They represent totally new colors for the developer (ones I missed when coming to Cinematic Strings from other libraries) and they are quite welcome.Īs you can see just by looking at the respective articulations, there were some big changes. There are lots of new ones, but I want to give a special mention to the harmonics and col legno articulations. (The role of the “run mod” can now be filled by either the marcato or fast legato articulations). Shorts in Cinematic Studio Strings and Studio Solo Strings: spiccato, staccatissimo, staccato, sforzando, col legno, pizzicato and snap pizzicato. Shorts in Cinematic Strings: Staccato, staccatissimo (derived from the staccato samples), pizzicato, snap pizzicato and run mode.
Longs in Cinematic Studio Strings and Studio Solo Strings: Sustains (with or without vibrato, four different kinds of interval sampled fingered legato for vibrato including three legato speeds, one kind of sampled bow change legato for non-vibrato, one kind of interval sampled portamento), Marcato, Marcato, Trills (whole and half tone), tremolo and harmonics. Longs in Cinematic Strings: Sustains (low or high position, with or without vibrato, with or without interval sampled legato, with or without a staccato overlay), Marcato, Trills (whole and half tone) and tremolo. The number of articulations has scaled up significantly. Since Cinematic Studio Solo Strings is the first product of its kind from the developer, there’s not the same reference point to compare it to, but I’d say the aesthetic is rather similar, and it definitely blends well with Cinematic Studio Strings. 7 in Cinematic Strings).īasses: 5 players (vs. Violas: 7 players (same as Cinematic Strings).Ĭellos: 6 players (vs. 12 in Cinematic Strings).Ģnd Violins: 7 players (vs.
Note that Cinematic Studio Strings uses a very slightly smaller ensemble than Cinematic Strings.ġst Violins: 10 players (vs. On the other hand, if you found Cinematic Strings too reverberant, edgy or uneven, then you’ll definitely want to listen to Cinematic Studio Strings. When it comes to recordings, there’s always an element of personal taste as to a recording aesthetic, so if you’re mainly looking for “sparkly” or “light” then you might be drawn to the high frequencies in Cinematic Strings as opposed to Cinematic Studio Strings. I’d say there’s a big change in sound from Cinematic Strings, with a rounder, fuller, more even, consistent and blended sound (with less high end and yet at times less boomy).
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close, stage, room, or full mix blend of the other three in the earlier Cinematic Strings library), the change of venue (from concert hall to Trackdown, an Australian scoring stage) and performers has definitely made a difference. While there are still similar mic positions (close, main, room, or full mix blend of the other three vs. Do they succeed? Read on to find out.įirst of all, the sound is really good – as in much better than I had any reason to expect. At the same time, they also aim to drastically expand the flexibility and articulations and flexibility of the library. They feature a different sound and recording style but aim to build upon the speed and ease of use that were such a big selling point for their earlier libraries. Two competitively priced string libraries, one of ensemble players and the other of solo players have more than their attractive price going for them.Ĭinematic Studio Strings and Cinematic Studio Solo Strings ($399 USD and $299 USD respectively at ) are two new libraries from the makers of Cinematic Strings (which I reviewed for SoundBytes in 2014).
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