Musical Sampling Soaring Strings [KONTAKT]

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With so many great legato string libraries out there, why another one?
We wanted performances that catered to... (yes, I have to say it) soaring string lines and dramatic passages by having the players really dig in with the vibrato and giving us all they had with the triple forte dynamic. This also meant approaching the sessions in a unique, musical way to capture the kind of singular legato we were looking for.

Another focus was to dial things back with what we felt was necessary to produce credible string arrangements in a shorter amount of time. This involved creating a single, natural mix and omitting seldom-used legato articulations. We also developed a Sustain Sync feature that synchronizes the starting sustain with the following intervals/repetitions, which saves you from having to make adjustments to start-notes to closely match the intervals timing upon quantization. Lastly, we included a To Silence button that can enable the modwheel to completely diminish the softest dynamic to silence. This not only provides unique possibilities with expression, but also saves the need to use another controller to simulate a decrescendo to niente.

We also agreed that recording medium-sized ensembles in their traditional seating arrangement would not only provide enough solo-istic detail in the recordings, but would have a more natural transparency when writing harmonies.

After various tests throughout the year, months of recording, editing, programming and bringing the polish as far as we could -- were thrilled to finally share our debut offering, Soaring Strings. Happy composing!

Features

Innovative musical approach to sessionsMedium-sized ensembles: violins, violas, cellos, bassesSections recorded in traditional seating arrangementMolto expressivo vibrato across the dynamic rangeNatural dynamics retainedSection registers: Violins (G3-C6) Violas (C3-G5) Cellos (C2-C5) Basses (C1-C3)Four dynamics of legato (p < fff), including true FFF legato samplingFives dynamics of sustains (pp < fff)True Bow-Change Repetition SamplingSustain SyncTo Silence featureDetailed sustain es for each sectionDetailed full strings sustain Recorded on a scoring stage48khz/24bit4 GB uncompressedCompatible with Kontakt 5.5.1+ (requires full version of Kontakt)