11 Solo String Libraries Reviewed

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Guy Michelmore

Guy Michelmore

Күн бұрын

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@Parukero
@Parukero Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, this was exactly the type of video I was looking for. Thanks for making these for us, Guy!
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Youre welcome
@intranexine8901
@intranexine8901 Жыл бұрын
You should do something like this for Choirs, strings are easy to come by but I still haven't found a good choir plugin.
@i_jetlag
@i_jetlag Жыл бұрын
What about Hollywood Choir Diamond? I don't have composer cloud though.
@TiagoNugentComposer
@TiagoNugentComposer Жыл бұрын
Eric Whitacre Choir is my favorite. such a beautiful tone and amazing legatos!
@intranexine8901
@intranexine8901 Жыл бұрын
are any of these actual plugins or do I need kontakt for all of these?
@lefty5221
@lefty5221 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, really enjoyed the reviews and quirky behavior
@trinitybrahos8094
@trinitybrahos8094 10 ай бұрын
Dominus Choir by Fluffy Audio is really good if you're looking for a softer sound!
@Harrysound
@Harrysound Жыл бұрын
I have Cinematic studio solo strings but I have to say those Cremona plugins I got with komplete are some of the best I’ve used. Just gorgeous.
@jklappenbach
@jklappenbach Жыл бұрын
I just got the Cremona as well. My wife was shocked when I showed her how they work after listening to a track.
@davidlee-michaels9430
@davidlee-michaels9430 Жыл бұрын
Really? Maybe I need to play with the mics more but if that's what a Stradivarius sounds like they can throw them in the bin. It's got a horribly harsh twangy sound especially in the upper registers. 😮‍💨
@TheTravelerAiArt
@TheTravelerAiArt Ай бұрын
​@davidlee-michaels9430 This was my thoughts too.. perhaps I need to give them a second chance
@cgcohen01
@cgcohen01 16 күн бұрын
@@davidlee-michaels9430 I thought the same!
@AKComposing
@AKComposing Жыл бұрын
@ThinkSpaceEducation Hi Guy, if someone hasn't already said, Cubase has retrospective recording. If you look at the inspector on the left at 1:18:07 you should see it. Click and press "insert as linear recording" and it will insert what you played even though recording wasn't engaged. Hope that helps! Thanks for yet another amazing video!
@martijnvanbeek4387
@martijnvanbeek4387 Жыл бұрын
Hi Guy, the piece you wrote with the VSL solo strings really stood out to me; lovely composition and sound!
@BF-up5xw
@BF-up5xw Жыл бұрын
And just as I was thinking - at last! Samplemodelling sounds so alive! - along comes Peteris Vasks to show that full, detailed sampling of characterful performances has so much to offer!
@TheUnderscore_
@TheUnderscore_ Жыл бұрын
As Guy himself said, he didn't at all show Samplemodeling's full potential (which you know, but I'm still saying anyway). Using a breath controller or even an MPE keyboard such as the recent Seaboard RISE 2 would show what Samplemodeling truly has to offer.
@BF-up5xw
@BF-up5xw Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnderscore_ Good points.
@ronricherson6685
@ronricherson6685 Жыл бұрын
That one struck me as particularly refreshing, realistic and most importantly, musical. I have Musio (and a few Cinesamples), Spitfire BBC and E/W Hollywood Orchestra. As Guy said, they all have their own character and such, and you can't really go wrong, although some of these sounded harsh or uninspiring.
@FlartusMenix
@FlartusMenix Жыл бұрын
Lovely stuff !! My favorite solo string library is Joshua Bell one
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Ah I forgot that one
@ItsEphora
@ItsEphora Жыл бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, SampleModeling and AudioModeling were the same company that split. AudioModeling now makes the SWAM stuff, which has great woodwinds and solo strings but the brass isn't great. SampleModeling has amazing solo brass on the other hand, even though it doesn't look as good as SWAM in terms of UI.
