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I believe that I saw a list somewhere, probably on this site, over a lot of string libraries and the number of players in each of their sections, but can't find it. Does anyone know where I can find such a list?
If not, maybe we could turn this thread into such a list - if manufacturers and/or users are willing to list the section sizes for each of their string libraries?
EDIT: here's the list:
Please suggest missing libraries – including section size info (if you have time)!
STRING SECTION SIZES
A
8dio Adagietto (11-8-6-4, no violin 2)
8dio Adagio 11/*/7/6/4 [2 mic positions] 90.2GB, divisi: 6-3-2-2
8dio Agitato (11/*/7/6/* [2 mic positions] 32.7GB, divisi 3-3-3-?)
8dio Anthology 11/*/7/6/4 [2 mic positions] 109GB
8dio Cage Strings
8dio Century Strings 6-4-6-4-4 (normale) and 6/4/5/4/3 (con sordino).
8Dio Majestica/8W (20-20-30-30)
Aria Sounds London Symphonic Strings
Audio Ollie Nashville Scoring Strings 8-6-5-4
Auddict: The United Strings of Europe (20 players)
Audio Imperia Areia (16/*/10/6/4)
Audio Imperia Jaeger/Essential Modern Orchestra (16-10-6-4)
Audiobro LA Scoring Strings (LASS, 62 players) 16/*/12/10/8 [1 mic position] 16.4GB (+ First Chairs)
Audiobro Legato Sordino Strings
Audiobro Modern Scoring Strings 16/14/12/10/8. All sections have divisi.
C
Chris Hein String Ensemble
Cinematic Strings 2, 40 players: 12/8/7/7/6 [3 mic positions] 21.1GB
Cinematic Studio Strings (CSS, 35 [+4] players) 10/7/7/6/5 [3 mic positions], 34.5GB (+ solo strings as an option)
Cinematique Instruments Ensemblia
Cinestrings Core, 57 players 16/12/10/10/7 [4 mic positions, 85 gb] 50GB
Cinesamples CineStrings Pro
E
East West Hollywood Strings, 57 players: 16/14/10/10/7 [7 mic positions] 312.0GB
They added a 18 violin section to Hollywood Strings to the OPUS update (2021).
Eastwest Hollywood Strings 2 (6-4-4-4-3)
East West QL Symphonic Orchestra 18/4-11-10-10/3-9: several different sized section patches:18 Violins, 11 Violins and 4 Violins/10 Celli and 3 Celli
East West Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra: High Strings (8 violins and 6 violas) and Low Strings (6 Celli and 4 Basses). It also has a small, 3-instrument, Viola da Gamba ensemble, and an equally small, 3-instrument, Hardanger Fiddle ensemble.
F
Frozen Plain Arctic Strings
G
Garritan Instant Orchestra
Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (12-10-10-8-7)
Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 Ensembles (9-3-9-3)
H
Heavyocity Novo
I
IK Multimedia: Miroslav Philharmonik (1/2)
Impact Soundworks Furia Staccato Strings
Impact Soundworks Rhapsody Orchestral Colours
Impact Soundworks' Tokyo Scoring Strings (8/6/4/4/3)
ISW Furia Staccato Strings - 22 players
K
Kirk Hunter Chamber Strings 3 (4-4-4-4-4, can choose from 2-4 for each section)
Kirk Hunter Diamond Symphony Orchestra Chamber Section (4-4-3-2)
Kirk Hunter Concert Strings 2 (16-12-12-6, half division 8-6-6-3, Quarter Division 4-4-3-2)
Kirk Hunter Concert Strings 3 (16-16-16-16-16, can choose from 4-16 for each section)
Kirk Hunter Diamond Symphony Orchestra (18-18-10-9-6)
Kirk Hunter Diamond Symphony Orchestra Studio Section (9-9-6-5-3)
Kirk Hunter Pop Rock Strings
Kirk Hunter Spotlight Strings
L
Light and Sound Chamber Strings (LSCS, 18 players) (6,5,3,3,1)
M
Miroslav Philharmonik 1 (23-4-10-9)
Miroslav Philharmonik 2 (14/4-8-5-4)
Miroslav String Ensembles 2.0
Musical Sampling Adventure Strings
Musical Sampling Soaring Strings (10/*/6/5/4)
Musical Sampling Trailer Strings 18 VI, 16 VA, 14 VC, 12 B (60 players (Vln1+2 recorded as one section; no legatos)
N
NI Symphonic String Ensemble, 60 players (16/14/12/10/8, divisi 8-6-6-4-4 [3 mic positions], 34.2GB.
