...I have no reason for choosing Hedwig's Theme for this - I just happened to play it with the Vista II Cello and I liked the result :)
Both patches are using their respective default mic settings with a little bit of external reverb (Cinematic Rooms Professional).
Some thoughts on this comparison:
The Vista II Cello could really use an instance of Soothe 2 and a high-pass filter. Other than that I prefer it for it's slightly more restrained and not overly passionate playingstyle. For this particular cue at least it is the one I would choose. That said, the Pacific Solo Cello might work very well in other contexts, perhaps as an alternative to the iconic Tina Guo Cello from Cinesamples. More testing will have to be done.
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