Berlin Strings Kontakt 5 64 Bit

VST instruments offer a variety of options for your recording needs. You ma=
y not own a string instrument, or you may want to broaden your sound palett=
e with different strings samples as well as experimenting with other instru=
ments.

Most orchestral strings VSTs are of excellent quality and each library I fi=
nd tends to get approved by a lot of my clients. Many of them prefer high-q=
uality sounding pieces over music that may be well-written but used with po=
or samples.

Berlin Strings kontakt 5 64 bit
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Some libraries are similar in sound yet have their own individual perks. Wi=
th research, every composer is capable of choosing an appropriate strings l=
ibrary that will enhance their compositions depending on their creative req=
uirements. I have met colleagues who prefer certain libraries over others a=
nd vice versa.

Orchestral Tools Berlin Strings is a string library held in high regard by =
its users. This library is one of the industry standards when it comes to o=
rchestral strings and is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

There are numerous legato expressions in Berlin Strings that are triggered =
by the keyboard velocity. Legato patches create soft attacks at low velocit=
y and accented sustains at high velocity; portamento slides are activated a=
t high velocities. It is worth noting that legato is a very important artic=
ulation in string playing. It causes strings to sound lush and full in an o=
rchestral piece.

Berlin Strings by Orchestral Tools is a high-quality, industry-standard str=
ings library backed by many composers and musicians including the likes of =
David Newman, Junkie XL, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeff Russo and Richard Har=
vey.

Orchestral Tools have just released a new strings library: Berlin Symphonic=
 Strings. The library focuses on large string sections capturing cinematic,=
 rich string compositions that maintain the renowned characteristics of the=
 Berlin series.

The strings were recorded at the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin and are sam=
pled in situ, with players in the traditional strings seating arrangement w=
ith violins on the left, violas in the center and celli and basses on the r=
ight. This seating arrangement helps create a natural, homogenous blend.

Overall, EastWest Hollywood Strings is an enormous library full of everythi=
ng you could possibly need in a traditional orchestral strings setup. The p=
owerful scripts that implement many techniques and finger positions are wha=
t makes Hollywood Strings an industry-standard choice for composers.

It contains ensemble, divisi, as well as solo string sections. The strings =
were recorded inside a church instead of a typical closed studio setup like=
 most other string libraries. In spite of the recording location, these sam=
ples are not heavy in reverb and sound quite natural.



8Dio has really outdone themselves by re-working and consolidating the best=
 samples from their Adagio and Agitato packs into one combined library with=
 a more notably clean and intuitive interface. Those who owned Adagio and A=
gitato will rejoice in knowing that Anthology strings has placed all articu=
lations in the browser on the main window instead of creating hundreds of s=
eparate instruments.

Typically, low strings can sound quite muddy, but 8Dio has created a sound =
that can be large and weighted, or very nuanced. For fans of the 8Dio sound=
, this will be a natural purchase or upgrade from their previous string col=
lections.

Hello Samantha.
I enjoyed reading this blog.
I am an aspiring composer and would like to ask some advice.
I am amateur. I purchased cinestrings core. I found that when playing 1/8th=
 notes in soft velocity (p) the notes drown out.
Is there a strings vst that you would recommend that would offer nice legat=
os in various velocities where you can appreciate each individual note( wit=
hout severely breaking the bank)?
Many thanks

At the end of the day, when you do your final mix-down or exports, it all c=
omes down to the actual sound of the strings. They need to sound great! Mix=
ed to standard orchestral seating, all the divisis combine beautifully for =
a lush and glorious sound. From articulate Smart Ostinatos and Scales to th=
e velvety smooth Sordino and Sul Tasto articulations to the powerful Shorts=
 articulations to the hair-raising Aleatoric articulations (and everything =
in between) MSS is a library that fully captures the broad expressive range=
 and diversity of the strings family and our Auto Divisi engine does all th=
e hard divisi work for you resulting in a smooth, balanced sound. Pristine =
recordings with 4 different mic mixes and meticulous editing coupled with o=
ur easy-to-use and intuitive orchestral engine will ensure every note of yo=
ur music will shine without the need for tedious MIDI micro-editing.