Native Instruments Action Strings: 36 Players in High (22-8-6 no Basses) and 24 Players in Low (10-8-6 no Violins)
Native Instruments Emotive Strings
NI Session Strings 4-3-2-2 times 4 (as they have sections 1,2,3 and 4 each with these settings)
Novo Intimate Textures
O
Orchestral Tools Berlin Strings (BS, 28 players) 8/6/5/5/4, 129.0GB (5 extra players with optional First Chairs)
Orchestral Tools Berlin Orchestra Inspire 8-6-5-5-4 (+ optional First Chairs)
Orchestral Tools Metropolis Ark:
-Metropolis Ark 1 14-10-8-10
-Metropolis Ark 2 24-10-16-12
-Metropolis Ark 3 21-14-10-9
-Metropolis Ark 4 3-*-3-2-1
- Metropolis Ark 5: Strings - 12/*/8/6/4. Strings Large - 20/*/10/12/12 (+2 bass clarinets, 1 contrabassoon)
Orchestral Tools Time Macro (50): 10 / 10 / 8 / 8 + 8 / 6 (10 vln + 10 vln, 8 vla + 8 vlc, 8 vlc + 8 cb)
Orchestral Tools Time Micro (10): 3 vln, 3 vlc, string quartet (2 vln, 1 vla, 1 vlc)
Orchestral Tools Orchestral String Runs
Orchestral Tools Peteris Vasks Strings 6-5-4-4-3 (+ first chairs)
Orchestral Tools Symphonic Sphere 16-10-8-6
Orchestral Tools Symphonic Strings 18-16-14-12-8
Output Analog strings 18-16-14-12-8
P
Performance Samples Fluid Shorts (29*): 8 / (8) / 6 / 4 / 3
Performance Samples Fluid Shorts II (31*): 8 / (8) / 6 / 5 / 4
*Assumes you use the transposing trick on VLN 1 to create VLN 2.
Performance Samples Con Moto (8 violins A, 8 violins B, 6 violas, 6 cellos, and 6 basses)
Performance Samples/Audio Ollie Nashville Chamber Strings 8 / (8) / 6 / 5 / 4
Performance Samples Vista: 5/*/4/3/3 (plus an extra section with 3 'overdub violins')
Performance Samples Pacific Strings 16/*/12/10/8 plus a three note overlay
Peter Siedlaczek String Essentials (Complete Orchestral Collection) 14 Vi, 10 Va, 8 Vc and 6 B
Project SAM Orchestral Essentials
Project SAM Orchestral Essentials 2
Project SAM Symphobia
Project SAM Symphobia 2
Project SAM Symphobia 3: Lumina
Project SAM Symphonic Colors Orchestrator
R
Red Room Audio Palette Symphonic Sketchpad:
-Strings, Full (12-10-8-6-4)
-Strings, Chamber (6-5-4-3-2)
S
Sampletank 3 Alleged Strings
Solid State Symphony by Indiginus
Sonic Implants Symphonic Strings 8-6-6-5 or 6-4
Sonivox Orchestral Companion Strings
Sonokinetic Capriccio
Sonokinetic Da Capo
Sonokinetic Espressivo
Sonokinetic Grosso
Sonokinetic Maximo
Sonokinetic Ostinato Strings: 52 players
Sonokinetic Sotto
Sonokinetic Tutti
Sonokinetic Vivace
Sonuscore The Orchestra/The Orchestra Complete 12/10/8/6/5
Soundiron/Native Instruments Chamber Strings
Spitfire Appassionata Strings: 8, 6, 6, 6, 4
Spitfire Abbey Road Orchestra: Violins – 16. Cellos:10
Spitfire AR1 Legendary Long Strings (10 cellos, 8 basses)
Spitfire AR1 Soaring High Strings (16 V1s, 14 V2s) in unison
Spitfire BBC Symphonic Orchestra (50): (16/14/12/10/8 + 1/1/1/1/1 leader = 65 with section leaders))
Spitfire Bernard Herrmann Composer Toolkit (8,6,4,6,4) Studio Orchestra preset
Spitfire Albion 1 (11/9/7/6/4)
-Albion One (18-16-14-12-8)
-Albion 2 (8-6-4-4-3)
-Albion 3 (0,0,0,24,8)
-Albion 4
-Albion 5 (38-0-12-6)
-Albion NEO 23 Strings (Divisi):
Band A - 12 (3, 2, 2, 3, 2)
Band B - 11 (3, 2, 2, 3, 1)
Spitfire Chamber Strings / Sable (SCS, 16 players) 4/3/3/3/3, 287.7GB
Spitfire Evo Grid
Spitfire Fractured Strings 4, 4, 1, 1, 0
Spitfire Hans Zimmer Strings
(60,20,60,24) or (20,20,20,24)
Spitfire Intimate Strings (8,6,4,4,3)
Spitfire London Contemporary Strings 6/*/4/3/2 [2 mic positions] 28.1GB
Spitfire Symphonic Motions 22 violins & 12 cellos
Spitfire Masse
Spitfire Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions
Spitfire Olafur Arnalds Evolutions
Spitfire Originals Cinematic Frozen Strings (2,2,0,2,2)
Spitfire Originals Epic Strings 16,14,12,10,8
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings 8,6,4,4,3
Spitfire Studio Strings (SStS) (8, 6, 6, 6, 4)
Spitfire Studio Strings Pro (16-12-12-12-4) + several divisi options
Spitfire Fragile String Evolutions 4-3-3-3-1
Spitfire Symphonic Evolutions
Spitfire Symphonic Strings / Mural (SSS) 16/14/12/10/8, 101.1GB
Strezov Cornucopia String Ensembles (6-5-4-3-2)
Strezov Afflatus:
- 12-10-8-8-6 library with divisi
- 6-5-4-4 chamber library
- a 6-5-4-4-2 'minimalist' library. These presets sections also have divisi, and those can be used alone as well, meaning that there's also a 3-3-2-2 half section in there.