@mrdali67
@mrdali67 Жыл бұрын
SWAM is absolutely amazing for their expressiveness if you can control it well. Still think the base sounds of sample libraries is better. Propably also a matter of opinion tho. But I really don't think at least non pro's could afford a full orchestral library of it. Expensive stuff 🤥
@DirkRadloff
@DirkRadloff Жыл бұрын
I have waited for a comparison like this. As a violin-player I think, that still nothing comes close to the real instruments. Meanwhile I realize string-quartet recordings with the cello-part programmed using VSL Solo strings, but I record the upper three voices live. In the past I have tried to program all parts, but with VSL alone it sounds stiff and lifeless. Now when I listen to all those libraries I think, that Samplemodelling is capturing the dynamic range of the strings much better than the other libraries, while the sound seems to be a bit artificial. Soundwise I prefer Spitfire. In fact string-instruments are much harder to recreate via sampling than many other instruments.
@Ken13Dude
@Ken13Dude Жыл бұрын
I'd recommend Chris Hein Solo Strings over any of these. I own Spitfire Solo and BBCSO Pro, but Hein is is so deeply and vastly sampled it's mind-blowing. It does have a particular tone you should check first, and by default the dynamics are controlled by velocity on the key, but they're so incredible. So many instruments in the Extended version too. 4 different Violins, 4 Celli, 3 Violas, 3 Basses, and ensemble patches using them. It goes on sale once a year I think, and yeah, it's my favourite library hands down.
@dacapo3750
@dacapo3750 4 ай бұрын
Totally agree ! they are so underated
@christopherwilliams3293
@christopherwilliams3293 3 ай бұрын
What price is it when it goes on sale?
@andrewbeckett4001
@andrewbeckett4001 25 күн бұрын
I just bought the VSL solo strings I through the VI 50% sale. Hard to find any playthroughs! I think I will love it between timbre and control oh my! And the “old” VI player has roughly 1,000,000,000X the control of any player I’ve used like spitfire kontakt etc barely anything but dynamics and articualtioms
@Daniels_Rose-3.7
@Daniels_Rose-3.7 Жыл бұрын
best string libraries review ever waiting for sax and woodwind ones thanks for sharing
@sashakindel3600
@sashakindel3600 Жыл бұрын
Can the Cremona Quartet do dry? I'd like to be able to combine a bunch of libraries and put them all through a single reverb plugin for the sake of consistency, which rules out libraries with unavoidable baked-in reverb.
@ludovictrottier425
@ludovictrottier425 Жыл бұрын
To me VSL is a clear winner. Thanks for video!
@Sosha666
@Sosha666 Жыл бұрын
The Cremona set says write string quartets, spitfire stuff is predictably ok, I like the 8dio. The modelling one is way beyond me.
@SectorSevenSlumz
@SectorSevenSlumz Жыл бұрын
I love that you can change the speed of vibrato in the cremona series. Random speeds across patches that dont relate to the musics tempo or feel is all that most libraries offer and that's not really how vibrato is played a lot of the time right? Normally in time in 8ths or triplets. Or even speeding up and slowing down with the swell.
@SectorSevenSlumz
@SectorSevenSlumz Жыл бұрын
Lower volume, slower vib, getting louder and faster vibrato for more intensity etc
@kruasan1
@kruasan1 Жыл бұрын
My favorite string library at the moment is Session Strings Pro 2. It has like 26 articulations, and I find it to be very useful when you write complex and realistic string music
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
I need to check that out
@nickycigarella805
@nickycigarella805 Жыл бұрын
I agree this is by far the best string library
@auberginedreams00
@auberginedreams00 9 ай бұрын
I genuinely can’t tell if this is a joke or not. You mean the NI one that comes with Komplete 14 Standard? It sounds like garbage to me, even the free Spitfire BBCSO Discover sounds better. Maybe less articulations but SSP2 sounds like a synth from 2002.
@HeimburgerMusic
@HeimburgerMusic Жыл бұрын
I think the best solo violin EastWest has is the violin from the Gypsy library. I've found it more useable than their symphonic strings solo violin.
