String Library Comparison - Part 1: Legato (Berlin Strings, Hollywood Strings, LASS, Adagio)

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5:25 - 1st Violin Comparison
8:13 - Other Section Comparisons
13:33 - Legato patch, attack
15:44 - Complete Section Comparisons
19:20 - Instant Section Solo Comparisons
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Coming up next in the series!
Part 2: Shorts
Part 3: Articulations + Features
Part 4? Have your say in the comments below!
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[@rupertembleton-smith2056]

Out of all the KZbin 'comparison vids' out there, this is one of the best I've seen, particularly because of the simple approach taken - you get to 'hear' each different default product up close and personal. Really, really helpful and informative! Thank you.

[@tonugamu]

"you don't know what you're buying, until you actually buy it" --> mostly true in this VSTs' level of craftmanship. great video!

[@GrantilliusMax117]

THis is the most helpful demonstration/comparison that I have come across in over 2 years of researching which VST that I should go with, not to mention the nicely written piece you have composed. While they all have strengths, I think finally I can narrow down which program I want. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Blakus]

Glad you found it helpful Grant!

[@TerraSin]

Fantastic work, mate. Can't wait to see more of these from you as they are a huge help. Would love to see you do a Let's Compose series as well where we can spend a few hours watching you from start to finish working on a song. I'm especially interested in seeing how I can get more out of Hollywood Orchestra

[@gbmuzic]

The Berlin Strings samples sound more authentic and seem to require less fine tuning than the other libraries. Great comparisons!

[@WillemvanWyk]

2020 Covid19. Lock down. Quarantine.... and the million'th view of this video, that still shines bright! Such a great melodic cue.

[@leemichaelvacaro]

Thank you for taking the time. Mighty cool of you.

[@razzerraw1108]

I keep coming back to this video because the Melody is so amazing! I love the soaring feelings behind it (:

[@LukeWestComposer]

Thanks a lot for doing this! Berlin Strings sound so beautiful... it has the "fullest" sound imo.

[@arvidlowenstein4907]

Adagio 15:51 LA Scoring Strings 16:44 Hollywood Strings 17:19 Berlin Strings 18:04

[@danieltaylor3231]

Imagine a world in which KZbinrs just got to the point, That's the world I want to live in.

[@trollface1994]

@@danieltaylor3231​ well jump to 5:14 to hear the actual demo. This tip was brought to you by the Anti Waffle Bullshit League. AWBL - Protecting your precious time from overtalkers since 2008.

[@johnmears3010]

When's the next string video coming?! Can't Wait!

[@Mr1comment]

Great comparison video...and nice performance on your playing!!

[@morgen8250]

A very valuable video. Thank you. Stayed right to the end.

[@dewalwals]

i heartfully thank you Blakus for the comparison....

[@arthurlee91]

The piece you written for these libraries is absolutely stunning! I'm not going to lie, I often play it in my free time...😳😳

[@JorisHoogsteder]

Cool video, beautiful theme, rocked it. Thanks!

[@Blakus]

Thanks Joris! Appreciate it

[@proxc4718]

Many thanks for this. I was especially interested in the different mic positions, and a bit sad you didn't show any for EW HS (given that it's a non-trivial price difference to obtain them). So much of these libraries are matters of taste, and you did a fantastic job showing 4 of the main contenders.

[@warrenchadwick4795]

Very informative. Well done .Have now purchased LA strings which do not use as much memory.

