ACTION STRINGS Tutorial | Native Instruments

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[@dimensiont]

All the people ranting about how this product ruins creativity are completely missing the point. You can't put that blame on the product, only on the people who use it. When put into the hands of someone who actually understands musical composition and is already capable of creating these notations it's nothing but a time saver, that's what it's designed for. If a track requires the notation and sound this produces there's no point wasting time piecing together the same results manually. When someone uses prepacked loops as an excuse to call themselves a musician that's not Native Instrument's fault.

[@TheGimpwars]

very well said. tnx for sharing. Id like to say in any creative method a good ear is priceless. A musician by nature must have a good ear. good day

[@qasion]

Somebody told me that this software is not for somebody who writes slow tempo music, is that right?

[@TheGimpwars]

Hi good point. I don't think I ranted about the product. I have just got Komplete 9 Ultimate as well as Maschine 2.0 all I can say they enhance my pallette and love Action Strings & Kontakt haven't learned Monarch but heard dc it's sick. I have year's of sounds & different ways of f constructing my music. Thanks good day

[@TheGimpwars]

Hi, no because the programs are slave to your daw software. so whatever tempo you set your recording away you go. best of luck j q p

[@ergbudster3333]

I blame piano thing. Piano thing work of devil. Only one string instrument is good. No, wait. One string instrument is work of devil. One wood log drum is good. No wait. Log drum is work of devil. Only rocks is good. No wait..

[@HarryFisherIII]

Casual, professional, whatever. All I know is that I cannot afford to have an orchestra a my beck and call. All of NI products allow you to be creative & sound unique. This not simply a product that allows you to play sample phrases. The video shows you how to take the phrases from out if the box to making them your own. There will always be "haters" of new ways of doing things. I've always decided to work smarter not harder. Thank u NI!!!!

[@ASANTEAMIN]

I'm a musician and a composer and this is absolutely amazing. Can someone with very little creativity use this YES!!!! But if you are actually creative, this allows you to soar to even HIGHER HEIGHTS.....and save some session money. i love it

[@maherjilani]

One of the most beautiful tools in the world!

[@chriswanyo5493]

I'm amazed at how some people feel obligated to complain about the price of such high grade software...do you guys even comprehend the possibilities of creativity you are getting at such a price??? Anyways, I picked up Komplete 9 Ultimate for 999.00 at guitar center, used a 10% off coupon and essentially got this software and 65 of NI products for 899.00. That's around 10K worth of their software. Absolutely worth 899.00. Basically, what I'm saying

[@supa5th]

I can hear this being used on Family Guy (when Peter Griffin is fighting the chicken lol.)

[@christiantaylor1495]

lol

[@dejanvizant3822]

The sound is really impressive.This is a really great tool.A lot of musicians use the same phrases, so sometimes I get the impression when I hear a few songs, they really sound like only one man was doing them.In any case, it's a wonderful thing to practice and acquire new knowledge.Do not be a machine, be creative.Thanks for video...cheers!!

[@TheSkileton]

Totally blew my mind right now. I have not been getting as much out of this as I could have been! :D

[@JohnJonesRocketCity]

I agree they are such great tools to have. There is so many sound scapes to be realized with this stuff. There is pretty much nothing that you cant make if you take the time to bring it to realization. Thats what I love about their stuff. I own East West stuff as well but NI's stuff is very inspiring.

[@nikibuz1]

Well I think I haven't hear nothing better. Well done.

[@novaray3405]

Its a lot of fun playing around with this when youre flying high.... :)

[@boomieboo]

This is one sik app that gives us control of our own orchestra. It's what dreams are made of. Awesome work Native. Thanks!

[@chakkaphankertsawang104]

it's a good way to learn how to use strings in very different ways

[@Phonolith303]

5:43 sounds like Vivaldi ;)

[@YannickDP]

I think it depends on how you use it. If you start of with the instrument and just go through the preset rhythms to build your music, I can totally agree with you. But if you have composed a track with a difficult rhytmic pattern for strings and want to make a midi mockup for a client, this instrument might help you alot! Cheers!

[@kigahaskell]

Yes, it runs in the free Kontakt Player, which is a plugin instrument - either VST, RTAS, AAX or Audio Units (if you're on a Mac).

[@felipevareschi7773]

very good ive got it in komplete 9 ultimate and it is PERFECT for videogame music or orchestral

[@ChrisJNairn]

They look and sound great! An original idea that separates from the normal "String" library!

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

This isn't making music. This is putting pieces of a puzzle together.

[@jacobsmith1877]

That's what most of music making is anyway. Notes and rhythms are just puzzle pieces, this software just contains slightly larger puzzle pieces. This fits the genre perfectly and helps a serious composer working in this style to get results quickly. Once these were layered with woodwinds, brass, synth and percussion, you could have a very complete and unique sounding song.

[@Waltzhybrid92]

Let the derivative all-string soundtracks BEGIN!!

[@thomasvinelli]

I agree Harry. It would be great to have the thing at your finger tips like the top Hollywood composers, So for us Action strings gives us a shot at presenting a top notch production. with fast turnover.