The instrument covers a variety of styles, from melodic passages and ethnic=
 phrases to unique double-strings, trills, sul ponticelli and other techniq=
ues. Pressing a key instantly evokes the characteristic, unmistakeably huma=
n touch that can be adjusted in key, speed, length, succession and connecti=
on of phrases.

Below are seven of the best VST strings packs at a variety of different pri=
ce points. All five of our top picks can be used in both the paid and free =
versions of Kontakt. Additionally, take a look at the end of the article fo=
r our favorite free strings plugins for EDM production.

Available for $199 at Plugin Boutique, Output Analog Strings is a strings l=
ibrary available at tremendous value. Output sampled a 60-piece string orch=
estra, a 22-piece orchestra, and vintage analog synths to create a playable=
 instrument with over 500 presets. Analog Strings also features unconventio=
nal sounds like a plucked piano and guitar resonance. It has a sleek, user-=
friendly interface with interesting parameters for FX and rhythm.

All the orchestral sounds needed to create complex arrangements that will r=
ival those heard in big-budget, blockbuster movies. Sensuous strings, bold =
brasses and wonderous woodwinds come together to create an amazing arsenal =
of sound at your fingertip

Vivid The piano creates the sound in real time while you are playing and ta=
kes intoaccount all the complex factors that makes the piano a truly vivid =
instrument,such as the interaction between strings, the use of pedals, the =
cabinetresonance and the position of the hammers. It will feel like you hav=
e a realpiano in front of you... as if you could just lean over and touch t=
he strings!

The Harp pack includes a Concert Harp and a Celtic Harp. The Concert Harp i=
s physical modelled after a Salvi concert harp, used by many baroque and cl=
assical composers in the 18th and 19th century. The Celtic Harp is frequent=
ly heard in folk music as well as in earlier classical music and contempora=
ry new-age. Both harps include foot-controlled pedals to change the pitches=
 of the strings. They also add the ability to play harmonics (flageolets) a=
nd glissandos.

Harmonics (horizontal orange lines) start simultaneously but the higher the=
 frequency the shorter the harmonic. By the way, we can observe in this fig=
ure the beatings produced by a slight detuning between the 3 strings of the=
 unison. We will explain this shortly.

With the exception of the low range, each note of a piano has 3 strings, st=
ruck simultaneously by the hammer. The fact that there are several strings =
makes the attack stronger, and it also increases the sound duration.

No two strings can be exactly in tune. So setting several strings together =
will create close frequencies. Gradually, two close frequencies will fall a=
lternatively in phase - the sound reaches its maximum amplitude - and in op=
posite phase - the sound cancels -, that is the beating:

I'm thinking of laying down some slow jazz drums and layering Nelson Riddle=
 strings over the top and
finding a good cabaret singer to do a vocal. There are 15 in my area to cho=
ose from. Those Linda Ronstadt albums were great. Harry Nilsson made one to=
o with classic tunes like "As Time Goes By".

1) Sibelius with NotePerformer (wonderful bass - probably recorded on a Mac=
)
2) StaffPad (default instruments in the app)
3) Berlin (#3 maybe a larger recording hall - strings bury the woodwinds)
4) CineSamples (#1 good bass strings - my favorite overall but not by enoug=
h to justify the $'s)
5) SpitFire (#2)

Then I split then up and put them on 5 tracks and lined them up so I could =
label them and make quick changes to compare and I must say that the defaul=
t StaffPad Orchestra holds up well against the $100-200 orchestras (they sp=
lit strings and winds into 2 purchases in most cases).

Sib. 7.1: Best concert orchestra sound libraries with tight Sibelius integr=
ation
 Posted by billworld - 31 Jul 10:34PM Hide picture While I've enjoyed Sibel=
ius v6 for the last couple of years doing piano notation of my works I've f=
inally gotten to doing orchestral works and have upgraded to Sibelius 7. I =
love the new UI but really do not care much for the new sounds promoted as =
being "professional". I need something much better for reasonably accurate =
orchestral concert music renderings. Accordingly, I've been spending a whol=
e lot of time the last few days researching various sound libraries. I'm st=
ill not sure which direction to go and seek advice of folks on this forum.