[@RomanIDrozd]

Thank you for very professional analysis of virtual strings libraries. Your example is really demanding. Many times in string orchestral compositions we hear two areas - vn 1, melody and the rest of strings. In a sonoristic sense - it's very difficult create one organic world. Other problem, you record with a little unnatural dynamic and expression manner, very good with the rest of orchestral or other instruments. I suppose, you spent a few hours only for record, preparing all individual dynamic CC lines... Paradoxically, today for producing big orchestral material (for film) composer needs not only very good equipment but several assistants for record. You can extend this example using other, not so famous, libraries like Spitfire series, Native Instruments (Symphonic series), ProjectSam Symphobia (1), CinemaSamples (especially Core Strings) and others. I agree, It seems, Berlin Strings sounds very good, but this whole library needs really strong computer... forget about 16 GB RAM. Anyway, I have all libraries in your example plus other. All depends HOW you work with professional library (I mean articulations, dynamic, expression). If a string orchestra is a component of bigger form, so different between professional libraries is not so evident. Again, thank you for professional and smart example.

[@HarrisBeauchamp]

First of all, this piece you wrote is absolutely gorgeous!! Seriously beautiful, thank you for writing it. Sounds great even on unpolished midi :). Second of all, thank you for making this! I've been wondering what the player experience is with East West orchestra libraries, because I'm debating between going with East West or Spitfire Audio. Spitfire makes great walkthroughs and tutorials, and it seems like their user experience is really nice and intuitive. East West seems a bit less intuitive, but their offerings are robust (and composer cloud has me drooling). How do you like the user experience with East West?

[@OneGravityCat]

I must say, Berlin Strings sound the best. They are very expressive and there's a nice dynamic range. I also like the actual tone of those strings. There's a nice warmth to them that is lacking in LASS and EWHS based on this comparison. Great work!

[@brainrussell6811]

Thanks for your efforts and observations!

[@MISTAMUSIK]

I love the Hollywood Strings Berlin strings and LASS.. I liked the Adagio Strings as well. I would layer them all together as he did in the end!! Nice piece as well!

[@m.p.958]

Berlin an Adagio are the best i think ! Nice video ! How many RAM is working in your Machine?

[@merlinhlr3553]

my measure of Rating a string sample library is as follows: to me, legato strings make my heart swoon and sigh while string runs shake me up, which is due to the Dynamics of the Instruments. most libraries dont come with such Dynamics, but the Berlin strings do so perfectly well. I LOVE their Sound, it's incredibly full and voluminous.

[@jbi]

Berlin Strings ARE amazing.

[@antonincharvat]

I agree!

[@MrLawrence0071]

Indeed but I have the impression the Berlin Strings are closer micd than e.g. the hollywood Strings. Personally I like close micing better. You can still fake the effect of far micing with effects but the other way round is impossible

[@ArtemiTV]

@Benny Griswold thank you for your experience, very intersting for me

[@MrJewilli1]

This is really helpful! I'm in the process of deciding which library I should purchase. Thanks

[@Blakus]

I'm glad it was useful to you! :)

[@1wibble230]

I've been trying to decide on a string library to buy for last few years and i STILL can't make my bloody mind up! lol Soo many to choose from

[@MustacheVerra]

Interesting 2 studio lib vs hall lib comparison. Berlin and 8dio sound very similar to me. LASS clearly win that intimate sound. EW totally nailed that "old school" studio session imo. Thanks for the video.

[@jonathanparham]

very helpful. Some of the examples are very subtle

[@stevenzimmerman7970]

Berlin are good but not the best here. In the complete section LASS sounded so rich, you could also hear the authentic bite of the strings. Berlin does have good expression, and does runs pretty well. Hollywood strings sound beautiful in a complete section. You can hear the romance in the layers and it's not as in your face loud like Berlin. Personally I wouldn't bother with Adagio

[@zippydee63]

Thank you for your time in doing this. It's very informative and helpful. The only thing I'm wondering is what are the out of the box effects these products use. Is the reverb I hear microphone placement or an effect?

[@kimseniorb]

these are raw samples recorded from diferent mic perspectives, no spacial effects.

[@raymundhensley5226]

Excellent video. LASS sounds good to my ears. By the way... I see you have HZ01. Would love to see a review on that.

