Ian Dorsch
Senior Member
Agreed, Agitato feels like they came back around and finally got it right.Agitato is a lot more usable out-of-the-box.
Agreed, Agitato feels like they came back around and finally got it right.Agitato is a lot more usable out-of-the-box.
Yep. But just to note that in the hands of someone like Sarah, Adagio is something else entirely.Agitato is a lot more usable out-of-the-box.
Just bumping this incase it got lost, curious what agitato/vista users think of this. I think it's relatively close maybe? getting ear fatigueView attachment Romantic Strings.mp3
What do you guys think of this? My best attempt at mixing solo and ensemble MSS strings
I think it sounds really good, among the best I've heard of MSS, but if you mean about the vibrato - I don't think you can squeeze enough vibrato out of MSS to get it at the level of Vista, Agitato, Soaring, etc.Just bumping this incase it got lost, curious what agitato/vista users think of this. I think it's relatively close maybe? getting ear fatigue
No. There is not. Soaring strings are only available lib with a vibrato needed for the lush soundI my mind, whenever I think of Soaring Strings by Musical Sampling, I call them "the Parkinson Orchestra." Yes, there's something like too much vibrato!
Got you, thanks! Curious, what do you think is better for that older sweeping romantic style. Agitato or Vista?I think it sounds really good, among the best I've heard of MSS, but if you mean about the vibrato - I don't think you can squeeze enough vibrato out of MSS to get it at the level of Vista, Agitato, Soaring, etc.
And yes Agitato is amazing! It's ridiculous how good Anthology is for the price. Rediscovering the qualities of both every time I use them.
Vista has a vintage crunch to it. I'll probably mostly be blending it rather than using it exposedI also love Agitato. It's such a simple workflow you feel like you must've got it wrong somehow. It just works. It also layers beautifully with just about anything. I'm a rock/pop musician, so I use strings as colour and accompaniment. A film composer will have different needs.
I recommend the OP have a good rummage through the entire 8 Dio string family, starting with New Century. The sixties romantic pop sound (Mancini to be exact) is specifically in Agitato, but all the legatos have something of that in them. The sordinos are a bit drier for the Bernard Herrmann style. Not to mention they're all 55% off right now.
I haven't got Vista, but I very much enjoyed hearing everyone's demos when it dropped last year. I played around with the freebie patches and really liked it. It's very similar to Agitato Grandiose Legato. The difference is Vista has more grit. It's noisier, more saturated, and thus a touch more realistic. It's more like working with actual samples from the sixties. Or that was my impression when I first demoed.
The vibrato is stronger than i expected to hear! The writing itself is doing some of the heavy lifting as far as getting that old school vibe but the result is pretty good imo. If it were me I'd still probably layer in Vista or CSS but MSS is holding its own pretty wellView attachment Romantic Strings.mp3
What do you guys think of this? My best attempt at mixing solo and ensemble MSS strings
Thanks man, yeah I opened a few instances of MSS for this. Violins ensemble/solo violins/expanded legato violins doing one line, mixed with violas and solo violas doing one, and solo Celli, Celli ensemble, and expanded legato Celli doing the low line.The vibrato is stronger than i expected to hear! The writing itself is doing some of the heavy lifting as far as getting that old school vibe but the result is pretty good imo. If it were me I'd still probably layer in Vista or CSS but MSS is holding its own pretty well
It's pretty nice! Set a negative track delay to 140ms, set MSS at 400, find just the right balance, and you've got a glorious symphonic string section with movement and precisionDownloading VISTA, oops ;0
So I’ve got Vista and am loving it. Combing with MSS. Considering getting one of the solos of the sea too. Most likely B but perhaps A, do u have them and prefer one?Vista and, let me slightly bend the rules here, layered solo libraries. Solos of the Sea, CSSS, etc made into ensembles of 3 or so using the transposition trick can get you some real heavy vibrato.
The transposition trick is tuning an instrument up or down in Kontakt or whatever sampler you use (I think down 2 semitones is common) and then compensating by transposing the whole track in the opposite direction with MIDI. So in Logic, for instance, changing the transposition value in the track inspector to +2.So I’ve got Vista and am loving it. Combing with MSS. Considering getting one of the solos of the sea too. Most likely B but perhaps A, do u have them and prefer one?
Btw what is the transposition trick?
Thanks!