I'm looking for the top sound library for concert orchestral sounds which p=
rovides tight integration with Sibelius via well supported SoundSets. I'm a=
lso learning that there's issues with some libraries and their sample playe=
rs with respect to large overhead (huge sample sizes and slow loading when =
competitors with equally good sounds load much faster and don't hog the mac=
hine).

I believe I've whittled the list of contenders down to the following:

LA Scoring Strings 2 (LASS) for strings - uses Kontact which seems to be we=
ll seasoned, well designed and efficient. There appears to be a Sibelius So=
undSet at least for LASS 1.0. I don't know yet about a SoundSet for LASS 2.=
0.=20

Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) - uses Vienna Ensemble for playback. There a=
re so many VSL offerings I'm still a bit confused on which one(s) to focus =
on. Their Website is pretty confusing and I've spent a lot of time browsing=
 around trying to get a grasp of things. Some of the demos sound great. But=
, one never knows just how processed they are. I'm curious how efficient (i=
n terms of design, workflow and resource utilization) the samples and playe=
r are and seek professional feedback on that as well as of course the sound=
 quality. VSL appears to have SoundSets for free direct from Vienna which s=
eems a plus.

EastWest Qauntum Leap (EWQL) - uses Player for sample playback which I've b=
een hearing bad things about ( =3DbO2FE7GileA&feature=3Drelated) in terms o=
f resource utilization and very slow sound loading. Their Website I find co=
nfusing and cluttered which puts up a red flag to me as indicative of how t=
hey do other things. SoundSets for many EWQL offerings appear to be availab=
le.

I seek quality sounds with maximum ease of use. My desired focus as a compo=
ser is on music composition and orchestration. While I'm quite technical, I=
 don't want to get into the programmer head for this activity. So, ease-of-=
use is VERY important to me.

I'd really appreciate pointers, tips and lessons learned from others who ha=
ve gone down this path in terms of research and trial and error. Purchasing=
 a quality sound library on a budget is an important task and one which I c=
an't afford to mess up.

What are the pros and cons of the top packages based upon your own personal=
 experience as it relates to using them with Sibelius for playback of conce=
rt orchestral music?

If I am forced to mix and match among libraries, what are the downsides? Do=
es running Kontact and Vienna Ensemble concurrently with Sibelius bog thing=
s down and/or introduce other issues?

Thanks much for your help.

Bill

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es with tight Sibelius integration
 Posted by Peter Roos - 31 Jul 11:43PM Hide picture I can warmly recommend =
Eastwest's Symphonic Orchestra. The sound quality is superb, it is tightly =
integrated with Sibelius (courtesy of the soundsets developed by Jonathan L=
oving over the past few years) and it is very easy to use straight out of t=
he box.=20

In terms of resource utilization, I never had any issues. Obviously loading=
 a full fledged orchestral template takes several minutes but you can cut b=
ack on that by using SSDs ($$$).

You can combine different EW libraries with different soundsets. Sibelius h=
as an intricate way of dealing with sound but it's all clearly laid out in =
the manuals written by Jon Loving.

Everything depends on your budget and how far you want to take broadcast qu=
ality. If you want to get a *really* polished product you still do best by =
exporting a midi track into a sequencing program for further tweaking. Thou=
gh, that said, I have exported scores straight out of Sibelius for movies w=
here I didn't have the time to do the tweaking thing.=20

In my perfect world I'd be able to work in Sibelius and tweak the midi note=
s etc simultaneously in pro tools or whatever program. I've floated that id=
ea on several occasions; it hasn't really picked up yet.

Obviously we do not live in a perfect world. In fact we live in a significa=
ntly less than perfect world, where today the entire core staff of Sibelius=
 was sacked. But that is a whole different story.

