I'm looking to buy a proper EM Skinner sample set (Not Aeolian Skinner), and the reason is primarily for the lovely strings and reeds on the EM Skinners, and the lush Romantic style sound. I know the question has come up a few times, and generally the recommendation is to get Evensong's St. Mark's Glendale. I'm still very much leaning in this direction, however Evensong also has the Holy Trinity Georgetown E.M. Skinner. I recently listened to this recording on Contrebombarde:
https://www.contrebombarde.com/concerth ... usic/41237
and I thought it was gorgeous, exactly the kind of sound I'm looking for. The demos of both sound very similar, however St. Mark's has a slightly longer reverberation and 2 channels. On the other hand though, St. Marks' appears to have more extended ranks and Holy Trinity more actually sampled ranks.
I've considered MDA's Mount Carmel Skinner, but the lack of multiple releases is the main problem there for me. Still a lovely sounding instrument though, and in many ways similar to the other two.
I know the solution is to buy both (or all three!), but I'd like to ideally only buy one! Anyone familiar with both of Evensong's offerings able to help me decide? Thanks!
https://www.contrebombarde.com/concerth ... usic/41237
and I thought it was gorgeous, exactly the kind of sound I'm looking for. The demos of both sound very similar, however St. Mark's has a slightly longer reverberation and 2 channels. On the other hand though, St. Marks' appears to have more extended ranks and Holy Trinity more actually sampled ranks.
I've considered MDA's Mount Carmel Skinner, but the lack of multiple releases is the main problem there for me. Still a lovely sounding instrument though, and in many ways similar to the other two.
I know the solution is to buy both (or all three!), but I'd like to ideally only buy one! Anyone familiar with both of Evensong's offerings able to help me decide? Thanks!