Vienna Symphonic Library on MuseHub: every VSL MuseSounds library
Vienna Symphonic Library has been sampling orchestras since the year 2000, and its instruments are the reference point many film and concert composers mock up against. Ten VSL libraries are on MuseHub as MuseSounds Editions — strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano, harp, celesta, marimba, vibraphone and a free set of bass trombones — all playing back inside MuseScore Studio from the notation alone.
This guide lists every VSL library on MuseHub with its price, explains what the collaboration changes for someone writing in a score, shows how to get started, and covers what MuseSounds Pro includes.
What the collaboration changes
For a composer or arranger working in notation, the promise is high-fidelity orchestral playback inside the writing environment — the realism that used to require a DAW, a sampler and a lot of MIDI editing:
- Strings that swell, sustain and respond to hairpins and slurs the way a section does.
- Woodwinds with the character of each instrument intact, so a melodic line has color and clarity.
- Brass with presence and dynamic range, from soft chorale to full fanfare.
- Percussion with the detail to drive rhythm and texture rather than mark time.
The libraries are integrated into MuseScore Studio and optimized for it: no routing, no third-party sampler, no key switches. Install from MuseHub, make sure MuseSounds is the active playback profile, and the score plays.
Every VSL library on MuseHub
| Library | What it covers | Price | In MuseSounds Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna Strings | Full string section | $69.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Brass | Full brass section | $69.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Woodwinds | Full woodwind section | $59.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Percussion | Orchestral percussion | $49.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Piano | Concert grand | $24.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Harp | Concert harp | $14.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Celesta | Celesta | $14.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Marimba | Marimba | $14.99 | Yes |
| Vienna Vibraphone | Vibraphone | $14.99 | Yes |
| Free Vienna Bass Trombones | Bass trombones | Free | — |
Bought individually, the nine paid libraries add up quickly. MuseSounds Pro, the subscription that adds premium libraries on top of the free MuseSounds collection, includes all nine for $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year — alongside Spitfire Audio’s Symphony series, Audio Imperia’s Nucleus and Solo, Muse Pipe Organ, Muse Guitars Vol. 2 and more. If you want the full VSL orchestra, compare the table above with a year of Pro; if you want one section, buy it once.
Why this matters while you write
Better decisions, sooner. Accurate playback tells you whether a voicing works, whether the horns cover the violas, whether a woodwind doubling adds color or mud — while you are still writing, not after a rehearsal.
Mock-ups you can send. Export audio from MuseScore Studio and you have a demo a collaborator, client or performer can judge the music by, without the notation software’s playback being the thing they notice.
Getting started
- Download or open MuseHub.
- Go to the MuseSounds section and find the Vienna Symphonic Library collection.
- Click Get on the libraries you want — start with the free bass trombones if you want to hear the quality first.
- Open MuseScore Studio (restart it if it was open) and make sure MuseSounds is selected as the playback profile.
- Open a score. Instruments with a VSL library available can be assigned to it in the Mixer.
How to use MuseSounds in MuseScore Studio walks through each step with the common mistakes.
This collaboration reflects a shared aim between MuseSounds and VSL: to put world-class music tools in front of a much wider creative community. With VSL powering playback inside MuseScore Studio, high-quality orchestral composition needs a free notation app and a laptop.
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Next steps
Compare the sections against other libraries in the best strings libraries, the best orchestral libraries and the best piano libraries, or see Audio Imperia’s Nucleus and Solo for a more cinematic sound. New to all of this? What are MuseSounds? explains how the libraries work and where Vienna sits among them. Browse MuseSounds on MuseHub, or download MuseHub free.
