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Originals Intimate Strings — OUT NOW!

christianhenson said:
My answer would be yes, we did a lot of cleaning up and tightening of these string sounds. Also there is a new "vintage" signal feed
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I adore my old Loegria strings and use them a lot (despite having SCS et al) but I have to agree the Intimate Strings version has been cleaned up a very great deal. No more EQing out the noise, thank goodness. Why couldn't Spitfire be so meticulous with Neo, especially when these types of strings are much more likely to be exposed in arrangements? Not really complaining, as the new library is excellent, and already on my laptop rig.
 
barteredbride said:
I have NEO...which string parts do you feel need work on? They sound great to me!
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@barteredbride Well, I should note that generally I do like NEO very much. However, try running through single notes in both Strings A and Strings B and you'll soon find particular tones that have a lot more noise/hiss than their neighbours. I'm nowhere near my rig at the moment so can't check for specifics, but there are several. I tend to cure the issue with EQ, but that takes time and also affects other parts of the range. I guess I'm not alone in using this sort of string in exposed areas, so, as noted, the dud notes tend to stick out like a sore thumb for me. That said, I do seem to have a particularly sensitive ear (not in a good way), as my long suffering piano tuner will attest. Just fussy, I suppose.
 
I think it's okay for gen-xers to be considered honorary baby boomers, if they like. Most people I know from generation-x are fans of music that came out during the hippie era.

Best,

Geoff
 
christianhenson said:
Heya, couple of questions keep coming up here so I thought I'd answer.

• If I already own Loegria should I bother download.

My answer would be yes, we did a lot of cleaning up and tightening of these string sounds. Also there is a new "vintage" signal feed that is much more 2020 (says the boomer in tweed). Its free, see what you think then ditch if you don't like. Also its magic for laptops as a carry around with you on your system drive for quick sketching.

• Regrets having bought the original Albions versus waiting for the Originals to come out.

Well and obvious one is nearly 10 years use! But I think it is crucial to look at the specification differences. Albion ONE versus Epic Strings is like comparing an Encyclopedia to a pamphlet.

Legatos
More articulations
More sections,
More mic positions
FX and all sorts of orchestral extras
Insane runs section (in ONE)

Brunel Loops
Darwin Percussion (inc. massive cymbals library in ONE)
Stephensons Steam band.

And massive numbers of presets.

So to compare originals to Albion ONE and now Albion Neo is not a good one.... HOWEVER, if all you want from ONE and Neo are these types (which are not from either library, but their earlier incarnations) and a smaller number of signals we've now made it massively affordable.
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Congrats for your work.
 
Just watched the "What is Flautando" video posted above, which I enjoyed. It raises a question for me, however, As an owner of SCS and BBCSO Core, how different are the strings (esp. flautando) in the new Originals release compared to the above collections I already have?
 
Mucusman said:
Just watched the "What is Flautando" video posted above, which I enjoyed. It raises a question for me, however, As an owner of SCS and BBCSO Core, how different are the strings (esp. flautando) in the new Originals release compared to the above collections I already have?
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I would like to know this as well...
 
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