[@CucumberLounge]

I suspect the Berlin Strings and Adagio Strings sound better because they use fewer players, and are therefore more detailed. These might be the best choices for a smaller orchestra. LA Scoring Strings and Hollywood Strings use more players, and therefore are probably better suited to a bigger orchestra. For those who might be interested: Berlin Strings 1st vln = 8 2nd vln = 6 vla = 5 vcl = 5 db = 4 Hollywood Strings 1st vln = 16 2nd vln = 14 vla = 10 vcl = 10 db = 7 LA Scoring Strings 1st vln = 16 2nd vln = 16 vla = 12 vcl = 10 db = 8 Adagio Strings vln = 11 vla = 7 vcl = 6 db = 4

[@AhrkFinTey]

***** I would like to note that because of the divisi in LASS, one can effectively reduce the size of the orchestra.

[@capicholob6379]

It always depends on what you are going to use,for me hollywood and LA are more versatile and more usefull

[@jussivalter]

To me, BS is the best sounding library of all available string libraries.. HS is for epic hollywood -style themes, it sounds so great and real in its own way, but it is hard to use (i love bow chages a lot!!). LA is very unique, real and nice woody sounding library. It is more intimate sounding library than many others and definetly more intimate than HW. Adagio has too many artifacts, but it can sound very very beautiful (i like Adagio transitions and legatos).

[@aninstrumentalvision]

Yeah, I really liked the demo. I think you did it properly, without mucking around with the sounds. Just straight out of the box, as it should be. I was pretty impressed with all of them. Maybe the Berlin sounds symphonic of the bunch. But overall, the technology of 2014 is darn impressive.

[@Hamlierd]

Awesome! BTW, how do you swap between hard/soft attack with Hollywood Strings!?

[@armstronglance]

All the libraries are so close!! The ordinary person can’t tell the difference. Nice sounding tracks! (Like Adagio’s graph’s. I only own LASS, full bundle)

[@TheJosephreuben]

Very Beautiful piece!

[@ThePantaStudio]

Very Good Blakus! Go on with others. Cheers

[@SharmaYelverton]

Hi Blakus. Thanks for this vid. Would you mind telling which library you find has the most playability and expressive control? This is by the most important consideration to me. Thanks.

[@terryjones992]

Thanks for this Blake, very informative! I would have liked to have seen Cinestrings included in this comparison but obviously that wasn't possible at this time, still I now have a much clearer idea of what my future library purchases might be. :)

[@cyrilorcel3763]

***** I have Cinestrings wich are far away behind or below Orchestral Tool, East West or Spitfire. I just bought it because I read good things about it and I was really disappointed. Same with Cinebrass. But not with CinePerc witch is one of the best Classic Perc available.

[@terryjones992]

Cyril Orcel Cheers for that reply, it's very helpful indeed. :) Right now I'm leaving towards a combination of Berlin Strings and Cinematic Strings 2, the fact that these are both recorded with smaller sections should mean that they will hopefully layer quite well too.

[@cyrilorcel3763]

***** Hi Terry, because I don't have Berlin Strings or Cinématic Strings, could you tell me witch do you prefer and why ? Thanks, Cyril

[@terryjones992]

Cyril Orcel I don't have either myself yet, but I can tell you from talking to other composers that do use it and from the tutorial videos I've watched that the ease of use of Cinematic Strings 2 is very appealing indeed. It seems to be ideal for getting ideas down quickly and in an almost complete form. The current price of it is also attractive. Of all the string libraries demonstrated here Berlin was the one I found most attractive, i can't speak to it's ease of use though.

[@wadermanuk]

Hello, thanks for the comparison video. I wonder if you can help me. I have Berlin Strings and find I have a popping sound when I use the legato patches as I play each note. I only have 4Gb of Ram with no way to upgrade it as my Mac pro is at its maximum and think this may be the problem, can you help please.

[@DavidMolinamusic]

If you Ctrl + Click the solo button it will deactivate all solo states except the one you're clicking. Helpful when comparing :)

[@Blakus]

That's awesome! Thanks :D

[@D2therJ]

Nothing is really touching Berlin's legato algorithm. It's quite simply light years ahead of everything else.