@TheUnderscore_
@TheUnderscore_ Жыл бұрын
He also demo'd the HOOPUS violin, but your point still applies.
@dustintheblacklight
@dustintheblacklight Жыл бұрын
Yes and whole Gypsy library is wonderful.
@ettiennelane9173
@ettiennelane9173 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Prod.4D
@Prod.4D 9 ай бұрын
agreed, surprisingly
@Jetaru
@Jetaru Жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant video, very thorough and informing as always, though I suggest throwing in free options as well for those of us who are poor or (more likely) students! Would be very useful to know what kind of free stuff is out there!
@charlie.3210
@charlie.3210 5 ай бұрын
Honestly none of the instruments in this video really catch my attention too much aside from the Cremona quartet. But i watched all of it regardless of that because your narration and presentation of it is spectacular, taking into consideration all of the personallity you show through the video, it's the only reason i watched it. Thanks for making this
@matthiasrother9743
@matthiasrother9743 Жыл бұрын
I recently bought the Sample Modeling Strings after owning East West Hollywood and some VSL Libraries. I highly recommend using cc11 for dynamics over cc1 for vibrato. You can go from ppp to fff with now noticeable crossfades. That's huge. What's great for Ensemble strings ist, that they are build from several patches with different humanization settings. So runs sound very natural. Once you know how to use the library it's MUCH easier to program than any other library I have. BUT the short repetition of the lower (solo) strings can sound machine-guny
@swessels
@swessels Жыл бұрын
Guy, Your on-the-fly creativity is inspirational. Thank you for sharing with us.
@diemcarpemusic
@diemcarpemusic Жыл бұрын
Check also Iconic Violin by Streamtech Music it was released two days ago. It has 21 articulations plus very smart performance samples. I think it's beautiful solo violin with top notch programming behind the samples which identify your playing style.
@Dakilangmanok
@Dakilangmanok Жыл бұрын
I think this is the best way to review things. Actually seeing them used in something.
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
That’s my view yup
@MFJMD564
@MFJMD564 Жыл бұрын
For SampleModeling, it's almost impossible to manage all the settings with sliders. That's not the right approach. I'd suggest using a breath controller or MidiPaw software that works with a LeapMotion. I use the later and can control 9 different CC in real time and EASILY! MidiPaw is amazing. I move my hand up to make level up the dynamics, and progressively turn my hand while doing that to add vibrato. So natural, so easy, so expressive. I set different hand moves for different CC, and that makes the instrument very expressive and real. Also know that you can EQ your strings if the tone is not perfectly what you want. And don't use SampleModeling dry, with a good convolution and reverb plugin, their violins are unbeatable in term of real term performance and musical expression.
@matthiasrother9743
@matthiasrother9743 Жыл бұрын
I recently bought the SM-Strings to use in Dorico. In the Expression Map editor you can set any cc Parameter or key switch and assign it to any notation marking (like "no vibrato", "Pizzicato", legato) and even can set the note length relative to notated length. Along with the playback rules that are becoming better every year I can just notate my music an load the SM-Strings. So around 80% of my music is done. And than I export MIDI to finish it in cubase. Great. I also recommend the Aaron venture WW and Brass. Similar approach.
@jkruppa
@jkruppa Жыл бұрын
Really fantastic, thank you. I've got the Spitfire library and subscribe to East West, but that Cremona library is now VERY tempting.
@markelvinstudio
@markelvinstudio Жыл бұрын
So many solo strings libraries. I cannot imagine how many full string libraries you own! Which begs the question.....why are there so many string libraries?
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Everyone needs strings! But yes there are a ridiculous number
@markelvinstudio
@markelvinstudio Жыл бұрын
Remember, the above reply "reach out" is nothing to do with Guy, its spam bot.
@finchat368
@finchat368 Жыл бұрын
I Bought BBC Pro to have a general library with orchestral parts and soloists, to be honest, I learned how to use it and to hate it but in the end, I don't regret the decision. Quite solid in my opinion but for heaven's sake ... wait for the discounts.
