To complete the picture about the E-MU Virtuoso: as good as the orchestral strings are, especially for their age, as bad are the brass sounds. This is really its weakness except French Horn. Trumpets, trombones and brass sections as a whole are far below the standard of the old Roland Orchestral boards and SRX 06.
Woodwinds are quite good except flutes, where I miss sampled vibrato. Solo strings are quite good.