Posts with tag strings

News | Aug 29, 2020 by Rounik Sethi

This new plugin instrument from Reason Studios makes realistic, expressive string sounds playable by anyone.

News | Jul 10, 2020 by Rounik Sethi

The emphasis of Spitfire Audio's new Symphonic Motions is to make moving string parts accessible and perfectly playable in an easy to navigate interface.

News | Jan 26, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Boost your virtual string library with upcoming new releases from Sound Magic, and get significant discounts off existing instruments.

News | Dec 01, 2019 by Hollin Jones

Spend over $349 in Spitfire Audio's Black Friday sale and get the Aperture Strings instrument completely free. Here's the details.

News | Oct 22, 2019 by Hollin Jones

Recorded at London's legendary AIR Studios, these new Kontakt-based string instruments bring uparalleled levels of quality and realism to your productions.

Review | Jul 08, 2019 by Jay Asher

This 55GB, 24-bit Kontakt library contains some of the best strings and articulations in the business, as Jay Asher discovered when he turned to it for his scoring needs.

News | Mar 20, 2019 by Hollin Jones

The Woodwind, Fragile String and Angular String Evolutions libraries are on sale for a limited time and available as a bundle for a discount. Here's what you need to know.

Review | Mar 16, 2019 by Jay Asher

This new software player for VSL libraries represents an improvement over its predecessor in every way. Jay Asher took it for a test drive.

Tutorial | Mar 02, 2019 by Jay Asher

What's the secret to making great-sounding orchestral parts? As Jay Asher explains, it's all in the sauce. Read on to find out the recipe...

News | Dec 14, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Covering a variety of styles from melodic passages and ethnic phrases to unique double-strings, trills and sul ponticelli, this versatile string instrument is currently available at a discount.

News | Oct 22, 2018 by Hollin Jones

This collection of classic synth string instruments and patches is surprisingly affordable and taken from the tools used on top Hollywood TV and film scores.

News | Jun 27, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Designed for those getting into scoring and composition as well as established producers looking for more sounds, this affordable library works with NI's software and hardware.

Tutorial | Jun 25, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Understanding glissando and portamento will help your string orchestrations to stand out, whether you're recording live strings or using MIDI to program articulations. Here's how.

Review | Oct 14, 2017 by Jay Asher

If you're looking for an affordable but great-sounding solo string instrument collection for your scores or soundtracks, Cinematic Studio's latest release may be just the ticket.

Tutorial | Aug 25, 2017 by Hollin Jones

NI's Symphony Essentials distils the best of its larger Symphony series into a more affordable and compact collection - but it still sounds great, as Matt Vanacoro demonstrates.