@LeeGee
@LeeGee Жыл бұрын
But don't wait for the promised updates. Or a piano...
@finchat368
@finchat368 Жыл бұрын
@@LeeGee So true ...
@jamesbrecknell
@jamesbrecknell Жыл бұрын
@@LeeGee Spitfire as already released BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano.
@clydesight
@clydesight 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this extensive explanation of these VSTs! I have the Hollywood Orchestra and it is wonderful! We live in such amazing musical times! Wonderful.
@baronnorbert6474
@baronnorbert6474 Жыл бұрын
My favorite violin is the Joshua Bell Violin. It's super easy to play + it sounds amazing. As a former violinist I have some issues with the realism of the BBC solo strings, even tough I love the spiccato and pizzicato sounds and use them a lot.
@aldo34
@aldo34 Жыл бұрын
Same - Joshua Bell / Embertone streets ahead for me
@TheUnderscore_
@TheUnderscore_ Жыл бұрын
@@aldo34 How about the Bohemian?
@stefevr
@stefevr Жыл бұрын
​@@aldo34thanks pierce
@thomandy
@thomandy Жыл бұрын
I would love to hear your opinion on the Haunted Strings 2 too. Cant really find anything other than the demo videos made by the creators. But yes, will watch this now, perhaps some of these can work in its stead :)
@teoriamusicalesupereasy-jo3783
@teoriamusicalesupereasy-jo3783 Жыл бұрын
Really nice work. Also your on-the-go creativity is always inspiring. These are all wonderful libriaries but to me, if we speak about the bare violin solo vsts, Joshua Bell remains unbeatable. Thanks for the video!
@dlbcomposer
@dlbcomposer Жыл бұрын
Great video! You really showcased a lot of the strengths of each library without trying to shoehorn each one into the same demo or use case. I'd love to see what you do with Virharmonic's Bohemian series as well as Audio Modeling's solo strings. Perhaps a part two? Either way, good stuff, and thanks for the extensive comparison.
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Always good to hear about the ones I missed!
@stevevaughan78
@stevevaughan78 Жыл бұрын
i love Audio Modeling's solo strings
@robertrust
@robertrust Жыл бұрын
Wow! What an epic Guy Michelmore video!
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Yup!
@herbertmetzmusic
@herbertmetzmusic Жыл бұрын
My favoutites are JBV and the Emotional Violin, Viola and Cello by Bestservice.
@LindaMissad
@LindaMissad Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Guy. This is so helpful.... hmm, hearing these all back to back, and being a composer cloud subscriber, I realize that I probably have the worst sounding string library 😛 that's not a good realization. Unfortunately my wallet doesn't support my tastes 😄
@ThomsenTower
@ThomsenTower Жыл бұрын
"Unfortunately, my wallet doesn't support my tastes" can be applied to so many things in life... 😁
@LindaMissad
@LindaMissad Жыл бұрын
@@ThomsenTower 😁
@cliffjones8809
@cliffjones8809 Жыл бұрын
What's a solo string library? Well, a solo string walked into a bar. Bartender throws him out, "you're off key, we don't serve your type here!! String goes out, musses up his hair. and ties himself in a square knot. Goes back in. Bartender: "Ain't you that solo string that was just in here?" "Nope. I'm a frayed knot."🙊🍑
@High-Tech-Geek
@High-Tech-Geek Жыл бұрын
Guy, thank you for this! Can you do one for BRASS? Particular Big Band trumpet hits hitting those crazy high note blasts and portamento runs or tubas hitting those super low buzzy blahs and wahs. Or explain the proper names of all those various brass techniques. I've the hardest time finding free or
@jmurray2018
@jmurray2018 Жыл бұрын
As usual your zany nutty professor personality makes you such a joy to watch, I would like to see you come up something different like composing a piece of American civil war folk music like a Cumberland gap or fisher’s hornpipe
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Im doing a wildlife film set in Missouri soon so maybe that will happen!
