Best Service's Chris Hein Solo Violin EXtended is a virtual instrument powered by the included Native Instruments Kontakt Player to give you the sound of—and precise control over—a Modern solo violin, an antique Italian violin, a French violin, and an Original 1826 violin. This 9.4GB library comprises over 34,000 samples, affording you 38 articulations, four dynamic layers of legato transition, as well as phase alignment of all samples to provide smooth, inaudible crossfading among eight separate velocity layers.

All four instruments are offered as EX instruments, which are optimized for playability and performance with fast load times and low memory requirements. In addition to the usual articulations such as legato and portamento, Chris Hein brings you special effects and more esoteric articulations, allowing experimental musicians and film composers to explore the possibilities of flautando, flageolets, and ponticello. The special effects provided are bolstered by an internal DSP rack housed within the Kontakt instrument. This sample library is compatible with both Mac and Windows platforms. It can run in standalone mode, or operate within VST, AU, or AAX formats.

4 Solo Violin Instruments    Low CPU Usage EX Instruments    9.4GB Library, Over 34,000 Samples    38 Articulations    4 Legato Transitions, 8 Velocity Layers    DSP Effects Rack    Close Mic'd, Impulse Reverberation    Includes NI Kontakt Player    Mac/Windows, Standalone, AU, VST, AAX

• Four hand-picked violins, all with a unique sound and played by professional studio musicians
• Instruments were recorded with great care and detail
• EX instruments are optimized for playability and performance
• EX instruments save your computer resources, while giving you access to all articulations for authentic performances
• Latest NI Kontakt Player included, no extra software required
• Compatible with Kontakt full version (available separately)

• Modern violin (full and EX version): High-fidelity sound with extreme dynamic and a precise, clear tone
• Italian violin (full and EX version): Antique and precious Italian violin made by Augusto Pollastri—old, noble wood produces warm and rich sound
• French violin (EX instrument)
• Original 1826 violin (EX instrument)

• All samples have been close mic'd for the driest sound possible
• Two impulse responses power two different reverbs allowing you to adapt the instrument to match a variety of room ambiences
• Dedicated convolution engines allows for the creation of arbitrary acoustic environments

• All samples are fully aligned in phase
• Provides seamless transitions of dynamic layers without sonic degradation

• Ensemble Maker allows you to turn the solo instrument into an ensemble, while taking advantage of all available articulations
• Multis with preset stereo image and fine detuning for an intense ensemble effect

• Use the clean start configuration to load an instrument with a sustain variation
• Add further articulations and functions any time as needed 
• Saves on CPU and boosts productivity and efficiency on small mobile production system

• Offers a selection of 102 attack shapes
• Allows you to call up to twelve matching short sample variations (Shorts) along with each sustain articulation
• Provides the corresponding correct attack behavior and a note end that perfectly matches the note length

• True legato in up to four dynamic layers for short and long note variations
• Provides realistic note transitions

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A: Yes, using this adapter, the Jabra 920 would appear as a PC Headset device with both input and output.

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A: No

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