Tag Archives: string

Ensembles, Halion Sonic SE, Sections & Players, Instrument, Link, Sampled, Iconica, Steinberg

Iconica

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Iconica

“The modern art of the orchestra

Iconica was recorded in legendary Funkhaus Berlin with our partner Orchestral Tools and brings exceptional modern orchestral expression to professional composers. The overall bundle Iconica Opus combines the two libraries Iconica Sections and Players and Iconica Ensembles in an impressive orchestral solution with up to 190 GB compressed audio and more than 500 articulations.

Iconica Sections & Players brings exceptional modern orchestral expression to every composer. Featuring over 150 GB of strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and harp samples, with a huge variety of expressions and articulations, the advanced, user-friendly interface makes it very intuitive to use, speeding and inspiring new composition. Recorded in the legendary Funkhaus Berlin with partner Orchestral Tools, it is the ideal composition tool for movie scores, classical music, pop, rock, jazz or hip hop.

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KONTAKT, Synthesizer, Lambda, Link, Sampled, Rhythmic Robot Audio

Lambda

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Lambda

“First produced in 1979, the Korg* Lambda ES50 was a monumental wedge of polished wood and analogue electronics designed to take the string synth concept to a higher level. It distinguished itself from string synths that had gone before on a number of fronts: it was fully polyphonic, not paraphonic; it had a host of real-time tonal and envelope controls over the sound; it combined string and ensemble sounds with key sounds like pianos, EPs and clav; and most of all, it included a rich, analogue, swirling, stereo chorus effect.

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KONTAKT, Instrument, Link, Sampled, Logan, Rhythmic Robot Audio

Logan

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Logan

“Each instrument has a set of effects, such as chorus, phaser and cab simulation, the last capable of beefing up the Organ preset to pulpit-shaking levels, while the chorus and phaser transform the Solo preset, especially, into a pleasing alternate string synth. The samples are well recorded and every parameter is MIDI controllable… Actually, the biggest audible difference from the real thing is the lack of noise. I’ve never heard a Logan sound so clean! – Sound on Sound magazine, November 2012”

Middle East, KONTAKT, Instrument, Discovery Series, Link, Sampled, Native Instruments

Middle East

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Middle East

“A MODERN APPROACH TO TRADITIONAL SOUNDS

Access a rich tradition of Arabic, Turkish, and Persian music, and enrich your productions with a fascinating musical heritage. Create authentic-sounding traditional soundscapes or add unique textures to contemporary tracks.

DISTINCTIVE MIDDLE EASTERN INSTRUMENTS

Add authentic Middle Eastern flavor to your compositions by drawing from a wide range of meticulously captured percussive, melodic, and string instruments.

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Miroslav Philharmonik 2, Instrument, Link, Sampled, IK Multimedia

Miroslav Philharmonik

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Miroslav Philharmonik

“The most emotional orchestral collection ever

Strings that soar, woodwinds that dance, brass that commands and a full symphony orchestra of sounds at your fingertips — all expertly performed with musical articulations for real music played by real musicians. From flowing legatos to animated pizzicatos, from aggressive spiccatos to elegant staccatos, from the most subtle pianissimo to the most triumphant fortissimo and more, Miroslav Philharmonik 2 is a sweeping vision from a master artist embodied in a new virtual instrument that brings the orchestra to life. It’s not enough to just have good recordings of classical instruments. For a true symphonic experience, you need instruments performed by the absolute best musicians articulated in just the right way directed by a producer and conductor who knows the fine art of making living, breathing samples. Miroslav Vitous pioneered the concept of a complete symphonic sample library for real composers, and now he has taken it to the next level.”

UVI Workstation, Instrument, Link, Sampled, Orchestral Suite, UVI

Orchestral Suite

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Orchestral Suite

“Orchestral Suite gives you access to over 60 classical instruments in a single convenient and affordable package. Take complete control of your own orchestra including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion instruments, a full choir, and many complementary instruments such as a beautiful cathedral organ, harpsichord, celesta, classical guitar and harp. Select from ensembles or solo instruments, choose different playing styles, and further tune your suite with per-instrument controls for realistic and expressive performances. Every sound in Orchestral Suite was meticulously recorded and edited to ensure a deep sense of natural realism and playability.”

Personal Orchestra, Instrument, Link, Sampled, Garritan

Personal Orchestra

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Personal Orchestra

“Imagine having a symphony orchestra at your fingertips

Garritan Personal Orchestra gives you a complete orchestra – strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, keyboards and more. Version 5 is a major new update, now with more than 500 instruments to choose from. Also included are a wide variety of instrument-specific articulations and techniques, performance spaces and reverbs, and instrument body resonances, all engineered to provide incredible realism and authenticity to your music.”

KONTAKT, Instrument, Link, Sampled, Session Strings Pro 2, Native Instruments

Session Strings Pro 2

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Session Strings Pro 2

“FRESH STRINGS FOR CONTEMPORARY TRACKS

Detailed and intimate sound of an 11-piece string ensemble
Ideal for pop, R&B, dance tracks, and modern scores
Smart ‘play assistance’ features to spark creativity

ENSEMBLE STRINGS WITH A SLEEK INTERFACE

Quickly add new color to a pop arrangement, dance track, or score. SESSION STRINGS 2 offers the detailed sound of an intimately recorded small string ensemble. A streamlined design and smart play assistance features help accelerate the path to creative results.

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Arturia, Instrument, Link, Physically Modeled, Solina V

Solina V

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Solina V

“No strings attached

We’re keeping the love alive with Solina V, our physical model of the classic Arp/Eminent Solina string machine.

Before polyphonic synthesizers, there were the string machines. The Solina, made originally by Eminent and rebranded for Arp, defined a class of sounds that are still as in demand today as ever. The Solina was probably heard on more albums in the 1970’s and 80s than any other single keyboard.

Like fresh Oxygen

We began by modeling the original Solina MK1 from Eminent making sure that the Violin, viola, cello, horn and trumpet sounds were as rich and warm as the original. The renowned ENSEMBLE effect was carefully modeled and is a thing of beauty that cannot be found in any of the sample-based string machines.

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