@jmurray2018
@jmurray2018 Жыл бұрын
Well that’s not too far from my home here in Nashville just over 6hrs drive time A small distance in my world, anyways gd luck with your adventure, just thought it would be good for some of out]r beloved composer to take on some traditional American folk or triumphant military tunes anyways gd luck
@epicsynthwave
@epicsynthwave Жыл бұрын
Love the 8dio Deep Solo libraries. And best thing about them, apart from how great they sound, is they are sometimes on sale, $25 each instead of $98 each.
@dustintheblacklight
@dustintheblacklight Жыл бұрын
Yes. And what is even better, a new customer can combine sales, autobundle option and 15% for the fist purchase. As a result I bought each of them for $15!!
@jhardindrums
@jhardindrums 10 ай бұрын
Currently on sale for black friday bundle for $88. Heavily considering it.
@dustintheblacklight
@dustintheblacklight Жыл бұрын
As Guy mentioned, it depends on your taste, your feeling, your purpose, your ease of use. I would add to the price, because you can get some products at a discount at very good prices, and some are almost never discounted. Sound vs. price plays a significant role for most of us. There is no obvious winner in libraries, and a skilled and talented musician can create a masterpiece even with a relatively poor library for a few bucks. BTW Audio Imperia Solo is another very good sounding library (without double bass) just for a more lyrical purpose. Additionally I like 8Dio Anthology Strings.
@es__music
@es__music Жыл бұрын
I have solo by auduo imperia and all the instruments sound like a saxaphone lol. Perhaps I’m missing something.
@dustintheblacklight
@dustintheblacklight Жыл бұрын
@@es__music I know sax pretty well and it sounds very different for me ;-)
@es__music
@es__music Жыл бұрын
@@dustintheblacklight It’s probably the nasally sound I’m hearing
@BarronimoMusic
@BarronimoMusic Жыл бұрын
I'd LOVE to see a video that tours your workspace, and how it all works, including the Monogram and that very fancy live video camera switching device thingeymebob, Guy!
@SylvainMillepiedComposer
@SylvainMillepiedComposer Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this amazing video , very helpful .for now i love bohemian violin from virharmoniic, easy to play , amazing sound and very realistic. The alto library could out soon . Emotional cello is my best cello . Embertone fisher viola great too .
@johnnythomas-compositeur9634
@johnnythomas-compositeur9634 Жыл бұрын
Solisti from Salm Audio Tools is the most realistic violin solo library for short notes! Incomparable! Phrasing is natural between each articulation, and the sound is purely dry! 😎
@Maplefoxx-vl2ew
@Maplefoxx-vl2ew 4 ай бұрын
should have done Sacconi strings quartet from Spitfire. it's really good sounding, i am picky with string sounds and workflow too, i don't have Saconni strings yet but i know it's good, it was used in a video game i play all the time, Celeste. in the Farwell DLC part
@Zaleskee
@Zaleskee Жыл бұрын
Amazing and brillianly done!! Thank You Guy!! glad to see you back in The Shed!.
@benfletcher5696
@benfletcher5696 Жыл бұрын
Mr. Michelmore. It's really great to see another long format video, I miss these. Thanks for all your fantastic work.
@2ndRodeo_Keziah
@2ndRodeo_Keziah Жыл бұрын
Back in the shed! Hooray!!! 🌞💐🦜
@paulysguitarjournal
@paulysguitarjournal Жыл бұрын
Hey Guy, how about a tutorial on how to use the mod wheel (with actual exercises)?
@chisangakalulu8424
@chisangakalulu8424 Жыл бұрын
Honestly Guy😂 its like you where in my head. I needed this
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
yup!
@joniadama6885
@joniadama6885 3 ай бұрын
All nice libraries, but I want to control vibrato, 4x times more, this is what they are all lacking a bit, there is role for A.I to come into sample library world i guess, and let it be !
