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[@ChristopherSiu]

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[@embereyes]

Orchestral tools have to be one of the most inspiring sample library companies there is. Everything they put out is inspiringly beautiful. Cheers Chris

[@Mendelian]

The room sounds so good on that Viola part, not too big not too small; just right. Great vid as always!

[@TemmeSikkema]

Thanks for another clear video Chris. I entered the giveaway competition. If I’d win the library I would try and approach it like its own little concise composer toolkit, and try and make music exclusively using the instruments and sound design from the library. I like the very up-close intimate approach OT took here. Very nice combination of instruments and one can definitely hear Arvo Pärt’s legacy shining through in it. ❤

[@esongsore]

Very funny you talked about the piano being amazing. As soon as I got a notification about the release, I listened through various elements and instantly purchased the piano.

[@b.h.f5116]

Loving the tone and the exotic articulation of solo cello and the other instruments

[@olli-pekka-pappi]

Thanks, Chris (also for your courses)! A wonderful library by Orchestral Tools inspired by our brother or sister nation, the Estonians. (I myself am a Finn). Kannel is a beautiful instrument, here in Finland it's Kantele (basically the same instrument). Really like how OT sampled Kannel. Also XPerimenta has had Kantele VST sampled. These kind of samples can really picture the Scandinavian or the Nordic quiet and serene winter spirit! I'd imagine also Canadian..?

[@francolupo23]

Thank you for this, Chris! I‘m not entirely certain how well it will work together with Tallinn though. The sound in the church has a very specific character.

[@nathandavidmcwilliams]

The Kannel sounds absolutely amazing. Such a beautiful and unique sound. Currently working on a soundtrack for a video game and I would definitely use it there. Along with the Solo Viola and the vocal ensembles. Agreed that the piano sounds very nice as well. The sound designed vocals I think may be a hidden gem.

[@AsukaAmaneHeavenlyMusic]

I am soooo excited with this new library from OT, thank you very much for sharing the video!! I am working on the project to dedicate music video to those who are under pressure, taking care of family mostly, and needing support for sleep and relaxation, and I want to be using this library as this sounds wonderful for nuanced and underscore music. 😊😊😊

[@askiimusic]

Salu looks like a useful addition to my template. Currently working on another nordic/ winter themed album, especially the textures of the quartet strings could be very useful for that!

[@vintagedelay]

this library is so beautiful and delicate. I use this library to compose music for people who suffer for insomnia.

[@mykhailohlus]

I'd definitely use it for intimate and emotive, maybe even experimental compositions. There is a multitude amount of articulations, which is always a good thing. Thanks for review, Christopher.

[@derekjasnoch7703]

Very inspiring library. I'm writing a series of albums that blends early music instruments with modern synths and sounds. This library would be a great bridge between two soundscapes. Especially emphasizing the quite, intimate parts. Thank you for the run through.

[@stationorchestra]

Thank you Chris for presenting Salu. Sounds great, fits for cinematic music. It would be nice for me for next scoring - mostly string and choirs and of course atmospheric effects.

[@lesfuller5984]

Great walkthrough Christopher! Checked out a few of OT’s videos on Salu, and it does seem “one of a kind”! Salu would definitely lend itself to scoring contemplative pieces, and also, music requiring tension!

[@MrTADEUSARIUS]

I like so much the Kannel sound!Is looks like the Greek Sandur we have in Greece!Its magical for my orchestral music i make.Thank you!

[@glennsteinhoff1745]

Hey Chris!! It all sounded great and I would use it all, but to answer your question, I always start my composition with piano, and right now I just have a free one which sounds okay for now but that piano sounded a lot better. So that would be one thing. The other would be the processed sounds. I like adding hints of ambient sounds in my music when I can so this is perfect. Thanks for going through the library. Hope you're having a wonderful day.

[@JunkoDaAstrobeat]

Some of the alternative articulations have really great textures. I think the library would be a great bed to build some intimate folk performances on top of. Would be great for some slow brooding underscoring like some of the Nordic crime shows have.

[@ChrisCross8]

This is such a beautiful library! I love how intimately this was recorded and all of the beautiful textures you get with each section. I think I especially love the Piano, Harp and Kannel and the processed patches are absolutely stunning as well. Thanks for your review Chris!

[@SulwynLokComposer]

Thanks for doing this, Chris! The sounds from Salu are beautiful, and most importantly add a unique level of closeness and intimacy to the music. I look forward to using Salu in my works with live Chinese instruments to explore a new soundscape. The special articulations in Salu are also inspiring and spark new ideas in the writing process.

