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8Dio Century Ensemble Strings

I should have my studio up and running by tomorrow, after having to disconnect, and enclose it in plastic due to water damage, I haven't been able use my studio for a month and a half, it was a tough time dealing with the mess, and repairs to floor and wall.
Oh shit. Hope you get everything running again!
 
Thanks for the feedback. Another track with some Sords mixed in would be very interesting, and more articulations, including shorts would be super cool.

I should have my studio up and running by tomorrow, after having to disconnect, and enclose it in plastic due to water damage, I haven't been able use my studio for a month and a half, it was a tough time dealing with the mess, and repairs to floor and wall.

I installed 8dio Century Strings Bundle just before the water damage, so it should be fun to test it out tomorrow. I will report back here on my opinion about it, and maybe post some demos too.

Cheers,
Muziksculp
What a bad news, I'm with you on this... Cross fingers
 
Here is a song i did with century strings. No other strings used... there are other music elements of course but just Century Strings. I do love this library.


Very good compostion (reminded me of "time" by zimmer) but honestly I didn't like the legato sound at all @1:00...dunno if this is how the library can handle such lines (which is a deal breaker for me) or is it you having not massaged the midi data enough in that part
 
Let me see if i can work on the midi a bit more. Didn’t have a ton of time to work on it, i thought it came out solid BUT i’m always open to those extra ears to help me hear something i may not of.

Thanks friend
 
Hello!
Now I am a proud owner of the Century Strings Bundle and I have a question:

in the "Short note demonstration" video by Troels in the Century Strings product web-page, at 1:30, he plays a layer of Spiccato and Marcato articulations which sounds beautiful to me; how is he doing this? I find no way to layer multiple articulations in a single kontakt instrument instance. Is this the result of keyswitching + multi-instruments, MIDI programming, ..., or is there some trick that I don't know of this library?

Thanks in advance!
 
Hello!
Now I am a proud owner of the Century Strings Bundle and I have a question:

in the "Short note demonstration" video by Troels in the Century Strings product web-page, at 1:30, he plays a layer of Spiccato and Marcato articulations which sounds beautiful to me; how is he doing this? I find no way to layer multiple articulations in a single kontakt instrument instance. Is this the result of keyswitching + multi-instruments, MIDI programming, ..., or is there some trick that I don't know of this library?

Thanks in advance!

Good Question.

I'm guessing he has two instances of Kontakt, one instance for the Spiccato, and another instance has the Marcato, but he is only showing one of them in the video. Both use the same Key-switch to trigger the articulation, and both instances are set to the same midi channel.

Or maybe setting the same key-switch for two articulations, would play them together in the same Kontakt Instance ? (I'm not sure about this).

Sometimes CTRL/CMD-CLicking on articulations, can enable multiple articulations in some Kontakt Libraries, i.e. Spitfire Libraries.
 
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Good Question.

I'm guessing he has two instances of Kontakt, one instance for the Spiccato, and another instance has the Marcato, but he is only showing one of them in the video. Both use the same Key-switch to trigger the articulation, and both instances are set to the same midi channel.

Or maybe setting the same key-switch for two articulations, would play them together in the same Kontakt Instance ? (I'm not sure about this).

Sometimes CTRL/CMD-CLicking on articulations, can enable multiple articulations in some Kontakt Libraries, i.e. Spitfire Libraries.

I don't know!
From what I know, you cannot enable multiple articulations in the same instance (I tried it to no avail).
And I am puzzled by what I see in the video: the played notes shown in virtual keyboard of Kontakt, the output meters of Kontakt (no sound while the notes are played!), no apparent changes in the keyswitches ... Troels magics and mystery.
I just wonder if I can have a good playable setup.
 
Hello!
Now I am a proud owner of the Century Strings Bundle and I have a question:

in the "Short note demonstration" video by Troels in the Century Strings product web-page, at 1:30, he plays a layer of Spiccato and Marcato articulations which sounds beautiful to me; how is he doing this? I find no way to layer multiple articulations in a single kontakt instrument instance. Is this the result of keyswitching + multi-instruments, MIDI programming, ..., or is there some trick that I don't know of this library?

Thanks in advance!
Troels says at one point in the video that he keeps spiccato and marcato in separate instances for "sequencing reasons." So you are only seeing a part of what is going on in his screen grab.

On another note... I just posted a new thread with a walkthrough video that demonstrates how to increase performance and reduce load times in Century Strings by 600% for all users, regardless of OS. I'm sure it will also apply to Anthology users as well. That thread is here.
 
After playing around with the try pack, I think am gonna change my mind and will eventually get this library.. The sound is literally a "bliss" that tickles your ears and mind. Just insanely beautiful.

Having said that I'm not by any means getting this because of the arcs patches (which is the only articulation in the try pack)..absolutely not - I actually never use these almost! However I think they at least indicate the dynamic range in the long articulations (specifically the legato)...so can anyone please who owns it advise if the soft dynamics in the legato are of the same quality and delicacy as of those in the arcs articulation?
 
After playing around with the try pack, I think am gonna change my mind and will eventually get this library.. The sound is literally a "bliss" that tickles your ears and mind. Just insanely beautiful.

Having said that I'm not by any means getting this because of the arcs patches (which is the only articulation in the try pack)..absolutely not - I actually never use these almost! However I think they at least indicate the dynamic range in the long articulations (specifically the legato)...so can anyone please who owns it advise if the soft dynamics in the legato are of the same quality and delicacy as of those in the arcs articulation?
A delicate breath of air and emotion! Century handles softer dynamics like none other! I picked up the solo brass and strings a few weeks ago and I can honestly disclose that no other library that I've come across handles emotional detail in the soft dynamics like the Century series. In the brass you hear the breathy beginning of each and every instrument as the player sinks into the actual timbre of the note; in the strings you hear that silky bow rosin contact point as each performer gently glides across their instrument- just like the arcs!
 
Dear Wallet,

I have some bad news for you...

A delicate breath of air and emotion! Century handles softer dynamics like none other! I picked up the solo brass and strings a few weeks ago and I can honestly disclose that no other library that I've come across handles emotional detail in the soft dynamics like the Century series. In the brass you hear the breathy beginning of each and every instrument as the player sinks into the actual timbre of the note; in the strings you hear that silky bow rosin contact point as each performer gently glides across their instrument- just like the arcs!
 
@DarkestShadow ,

Thanks for the head up on Dirk Ehler's Century Strings Video. I will watch it on Youtube later this evening, and Thanks for Dirk Ehler for making the video. Finally a comprehensive, and detailed review of Century Strings.

Cheers,
Muziksculp
 
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