Sunset Strings Walkthrough

[@sorrynotcyborg]

This sounds like Ari Aster's movies 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' I was absolutely blown away from those soundtracks, gave me chills.

[@billyjordan9602]

I like the narrator - he sounds enthusiastic.

[@Eldorado1239]

The ad said "Unlike any other strings library you've ever heard." And it's actually true - heresy! Seriously though, it sounds amazing.

[@DanaVastman]

VERY NICE, Mike... Thanks for a very creative playground!

[@r.k.o2325]

The best string library launched in the world so far

[@eylam9690]

Can I just say, without even having bought this yet, how amazing it is you have a refund policy. If only half the sample developers had this, I would have saved so much money down the line. It speaks volumes about how confident you are about your products and makes people more willing to purchase them without having to fret about the possibility of being stuck with a product they won't use. I would have personally liked to hear more single notes, to really focus on the quality of the sound, as well as a drier/closer mic signal. But this looks good. I will be keeping an eye on your website.

[@antgreen3254]

i have to agree with you, ive bought so many librarys that dont get used because they sounded way better in the demo videos. i wish these companys offered a demo period so we can decide if we need it or not.

[@flaviojerome]

Easily the most engaging instrument walkthrough I've ever watched! Off the guy them now. 🖤

[@DanaVastman]

Well done, Mike! I'm TRULY loving Nightfall and while I already have gobs of strings, this is TRULY unique & VERY creative stuff...❤️ As soon as I get more bucks...

[@donnykaraoke1]

Fantastic, so easy to play, great sound quality. It's amazing how you can just hold a note down and listen to the movement, and top of that you can add the second layer and it get's even better. Very realistic

[@JoshFreund]

The possibilities present here are crazy impressive and immediately inspiring. Great work, Mike & co.!

[@AshleySlater247]

This is really a fantastic plug in and really well thought out. It does everything no other plug in does. Well done, I bought it!

[@nkronert]

Wow, that must have taken some planning so you knew exactly what you wanted to record before the musicians came to the studio. And user interface design for sure resulted in some sleepless nights. Great work! 👍

[@mistral-unizion-music]

I love those strings! Got them at pre sale and it was one of the best vst instrument I ever got and in my top 2020 purchase for sure!

[@andrelefebvre5453]

Gorgeous and creativity-minded. I DO love the bass! 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@sebastiandudek4016]

Great job, Mike 👍 I love your (and now also my) Sunset Strings. I’m currently exploring their possibilities as a foundation of my orchestral template. I can’t wait to use this instrument in my incoming movie soundtrack this spring 🎼 🤠

[@MamaSymphonia]

The transitions are so smooth. Really impressive system!

[@elimooremusic]

Your walkthroughs are so good! I feel able to jump right into my new library now!

[@constair]

This is the Toolbox! Bravo!

[@ronnyb5890]

great strings library Mike,love the sound and the multiple articulations,so much possibilities

[@martysmagicalmusicmancave]

Wow ! This is a must buy. ( saving pennies for next month) !!!

[@wardy2783]

this is such a great library it has so many things going for it ....the fact you can blend two articulations at once plus adding the attack and release if needed is just amazing.......I wonder what a library of vocals would sound like with this same concept? would be mind blowing for sure...keep it up Mike.....cheers

[@Realitone]

Funny you mention it, because we had planned to record a vocal library with a similar treatment next, but ... if there's one thing you don't want during a pandemic, it's a room full of singers. ;-) We hope to start that later this year, though.

[@wardy2783]

@@Realitone awesome ....I will get my popcorn ready for the release...cheers

[@brainrussell6811]

Inspirational library to write with... eagerly awaiting Deliverance Banjos.

[@tanukibrahma]

Absolutely awesome. I only wish you'd make a similar library of separate sections for those of us going for a more intimate ensemble rather than the big film sound.

[@jocomend]

I found something out that is not mentioned, if you're using the partial crossfade modulation, hold the sustain pedal and move to the X modulation the sound changes to only one of the layers completely without glitches or bumps

[@vicesquadpunk]

Stunning job Mike 😊🇬🇧❤️

[@tripendicularbaby]

So, cool VI. Just wondering and hoping you’ll have a version 2 that takes this to the next level via the addition of some preset phrases and loops which can be inserted via MIDI drag and drop and where the notes can be tweaked.

