None of which directly answers your questions. I suspect that when I finally get good at this I'll use both types of libraries. Something about the speed with which one can work with the ensembles instead of fussing around with the individual tracks. The other thing, which has worked for me, is to start writing with the ensemble libraries and then add in or replace individual instruments. Which is a heck of lot more work than it probably sounds like! The trick, for me, I think, is to write as I normally do, sequence with individual instruments or sections, and then replace parts with ensembles from these libraries where it fits. In fact the library that introduced me to the concept was Cinesamples CineOrch, which I still use from time to time. Not unlike recording an entire combo vs mulitracking the individual players. Perfectly logical that recording musicians together will sound more like you recorded them together, but you have to sacrifice some flexibility. They offer a level of 'real' that is difficult, if not impossible to achieve with individually sampled instruments. I really like the sound of all these libraries.

I also own both Swing! libraries, and Metropolis Ark 1 & 2, and Time Macro Equally important, I continue to try to learn to use them well. That is an issue of understanding the workflow more than any specific problem.

In the interest of transparency I don't use any of them nearly as much as I use my individual instrument libraries. I own Albion ONE, Albion V Tundra, and all three Symphobias.

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