-Scene d'Amour' presets (5-4-3-3)
-First Chairs (1-1-1-1-1) (More here)
V
Versilian Studios VSCO 2 (5-4-3-2)
VSL Appassionata Strings (20/*/14/12/10 [1 mic position] 19.4GB)
VSL Chamber Strings (6/*/4/3/2 [1 mic position] 40.7GB)
VSL Dimension Strings (8/*/6/6/4 [1 mic position] 246.8GB)
VSL Orchestral Strings (14/*/10/8/6 [1 mic posiiton] 42.4GB)
VSL Special Edition (14 violins, 10 Violas, 8 cellos, 6 basses)
VSL Synchron Strings (14-10-8-8-6)
VSL Synchron Duality Strings (14-12-10-10-6)
Z
Zilhouette Strings by Cinematique Instruments (7-2-7-2)
NB:
If any of you know the section sizes for libraries which don't already have that info, please post them in this thread or in a private message to me - I'll copy them into this post later.
More info about section sizes here:
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/sampled-orchestra-part2
If not, maybe we could turn this thread into such a list - if manufacturers and/or users are willing to list the section sizes for each of their string libraries?
EDIT: here's the list:
Please suggest missing libraries – including section size info (if you have time)!
STRING SECTION SIZES
A
8dio Adagietto (11-8-6-4, no violin 2)
8dio Adagio 11/*/7/6/4 [2 mic positions] 90.2GB, divisi: 6-3-2-2
8dio Agitato (11/*/7/6/* [2 mic positions] 32.7GB, divisi 3-3-3-?)
8dio Anthology 11/*/7/6/4 [2 mic positions] 109GB
8dio Cage Strings
8dio Century Strings 6-4-6-4-4 (normale) and 6/4/5/4/3 (con sordino).
8Dio Majestica/8W (20-20-30-30)
Aria Sounds London Symphonic Strings
Audio Ollie Nashville Scoring Strings 8-6-5-4
Auddict: The United Strings of Europe (20 players)
Audio Imperia Areia (16/*/10/6/4)
Audio Imperia Jaeger/Essential Modern Orchestra (16-10-6-4)
Audiobro LA Scoring Strings (LASS, 62 players) 16/*/12/10/8 [1 mic position] 16.4GB (+ First Chairs)
Audiobro Legato Sordino Strings
Audiobro Modern Scoring Strings 16/14/12/10/8. All sections have divisi.
C
Chris Hein String Ensemble
Cinematic Strings 2, 40 players: 12/8/7/7/6 [3 mic positions] 21.1GB
Cinematic Studio Strings (CSS, 35 [+4] players) 10/7/7/6/5 [3 mic positions], 34.5GB (+ solo strings as an option)
Cinematique Instruments Ensemblia
Cinestrings Core, 57 players 16/12/10/10/7 [4 mic positions, 85 gb] 50GB
Cinesamples CineStrings Pro
E
East West Hollywood Strings, 57 players: 16/14/10/10/7 [7 mic positions] 312.0GB
They added a 18 violin section to Hollywood Strings to the OPUS update (2021).
