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What’s the best affordable orchestral library out there?

It’s difficult to pinpoint one perfect orchestral library, because so much depends on both your skill level and how you’re going to use it. When it comes to both size and price, the sky’s the limit, with pros willing to spend thousands on multiple libraries that will give them every sound and playing articulation they require to create convincing orchestral arrangements in their DAWs.

For most of us, though, things are rather different – you may just want an instrument that provides some

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