Abbreviations for virtual instruments, music software, their developers, and digital audio workstations

This list draws on abbreviations routinely used on Vi-control.net and those compiled by "chillbot" the "Sock Muppet" and others in this VI-Control post, but also removes some abbreviations and adds others, focusing only on VIs, software, developers and DAWs. It will continue to be expanded. Bear in mind that the numerous products with the same abbreviations may call for clarification in some contexts. If you would like to suggest changes or additions, please email me at hello at the domain. Thank you.

AB: Adventure Brass (Musical Sampling)
AD/AD2: Addictive Drums (XLN Audio)
AI: Audio Imperia
ALB1/ALB2/ALB3/etc: Albion Series (Spitfire Audio)
ALBO: Albion ONE (Spitfire Audio)
AM: Audio Modeling
AMS: Aleatoric Modular Series (Strezov Sampling)
AO: Audio Ollie
APE: Apocalypse Percussion Ensemble (Soundiron)
AR2/ART/AR2IS/ARTIS: Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings (Spitfire Audio)
ARO: Abbey Road Orchestra (Spitfire Audio)
ARO1V: Abbey Road Orchestra 1st Violins (Spitfire Audio)
ARO1VC: Abbey Road Orchestra 1st Violins Core (Spitfire Audio)
ARO1VP: Abbey Road Orchestra 1st Violins Professional (Spitfire Audio)
AROHP: Abbey Road Orchestra High Percussion
AROLP: Abbey Road Orchestra Low Percussion
AROMP: Abbey Road Orchestra Metal Percussion
AROOF: Abbey Road One Orchestral Foundations (Spitfire Audio)
AROTC: Abbey Road One: The Collection (Spitfire Audio)
ASC: Ashen Scoring Cello (Wavelet Audio)
ASS: Alternative Solo Strings (Spitfire Audio)
BFA: Big Fish Audio
BFD/BFD2/BFD3: Big Fat Drums (FXpansion)
BHCT: Bernard Hermann Composer Toolkit (Spitfire Audio)
BO: Berlin Orchestra (Orchestral Tools)
BOSS: Ben Osterhouse Sospiro Strings
BPC: Berlin Percussion (Orchestral Tools)
BS: Best Service
BS: Bunker Samples
BS or BST: Berlin Strings (Orchestral Tools)
BSS: Berlin Symphonic Strings
BWW: Berlin Woodwinds (Orchestral Tools)
CAGE: Custom Aleatoric Group Effects (8dio)
CDT: Contemporary Drama Toolkit (Spitfire Audio)
CH: Chris Hein
CP: CinePerc (Cinesamples)
CS: Cinesamples
CS2: Cinematic Strings 2 (Cinematic Strings)
CSB: Cinematic Studio Brass (Cinematic Studio Series)
CSP: Cinematic Studio Piano (Cinematic Studio Series)
CSR: CineStrings Runs (Cinesamples)
CSS: Cinematic Studio Strings (Cinematic Studio Series)
CSSS: Cinematic Studio Solo Strings (Cinematic Studio Series)
CSW: Cinematic Studio Woodwinds (Cinematic Studio Series)
CW: CineWinds (Cinesamples)
CWP: CineWinds Pro (Cinesamples)
DOW: Drums Of War (Cinesamples)
DP: Digital Performer (MOTU)
EW: EastWest
EWC: Eric Whitacre Choir (Spitfire Audio)
EWQLSC: EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs
EWQLSO: EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra (See: EWSO/QLSO)
EWSO: EastWest Symphonic Orchestra (See: EWQLSO/QLSO)
FA: Fluffy Audio
FLS: Fruity Loops Studio
GPO: Garritan Personal Orchestra
HB: Hollywood Brass (EastWest)
HC: Hollywood Choirs (EastWest)
HFS: Hollywood Fantasy Strings (EastWest)
HFS: Hollywood Fantasy Winds (EastWest)
HH: Hollywood Harp (EastWest)
HHC: Hip Hop Creator (Realitone)
HOOPUS: HollyWood Orchestra Opus Edition (EastWest)
HOP: Hollywood Orchestral Percussion (EastWest)
HOW: Hollywood Orchestral Winds (EastWest)
HPB: Hollywood Pop Brass (EastWest)
HS: Hollywood Strings (EastWest)
HSC: Hollywood Solo Cello (EastWest)
HSV: Hollywood Solo Violin (EastWest)
HT1/HT2/HT3: Hybrid Tools (8dio)
HWB: Hollywood Brass (EastWest)
HWC: Hollywood Choirs (EastWest)
HWS: Hollywood Strings (EastWest)
HWW: Hollywood Winds (EastWest)
HZP: Hans Zimmer Percussion (Spitfire Audio)
HZP: Hans Zimmer Piano (Spitfire Audio)
HZS: Hans Zimmer Strings (Spitfire Audio)
IB: Infinite Brass (Aaron Venture)
IW: Infinite Woodwinds (Aaron Venture)
ISS: Intimate String Series (Embertone)
