Tag Archives: strings

Aria Sounds – London Solo Double Bass (KONTAKT)

By | November 7, 2016

The “Solo Double Bass” is the fourth and final installment in our “LSS Solo Strings” Sample Library Bundle, complete with the same fantastic features as the rest of the LSS Solo Strings… 3 LEGATO MODES Three legato modes were sampled – slurred, bowed and portamento. These are easily switchable during use via keyswitches, and one exceptionally useful feature,… Read More »

Aria Sounds – LSS Solo Strings Solo Violin (KONTAKT)

By | November 5, 2016

This is the individual solo violin instrument from our “LSS Solo Strings” sample library bundle, which also replaces our previous solo violin, and is not even comparable in quality. We have sampled the instrument in a large beautiful London concert hall, with many microphones, making up four main, mixable mic perspectives, close mono, close pair, mid room and… Read More »

Synful – Orchestra 2.31 (DXi VST) [Win x86]

By | October 23, 2016

Synful Orchestra is an orchestral plug-in instrument based on Synful’s patented Reconstructive Phrase Modeling (RPM) technology. The RPM Phrase Database contains musical phrases for each instrument. These are not recordings of isolated notes but complete musical passages that represent all kinds of articulation and phrasing. When Synful Orchestra receives MIDI input it looks at the pitch, velocity, amount… Read More »

Orchestral Tools – Berlin Strings v2.5 UPDATE (KONTAKT)

By | October 12, 2016

The library is recorded with 4-5 different mic positions: AB, Tree, Close, Surround and Concert master (only violin 1). The mics can me mixed and matched by the user but using them all at the same time is obviously very resource demanding. Also Adaptive Legato Engine is created, which uses three different legato types (slurred-expressive, agile and fast)… Read More »

Orchestral Tools – Berlin Strings EXP A Special Bows I v2.1 (KONTAKT)

By | October 11, 2016

Expansion A is a collection focused on additional bowing styles and exceptional orchestral colors for 1st Violins, 2nd Violins and Violas. Highlights of this sample collection are the never before recorded, multi layered Sul Tasto (flautando) and Sul Ponticello Legato and an extended stock of articulations for flageolets (harmonics). Expansion A will also add Col Legno to your… Read More »

Synth Magic – Siel Orchestra 2 (KONTAKT)

By | September 29, 2016

The Siel Orchestra 2 is made up of four sections : Brass, Piano, Reeds and Strings. The original Siel Orchestra was bought by ARP and relabeled the Quartet. Presented here for use with Kontakt is the Orchestra 2 with lots of extra features added. We sampled this synth twice: one set of samples are totally clean and recorded… Read More »

XILS-Lab – V+ 1.0.4 (VST, VST3, RTAS, AAX) [Win x86 x64]

By | September 11, 2016

The XILS V+ combines a Vintage 10 band Vocoder, Supreme Top Octave Divider based Strings and Human Voices, or any sophisticated layering of these three elements. When the XILS V+ is released, in less than two weeks, everyone will be able to invoke the Top Octave Divider oscillator (T.O.D) and its unique sound, The Ensemble circuitry (Chorus) featuring… Read More »

CineSamples – CineStrings Runs (KONTAKT)

By | September 6, 2016

CineStrings RUNS is the most composer-friendly strings scales, runs and rips library in the world. Recorded at the world famous MGM Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures studios in Los Angeles, CA, CineStrings RUNS compliments both CineStrings CORE library and popular Hollywoodwinds library. Nothing can make for a more authentic string section sound than the actual recordings of strings… Read More »

Auddict – Virtuoso Violin (KONTAKT)

By | September 2, 2016

Auddict has released Virtuoso Violin, a solo violin sampled instrument/library for Kontakt version 4 and above. The Virtuoso Violin includes over twenty key-switchable articulations/techniques, and four different switchable legato types. These include bowed legato, slurred legato, portamento, and fast legato. Fast legato is a specially sampled set of legato intervals, tailored to producing fast runs and scale passages.… Read More »

Impact Soundworks – Rhapsody Orchestral Colors (KONTAKT)

By | September 2, 2016

An all-in-one symphonic library that makes it easier than ever to bring your orchestral ideas to life! Features 30,000+ detailed samples of strings, brass, winds, and choral ensembles, along with a unique library of chords & voicings that puts the full palette of symphonic tones at your fingertips. With Rhapsody: Orchestral Colors, there’s no faster way to create… Read More »

AMG – Coldcut’s Kleptomania.Volume 1 (Wav)

By | August 18, 2016

This Old Skool Dance Music Sample CD by Techno legends, Coldcut, is an essential purchase for all modern dance music producers. Contains hundreds of useful samples and loops. Contents Loops (Drum, Percussion, Vox, Instrumental, Hats, & FX), Fills & Rolls, Turntable FX & Stops, Scratches, Basses, Piano/Clav, Organs, Synths, Atmospheres, Guitar, Sax, Horns, Wind, Bells, Strings, Orchestral Hits,… Read More »

Dan Dean Productions – Solo Strings Advanced (KONTAKT.NKI.NKX.NKC)

By | August 4, 2016

Dan Dean Solo Strings Advanced is an orchestral sample library featuring chromatically sampled Violin, Viola and Cello in both Solo and Ensemble configurations. It is powered by Native Instruments Kontakt 2 Player. Convolution – Timbral and Reverb. This is the first sampling product to employ “Timbral Impulse” technology, developed with Numerical Sound which allows you to match the… Read More »

