With the amazing move of VSL with the recent librarys, this has provided an unparalleled quality injection for the community. However, we all know that having the libraries is only half the battle; the other half is efficient management and workflow.

The existing community-shared expressionmaps for VSL libraries are often a bit outdated or incomplete for the current versions (Art Conductor 8). What are your thoughts?

Even without it, we've already had a wonderful Christmas season with everything that has happened these past few days!

 

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Yes. I agree with you that the new VSL libraries are fantastic. But without updated expression maps for Art Conductor8 the workflow can be clunky. I think it's worth following the community for updated maps or creating your own. As fully mapped articulations really unlock the potential of the libraries.

 

I was wondering if there's a specific section on the forum where users can get together for a group buy for this. I'd really appreciate any advice or recommendations from the more experienced members!

 

You can download VSL's official expression maps using Vienna Assistant software for FREE. Those are quite detailed too.

You can create a free account at vsl.co.at and login/open with the same in App. IIRC, Go to Additional tab > Cubase Expression Maps and voila.

You can also sort by date on the top right of the app to the get the latest ones.