ISW: Impact Soundworks
JBV: Joshua Bell Violin (Embertone)
JEO: Jade Ethnic Orchestra (Strezov)
K13/K14/etc: Komplete 13/14 (Native Instruments)
K13U/K14U/etc: Komplete 13/14 Ultimate (Native Instruments)
KH: Kirk Hunter
KHCS3: Kirk Hunter Concert Strings 3
KO: Kepler Orchestra (Spitfire Audio)
LADD: LA Drama Drums (Audiobro)
LAMP: LA Modern Percussion (Audio Ollie / Performance Samples)
LASS: LA Scoring Strings (Audiobro)
LCOS: London Contemporary Orchestra (Spitfire Audio)
LCOT: London Contemporary Orchestra Textures (Spitfire Audio)
LS: Light and Sound
LSCS: Light and Sound Chamber Strings (Light and Sound)
LSSQ: Lyric Series String Quartet (Kirk Hunter)
MA1/MA2/MA3/MA4/MA5: Metropolis Ark (Orchestral Tools)
MAP: Modern Animated Percussion (Sample Logic / Soundiron)
MOR: Ministry of Rock (EastWest)
MSB: Modern Scoring Brass (Audiobro)
MSS: Modern Scoring Strings (Audiobro)
NI: Native Instruments
NISSBE: Native Instruments Symphony Series Brass Ensemble
NISSBS: Native Instruments Symphony Series Brass Solo
NISSP: Native Instruments Symphony Series Percussion
NISSSE: Native Instruments Symphony Series String Ensemble
NISSWE: Native Instruments Symphony Series Woodwinds Ensemble
NISSWS: Native Instruments Symphony Series Woodwinds Solo
NSS: Nashville Scoring Strings (Audio Ollie)
OA: Olafur Arnalds
OACE: Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions (Spitfire Audio)
OE/OE2: Orchestral Essentials (Project SAM)
OMNI: Omnisphere (Spectrasonics)
OO: Originals Orchestra (Spitfire Audio)
OSR: Orchestral String Runs (Orchestral Tools)
OSWM: Orchestral Swarm (Spitfire Audio)
OT: Orchestral Tools
OTR: Orchestral Template For Reaper
OTS: Orange Tree Samples
PFC: Pathfinder Cello (Osterhouse Sounds)
PiB: Piano in Blue (Cinesamples)
PS: Performance Samples
PT: Pro Tools (Digidesign/Avid)
QLSO: Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra (See: EWSO/EWQLSO)
SA: Spitfire Audio
SAH: Spitfire Audio Hammers
SAPP: Spitfire Appassionata Strings
SAS: Spitfire Appassionata Strings
SASS: Spitfire Alternative Solo Strings
SATP: SAGA Acoustic Trailer Percussion (Red Room Audio)
SC: Symphonic Choirs (EastWest)
SCRP: Spitfire Scraped Percussion
SCS: Spitfire Chamber Strings
SD/SD2/SD3: Superior Drummer (or: Stormdrum)
SD2/SD3: Stormdrum (EastWest)
SDS: Synchron Duality Strings (Vienna Symphonic Library
SES: Synchron Elite Strings (Vienna Symphonic Library)
SINEplayer: Streaming Intelligent Network Engine player (Orchestral Tools)
SF: Spitfire
SFA: Spitfire Audio
SKSS/SKSORD/SORDS: Sonokinetic Sordino Strings (Sonokinetic)
SL: Sample Logic
SM: Sample Modeling
SO: Symphonic Orchestra (see: EWQLSO/EWSO/QLSO)
SOS/SKOS: Sonokinetic Orchestral Strings (Sonokinetic)
SP: Synchron Prime (Vienna Symphonic Library)
SSB: Spitfire Symphonic Brass (Spitfire Audio)
SSO: Spitfire Symphony Orchestra (Spitfire Audio)
SSO: Synchron Smart Orchestra (Vienna Symphonic Library)
SSOP: Spitfire Symphony Otchestra Professional
SSP: Symphonic Sphere (Orchestral Tools)
SSS: Spitfire Symphonic Strings (Spitfire Audio)
SStB: Spitfire Studio Brass (or: SSTB) (Spitfire Audio)
SStS: Spitfire Studio Strings (or: SSTS) (Spitfire Audio)
SStW: Spitfire Studio Woodwinds (or: SSTW) (Spitfire Audio)
SSW: Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds (Spitfire Audio)
SWAM: Synchronous Wavelength Acoustic Modeling (Audio Modeling)
SYM: Symphobia (Project SAM)
TARI: Eduardo Tarilonte
TB: Trailer Brass (Music Sampling)
TO: The Orchestra (Sonuscore)
TOC: The Orchestra Complete (Sonuscore)
TOC: The Orchestra Essentials (Sonuscore)
TS/TS2: True Strike (Project SAM)
TSS: Tokyo Scoring Strings (Impact Soundworks)
UIST: Albion IV (Spitfire)
VEP/VEPro: Vienna Ensemble Pro (VSL)
VGP/VGP2/VGP3: Virtual Grand Piano (Art Vista)
VSCO/VSCO2: Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra
VSL: Vienna Symphonic Library