IK Multimedia – Miroslav Philharmonik Classic Edition 1.1 VSTi.RTAS.AU PC.MAC x86

By | July 8, 2016

  IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality acquired the Miroslav Orchestral Sample Library, including the complete legendary Miroslav Orchestral and Choir sample collection, as well as a vast unreleased high resolution archive of orchestral and vocal samples. Miroslav Philharmonik is a powerful integrated Orchestral Workstation plug-in combining the Miroslav Orchestral and Choir sample collection masterpieces with a dedicated plug-in… Read More »

Synful – Orchestra 2.31 DXi VSTi

By | May 27, 2016

  Synful Orchestra is an orchestral plug-in instrument based on Synful’s patented Reconstructive Phrase Modeling (RPM) technology. The RPM Phrase Database contains musical phrases for each instrument. These are not recordings of isolated notes but complete musical passages that represent all kinds of articulation and phrasing. When Synful Orchestra receives MIDI input it looks at the pitch, velocity,… Read More »

Applied Acoustics Systems – String Studio VS-2 2.0.2 VSTi, AU WIN.OSX x86 x64

By | May 9, 2016

  String Studio swaps the traditional oscillator, filter, and envelope pattern for real-life string instrument components. At the core of String Studio lies a new, cutting edge physical model of strings interacting with picks, bows, hammers, fingers, frets, dampers, and soundboards. Through this direct approach, String Studio delivers stunning guitars, basses, harps, clavinets, bowed instruments, percussions as well… Read More »

H.E. Audio – Poetic Acoustic Guitars 2.2.1 STANDALONE.VST x86

By | March 23, 2016

Poetic Acoustic Guitars 2.2.1 – plug-in virtual acoustic guitar, based on samples. The tool includes a variety of playing techniques: Harmonic, Hammer On, Pull Off, Slide Up, Slide-Down, Slide In, Slide Out, Chord, Mute, Bending, Strum etc. In addition, PGR has 7 built-in effects: Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Transposition, Compression, EQ and Overdrive. When recording a guitar used: .… Read More »

Spitfire Audio – LLP SOLO STRINGS LIBRARY FULL (KONTAKT)

By | February 20, 2016

  A collection of virtuoso performers, playing soloistically in the Hall at Air Lyndhurst. This library is great for providing the soaring lines above the orchestra, cutting through, or for providing detail and extra humanity in your tracks by blending in with your other string libraries. The short articulations are incredibly punchy and tight, and the mic mixing… Read More »

Spitfire Audio – HZ01 Hans Zimmer Percussion London Ensembles (KONTAKT)

By | February 20, 2016

Spitfire Audio Hans Zimmer HZ01 – London Ensembles Hans Zimmer Symphonic Percussion Library with Mixable Mic Perspectives Four percussion legends and long term collaborators with Hans play the definitive anthology of percussion instruments and styles developed over ten years of blockbuster score making. Volume 1 includes his classic selection of drum ensembles and key solo instruments: Low Booms,… Read More »

Pettinhouse – DirectBass (Kontakt)

By | February 12, 2016

DirectBass is a 5 string bass sample library for NI Kontakt 2.2 that includes all the bass pickups. The library is intended for use with amp simulators to allow users to create an infinite number of bass sounds. There are 4 Gb of sounds recorded at 24 bit 96 Khz directly to the sound card without any amplifiers… Read More »

PettinHouse – Acoustic Guitar 2 Complete (KONTAKT)

By | February 12, 2016

Imagine your left hand that strums the thick guitar strings which produce bass notes and then your right hand that strums the thin guitar strings which generally in a pattern are used for playing the -chord- well the strummer allows you to simulate the alternation of these strings. You decide when to alternate them, You can decide to… Read More »

Orchestral Tools – Symphonic Sphere (KONTAKT)

By | January 31, 2016

SYMPHONIC SPHERE is an orchestral sample library, focused on symphonic flickers and shimmering articulations like fingered tremolos, trills in many different styles (sul ponticello, harmonics, sfz,…), harp beds and glisses. Let your orchestrations breathe and shine with a huge collection of never before recorded, playable articulations performed by the same musicians of our first release “Orchestral String Runs”… Read More »

Native instruments – Session Strings Pro 1.3 (KONTAKT)

By | January 28, 2016

e-instruments and Native Instruments present Session Strings Pro – an inspiring, detailed instrument for contemporary studio strings and the sequel to the popular Session Strings. 20 times bigger than the original, Session Strings Pro provides a much wider sonic range, with separate instrument groups, a choice of instrument placements, 22 articulations and a fully-programmable Animator. Based on a… Read More »

Native Instruments – Session Strings: Contemporary String Ensemble (KONTAKT.NKC.NKX.NKI)

By | January 28, 2016

Aimed at producers looking for high-quality ready-to-go string sections for modern productions, SESSION STRINGS produces immediate results without hours of fine tuning and tweaking, yet also boasts an incredible set of expressive features accessible from a highly intuitive interface. The fully production-ready sound is made up of four violins, three violas, two celli and two double basses –… Read More »

East West Quantum Leap – Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Edition (KOMPAKT)

By | January 21, 2016

Addition to one of the best orchestral libraries EastWest QL Symphonic Orchestra Platinum – a package of the legendary orchestral instruments. This part includes a full set of brass this brass band, with all the nuances of living the game. In addition, EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Pro XP includes a full EastWest Steinway B Grand Piano.… Read More »