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I've Bought My SECOND TO LAST String Library

For me, it's not about recreating an authentic, verbatim orchestra. It's about producing an amazing sounding piece of music from the comfort of my own studio (even if the orchestrations aren't formally perfect, which mine definitely aren't). My satisfaction comes from knowing that the average listener doesn't even know it's a synthetic production. It's a great feeling when a director asks me if it's real or not. In my current arsenal, SF Studio Strings will make things even more convincing.

Average listeners aren't even aware of what's happening underneath films... they think it's the acting that makes them cry!
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Agreed. There's no reason for it to. Have I mentioned that I'm loving Studio Strings?

I think you may have mentioned that somewhere, but for the life of me I can't remember where exactly? More power to you... and may they bring you hours of inspiration and music creation.
 
Fair enough, but when you look at how far things have come (especially in the last ten years), the sample libraries are nothing short of incredible IMO. I think we're all just so "numb" to it now that it's easy to take for granted. I could have only dreamed of today's string libraries years ago.

For me, it's not about recreating an authentic, verbatim orchestra. It's about producing an amazing sounding piece of music from the comfort of my own studio (even if the orchestrations aren't formally perfect, which mine definitely aren't). My satisfaction comes from knowing that the average listener doesn't even know it's a synthetic production. It's a great feeling when a director asks me if it's real or not. In my current arsenal, SF Studio Strings will make things even more convincing.

Here... here! I totally agree with you. Sure there is absolutely nothing like the real thing.. IMHO that's already a given... and it also need not be mutually exclusive, but man have things come a long way in the last 20 years and making music today is an absolute joy. It's nice to hear a positive voice among some of the exhausting negativity and cynicism.
 
For me, it's not about recreating an authentic, verbatim orchestra. It's about producing an amazing sounding piece of music from the comfort of my own studio (even if the orchestrations aren't formally perfect, which mine definitely aren't). My satisfaction comes from knowing that the average listener doesn't even know it's a synthetic production. It's a great feeling when a director asks me if it's real or not. In my current arsenal, SF Studio Strings will make things even more convincing.

Ironically perhaps, the closer the libraries become, the more the inadequacies are reveled, because the expectation of how close they can come has increased dramatically.

As I have said (add nauseum, I know) the more you focus on trying to make it sound really good to your ears and the less you worry about authenticity, frequently the better result you get.
 
Old thread is old, but...

Regular. With Pro you get divisi instruments, more legato patches, and several more microphone positions, but I'm not sure it's worth the added cost.

I upgraded to Pro from Core. It's waaaaay worth the added cost. For me, it was the upgrade plus I had it send on hard drive plus I had to buy a new SSD drive since it's a ginormous library, so it wasn't cheap. Couldn't be happier, and I agree on the "last library" thing... for a few months. Or weeks. :)

The divisi and mic stuff is a lot more than one might think. Mic 2 is basically a "first chair" mic. This makes for a lot of possibilities. The little sections are the fun ones to work with. So, one celli section might have 3 players then one can add another section with a first chair-ish sound. For the fiddles there are 4 small sections so that could be 4 first chair-ish players together, or so many other lineups. There aren't 4 "first chairs", there are 11-12 for the core patches since all the small sections have a first chair mic. The mic combos and section combos are endless, I've been tinkering for hours and barely scratched the surface.

Check out the clip. I chose 3 first chair mics, just at random. That first viola lick sounds pretty damn good for a feature they don't even mention!
 

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"I've Bought My Last String Library"


Errr... no. No you didn't. Nobody ever does that. :laugh:

Ha ha ha ha ha ha .... noooooooh, no you didn’t !!

nothing like the real thing darling (say it in a real good Freddie Mercury accent)

Just wait till you hire a real string section. (or worse, work for someone who demands one)
 
Temptation can be overwhelming...especially hanging around here a lot.

true ! so dont come to the forum too often. 4 times a year is good enough. AND !!! make sure you get your wife or husband to manage your credit cards, paypal accounts and etc !! :rofl: you know the need to get the green light to get through him/her first before purchasing things. That'll be a way to ease the temptation. haha
 
For those who are lucky enough to have the pro version...it's 100% worth the extra. I've spent a bit of time messing with each mic position to get a rich full sound that's super warm yet cuts through nicely on the highs. You need to also play with the stereo width a bit for each mic...but once you have your combination...save it, and transfer to every patch. It's amazing how versatile this library can get. At first I had my doubts about the sound...but after I played around and really messed with the mics and width, I found a combination that's fantastic. TBH, the default T1 mic does not do this library justice at all.

So those that have pro...do yourselves a favor and take advantage of the mic possibilities, and not just the divisi. :)
 
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