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OUT NOW: Haunted Strings 2 - Twisted Chamber Strings

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InsanitySamples

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EDIT: New demo exploring the lush side of this library has landed... This library isn't just for Halloween!

New Demo: The Lush Side of HAUNTED STRINGS 2


Hi all,

We're very pleased to announce the release of Haunted Strings 2. A huge new development of the original Haunted Strings concept. We headed back into the studio with a string ensemble, and set about recording as many twisted, eerie, dark, brooding & in some cases outright terrifying performances as we could dream up. One of the key unique selling points of this library is that we effectively treated the entire ensemble, from double bass up to violins, as one big tutti style instrument. So the air we're capturing really was moved all at once by this collective of players. Allowing for a really interactive and experimental experience on each note.

Head HERE for the product page.

Trailer


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ARTICULATION LIST

Main Articulations

Eerie Longs (Extreme Sul Tasto)

Twisted Longs (Extreme Sul Pont)

Drunken Wide Vibrato

Tremolo Sul Pont

Erratic Trem Sul Pont

Staccatissimo

Ricochet

Col Legno

Psycho Screams

Extended Techniques & FX

Behind the Bridge Choas

Chatter Chaos

Scratch Riser

Scratch Stabs

Full String Glissandos (Fast & Slow)
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Thanks all, stay creative!

Billy - Insanity Samples

OUT NOW: Haunted Strings 2 - Twisted Chamber Strings
OUT NOW: Haunted Strings 2 - Twisted Chamber Strings
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sostenuto said:
~ $95. definitely spooky ! But lots on intro post to sort now.
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What care I for money when there are spines to be chilled?

I know I wasn’t going to buy any more libraries thia year other than Soundpaint, but I have Haunted Strings 1 so I get extra money off. Scary strings plus Orcophany? I think I could do something with that.
 
Bee_Abney said:
What care I for money when there are spines to be chilled?

I know I wasn’t going to buy any more libraries thia year other than Soundpaint, but I have Haunted Strings 1 so I get extra money off. Scary strings plus Orcophany? I think I could do something with that.
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Orcophany back on short list, now that brief SFA distraction has passed.
So many _ in-Cart /delete, in Cart /delete _ 'til promo expired ! 🤦‍♂️
Good to know you are pleased with Haunted Strings, as it remains of interest.

THX - diminutive gal !
 
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InsanitySamples said:
Hi all,

We're very pleased to announce the release of Haunted Strings 2. A huge new development of the original Haunted Strings concept. We headed back into the studio with a string ensemble, and set about recording as many twisted, eerie, dark, brooding & in some cases outright terrifying performances as we could dream up. One of the key unique selling points of this library is that we effectively treated the entire ensemble, from double bass up to violins, as one big tutti style instrument. So the air we're capturing really was moved all at once by this collective of players. Allowing for a really interactive and experimental experience on each note.

Haunted Strings 2 will be on a 50% intro sale for the Halloween period!

Head HERE for the product page.

Trailer


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ARTICULATION LIST

Main Articulations

Eerie Longs (Extreme Sul Tasto)

Twisted Longs (Extreme Sul Pont)

Drunken Wide Vibrato

Tremolo Sul Pont

Erratic Trem Sul Pont

Staccatissimo

Ricochet

Col Legno

Psycho Screams

Extended Techniques & FX

Behind the Bridge Choas

Chatter Chaos

Scratch Riser

Scratch Stabs

Full String Glissandos (Fast & Slow)
________________________________________________

Thanks all, stay creative!

Billy - Insanity Samples

OUT NOW: Haunted Strings 2 - Twisted Chamber Strings
OUT NOW: Haunted Strings 2 - Twisted Chamber Strings
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How long is the Halloween period, when does the offer end to be exact?
 
That is My coupon - more of an October/November coupon than a May one, but I'm sure you worked that out!
 
Bee_Abney said:
May coupon for owning the first Haunted Strings runs out on the 8th of November. I don't know if the general 50% off intro price ends then too.
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Theres enough of Hollywood sound and perfect legatos out there, its time to destroy the orchestra - to not slip into orchestral correctness. Since nobody burned the violin player with a flametorch yet, and recorded it, I checked the intro vid, there was a drunken wide and erratic tremolo, thats maybe a good start.