@oliverostermann2612
@oliverostermann2612 Жыл бұрын
With Samplemodeling I strongly recommend to use the breath controller
@AnthonyBadenSaggers
@AnthonyBadenSaggers Жыл бұрын
Thanks Guy! I've been looking forward to seeing the VASKS strings in action. I just wish it wasn't so darn expensive!
@AndyGrayedout
@AndyGrayedout Жыл бұрын
Iconic Violin looks interesting .. see if you can add that to the shoot out :)
@LeeGee
@LeeGee Жыл бұрын
That's funny. I just researched this last weekend and am delighted with Bohemian Violin, much more so than my Spitfire Solo Cello, whose cc ranges I find very hard to play. The BBC SO Peo leaders I find very disappointing out of context.
@ricgus3
@ricgus3 Жыл бұрын
Here i was just now googling bout solo strings and Guy hears my wishes and makes this!❤
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
tadah!
@igordrm
@igordrm Жыл бұрын
Peteris Vasks is really cool.
@DonaldBarnett2014
@DonaldBarnett2014 Жыл бұрын
I was a little dissapointed not to see Tableau Solo strings from Orchestral tools but enjoyed listening to what I need to upgrade to.
@DrGlu
@DrGlu 8 ай бұрын
Very appreciate your effort to demo all the libraries by making a hold demo for each
@steph1918
@steph1918 Жыл бұрын
A pity Maxime Luft's 'Iconic Violin' wasn't featured in this review.
@PlazDreamweaver
@PlazDreamweaver 5 ай бұрын
Idk why, but KZbin keeps unsubscribing me from your channel. I literally just found out after mistakenly (and surprisingly) believing you went MIA, only to just now notice I'm somehow unsubbed to you barely a week later. If I'm not somehow doing this myself out of pure exhaustion/fatigue/brain fog, it might be worth looking into given it could be a larger-scale issue.
@anatomicallymodernhuman5175
@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 Жыл бұрын
The Cremona sort of blew my mind.
@martinjeppesen6520
@martinjeppesen6520 5 ай бұрын
Which is the most dry sounding? I want super close and intimite strings. I own the ones from 8DIO and have tried spitfire solo strings. Both are basically drowning in reverb. Any recommendations?
@CalLewisLundgren
@CalLewisLundgren 10 ай бұрын
Excellent Sir! I love your channel, topics and talents. If you have time... could you please tell me what the make and model is of the "Control Surface" product sitting on your keyboard? Thank you so much if you can. (I'm in the market for one.) ____Much appreciated Mr Michelmore 🙂
@DarkSideofSynth
@DarkSideofSynth Жыл бұрын
Who cares about all these libraries?! I want that string quartet in the box! Hands-down the best ;)
@makeaguitarnoise
@makeaguitarnoise Жыл бұрын
Cremona. Great sounding but very very resource ram hungry.
@makeaguitarnoise
@makeaguitarnoise Жыл бұрын
@Guy_Michelmore Scammer. Piss off
@TheAgent4125
@TheAgent4125 7 ай бұрын
I want one of those boxes!
@starholm
@starholm Жыл бұрын
Very useful, indeed! Than U!
@stizan9185
@stizan9185 Жыл бұрын
That Cubase metronome kills my ears :)
@DanIel-fl1vc
@DanIel-fl1vc Жыл бұрын
I wish I could play the piano like Guy, he rarely opens the piano roll. That's where non pianists spend 10 min before they got anything comparable to what Guy whips up in a minute.
@simongentry
@simongentry Ай бұрын
who doesn’t love conflict? 😉
@mrdali67
@mrdali67 Жыл бұрын
Question Guy, how do these libraries actually handle the vibrato, is it generated by the programming or is it blending between vibrato and non vibrato samples. Asking cause many synths or romplers dependent on how you define it still today sadly often seems to be using fairly small samples with looping to create vibrato, witch is often a hit or miss if it fits into anything. either there is practically nothing or too much of it, and normal LFO style hardly ever produce a legit vibrato sound that sounds anything like a real musician other than for synth sounds. (wich is incredible when you think how cheap it is to throw a fairly big memory bank in instruments to be able to hold a reasonable good library of usable samples)
@fingerhorn4
@fingerhorn4 Жыл бұрын
Given the enormous price (and disk space) of these samples, to my ears they all sound bloody awful and completely fake. I can get more convincing sounds just using a MODX with careful editing and careful playing. The upper voiced instruments sound tinny and tacky. The writing is on the wall for this kind of sampling. The future is in scoring direct and using Musescore, Noteperforner and other emerging technology. They are not there yet but it's only a matter of time. Needing multiple samples for multiple articulations, which are ridiculously cumbersome and time consuming, is soon to be numbered. For that reason I am not buying any more samples. They will be obsolete very soon.