[@GRA1NG3R]

Really like the look of this. Strings are a personal favourite of mine so looks like ill be investing !

[@03isub]

I love score music and its something I've been wanting to get into something different from all the mainstream music..and I'm going to check this out see if I get it individually or go straight to upgrade to elements

[@JohnJonesRocketCity]

Man I hear ya... I just bought the Ultimate Bundle and I have been lacking for time to really get into it. There is just so many possibilities...

[@MJBEATZ1]

excellent, nobody can dislike without being earless :D

[@Harrysound]

he has a point. It's one thing to smaple a note. ...but to sample a series of notes,articulations and rhythms is another thing. Session Strings is good and what I normally use ;)

[@YetzirahAeon]

WHy wouldnt you be able to play your own melodies? It allows for playing up and down the scale as well as holding it down for the rhythm chords/phrases/nuances exct...

[@bitflux2]

OMG, this is just godly, action strings ftw!

[@thassiok]

Sou fan! Isso é uma revolução!!! Audio completamente Cinematográfico. Lord of the Rings i'm going...

[@DIGGY_DUBAI]

I AGREE BROTHER I SCORE FILMS AND WOW THIS WILL DEF HELP ME A BUNCH!

[@vlogswithankitnayakvlogs]

Thanks

[@thetardis2012]

if only this were usable by those with mo vision at all like myself... i'd love to work with you guys on making it work though!

[@SrFlipsAlot]

Thanks, I just figured this out for Garageband. Appreciate the help!

[@HarryFisherIII]

There's a lot of complaints about the price here. This product is not for the casual user. If you a series musician or producer you understand the value if having high quality instruments (virtual or real) in your "tool box". NI IS HIGH QUALITY. No complaints from me about any NI product. Everything I've purchased has been more than I could ever dreamed of.

[@jasonccalhoun]

Wish I could sit at a home studio all day and mess with NI's stuff.

[@Fangornmmc]

You can't record with the Kontakt player, you will need a DAW like Cubase, Sonar or Fruityloops (or something else entirely). The kontakt player is just the interface between you and the library, the daw is where you actually record the midi data, key velocity, mod expression etc...

[@GamerGirlPs3]

Maybe you should look at the making of their products videos and you will change your opinion on that.

[@makkon06]

I can see a lot of potential use in this!

[@fabianstern8529]

I need this so much :x

[@SecondUniverse101]

yes

[@Vintsent]

Hi, Thanks for this Video, I think that I'm gonna buy Action Strings. Thank You again Native instruments ! But I have a question, It is possible to download the music that we could listen at 5:45 ? I love that music !!!!

[@YannickDP]

Incredible!

[@HarryFisherIII]

You can use it to write your own music. You have to ability to create. You are no limited to the built in phrases.

[@Wiinkeel]

Yep! this is my situation too!

[@nareo6358]

fantastic

[@SenjanArkineer]

Considering how tricky it can be to re-create and combine various phrases manually at good sound, It may not be a bad idea to try this one out...

[@simenandreas]

This may be a stupid question, but how do I make long notes? Just plain hole notes? I just cant get out of those phrases.. Thanks

[@MarcoPerner]

same here

[@albertmorris3278]

You don't get long notes with Action Strings, because it's meant for fast-paced string parts. If you want whole notes, use something like Session Strings.

[@MasterBugCatcher]

Must have!

[@cellcruise]

Oh man 5:47 is why I wanted this so bad haha

[@deanc2000]

So you get to pick the patterns, or rhythms that you want, but how does the software know which pitches occur when?

[@Rahman7931]

how to use different key switches ? I mean settings for using different key switches at a time while recording .

[@BrentMosherMusic]

Amen.

[@Anywhereigo]

Guys at Native Instruments are on Mars or somewhere like that!

[@kroser1983]

My next vst, I just feel I should get a discount as I own komplete 8 ultimate

[@Dlopezfe]

Awesome!!!!

[@MohaiminulP]

Can we use it as MIDI VST ? If its possible I'm sure buying it.

[@gimmietheprize]

Superb!!

[@danielortizdecaracas]

hermoso

[@Sirin111]

I know that its hard, but if pianoteq did it for piano, other instruments must be possible also :) I just dont get how alot of people can use exactly 1 set of sound and be okay with that, isnt they work will sound exactly the same?

[@Areeb342]

Can anyone tell me how to decide major or minor phrase ? Unable to play major minor when i need them

[@xlracing49]

Wow!

[@DesoloZantas]

Why not make a legato and staccato library that goes with this

[@chriswanyo5493]

...is just buy the whole damn package. Don't waste your money on single programs....ok, now I have to get back to the home studio, it's gonna take me about 5 more years to learn all this stuff!!!

[@LAJonesMusicUK]

In all fairness though he is right in saying that making a program like tis would cost a lot of money. I do agree with you, these libraries are expensive, especially some of the big guns like VSL and ProjectSam, but I guess its hard to argue about the price, you want the best, you have to pay for it unfortunately! But hey, thats what student loan is for lol, the Komplete 9 Ultimate package is a bargain when you look at everything thats in it, but yeah, shame it still costs a lot of money!

