Best string library kontakt player generator#
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This instrument enters the realm of sound design in a significant way and holds its own in Heavyocity’s innovative collection of libraries.

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As with any feature-rich instrument, it is essential to read the manual in order to discover all its potential. There is a nicely designed section for adjusting Round Robin playback of staccato/spiccato and up/down bowing modes. Articulations are key switchable and include long, legato, tremolo, spiccato, and pizzicato. NOVO Modern Strings goes beyond acoustic strings samples, offering a rich effect section, sophisticated sequencer and the ability to layer three channels of audio in its String and Loop Designer instruments.Īlso included is a Traditional category of string instruments by section, and high and low ensembles. Size (compressed): 2 GB Price: $299 (currently offered at an introductory price of $199) 4. The presets cover a range a ensemble textures, but where this instrument really shines is with the Solo Violin sound.

There is even a way to control vibrato rate via repeated key presses which I have not seen before. Popping the settings hood give you additional control over Key Switches, Envelopes, Attack Style and other features. The front end has an attractive wooden look with dials that indicate the current Vibrato, Dynamic level and Velocity. It literally senses and follows your playing style to achieve amazing realism in terms of bowing, dynamics and attacks. It features auto-divisi for chords, a “bow-stop” sound at the end staccato notes (used in Classical and Baroque styles), and intuitive playability that allows immediate control over vibrato. It excels at producing various flavors of vibrato including what the developer calls: Classical, Romantic, Baroque, Celtic, Lush and Western. This library focuses specifically on Violins from an expressive Solo player to a 16 player section.

Although I would love to see and hear a string-specific library from ProjectSAM, this collection is a great foundation for anyone looking to get into orchestral sounds in general.

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The price is very reasonable when you consider the full range of orchestral instruments included along with the strings. The string section is solid and it’s very easy to get a great sound quickly without much fussing around. The “Wild String Textures” and “Cellos Basses Col Legno” settings are particularly satisfying. There are several standard key-switchable articulations available and some great contemporary transitional effects with a speed control for finding the right duration. The String-specific instruments include Sul Tasto (by section and ensemble), Long and Short notes, Clusters, Effects, Chords and Octaves among others. But the string sounds by themselves are excellent and the interface is very user friendly and intuitive, and deserves mention here. I’ve included the Symphobia 1 library even though it is not strictly a string collection and includes a full selection of orchestral samples, as well as mixed ensembles. This collection is perfect for creating contemporary textures and transitions as well as precisely defined ostinati. Referencing the manual is essential to take full advantage of what is available. Spitfire instruments, in general, have intense functionality and offer the user significant control.

Best string library kontakt player generator#

The Ostinatum section offers a programmable rhythm generator and arpeggiator capable of everything from chaotic textures to precisely defined rhythms.Īrticulations include Sul Ponticello, Sul Tasto, Harmonics, various types of Vibrato and several extended techniques like transitional textures (Granular to normal), Spectral Scrubs, Granular Trem, Twitchy and a “unique Detuned Open String” setting for all sections. Time Machine – These patches contain all of the short articulations fully loaded into RAM so that you are able to vary the length of the short notes via CC. Light – Stripped back articulations that reduce the stresses on your CPU.

Other Patches which contains three other articulation types: Economic – A pre-curated smaller selection of articulations which won’t break you RAM bank.

Individual Articulations – each separate articulation in its own patch.

Extended Techniques – contains ‘core’ and ‘decorative’ techniques for each section and can be viewed as the next stage in detail up from the ‘basic’ startup patches.

This library is organized into three general folders and five categories of Kontakt instruments: (description from the manual below)