[@npoxodiJI_MiMo]

How about "cinesample strings"?

[@cyrilorcel3763]

About expressivity and emotion Hollywood String is really surprising. In solo mode, it's not easy to make the difference. But inside the orchestration HS are really effective and more realistic than all others. For short notes, the really best and amazing are Sable or Mural from Spitfire audio. About legato Basses I recommend Spitfire because HS are not strong enough and blurred. About Brass, I recommend a mix between Spitfire and Hollywood Brass (Diamond) because nothing beats the HB Horns, and nothing beats Spitfire Low Brass or Bones. For trumpet you can use HB witch is really good but for solo part the essential and incredible is Trumpet from Sample Modeling. About winds, you should prefer Orchestral tool wood winds and complete it with Hollywood wood winds (Diamond only for "Close Mic") for low instruments witch do not exist in Orchestral tool. About Timpani and percussion, I like very much the power of Cineperc from Cine Sample. And for big Perc Sounds, HZ01 from Hans Zimmer (Spitfire) or StormDrum 3 East West.

[@cyrilcalmes4208]

I personnally play with the Adagio serie. I have Adagio, Adagio 2.0 and Anthology... I definitly prefer the sound of the orginal Adagio strings. They have a bunch of short notes articulations that are great tu use, wonderfull legatos and portamentos... need a bit of job to learn to use it properly (add EQ and Reverb). With a single Kontakt Script, it's easy to play every articulations from a single midi track.

[@AvivC1]

It looks like you didn't load any of the portamento or glissando samples on LASS?

[@kimseniorb]

awesome. berlin strings are crazy good, despite some room dropout problems.

[@UntrueTheBand]

They are all really good, but slightly different. Will there be a part 2 called "Short notes" or similar? Correction "Oh I saw it in the desctription"

[@UmbraMonarch]

I have Hollywood Orchestra and the frustrating thing about it is that while it does what I like as far as shaping the notes go, theres something about the actual recordings that feel off, I feel theres excessive noise and I find I have to adjust the EQ heavily. I also write faster music which I found alot of libraries struggle with. Thats the one benefit to Hollywoond though. Berlin sounds very promising, I think I'll be trying that out

[@WorkSteveMusic]

This great video! thank you!

[@rubenmolino1480]

.I would like to hear ... about kontakt bookstore only for string quartets ... and with different joints ... which is the best thing in the market? '... thanks from now .. a hug.

[@DaJackFrost]

Good demonstration! Very helpful! Now I do have one question, what is the name of the soundtrack you used to demonstrate these libraries? It was beautiful!

[@Blakus]

Hey there! Thanks! :) The piece is just something I wrote to demonstrate libraries. I should probably turn it into something complete.

[@DaJackFrost]

You really should. It sounds very good :D

[@ArtemiTV]

thank you for your video comparison

[@bbensoy]

I loved the definition of Berlin Strings while keeping the largeness of sound. The second to that is Adagio. But I dont have much experience of writing so cant say anything about the dynamic reality which is maybe in the first place

[@JPDC624]

7 years later and Berlin is still the champ in this specific race IMO... that CELLO, wow. Between Orchestral Tools and SpitFire (and Garritan CFX Grand), in 2021 you can pretty much cover your needs.

[@gurvishalsandhu2053]

My Ranking 1. Berlin Strings 2. Hollywood Strings 3. Adagio 4. Lass

[@moritzwanger]

Hi Blakus First of all thank you for all your videos mate, I've worked my way through all of them now, and they were incredibly helpful and inspiring! I don't know if you're still doing this, but if you should do another Tutorial, how about talking about the compositional aspect? How do you start a project from an idea, do you write it down on paper or straight into Cubase, how do you go about developing those ideas ect... Best, Moritz

[@Blakus]

+Moritz Wanger Hi Moritz, thanks for the message. I will see if I can find time to do another video. I do talk briefly about my compositional approach towards the end of this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/opPOq32Obq-WoZIm40s

[@TEMAOHI2787]

BLAKUS!!!.....YOU'RE B-A-C-K!!! WHERE 'YA BEEN BUDDY!!! CAN'T WAIT TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO!!!!!