[@RWALLEN3]

Thanks for the great overview! What a great library. Based on your overview and the walkthroughs, this would be a great addition when thinking about my cinematic and ambient songs.

[@fearlessfreddy1000]

I know that I need to have solo instruments in some of the projects I'm working on. The viola sounds like it would be a good addition to my pallet . The percussion selection is a definite idea nursery. I could use some tympany and tubular chimes with the saxophone quintet I'm working on. Lastly, Christopher your right, that piano's tone comfortably warm. I would love to wrap myself up in it.

[@kaanakalin_film]

Thanks for the playthrough, Chris. I would want to use this library for quiet, contemplative music.

[@Haakond]

Such a fantastic sounding library! I will be scoring a movie in early 2023, and this would be perfect for the soundtrack. That intimate piano, with some textures underneath, will fit just perfectly

[@gregorymoore6794]

Thanks Chris. I look forward to using this library for its very intimate and lively sounds.

[@JohanSamuel]

Sounds perfect for making underscores.

[@SemarusLLC]

I would love to use this for some environmental ambient tracks I am working on for a single player game. It is mostly exploration/puzzle solving across a strand of interconnected villages, ruins, and the surrounding countryside for the cause of a couple of mysterious deaths and related disturbances, with heavy npc interactions/dialogue choices and clue gathering. It would really be a perfect set of sounds to use as the backdrop for players as they uncover more than they expected in this fictional slice of the world.

[@sebastiansalt]

Thanks for the demo! I like the more sombre sounds anyhow, so this is a perfect addition to my arsenal both for scoring and some more organic/melodic techno stuff maybe? I think sounds unique but also versatile being recorded quite dry.

[@la2z029l]

Love the sound of this library. Even more intimate than Tallinn. I want to use this for creating intimate textures accompanying some poignant melody. Thank you!

[@williamh57]

I love all Orchestral Tools libraries, Salu is absolutely beautiful.

[@germainb.]

Really inspiring library as is Tallinn. It can bring so much atmospheres.

[@Banquet...]

Great demo of a lovely sounding library. I'd love to use this for ambient/orchestral underscore to go with my footage of Norfolk Landscapes and wildlife.

[@jhardindrums]

Love the sounds! Especially like having a dedicated string quartet section. Would use these in my own music/ambient projects, and probably incorporate the quartet into music I'm writing for a modding project I'm apart of for Fallout 4. Been on the hunt for a good quartet style library; and while this isn't exclusively a quartet library, there's enough there to make it a worth while and interesting choice.

[@129oldmanschild]

Nice review! Especially the solo strings sound very interesting. I think they would work great on any part that is either quirky or very delicate and melancholic!

[@dbmusicproductions9181]

I have the voices from Tallinn, which I love and blend with other choir samples. I really like the whole Tallinn vibe and would use it for those times where intimacy and a minimalist vibe is needed.

[@cherrysound]

Thank you for sharing with us this walkthrough) I would like to use this library for my travel film - it was a wonderful trip to Georgia, full of spiritual and tasty things, so Salu will be perfect for creating a stunning musical ideas for it 👍🏻

[@njt_music96]

I really like what orchestral tools have been doing over the years... and keep on expanding with their never ending selection of great soundscapes and pallets to choose from, thanks for a great video Chris. This is definately going on my wishlist... i would use this library when i make trailer music as well as folk

[@hallvardsteinhovden2957]

Super exciting library! I would like to use Salu with live recordings, as I use a lot of cello in my composing, as a natural approach as a professional cellist. I think the closeness in this library will give some unique possibilities!

[@Roan256]

I would like this library because I would use the special articulations in the choirs for texture. The Irregular Drops 5ths also sound really useful to me in the right circumstance. Thanks for doing this giveaway Christopher and OT.

[@doublehelix3952]

In my (admittedly limited) experience, Salu is unique. I can easily imagine using the kannel for a rhythmic base and some of the processed sets for layering

[@kamilkulda]

Yes. Another close soundscape by OT. Perfect for minimalism.

[@SuaveP]

Thanks for the giveaway Chris and Orchestral Tools. I will use this VST for scoring and some ambient. The sound is sweet and mellow but give a certain feeling that can't be had in many of the libraries I own. Thanks again. Great showcase.