@alanbryant6392
@alanbryant6392 Жыл бұрын
Hey Guy! I am likely to buy Cremona Quartet in the very near future, and in your video you show the library as $179.50, but on the webpage it asks for full price. Is there a special promotion going on? Has it ended already? If not, I would greatly appreciate you or a commenter posting a link to the discounted purchase. Cheers!
@OneShortMoment
@OneShortMoment Жыл бұрын
If you look closely at the top right corner of the video, you will notice that Guy recorded it end of June… And yes, at that time, NI‘s „Summer of Sound“ Sale was still in full swing, and most of their libraries were 50% off… (I think that sale ended around July 7th or so…)
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
I think that’s it
@alanbryant6392
@alanbryant6392 Жыл бұрын
Darn, thank you both for taking the time to respond though!
@johnnmusic
@johnnmusic 11 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, but is anyone actually using 8dio in a way that takes advantage of the 500 options effectively? All of their plugs feel like a buffet. Endless options, nothing great.
@jonasbalzer
@jonasbalzer Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! verry nice to see all of these librarys next to each other and hear your opinion on them!
@Banquet...
@Banquet... Жыл бұрын
Awesome, but no SWAM!
@cvrart
@cvrart 10 ай бұрын
Very nice! QUESTION: considering that different instrument sets may make different articulations available in different ways (e.g. different patches vs mod controller), how would one go about turning a composition produced using any of these instrument sets to an orchestral score that could be followed by a real orchestra? That seems like it could be a challenge, with a different approach needed for each different instrument set. Is there any known software solution for cracking this tough nut?
@Aksaarben
@Aksaarben 11 ай бұрын
Guy, you had me cracking up as I watched this educational and informative video. I yell the same phrases at myself when trying to record... "noooo!" "this is not my finest work." "pfffffff rubbish!"
@TonyCraigH
@TonyCraigH Жыл бұрын
I had to laugh Guy because my Logic piano roll had started scrolling in exactly the same way 😂. I got frustrated like you and just thought ‘F it’
@musikone1780
@musikone1780 Жыл бұрын
Guy, to save time, instead of doing laundry, just turn your shirt inside out. To save even more time, spin your underwear around and wear them another 3 days. You're welcome.
@josegalan13
@josegalan13 Жыл бұрын
How is it possible to clip the Spitfire library by itself? How much CPU does it require? Thanks for the video.
@guyshard
@guyshard 10 ай бұрын
Bohemian Cello/Violin/Viola ... the majority of people mistake them for real instruments.
@cachelesssociety5187
@cachelesssociety5187 10 ай бұрын
Can you explain how you deal with the latency of the Cinematic Studio Solo Strings? Do you just nudge to get them in time, or are you strictly playing it in live and leaving it as is?
@RotoGluOn
@RotoGluOn Жыл бұрын
I love you, you make me laugh and you're really an amazing composer :) Cheers from France!
@pierrebroccoli.9396
@pierrebroccoli.9396 8 ай бұрын
I don't have Cremona Quartet but I do have Stradivari Violin and I love it's expression capabilities. Just having a mild issue playing double stops with it. Tripple stops - not an issue but not so doubles. An exhaustive overview of solo strings there Michael - thank you for your time and showcasing the options. I think I will just expand what I have when I can and go the Cremona route.