Only thing Im curious about is if the Haunted string sound will seduce ghosts and spirits for real. Been sleeping well and so on, cant recall when is last time spirit banged on door, so it would be unpleasant to pay for a library could bring poltergeist around.
 
PeterN said:
Theres enough of Hollywood sound and perfect legatos out there, its time to destroy the orchestra - to not slip into orchestral correctness. Since nobody burned the violin player with a flametorch yet, and recorded it, I checked the intro vid, there was a drunken wide and erratic tremolo, thats maybe a good start.

Only thing Im curious about is if the Haunted string sound will seduce ghosts and spirits for real. Been sleeping well and so on, cant recall when is last time spirit banged on door, so it would be unpleasant to pay for a library could bring poltergeist around.
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I haven't downloaded it yet, but if I am beset by spirits, I'll post a warning.

After playing the first Haunted Strings I did have to visit an exorcist; but no connection was ever proven in court.
 
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PeterN said:
Theres enough of Hollywood sound and perfect legatos out there, its time to destroy the orchestra - to not slip into orchestral correctness. Since nobody burned the violin player with a flametorch yet, and recorded it, I checked the intro vid, there was a drunken wide and erratic tremolo, thats maybe a good start.

Only thing Im curious about is if the Haunted string sound will seduce ghosts and spirits for real. Been sleeping well and so on, cant recall when is last time spirit banged on door, so it would be unpleasant to pay for a library could bring poltergeist around.
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The 'Psycho Screams' articulation will certainly get you in the ball park of the torched-first-chair vibe you're after! But despite our best efforts, no musicians were harmed, or possessed, in the making of this library... 🎶
 
So I bought and downloaded it last night, but it was too late to really play on it. I've just had a chance to check it out.

There are two NKIs, one for general playing with a choice of articulations that can be layered, and one with the keyboard separated out into different sections for effects. The available effects are good quality distortion, chorus, rotator, delay and reverb. There is ADSR and a choice of as recorded sound or processed through an amp or tape, or a mixture of all three. There are also variable options for glitching, pitch (in this case, introducing a variable amount of high pitched doubling), frequency cutoff (useful for quickly dialling the strings in or out) and resonance.

You can midi map and adjust vibrato, dynamics and expression for the main NKI; and expression for the effects.

For the main NKI, there are also two chord options, each of which divides the keyboard up into different chord-playing options.

The main NKI also has the Fear dial. Turn it up to change the playing style from fairly conventional to increasingly demented. Lovely!

This is all very similar to Haunted Strings 1, but greatly increased. The effects NKI is new, and there are now more articulation to choose from, and the Chord modes are new.

What seems to be missing is the note length/rhythm option - e.g. quarter notes, an eight note plus a sixteenth. Since I have Haunted Strings 1, I still have this available there. It isn't a great loss, as the overall effect of these options tended to get lost in the general sustained sound.

And how does it sound? You can get a very processed sound easily, great for that hybrid feel; and you can also get a very natural string sound. That string sound is much like you would get with a chamber string section playing these things as composed, without doing anything especially weird or textured; but when you layer the articulations (including things like 'Erratic Trem Sul Pont') and vary the vibrato, dial in some higher doubling pitches, you get a distinctive and suitably spooky sound.

This works for texturing and particular effects (especially the FX NKI); but it also works for playing regular musical pieces - albeit thrilling, unsettling, uncanny ones!

Marvellous job! I have a few Insanity Samples instruments now and they have all been wonderful at what they aim to do. And this is a major step up from the original Haunted Strings, so it was a very worthy update.
 
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First of all congratulations on the release, I love the way the GUI follows from Neo Strings. Although I have noticed that there is no mention of an upgrade price for existing owners of Haunted Strings?
 
mr.vad0614 said:
First of all congratulations on the release, I love the way the GUI follows from Neo Strings. Although I have noticed that there is no mention of an upgrade price for existing owners of Haunted Strings?
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You should have had an email. If you don't have it in Promotions, Junk, or whatever, you could email them.
I got 20% off the intro price.
 
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