[@Blakus]

Haha!

[@ITSOVER9000notes]

Did you ever upload the midi on your website? Would be super helpful for demoing!

[@nevertheless123]

it would be nice if you solo the exact same phrase on all libraries.Yo uare playing sequentially and switching the libraries so its hard to compare since different patches are involved in the piece. the way you are switching the 'Adagio string' almost always gets the last part (around measure 7) which is the hardest to do and it sounds bad. Not sure if berlin or HS will do better for this phrase.

[@philippewills6758]

Clearly one of the best "contest" between providers of Strings library. I just regret that you have not included VSL, Spitfire (Mural) and possibly Miroslav Vitous which is interesting too. For my opinion, all these libraries are very playable and sound clearly good and every one has a specific character. I thing Hollywood is probably the last one (attacks seem sometimes artificial) but the three others are very fine ! Congratulations for this "scientific" comparison...

[@TEMAOHI2787]

Nice Video! The lack of a nice LUSH Algorithmic or Impulse Reverb held things back a bit. I think Adagio has a gap on the rest. Looking forward to more!

[@Blakus]

I've provided stems so people can try out reverbs if they want to. But yeah, I might do another one later that tweaks the mic positions and adds reverb :)

[@whataniceday]

Most of included libraries is sampled at 24bit/48kHz. Your project is 44.1kHz so there is a downsampling applied

[@DavaakhuuG]

Wow nice comparison

[@Jiwpgakis]

that berlin strings is awesome... is there any other string library that has actual 1st and 2nd violins?

[@Blakus]

Jiwpgakis Hollywood Strings does also

[@VFXCommander]

aMinor6 CineSamples CineStrings :)

[@Keeilay]

aMinor6 Berlin was amazing

[@NoelFernandes]

Hollywood Strings you are using, is Diamond or Gold?

[@nogoogleplus]

Thanks for doing the vid...In general, for me: 1) Berlin 2) Adagio 3)LASS 4)HS

[@ChristerHolmMusic]

I noticed you did not have the portamento / gliss patches loaded in LASS, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of the whole thing? Those are what gives it that real feel.

[@xxMohamedElBatrawyxx]

+Christer Holm Clever observation! And I was wondering LASS used to sound better than that

[@ABombs1]

To my surprise, Adagio seems below the rest, and I prefer LASS to Hollywood. I never expected that. Berlin is probably my favourite, but not 150GB of my hard drive better than LASS.

[@kylejudkins754]

Mobbs Music I keep getting the itch man, everytime I come back remembering that I picked LASS for a reason

[@samscott54]

Thx - I have to pick Berlin ... wish I could afford em

[@FrancisArthurFotografie]

Thanks for sharing

[@soundsilence1872]

Especially during the last part of the video when you played back the song...LASS was the only one that actually sounded like a real string section, just needs some reverb and you're done. The others sound like, well... sample libraries.

[@knorke3642]

Thanks for the information n your video. I checked out Berlin Strings because I liked the direct harshness of the bow a lot better than on any of the other libraries. I almost bought Berlin Stings and wound up buying Metropolis Ark 1 instead. You should check that one out.

[@Blakus]

+F Ridge I bought Metropolis Ark last week. Some good stuff in there :)

[@Albrecht777]

Based purely on the transitions from note to note, for me, LA Scoring Strings probably sound most impressive. A convincing, smooth legato truly is the key to realism.

[@PanagiotisLafkaridis]

Berlin strings has less players, that's why it sounds more detailed. Despite this fact, i prefer Hollywood strings. By the way, awesome job! I look forward for the next video!