@IanWaugh
@IanWaugh Жыл бұрын
Hi Guy - really interesting to hear those side by side. Here's a thought - with the developments in synthesis technology,do you think we'll reach a point where it outdoes sample libraries? Maybe a vid...? 😊
@jmichaelstone
@jmichaelstone Жыл бұрын
Interesting video, thanks for making it. I'd echo others in suggesting Embertone's Joshua Bell Violin is a great one, too - easy to get a wonderful, convincing result with virtually no effort. Of course, that's just a single instrument, so it doesn't really fit into this video anyway. I'd also recommend the Chris Hein solo strings libraries as being pretty fantastic. They require a great deal of finessing to get the best result, but it can be worth the effort. I've played the cello for nearly 40 years, more than half of that in a professional string quartet, and the Chris Hein solo cello is the only one that actually fooled me in a blind listening test. On the subject of the Samplemodeling offerings... oh boy. I've seen so many people rave about their instruments, but they have never sounded even remotely realistic to me - to the point that I wonder if I (or they) have taken crazy pills. The level of control they offer is great, but the end result always sounds over-processed and unpleasant to me. Samplemodeling is to real instruments as Cheez Whiz is to real cheese. Different strokes, I guess.
@mistergrooveman1018
@mistergrooveman1018 Жыл бұрын
My first interest goes to your « blabla »box !!! 😂😂😂
@manovarunkumar
@manovarunkumar Жыл бұрын
Guy, have you tired using Leap Motion Controller as midi controller?
@chadr1003
@chadr1003 Жыл бұрын
Like the 8dio
@F4xP4s
@F4xP4s 25 күн бұрын
Audio Imperia?
@AntonioCasoriaComposer
@AntonioCasoriaComposer Жыл бұрын
i lihe so much , i'm italian, u so fast on speaking , but clear, great man . thanks for your videos
@ThinkSpaceEducation
@ThinkSpaceEducation Жыл бұрын
Scuzi - oggi sto a San Gemini vicino di Terni e fa affa!!! caldissima!
@toyokenstudio
@toyokenstudio Жыл бұрын
@@ThinkSpaceEducation ahah! Grandissimo Guy!
@stevevaughan78
@stevevaughan78 Жыл бұрын
@@ThinkSpaceEducation oh oh , how nice , I live very close to terni and yes today is very hot
@AntonioCasoriaComposer
@AntonioCasoriaComposer Жыл бұрын
@@toyokenstudio usually the heat drops the pressure, but I think the air conditioner is set very low
@AntonioCasoriaComposer
@AntonioCasoriaComposer Жыл бұрын
@Guy_Michelmore 🤝
@sivfsivf8767
@sivfsivf8767 3 ай бұрын
8dio is too realistic
@dddocmusic
@dddocmusic Жыл бұрын
Hi Guy, I love strings with guitar and bass which one of those would fit in a band set up. Thanks.
@oussamaboulazhar1255
@oussamaboulazhar1255 8 ай бұрын
Dude is rly dishing out bangers one after the other while we over here overthinking a reverb setting
@xmprime4530
@xmprime4530 7 ай бұрын
i want the website names that i can sell my game music, movie music scores
@squeakD
@squeakD Жыл бұрын
What would be the more CPU friendly of the lot?
@maplefoxx6285
@maplefoxx6285 Жыл бұрын
What CC is the vibrato in CSS and CSB? I really want CSSS because obviously it blends with those well but also i know a game composer blending CSSS with Tokyo Scoring Strings, Which is the only other pro level string library i own. So they will be a good pair of libraries to have. It really has a nice sound with Tokyo Scoring. Very Anime sound. The Virharmics solo libraries are super nice too. I'd love to get those down the road some day. They coming out with a Viola any time now. I'm sure next will be the Bass.
@LeeGee
@LeeGee Жыл бұрын
Bohemian Violin and Cello are half price atm! Viola due soon.
@maleake56
@maleake56 Жыл бұрын
I have most of these. I've got to say that one I don't have--Cremona--sounds amazing. That's now on my future must buy list.
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