeiten, Ihren persönlichen Streichersound zu gestalten.“
Mario Schumacher, Beat, Dezember 2012
„Die Möglichkeiten zur Klangformung gehen weit über das Gewohnte hinaus. […] Das kann keine andere Library in dieser Form bieten. […] Die Aufnahmequalität ist über jeden Zweifel erhaben und lässt eine weit größere Sorgfalt erkennen, als aktuelle Produkte der Konkurrenz. Fazit: Die Dimension Strings bieten eine bisher bei Sample-Libraries nie da gewesene Kontrolle über die einzelnen Instrumente in hervorragender Klangqualität. Sie ermöglichen Arrangierarbeiten wie sie für ein echtes Orchester gemacht werden.“
- + hervorragender Klang
- + kreative Möglichkeiten
- + Preis/Leistung
Andreas Moisa, Keys, Dezember 2012
„Hier trifft man nicht auf uniforme Dosen-Strings, sondern auf unterscheidbare Musiker in Interaktion mit ihren Violinen-Unikaten. Die kleinen Ungenauigkeiten und die 8 verschiedenen Persönlichkeiten garantieren einen lebendigen, bewegten und bewegenden Klang. Die Audioqualität ist erlesen und auf höchstem Niveau. […] Der Reichtum an Artikulationen ist immens. […] Alles in allem eine klare Empfehlung, zumal die Library derzeit noch zum stark reduzierten Preis angeboten wird.“
Holger Obst, releasetime.de, November 2012
http://www.releasetime.de/test-tutorial-vsl-vienna-dimension-violins/
Company: Vienna Symphonic Library