[@josephtruscott]

I'm surprised there's no Blakus cello in there ;)

[@Blakus]

Haha Joseph! ;)

[@joshuanirmal9068]

@@Blakus So you are a Cello Player. Aren't you Mr. Blakus?! Or a lover of Cellos ?! 😄

[@GharunLacyMusic]

Hey Blakus. Good to have you back. I've got LASS and Cinematic Strings 2. Been looking for a smaller string section to add for those intimate parts (I love LASS desks for divisi but not for playing solo). I'm split between Sable and Berlin Strings. I tend to shy away from the really wet libraries so Sable scares me a little since it is so attached to that Air Lyndherst sound. What are your thoughts?

[@Blakus]

Berlin Strings is also quite wet as well. I haven't tried Sable, but I would like to!

[@OwenMcBarrayRamos]

blakus | music for media Sable, unequivocally, is the best divisi section there, it hurts mural has not achieved what sable achievement with respect to detail, perhaps the second number mural achieve what sable achievement, I would love to see a video of comparing products spitfire audio, sorry my English is not good

[@GharunLacyMusic]

Owen | Blakus After getting deep and really working with LASS I have changed my tune. The key for me was adding a cc controller for the auto arranger and the amount of first chair so I could control them both on the fly. Then I added a tilt filter, some EQ, and a touch of Todd AO IR through Waves IR and bam. Intimate and warm divisi strings. The deeper I get the more I love LASS!

[@OwenMcBarrayRamos]

Black Light Recordings thanks for the tip. which version you are using lass?

[@GharunLacyMusic]

Owen barra ramos I'm using the full LASS 2.0 (or are they up to 2.5) The new update has great starter templates, too.

[@hodshonf]

great top 4 selection. all very nice Berlin is undeniable, but $$$ - hard attack wins, i think. HWS sounds very good and under $200 (Diamond BF) Berlin and HWS layered is insanely lovely. LASS - workflow is challenging and not quite sure about the tone and arts Adagio sounds gorgeous aside from its quirkiness. Thank you!

[@asmrvideos7973]

berlin strings - classical hollywood strings - soundtrack lass - pop adagio - theatre

[@thojyout23]

ok so I was at a Dream THeater concert (the astonishing) in november, and I swear, Jordan Rudess, the keyboardist for the band, played your piece, Green Acre. It was exactly the same, because right when he played it something popped into my head telling me ive heard this before, it was at that moment I remember this cubase video with the ensemble piece you play, it was the same compisition. So green acre is your own original work or is it a reowkring of something pre-existing? If so, I am pretty sure the guy from dream theater played your piece....

[@Blakus]

Hahaha really?? That's pretty amazing if that happened! It's definitely my piece :D

[@yd8310]

thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@Welcome_To_Life]

i have Adagio Violins 1.5 and am trying to find a patch that would follow close with a piano melody. for TV theme music. med to fast. Can you recommend a patch? THANKS!!!!

[@Blakus]

Probably Instinct, or Dolce with the speed wound right up - depending on the melody :)

[@5ammy13]

I think that LASS has a lot more capabilities. Given, it takes some EQing, Reverb and some extra layering. But I love the intimate sound that it brings. The second version of LASS comes with divisi features. I should say it makes it even more intimate and beautiful. But that's just my opinion...

[@RogerioDec]

After several YEARS testing several libraries, I got LASS and Berlin Strings. Both have excellent sound and flexibility. But Berlin Strings has two serious problems: It HAS NO DIVISI, and it is a devourer of RAM. It is IMPOSSIBLE to have a full symphony orchestra using Berlin Strings, unless you have a super computer with 32 GB of RAM and a absurdly fast processor and disk.... So my final choice was LASS, which I use to this day successfully.