--=20
Peter Roos
www.summeroflovemusic.com
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t concert orchestra sound libraries with tight Sibelius integration
 Posted by Mark Isaacs - 01 Aug 01:16AM (edited 01 Aug 01:28AM) Hide pictur=
e A compromise that I use for "tweaking" without leaving Sibelius and going=
 to a sequencing program is playing with the Live Velocity numbers, and the=
 parameters for crescendi and diminuendi gradations in Properties (Inspecto=
r). This allows for what amounts to local mixing once the mixer faders are =
set. Effectively it's MIDI editing with a friendly front end.

--=20
A composer www.markisaacs.com
Sibelius 6.2.0 build 88, Sibelius 5.2.5 build 37, Vista SP1, Intel quad CPU=
 Q9450 2.66Ghz, 3GB RAM, 27'' monitor, M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard, B=
ose Computer Music Monitor speakers, Sibelius Sounds Essentials, Sibelius S=
ounds, Garritan Personal Orchestra 3, Garritan Authorised Steinway. Back to=
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tight Sibelius integration
 Posted by Philip R - 01 Aug 01:25AM Hide picture I have both VSL and EWQLS=
O, both are great and work well with Sibelius. (For EW you will need to pur=
chase Jonathan Loving's sound sets)

Still, commit to spending some time understanding the ins and outs of learn=
ing how the sound sets work, as Peter says.

Also, putting your samples on an SSD will really help loading time for big =
projects.

I use XSample for chamber sounds (Kontakt-based) and it is excellent, and a=
 sound set is included with Sibelius.

--=20
Sib 7.1.2 Mac 10.6.8
Intel 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core, 14 GB RAM Back to top  Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1=
: Best concert orchestra sound libraries with tight Sibelius integration
 Posted by Mark K Sealey - 01 Aug 02:51AM Hide picture This checklist for V=
ienna still has much good and relevant configuration information:

 -bin/helpcenter/chat/chat.pl?com=3Dthread&start=3D534304&groupid=3D3&words=
=3D&name=3Dsealey#534442

Good luck!

--=20
Mark Sealey
mid-2011 2.7 GHz, 27 inch iMac; 16 GB RAM; 10.7.4; 7.1.2 Back to top  Allth=
reads Re: Sib. 7.1: Best concert orchestra sound libraries with tight Sibel=
ius integration
 Posted by Derek Bourgeois - 01 Aug 08:34AM Hide picture I use a mixture of=
 Vienna and East West. If you can afford to put them both onto SSDs they lo=
ad a whole symphony orchestra as well as 40 independent percussion staves i=
n well under a minute. The sounds are very good. EW has the better soundset=
s provided by Jonathan Loving at a modest cost.

Once loaded you can leave the sounds in memory (if you have enough) until y=
ou quit Sibelius.

Derek

--=20
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit - Intel Xeon 3.47 Ghz - 24GB RAM - NVidia Quadro =
5000 with 6143 graphics memory - 3 TB hard disks (of which 2 TB SSD) Vienna=
 Symphonic Library Special Edition plus full percussion library. East West =
QL Symphonic Orchestra and Choirs. Sibelius 7 Sounds. M-Box. Back to top  A=
llthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Best concert orchestra sound libraries with tight S=
ibelius integration
 Posted by SeaMajor - 01 May 11:06PM Hide picture Hi Bill, I stumbled upon =
this post and I can relate 100% to what you said you were looking for. I ca=
n't help but ask...what did you decide on? Did you find an orchestral libra=
ry solution that works for you?

Cheers,
Chris Back to top  Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Best concert orchestra sound li=
braries with tight Sibelius integration
 Posted by Mark Isaacs - 02 May 09:27AM Hide picture This threads need Note=
Performer to be added to it!

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A composer www.markisaacs.com
www.facebook.com/markisaacsmusic
Sibelius 6.2.0 build 88, Bob Zawalich plugins, Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Cor=
e i5 7400 Quad Core Processor (3GHz-3.5GHz 6MB), 8GB RAM, 27'' monitor, Not=
ePerformer 3.3.1, Sibelius Sounds, Sibelius Sounds Essentials, Sibelius Gol=
d (Kontakt), Garritan Personal Orchestra 3, Garritan Authorised Steinway, B=
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