Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I recently compared the Siedlaczek and the Orchestral Vol 1. 

1. Both of them sound great. There was no obvious deficiency in 
either.

2. The Orchestral Vol 1 is solely strings, whereas the Siedlaczek is 
all sections of the orchestra. Also important to note is that many 
of the *presets* that come with Orch Vol 1 ROM rely on sounds from 
the Vol 2 ROM, so if you purchase Vol 1 by itself, a lot of the 
presets will sound odd or not sound at all.

3. As one would expect, OrchVol1 gives a lot more detail. If you 
want 4 contrabasses doing tremolo, or 5 violas spiccato, this ROM 
has it. The sounds are excellent, but you're getting a lot of 
granularity, which can make your head spin. 

4. In contrast, the Siedlaczek does not separate out violins, 
violas, celli, etc. Nor does it separate out the winds or the brass 
into separate instrument groups. Not enough room on a single ROM. So 
you'll get "Super Winds" or "Sustained Winds Oct FF". So, if your 
composition requires a solo instrument, or a solo instrument group 
(e.g., clarinets only), the Siedlaczek chip is not going to help. 
The obvious exception is the percussion section, which sounds 
fabulous on the Siedlazcek.

5. Therefore, if you are doing really detailed classical 
compositions (e.g., trying to recreate the sound of the string 
quartet or wind band), or you need solo instruments, then you'll 
probably have to get both the Orch chips. If you're looking for more 
general pads and large instrument groupings, the go with the 
Siedlaczek. I chose the Siedlaczek because I don't think in terms 
of "hey, this part could really use 16 violins con sordino with 
clarinets and oboes". 

Tx
LC

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "boywithpez007" <reg_wilson@h...> wrote:
> i need some advice, which is the best sounding orchestral rom? 
> Vol. 1, 2 OR The Siedlaczek one????