[@FMSoundtracks]

Is there the possibility to create your own melody without using prefab patterns?

[@lennybeatz]

nice... but a hobby-musician can barely afford any of the Nativeinstruments plug-ins... I'd really love to see what you could do with these strings in Ableton Live because there aren't too many plug-ins that deliver a realistic sound... but... that won't happen I guess :D If anybody has cheap alternatives to this one that don't sound too crappy... please let me know!

[@JsmDrumChannel]

How can open action strings in apple logic ? Help

[@tooltime9901]

From the perspective of composing, whats the difference?

[@Geniusderelict]

Love it sooooooo much *___*

[@issiewizzie]

this has been out for almost 5 years now ... needs an update

[@alifadzlan8676]

I know this sounds stupid, but my MIDI notes are on the white keys which are not red and blue? Why cant they just played all the notes of my midi just like basic vsts?

[@hendricbuenck]

If you buy this product, do you have more than one license?

[@alyanni]

that's the same thing I wondering since I knew it greetings

[@viperwavstudios]

Can you please tell me how to stop the polyphony issue... I try playing a simple chord change and it like cuts off the intro to the next chord and sounds choppy.. it's like they fight for which one can be heard first and it sounds like theyre cutting each other off.

[@brilliantlights]

Can I use these as described in the video with Cubase elements? Are they fully compatible and all controls shown here are available one installed in Cubase?

[@pintorucchio]

is there any way to see the phrases in midi form so we can make small adjustments on them after we finish arranging?

[@novaray3405]

I tryed to rebuild the pattern in @5:50 just to try it out. But i have a major problem: The Sample is played a little bit too slow to fitt the pattern so every new note sounds lile its coming like some 20ms too early. When I play the metronome its very obvious, the sample is off. What might be the reason for that?

[@YoungBlaze]

whats the diff between this and session strings?

[@instrumentalist28]

action strings only plays phrases. session plays single notes

[@PerryChannelKaty]

*جميل جدا*

[@snoozyloco609]

am i being sumb here???? i cant just get cello's or just violins... its basicly one patch but u can play it loadsa ways??? it sounds sexy but using way too much of my hard drive. u reckon i can save as a kontakt file with only the wavs i need?

[@Waltzhybrid92]

Hmm I thought this was going to be a more authentic string sampling library. Personally I think I´ll stick with 8Dio for now. Cheaper too.

[@berrie-music]

Symphonica!

[@ivanmunoz1876]

I'm into composers like Xenakis, Varese, Bartok, Penderecki and I was wondering if I could reproduce the effects that these composers use with Action strings, if anybody knows please reply. Thanks guys

[@c2mojo]

K9 Ultimate

[@kimrunic5874]

You might as well sample a Shostakovich symphony, chop it up and assign each bit to a keygroup. The whole thing's ridiculous.

[@kevinmiles5179]

Are you able to create your own pieces?

[@qasion]

Can I use it to write my own music or am I confined to the built in phrases?

[@franzBardon69]

just press the right notes on the midi keyboard :)

[@Duriel181]

this is so awesome... and expensive D:

[@DipshankarDas]

how can we play with the tempo of each slot, like in one slot the tempo will be 100 BPM and the other slot will have velocity of 200 BPM ??

[@EuphonicSoundz587]

Dipshankar Das automate the tempo at specified part ?

[@JohnJonesRocketCity]

Does anybody know if the chord progression starting at 5:48 is an improv or is it part of a piece?

[@Quomat]

De-creshendos?

[@JustForFunJaah]

Check the video from rickywoofer , it makes this tutorial KOMPLETE! Go to rickywoofer channel and check the kontakt 5 action strings tutorial about keyrange

[@colinhodson7431]

I have Komplete 8 & I have tried to load it 3 times into my iMac and there are always problems. There's only a partial load each time. Doh !

[@johntitor.]

Cool story bro. How do you record it all.

[@NativeInstruments]

You can record easily in a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) 👍

[@BFHPET]

how to change patch i need other strings on it

[@LeatherneckSears0341]

If they were to make a Komplete with john Williams..James Horner.or john barry OMG!!!! I'd buy that for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ imagine what you could do with Danny Elman's stuff!! hint hint native!!!

[@CameronRyanGuitar1]

Anyone know how to have it play one fast tremolo note?

[@LN-GL]

CameronRyanGuitar Use Session strings :)

[@edbezerra8046]

muito bom

[@coledowell4018]

i was wondering if you or anyone else has had problems with this program?? i bought it back in december and and love the samples but everytime i mix down my project it is in a different tempo and key i contacted the tech but he said we are working on the problem so wait for a update....but nothing in the last 4 months this program is 100% useless to me as of now .....any help would be great!!

[@daquetreed5522]

i havent had any problems with it in pro tools or logic. After you make a phrase export it out and then import it as an audio file

[@coledowell4018]

Daquet Reed that was the problem when i exported it was in a different tempo and key!! i found a workaround all i had to do was freeze the track then exported fine!!

[@daquetreed5522]

Thats pretty weird, i dont have a clue why it would do that. But it sounds like its shifting the pitch. Do you have elastic audio on or anything?