ProfoundSilence
Senior Member
As has been brought up - often times when people are seeking a "certain string sound" half of the responses end up being about the actual arrangement/voicing/orchestration. Sure that shiney new flautando patch might create the bed you want for your xyz solo line - but the reality is that this can both replace and bolster the initial reaction to reach for different samples.
Here is an audio example of all 4 primary colors loosely based on string.
View attachment StringTimbreHeavy-Bright1-4.mp3
If the same relative register is used, for the most part - strings will be rather homogenous, but this is not always the goal. Homogenous arrangements work better as a supporting role, or a choral-esque passage. If arranging for strings primarily - I often pick a brighter register for the melodic instrument if it's not the violin.(sometimes I choose to do this anyways, or octaves)
The seperate examples will be posted underneath this post - hopefully it'll encourage interest in the video.
Spectrotone Instrumental Tone Color Chart - PDF - Alexander Publishing
if you somehow live under a rock, and don't know where to buy the spectrotone(it's nice room flair)
Here is an audio example of all 4 primary colors loosely based on string.
View attachment StringTimbreHeavy-Bright1-4.mp3
If the same relative register is used, for the most part - strings will be rather homogenous, but this is not always the goal. Homogenous arrangements work better as a supporting role, or a choral-esque passage. If arranging for strings primarily - I often pick a brighter register for the melodic instrument if it's not the violin.(sometimes I choose to do this anyways, or octaves)
The seperate examples will be posted underneath this post - hopefully it'll encourage interest in the video.
Spectrotone Instrumental Tone Color Chart - PDF - Alexander Publishing
if you somehow live under a rock, and don't know where to buy the spectrotone(it's nice room flair)