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Hi,
Here follows a small review of the new Karo KSL as requested.
I downloaded the KSL from Karo some days ago. Both the downloading process and installation was a piece of cake and far more convenient than waiting for the CD to arrive in the mail.
What quickly became very obvious to me was that Karo have really put a whole lot of work and efforts in the KLS release. As far as the quality of the programs %26 combis, they are all "top notch". And although there are some additional/extra variations of certain types of combis, these are fully justified by the signifikant difference they add to it.
The new KSL are in general extremly well programmed/balanced and therefore makes a perfect starting point for further editing if desired. When it comes to "legato" strings I usually prefer a combination of crisp cellos and crystal clear solo violins combined with a Oberheim/matrix pad and/or other analog sounds neatly balanced/panned in the background and with each sound set to a spesific keyzone etc. And of course, that's how most of the combis in the KLS already comes like and in many cases one just have to use the outside controllers who are already set up to adjust eq. and other parameters.
Given that the keyboardplayer have good knowledge about "harmonization" and knows how to take advantage of the potential in these combis, it should be fully possible for him to perform a advanced piece in realtime that could easily have been mistaken for the "real thing" by almost any listener without firsthand knowledge to the instruments in question or the concept of orchestrating. Also, by inserting extra timbres here and there during the performance and within a certain keyzone (french horn, another solo violin or cello etc) one can easily create an further illusion of a complete orchestra. For performing either classical music or other types of music live, or for recording/sequensing more complicated arrangements that includes strings, this library is no less than unique. For fast solo passages or typical staccato strings there are also plenty of great combis and programs to choose from.
In short, this is probably as good as it gets and the KSL is undoubtedly the very best string library that is available for the Oasys given it's total RAM capacity of 2 GB. The price may seem a little high at first but in my opinion some of the programs and combis are worth the price alone and the sample CD comes with 256 combis and 640 programs. In other words, this is really a "must have" for any Oasys owner out there.
KARO KSL Symphonic Library:
http://www.karo-sounds.com/web/ksl_e.html
-Tiger
Guitarist / Classical pianist
Oslo, Norway
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