DETAILED STRINGS

All instruments were recorded as separate A and B divisi sections. The acclaimed auto divisi engine intelligently distributes notes between these sections, in accordance with scoring conventions. This offers a fast way to create and arrange highly accurate, realistic performances for all articulations.

All sections feature true polyphonic legato and portamento in impeccable quality, with up to eight-voice automatic voice-leading in real time. These features are easily configurable and, combined with auto divisi, facilitate realistic and true-to-life scores.

SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS – STRING ENSEMBLE offers a compact library with a streamlined selection of essential features. Though able to offer highly realistic results, this version is ideal for pop and electronic producers, thanks to its speed, simplicity, and reduced storage requirements.

• 3 GB (compressed)
• 38 articulations
• No Auto Divisi
• Legato emulation
• 1 microphone mix, no Mixer page
• Effects page with EQ, Reverb, Compression, and Filter

60 PIECE STRING SECTION

Violin Sections (30 players)

Violins I A (8 players )

Violins I B (8 violin players)

Violins II A (7 violin players)

Violins II B (7 violin players)

Viola Sections (12 players)

Violas A (6 players)

Violas B (6 players)

Cello Sections (10 players)

Cellos A (5 players)

Cellos B (5 players)

Bass Sections (8 players)

Basses A (4 players)

Basses B (4 players)

Close

Multiple Neumann SM 69 FET2 (stereo)

2 Neumann U 89 (large diaphragm)

Mid

Decca Tree - 3 Neumann TLM 170 (omni, large diaphragm)

Far

Surround Mics — 2 B&K 4011 (omni, small diaphragm) + Reverbs

Recorded in Budapest in a large orchestral studio with high ceilings (> 30 feet) and a beautifully controlled wet ambient sound.

SSL G series console with SSL G A/D series converter (48K/24bit) Nuendo

Legato

Sustain vibrato articulation with real-time dynamic layer control (4 layers) for expressive performances, true legato and true portamento samples, up to 4x auto divisi

Legato Vibrato

Sustain vibrato samples and non vibrato samples with real-time blend option in one articulation, 4 dynamic layers, true legato and true portamento samples, up to 4x auto divisi

Sordino Sustain Vibrato

Sustain vibrato articulation perfomed with damper. Real-time dynamic layer control, up to 4x auto divisi

Tremolo

Fast Tremolo articulation with real-time dynamic layer control, up to 4x auto divisi

Trills

Key based diatonic and chromatic trills (p-f) (violins, violas), up to 4x auto divisi

Harmonics

Chromatially playable fingered and natural harmonics, up to 4x auto divisi

Spiccato

4 Round Robin with continuous and random control (p - fff), 4 different Auto Patterns to choose

Staccato

4 Round Robin with continuous and random control (p - fff), 4 different Auto Patterns to choose

Pizzicato

2 Round Robin with continuous and random control (p - f), 4 different Auto Patterns to choose

Bartok Pizzicato

2 Round Robin with continuous and random control, 4 different Auto Patterns to choose (basses only)

Marcato

4 Round Robin with continuous and random control, 4 different Auto Patterns to choose (basses only)

Runs

Major and minor ascending (violins, violas, cellos)

Dynamics

Easy, real-time adjustment of loudness and intensity (MIDI CC1)

Expression

Dynamically adjust the section volume

Attack

Controls the fade-in time and allows to soften the attack of the note start

Release

Provides subtle control over the reverb tail length

Brightness

The Brightness control allows you to adjust the high tonality of the strings

Auto Divisi

Conveniently play polyphonic legato lines, chords and phrases while your string section is automatically split into the required number of Divisi sections to maintain an accurate player count.

Portamento to legato threshold

Controls the velocity value at which the instrument switches from portamento to legato transitions.

Legato Speed

Adjusts speed of the portamento transition, select

Vibrato amount

Controls the vibrato intensity.

Release Length

Allows to adjust the release time of the harmonics articulation

Round Robin

Indicator visualizes the selection of the alternative samples

Round Robin Mode Continuous / Random

Alternative samples for repeated notes are selected either in order or randomly.

Slam

Control the amount of compression on the short articualtions for increased impact.

Repetition

Selects the rhythm and accent of the automatic note repeats

Runs Scale

Select major or minor intervals within octave runs.

Runs offset

Controls the speed of the runs

• Assign up to eight articulations to Key Switches or a MIDI CC (both with MIDI learn)
• Key Switches can be subdivided by velocity, MIDI CC by value range
• Independent volume controls for each articulation
• Visual representation of all articulations

Microphone Mixes

Independent controls for Stereo, Close, Mid and Far mixes with Volume, Pan and Routing options

Effects

• Convolution reverb with 100 custom impulse responses
• 3 band EQ, Filter and Compression
• All mixer settings can be saved for recall in other NKIs