[@5ammy13]

Hey Rogerio, can you give me a few tips on how you EQ your LASS section? :-D I love using LASS for the intimate stuff but I am working on making it sound lush and big. Any tips? :-P

[@RogerioDec]

I do not touch in EQ to maintain the original LASS sound. I basically do something very simple: I point all LASS original audio to the Master Bus; everything dry (to keep the original pan between violins, violas, cellos and low). And then I use a Send to an auxiliar bus, which has a Impulse Reverb (I particularly use Altiverb) to get a convincing Reverb Tail and Early Reflection. The impulse reverb will depend on the context. To simulate a theater, I particularly like the Sydney Opera House.

[@5ammy13]

Ahh thank you so much. I do the same thing actually but I use HOFA IQ reverb. Didn't like HOFA that much :-D I'm planning to buy Altiverb :-P I'll definitely try it out :-P and what reverb time do you generally have? :-D

[@RogerioDec]

The time depends on the preset you want. In Altiverb, the same theater (Sydney Opera House) has several positions, ranging around 5 seconds.

[@armstronglance]

Sounds like maybe Adagio has some built in dynamics????? (Think I like LASS the best)

[@LukCsa]

Is it only the velocity and CC1 you use to control loudness and timbre (at constant volume CC7)? Or do you adjust that as well? I'm a MIDI sampling newbie (playing with GPO at the moment), but the CC1-range you use seems (to me!!) to be very broad with a more subtle impact than I'd expect it from GPO...

[@Blakus]

+LukCsa I am mostly only using CC1, except where the libraries require more. I.e, Hollywood Strings I ride CC1 + CC11 together to control vibrato + dynamics simultaneously. And Adagio requires some CC11 (which is basically like CC7), in addition to the dynamics of CC1, as the dynamic range is not wide enough without this.

[@LukCsa]

Ah, thank you. :)

[@nicolask.e.borbarescobar5894]

HI Blakus: How can you manage loading a lot of libraries on Kontakt, without making the system crash??? What is your configuration, CPU, RAM, AUDIOCARD??? If I load all libraries in this demo, my computer tilt!!!!! I have Memory Server Active. Please help. Thanks. N!

[@Blakus]

Hey Nicolas!I am using an i7 3770k cpu, 32GB of RAM, with a RME Fireface UCX Audio Interface.I also use a windows machine. Good luck :)

[@Teeb2023]

/googles "RME Fireface UCX Audio Interface" GULP! I'll stick with my ol' M-Audio FW400 :)

[@victornoagbodji]

thanks you so much

[@Tequn9q]

It sounds to me that Berlin and Adagio sound the best because there is some reverb to them. If you add some reverb to LASS and HS - they would sound equally impressive. Berlin has better expressions - but I guess LASS using auto-arranger will easily do the same.. In this demo: Berlin and adagio at times sounded the best. However i've heard demos of LASS and for me they are just OP.

[@MiddKnight13]

Can anyone here please tell me how to do 'accents' with the strings? make them sound more human, and emotional. I dont know the word for it but its as you change notes. Comment if you don't get or DO get what I'm talking about! :) THANKS!

[@jussivalter]

Why I allways hear a LOT of high-pitch artifacts from Adagio? Is it just me?

[@ridwanpangestu7607]

the STEM files isn't there anymore. Can you help?

[@arezariandra]

do you think MacBook Pro i5 2.3 ghz with 16gb ram could handle Berlin Strings ?

[@mightybazooka]

my specs too lol need an answer!

[@mattdonner3353]

I'm running berlin strings on a mac mini 2.6 i7 quad-core with 16gb RAM. It is very intense on my hardware. I would recommend a library that is a little easier on your computer. I usually blend it with LASS which sounds nice. If I could go back in time I would have invested in Spitfire Sable Vol. 1 & 2 as a second library instead of Berlin. Sable has very small sections though (which you can double to make bigger sections) but a lot of the articulations are key switches (very convenient!)