[@paolotramannoni7445]

Great review! I would use this library both for the "pure" sounds, and for new-age-like atmospheres. It will also be a great source of inspiration.

[@stefanoziggiotti]

Amazing library, something new and fresh on the market! I love Orchestral Tools people!

[@JaysonNgComposer]

I wish to use to library as the new project that I got recently. The natural texture and organic tone really fit the atmosphere

[@DonaldSorah]

I am so excited about this library. I am certain it will take me to a new place creatively.

[@raymondspagnuolo8222]

The choir is quite nice! The piano also! I will have much pleasure using both!

[@MBynum]

Really nice sound from the strings, piano, and processed patches. I would use it for minimalistic moody music or maybe for those emotional film score scenes

[@ku7ah]

You can actually hear so many improvements in the way OT programs their libraries now, I was really amazed when I heard this one. Would love to use this one for the more dreamy and abstract parts of a project I'm working on which tells a story in a viking setting!

[@etph1997]

Love the special articulations! Especially the irregulars for the strings. Very interested in how subtle and detailed it can be. and OHW that sound at 19:15 is hauntingly beautiful!

[@johannesschwark4807]

What a beautiful Library. I really love the intimate but warm sound of the strings, especially the Vibrato. I will for sure use them on an experimental jazz and soul song I am working on currently.

[@ginoeelen6374]

I love the viola and cello - a quite delicate sound. I could imagine using that for more moody passages. And the processed sound also sound very inspiring.

[@FFStudioMy]

This is veri calmly and soothing to compose with other instruments.. It's a step up by giving a more colourful pallet of sounds besides the traditional orchestration

[@normal.username]

Will be a nice pairing with Tallinn. Also nice to hear OT put some more effort into the string legato this time. Would want to use it as a moody background on a thall track.

[@jamiehaggerty1187]

Thanks for doing this. I have a very specific animation of landscapes I would use this for. Outstanding library!

[@crypticcadencebeats]

This sounds impressive, ty for giving a big inside! I would use it on a project I'm working on rn. Its for an event called "Invictus Games 2023" and I will perform this live on stage with a singer, band and hopefully an orchestra too! :) Its a sports event for soldiers who have been injured in action.

[@koothka]

I really like the soft sound of this, it would help me in my composing.

[@spencerblewis712]

Thanks for the great review! Orchestral Tools is always doing great libraries! Canˋt wait to get my hands on

[@ucmcomposer]

Such a nice library. This in combination with Talinn probably sounds like heaven. That's how I would use it first!

[@-Meric-]

Absolutely enchanged by the Kannel. Collection as a whole sounds like the lovechild of Tallinn and Time so it's perfect for some nice underscoring in addition to the instruments playing in a traditional sense

[@ToniHennig]

These Soundscapes are beautiful,Love the Piano too!

[@RunarLundvall]

The vibe here is really something different. On the edge of silence - love that

[@ChrisMuellerMusic]

It is snowing and freezing here. That and this libraries’ solo strings and solo voices inspire me to write an intimate, glassy, icy, winter theme. That’s what I‘d do!

[@micheleduritto]

I have a couple of patches from Taillin already, but this Salu sounds amazing. I am more covered in the Symphonic sound, while i sorely lack a more intimate sound, not to mention that i also lack some tension/avant garde type sounds, and Salu seems to be able to give me both, but it also comes with some usable stuff for more traditional composition (the cello and viola legato are great for example). I would use the soundscapes patches as an "instant film scoring " tool or as an evolving bed to then compose my melodies over. Also the kannel sounds really good for fantasy style music. Thanks for the video, thanks for the giveaway, and good luck everyone!

[@TheAdriaanP]

Can’t wait to try out these new sounds in to my tracks! Thanks for the video!

[@GaryAndrewLaw]

Thank you, Chris. This does seem like a very ambient extension of Tallinn which I love and use a great deal. I've been writing some experimental choral pieces recently and I can imagine this augmenting my existing choirs.

[@digivolt]

This is one of OT's best sounding libs, would work really well for emotional and intimate scoring

[@fs6263]

Great video! This library seems ideal for intimate scores and a beautiful addition to any orchestral template. The soundscape possibilities are endless with a library such as this.

[@Bambinokek]

The library speaks character. I feel like it's fundamentally textural and would be utilized effectively in contemporary scores. Although it does have a different venue compared to other orchestral tools library, the same microphone philosophy has been part of the recordings. Imagine scoring a documentary featuring the wilderness of silence, this would definitely work out for me. Thanks for the walkthrough, Chris; I'm now aware of what I'm planning to buy. I'm only going to pay for some of the individual instruments they have in SINE. But if I do win the giveaway, well that saves me a couple of bucks lol.