Eastwest Hollywood Strings 2 (6-4-4-4-3)
East West QL Symphonic Orchestra 18/4-11-10-10/3-9: several different sized section patches:18 Violins, 11 Violins and 4 Violins/10 Celli and 3 Celli
East West Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra: High Strings (8 violins and 6 violas) and Low Strings (6 Celli and 4 Basses). It also has a small, 3-instrument, Viola da Gamba ensemble, and an equally small, 3-instrument, Hardanger Fiddle ensemble.
F
Frozen Plain Arctic Strings
G
Garritan Instant Orchestra
Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (12-10-10-8-7)
Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 Ensembles (9-3-9-3)
H
Heavyocity Novo
I
IK Multimedia: Miroslav Philharmonik (1/2)
Impact Soundworks Furia Staccato Strings
Impact Soundworks Rhapsody Orchestral Colours
Impact Soundworks' Tokyo Scoring Strings (8/6/4/4/3)
ISW Furia Staccato Strings - 22 players
K
Kirk Hunter Chamber Strings 3 (4-4-4-4-4, can choose from 2-4 for each section)
Kirk Hunter Diamond Symphony Orchestra Chamber Section (4-4-3-2)
Kirk Hunter Concert Strings 2 (16-12-12-6, half division 8-6-6-3, Quarter Division 4-4-3-2)
Kirk Hunter Concert Strings 3 (16-16-16-16-16, can choose from 4-16 for each section)
Kirk Hunter Diamond Symphony Orchestra (18-18-10-9-6)
Kirk Hunter Diamond Symphony Orchestra Studio Section (9-9-6-5-3)
Kirk Hunter Pop Rock Strings
Kirk Hunter Spotlight Strings
L
Light and Sound Chamber Strings (LSCS, 18 players) (6,5,3,3,1)
M
Miroslav Philharmonik 1 (23-4-10-9)
Miroslav Philharmonik 2 (14/4-8-5-4)
Miroslav String Ensembles 2.0
Musical Sampling Adventure Strings
Musical Sampling Soaring Strings (10/*/6/5/4)
Musical Sampling Trailer Strings 18 VI, 16 VA, 14 VC, 12 B (60 players (Vln1+2 recorded as one section; no legatos)
N
NI Symphonic String Ensemble, 60 players (16/14/12/10/8, divisi 8-6-6-4-4 [3 mic positions], 34.2GB.
Native Instruments Action Strings: 36 Players in High (22-8-6 no Basses) and 24 Players in Low (10-8-6 no Violins)
Native Instruments Emotive Strings
NI Session Strings 4-3-2-2 times 4 (as they have sections 1,2,3 and 4 each with these settings)
Novo Intimate Textures
O
Orchestral Tools Berlin Strings (BS, 28 players) 8/6/5/5/4, 129.0GB (5 extra players with optional First Chairs)
Orchestral Tools Berlin Orchestra Inspire 8-6-5-5-4 (+ optional First Chairs)
Orchestral Tools Metropolis Ark:
-Metropolis Ark 1 14-10-8-10
-Metropolis Ark 2 24-10-16-12
-Metropolis Ark 3 21-14-10-9
-Metropolis Ark 4 3-*-3-2-1
- Metropolis Ark 5: Strings - 12/*/8/6/4. Strings Large - 20/*/10/12/12 (+2 bass clarinets, 1 contrabassoon)
Orchestral Tools Time Macro (50): 10 / 10 / 8 / 8 + 8 / 6 (10 vln + 10 vln, 8 vla + 8 vlc, 8 vlc + 8 cb)
Orchestral Tools Time Micro (10): 3 vln, 3 vlc, string quartet (2 vln, 1 vla, 1 vlc)
Orchestral Tools Orchestral String Runs
Orchestral Tools Peteris Vasks Strings 6-5-4-4-3 (+ first chairs)
Orchestral Tools Symphonic Sphere 16-10-8-6
Orchestral Tools Symphonic Strings 18-16-14-12-8
Output Analog strings 18-16-14-12-8
P
Performance Samples Fluid Shorts (29*): 8 / (8) / 6 / 4 / 3
Performance Samples Fluid Shorts II (31*): 8 / (8) / 6 / 5 / 4
*Assumes you use the transposing trick on VLN 1 to create VLN 2.
