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Another home run review Cory! Great work as usual!
As far as fixes go, they said they are working on it but I didn't get much more than that. I doubt they will fix everything I pointed out because, like most devs, some of the issues I have are subjective and probably to coincide with their views on how it should function. I agree with Cory that for $150, the standard edition is pretty damn good when you compare cost per articulation. It's pretty extensive but it still falls short of Spitfire's Chamber Strings which I still consider their holy grail of String libraries. It has soooo much stuff in it, especially loads of legato styles that aren't available in any other library, at least not collectively. But the price difference is a lot. The standard edition of Chamber Strings costs $699 (retail) if you got the 40% off for that one you're looking at $419 which puts it in the price range of other competitors like Cinematic Studio Strings (which is my main library). The biggest difference between CSS and SCS is the amount of content available in SCS. Loads more articulations, including one of the best playable Runs Legato patch on the market.@ The Darris: I'm about to jump on SStS with the 40% sale but your notes has somewhat alarmed me about the quality of the lib [the feedback is very appreciated]. Do you believe SF will rework the lib in a future update or is this someone with some script edit would be able to tweak? Is there another lib from SF that you would recommend as standout? Please don't take that as a lazy question, I've been doing research and watching walkthroughs ect.
@ Cory: Even with this feedback do you believe it is worth the pick up at $150? I All I have is 8DIO Adagietto and Agitato Sordino.
PS. Cory thank you for your reviews and channels. Incredibly valued. I'm grateful mate.
As far as fixes go, they said they are working on it but I didn't get much more than that. I doubt they will fix everything I pointed out because, like most devs, some of the issues I have are subjective and probably to coincide with their views on how it should function. I agree with Cory that for $150, the standard edition is pretty damn good when you compare cost per articulation. It's pretty extensive but it still falls short of Spitfire's Chamber Strings which I still consider their holy grail of String libraries. It has soooo much stuff in it, especially loads of legato styles that aren't available in any other library, at least not collectively. But the price difference is a lot. The standard edition of Chamber Strings costs $699 (retail) if you got the 40% off for that one you're looking at $419 which puts it in the price range of other competitors like Cinematic Studio Strings (which is my main library). The biggest difference between CSS and SCS is the amount of content available in SCS. Loads more articulations, including one of the best playable Runs Legato patch on the market.
So yeah, if price isn't a problem and you are dead set on Spitfire Audio's strings, I'd go for Chamber Strings. If price is an option and you are just looking for a great all around good Strings library, I'd go for Cinematic Studio Strings.
Best,
C
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but thanks a lot for this review. I wasn't impressed by the Spitfire videos, this review has sold me on this library. Well done.
You need to scan for the files, I did have the same message popping up, just hit browse for files (or search spotlight) and point to the directory where the solo strings are installed to fix this error.Hi @Cory Pelizzari..Based mostly on your review I bought this library in the spitfire sale. I'm saving up for another String Library, but needed something to keep me going for a few months ! Great review, the library is actually better than I thought is was going to be once it has some reverb etc on it.
Quick Question, I'm struggling to get your very generous gift of the patches to open properly in Kontakt, it's saying some content is missing. Could you advise how to overcome this hitch, or which folder I should put your patches in ? Thanks so much !
Browse for folder, double click on Studio Strings' "samples" folder, hit enter then resave the patches and resave the multis. You can do the same thing for all of the patches and multis at once by clicking on the little save icon at the top of Kontakt, choosing "batch resave", then opening the folder where you put my patches and multis and hitting enter - then it will ask you to find the samples so you click browse for folder, double click on the library's samples folder and hit enter. That way they're all done at once.Hi @Cory Pelizzari..Based mostly on your review I bought this library in the spitfire sale. I'm saving up for another String Library, but needed something to keep me going for a few months ! Great review, the library is actually better than I thought is was going to be once it has some reverb etc on it.
Quick Question, I'm struggling to get your very generous gift of the patches to open properly in Kontakt, it's saying some content is missing. Could you advise how to overcome this hitch, or which folder I should put your patches in ? Thanks so much !
Unfortunately, I can't open them either. I'm using 5.8, but it says it's too old... sigh.Quick Question, I'm struggling to get your very generous gift of the patches to open properly in Kontakt
Unfortunately, I can't open them either. I'm using 5.8, but it says it's too old... sigh.
Look for a doc folder in the install.Apparently there's an update to studio strings "1.0.0b18". Any idea whats in the update? Where is the changelog @Spitfire Team @SpitfireSupport ?
Look for a doc folder in the install.
What's it say? I'm out of town and curious.Found it. Thanks!
What's it say? I'm out of town and curious.
Get it here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/spitfire-studio-strings/
Free Patches & Multis: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dr4y3v1e9sh4kx2/AAAHSiPUGYJx7ukFQ6rUCOwKa?dl=0
NOTE - The professional version does contain ensemble, half and divisi sections, but at a huge 200G compared to the standard version's much more friendly 12G.