[@musicproduction1330]

I enjoyed the play-through, Chris. I would probably use Salu for underscore, with libraries like Tallinn, Albion Tundra, or even Metropolis Ark 2 (adding a Teldex IR reverb to Salu, in the last instance).

[@rbingraham]

Thanks for the walk thru. Some really interesting patches for more avant garde type stuff.

[@mariuslange5456]

What an awesome library. I definitely would use it for an album I’m currently working on!!

[@NDust-il9ei]

Thank you for the review! Looks like a very interesting library. Would be great to use it for more intimate and minimalist compositions!

[@KennethMalmMusic]

Very beautiful and inspiring library, sounds perfect for intimate and slow music which I would use it for! Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone!

[@kevinperry6276]

Beautiful sounds. I’d use this for some. Ire meditative and ambient kind of tracks. I like a lot of Scott Buckley’s tracks and have been trying to write more like that with slow, developing delicate soundscapes.

[@alcorey3137]

Lots of nice sounds in this library - really like the Kannel, Piano and Harp - I can see them getting good usage. Nicely done presentation in a short time frame Christopher

[@SteveWhite24]

Another great library from OT. The string quartet patches would be great for sketching ideas. Loving the moods this library provides.

[@sakutoku]

Such beautiful sounds in this package! I use it for creating game music. Thanks Chris!

[@mrsakitumi]

Damn, that solo piano! so intimate, gentle and beautiful sounding. That combined with the viola and cello will make a great combination for intimate compositions. This library also sounds like it will play nicely with Time Micro (one of my favourite OT libraries along with Time Macro). I would probably use this library for experimental electronic music, media scoring and possibly surround sound art installations.

[@auren4895]

This sounds amazing, I love intimate sounding instruments like this

[@paralelozero]

awesome review. beautiful sound, warm and intimist. it would sound amazing with the compositions im working on, chamber with those winter feels

[@marccaroul4123]

Thanks for the review Chris. I would use this library in a Nordic, minimalist music composition.

[@RegisCaron]

Like the idea of sound design from a couple of the latest orchestral tools libraries

[@carnivalminds]

I liked the library the piano and female choir were nice. I would use this library to make my experiment pop rock that nobody hears. Nice rundown.

[@jlborgesprojects]

I recently purchased ARK 2 and stoked to check this one out. Beautiful.

[@grahamhuber9118]

Perfect for adding unique flourish and cinematic patina to evolving textures and underscoring. Thanks for this brilliant overview, Chris!

[@Tateshi-Starwalker]

I love the selection of sounds. I think it's suitable for drama underscores, but I would like to use it for Olafur Arnalds style tracks as well😆 Thank you for taking the time to show us the beautiful library, Chris!

[@joebarsanti9345]

The sound wonderful! Such a nice warmth

[@lgritchouk]

Really wonderful Library, love the sound. It will be perfect with Tallinn Library .

[@alfredohuerta7039]

Sounds wonderful! It's perfect for composing some of my more emotional songs!

[@michaelheck6919]

Hi Christopher...Thanks for your great work, as always! :-) I love the sonics, the sound and the intimacy of SALU and I'm sure it would be a great fit in my sound arsenal for some romantic or soft, intimate scoring.

[@son_dim]

I'd use it for the more intimate textures of the choirs mainly! Thanks for the giveaway!

[@Journey_From_Zero]

Love the sound of this library it will be a good upgrade for me.

[@lachocolatchaud]

The voice section of this would be so excellent for film scoring

[@caritibor]

Amazing. I love this library. Thanks, Chris for this review . It will be wonderful for my new theater music project :)

[@antonyrobinson1215]

I only have the Tallin women's choir at the moment. Would love to add this. I do have Soltice by Spitfire though, I think this would go well with it. I'm not sure if I'm a bit odd, but I love violas, so this one is very welcome.

[@onurtarcin]

Thank you, Chris. Lots of subtle beauty, and inspiring sounds here! Would be great for intimate compositions, especially string quartet.

[@Nikos4415]

great sounding library! this would be perfect in combination with synths like Diva or Repro for making electronic/classical crossover!

[@HaddonMusic]

Thanks for the review! I would especially use the solo cello and viola for my D&D music haha!