Performance Samples Con Moto (8 violins A, 8 violins B, 6 violas, 6 cellos, and 6 basses)
Performance Samples/Audio Ollie Nashville Chamber Strings 8 / (8) / 6 / 5 / 4
Performance Samples Vista: 5/*/4/3/3 (plus an extra section with 3 'overdub violins')
Performance Samples Pacific Strings 16/*/12/10/8 plus a three note overlay
Peter Siedlaczek String Essentials (Complete Orchestral Collection) 14 Vi, 10 Va, 8 Vc and 6 B
Project SAM Orchestral Essentials
Project SAM Orchestral Essentials 2
Project SAM Symphobia
Project SAM Symphobia 2
Project SAM Symphobia 3: Lumina
Project SAM Symphonic Colors Orchestrator
R
Red Room Audio Palette Symphonic Sketchpad:
-Strings, Full (12-10-8-6-4)
-Strings, Chamber (6-5-4-3-2)
S
Sampletank 3 Alleged Strings
Solid State Symphony by Indiginus
Sonic Implants Symphonic Strings 8-6-6-5 or 6-4
Sonivox Orchestral Companion Strings
Sonokinetic Capriccio
Sonokinetic Da Capo
Sonokinetic Espressivo
Sonokinetic Grosso
Sonokinetic Maximo
Sonokinetic Ostinato Strings: 52 players
Sonokinetic Sotto
Sonokinetic Tutti
Sonokinetic Vivace
Sonuscore The Orchestra/The Orchestra Complete 12/10/8/6/5
Soundiron/Native Instruments Chamber Strings
Spitfire Appassionata Strings: 8, 6, 6, 6, 4
Spitfire Abbey Road Orchestra: Violins – 16. Cellos:10
Spitfire AR1 Legendary Long Strings (10 cellos, 8 basses)
Spitfire AR1 Soaring High Strings (16 V1s, 14 V2s) in unison
Spitfire BBC Symphonic Orchestra (50): (16/14/12/10/8 + 1/1/1/1/1 leader = 65 with section leaders))
Spitfire Bernard Herrmann Composer Toolkit (8,6,4,6,4) Studio Orchestra preset
Spitfire Albion 1 (11/9/7/6/4)
-Albion One (18-16-14-12-8)
-Albion 2 (8-6-4-4-3)
-Albion 3 (0,0,0,24,8)
-Albion 4
-Albion 5 (38-0-12-6)
-Albion NEO 23 Strings (Divisi):
Band A - 12 (3, 2, 2, 3, 2)
Band B - 11 (3, 2, 2, 3, 1)
Spitfire Chamber Strings / Sable (SCS, 16 players) 4/3/3/3/3, 287.7GB
Spitfire Evo Grid
Spitfire Fractured Strings 4, 4, 1, 1, 0
Spitfire Hans Zimmer Strings
(60,20,60,24) or (20,20,20,24)
Spitfire Intimate Strings (8,6,4,4,3)
Spitfire London Contemporary Strings 6/*/4/3/2 [2 mic positions] 28.1GB
Spitfire Symphonic Motions 22 violins & 12 cellos
Spitfire Masse
Spitfire Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions
Spitfire Olafur Arnalds Evolutions
Spitfire Originals Cinematic Frozen Strings (2,2,0,2,2)
Spitfire Originals Epic Strings 16,14,12,10,8
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings 8,6,4,4,3
Spitfire Studio Strings (SStS) (8, 6, 6, 6, 4)
Spitfire Studio Strings Pro (16-12-12-12-4) + several divisi options
Spitfire Fragile String Evolutions 4-3-3-3-1
Spitfire Symphonic Evolutions
Spitfire Symphonic Strings / Mural (SSS) 16/14/12/10/8, 101.1GB
Strezov Cornucopia String Ensembles (6-5-4-3-2)
Strezov Afflatus:
- 12-10-8-8-6 library with divisi
- 6-5-4-4 chamber library
- a 6-5-4-4-2 'minimalist' library. These presets sections also have divisi, and those can be used alone as well, meaning that there's also a 3-3-2-2 half section in there.
-Scene d'Amour' presets (5-4-3-3)
-First Chairs (1-1-1-1-1) (More here)
V
Versilian Studios VSCO 2 (5-4-3-2)
VSL Appassionata Strings (20/*/14/12/10 [1 mic position] 19.4GB)
VSL Chamber Strings (6/*/4/3/2 [1 mic position] 40.7GB)
VSL Dimension Strings (8/*/6/6/4 [1 mic position] 246.8GB)
VSL Orchestral Strings (14/*/10/8/6 [1 mic posiiton] 42.4GB)
VSL Special Edition (14 violins, 10 Violas, 8 cellos, 6 basses)
VSL Synchron Strings (14-10-8-8-6)
VSL Synchron Duality Strings (14-12-10-10-6)
Z
Zilhouette Strings by Cinematique Instruments (7-2-7-2)
NB:
If any of you know the section sizes for libraries which don't already have that info, please post them in this thread or in a private message to me - I'll copy them into this post later.
More info about section sizes here:
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/sampled-orchestra-part2
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