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Library Spotlight - Studio Strings

@ 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
 
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

Thank you so much for that reply, incredibly helpful. I just started looking at CSS this week. I might pick up CSS or SCS but unfortunately it won't happen until next BF - didn't get SCS in my Wishlist and have not had proper time to compare. SStS might need to hold me together until then. :laugh:
 
Have any of you compared the con sordinos, flautandos and (super) sul tastos in SStS with similar presets in SSS, SCS or other Spitfire libraries? If I'm not mistaken, they sound like they have less vibrato than what the same articulations have in other libraries. But maybe what I've heard just happens to have the vibrato level (if there is any) set very low.
 
Really liked the video, bought Studio Strings and Brass and will get to know them before getting the Woodwinds on Black Friday or Christmas. Looking at trying to orchestrate some Isaac Hayes and possibly some disco style arrangements and figure these will do the trick just fine after having a quick runthrough tonight.
 
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 !

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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 !

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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 !

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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.
 
What's it say? I'm out of town and curious.

v1.0b18 (Feb 2019)
FIX: [PB-487] - Violins 1 (8) FX Scales Typo Issue
FIX: [PB-488] - UACC Clash in Violins 1 (8) FX patch
FIX: [PB-498] - Celli (6) - Short Spiccato CS | Digital click
FIX: [PB-503] - Measured trems issue
FIX: [PB-511] - UACC clash for Spiccato and Spiccato CS
FIX: [PB-546] - Legato NKS Controllers Issue
FIX: [PB-584] - Celli (6) Legato Lowest G loop Issue
FIX: [PB-585] - Celli (3B) and Violins 2 (3A) Pizz Level Issue
FIX: [PB-586] - UACC clashes in Studio strings
FIX: [PB-616] - Violins 8 and 16 legato transition issue
IMPROVED: [PB-500] - Violin 1 legato swell - High Vibrato
IMPROVED: [PB-628] - Violin 1 Legato Quiet Transitions
 


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.


Took me 5 months to notice this post, shame on me.

But this is by far the most inspiring video on SStS. You definitely brought out the product's potential here!

Thanks for this amazing walkthrough!
 
Does Anyone happen to have any good eq settings and or reverb settings (Valhalla maybe) that they have used, that would make this library come alive ? Any advice would be gratefully received..Thanks
 
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