[@jwbjjbllb]

+Areza Riandra Late to the game here, but I have a MacBook Pro i7 2.7Ghz with 16GB. The processor handles the Berlin Strings Library fine, with the samples running off an SSD. I have no problem running individual patches at all, but the patches, especially the legato patches, are very RAM intensive. In Berlin Strings 2.0/Capsule 2.5, one mic position for legato first violins is about 1GB alone. Since the MacBook Pro maxes out at 16GB of memory, you quickly run out of space if you are loading multiple articulations (loading the multis of Violin I longs and shorts is about 1.8GB per mic position). This is definitely a library that would be far happier on a desktop machine, with lots and lots of memory... I'll add that the Capsule interface, which is evidently new since this video was made, has made working with Orchestral Tools libraries quite a lot easier.

[@MultiMichal79]

Hi all profi musicians. Please, which orchestra is for you the most and simply why? Full Lass, Vienna Symphonic Library, Cinestrings, Symphobia, Berlin Strings, or Holywood Strings? Thank You very much. M.

[@capicholob6379]

Personally i bought the full orchestra and many more of hollywood at 70% discount at i can say its one of the best vst i have tried,i have too the 8dio but for me the hollywood its more versatile,it depends too in what de you want to produce

[@RamonRodgers]

+Capicholo B I want to agree with you about Hollywood, but I cant't yet. I've heard countless examples of EWQL Hollywood in all its glory. That's why I bought their ComposerCloud! I was excited that I would get all of Hollywood and other libraries. But I discovered that the other mic positions is where you pull the character out of the ensemble and get the sound they are known for.And it is hard as hell to understand how they have the library laid out so you can find the articulations you want. The only good thing is I'm only out $30 and I have a chance to choose which library I am going with.

[@capicholob6379]

If you know some about orchestration it will give you the best results,if you are just a newbie i composition i would recommend other libraries that are simpler

[@angliaruskin8394]

what about VSL?

[@Ootfsource]

all of them are amazing, no library is better than the other one, you have to have them all, but I have my preferences with Adagio Series from 8dio

[@xaviduch]

Uff...Hard to say, but...to me, as a composer I need something fast when I want to capture the essence of a strings line, mainly about dynamics, the attack..the feeling of "don't be afraid" when you play the keyboard, if you need sweet and soft, ok!, hard, warp...etc I will to be right... The sound of 4 libs are awesome, but...I love the overall dynamics of Berlin strings, maybe it is the youngest lib on market, so they are very enable to learn what is good or not (I love Berlin woodwins but, i stay in version 1!! I don't like the upgrades I noted the transitions between notes it's some worst comparing with the old ones, yes, it's just my opinion)... Hollywood is so complete, articulations, quality etc but complex for edit fastest... Adagio its "made with love", by someone that you feel like he is happy playing his products (Mr Folmann), because Adagio lib is gorguous!, but a little bit hard for playing in real time a lot of differetn legatos but... So, since its version 2.0, LASS is my winner... Stage color, with a combination with Quantum leap spaces or 2CAUDIO B2 is amazing..the way I play keys (sometimes very fast) with legato presets, with divisi and controlling vibrato, like Sample modeling with a lot of faders as a contols all in real time... Well. I use Adagio for "modern" strings when I try to get strings sound but not in ar orchestral mood, etc... Finally. Spitfire Mural strings are veeeery close to Lass, but the way how Mural is programmed, takes a lot of resources of my I7 intel Haswell with 16gb of ram..strange but it is so...I think Mural got the best of Sporit audio team with Albion family etc and bring us a very powefull and easy to play for keyboardists. Thank you so much for share this Blakus!! As always, great music and a wonderful taste to write music. Greetings from Barcelona!

[@iWhy_Music]

L A sound a bit static in compare to Berlin) I thought that L A should be better

[@ovonisamja8024]

Berlin strings got the release samples just right. Bought the Hllywood strings the other day because that's all I could afford.

[@MrFilmMusic]

Do you have Mural Strings?