[@rabbie1121]

I bought it, and I love it! 👍👍👍

[@xNTFXx]

Keep killing it mike, sounds good!!

[@mrbrightside5278]

Great sounds. However, I'm having trouble using this to create whatever melody I want. The attack speed seems really slow for all the sounds. I'd like to have a "natural on" setting for attack, like you have for "natural off" in the release time to allow more direct control. The current quick attack is still too slow for me, and the sfortzando is fast enough, but too accented at the start of the note (for basic melody creation).

[@Realitone]

This is a good point, and something we'll try to incorporate into an update.

[@chrismarshall2471]

Very impressive! If Terry Wogan had a US cousin, this is what the voiceover would sound like :)

[@ThePickledOnions]

What a great idea 💡bought! Is there any way or plan to enable users to load their own samples in one of the layers? That would be very interesting!

[@nunomalo]

Why is it that between 12:45 and 15:53 the sounds are in mono? Is it just on the the video or those articulations are recorded in mono?

[@Realitone]

It's just the video. Some people are getting mono sound for portions of the video, and oddly, it's different times in the video. Crazy! The library is stereo throughout.

[@yvanroustan4426]

great job / great sound !

[@AeralieBrighton]

I’m obsessed

[@Ryahan]

Incredible

[@RistoNikolic-dd1su]

I have updated my computer to macOS Monterey and now the Sunset strings Plugin doesn't respond to my midi Keyboard. My operating system OSMonterey. The same MIDI keyboard works in all other programs. (Logic ProX, Reaktor 6) I am running the Sunset Strings through Kontakt 7. I have the audio and MIDI settings as they should be... If I show the visual keyboard and play it on the Sunset String Plugin, it plays.However if I touch my MIDI keyboard nothing happens. I could really use your help as I use this plugi-in for work... Thanks.

[@ericpaulos1695]

There's an entire instruction course in orchestral articulation within this one collection!

[@brianthomas8098]

Any chance we'll see Sunset Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion? :) I'd definitely be more inclined if there's a full series coming.

[@Realitone]

Maybe, but we're so slow ... don't hold breath. ;-)

[@thehighhnotes]

@@Realitone not holding breaths but definitely monitor newsletter & social media haha. The brilliance of the design with this really tackles so much of the vst limitations with only very cumbersome solutions if any. Will be buying, well done!

[@scottt9382]

Great walkthrough but I did not quite catch what the green/teal vs blue keys are? 1) What is green bass vs teal bass? 2) And... so, the blue keys are always playing the same balance of cello + viola + violin = no way to play a solo violin, right?

[@NimboRecife]

you should do one with several types of glissandos/bends: half tone, whole tone, thirds, fifths, octaves etc

[@johnhawkinshawkins1284]

Next I want moonlight strings, and your next choir library should emulate SS; imagine this bends et al...

[@wellmusician]

impresionante!

[@DCPImages]

Brilliant 🙂

[@drew6524]

As a soundtrack composer and composer composer I was going to dump all over this when it spent SO much time on bends I MIGHT use for effect once or twice THEN the articulations like richochets - so hard to find in a large string section. I’d have to have one to compose a score with but this is either junk or genius….. idk yet 😉

[@dafingaz]

Incredible!

[@911truthfarmer]

I want it I want it I want it! So unique.

[@anthonycasalena3828]

I wish this library had standard sections instead of giant tutti patches.

[@morganfisherart]

Agreed - that's the only thing holding me back from laying down some $$$

[@KjellSoenksen]

happy to have it now :) let's see

[@metalsandager]

Amazing!! :-D

[@jexa_burhonov]

Good plugins🔌

[@garyl.6758]

Awesome!

[@jwarzy72]

I’m not seeing the key switches (the keyboard on the bottom is missing altogether in my GUI). Is this not supported in FL studio version (through Kontakt)? If not, is there a workaround to trigger release, attack and switch presets?

[@Realitone]

At the top of the Kontakt interface is a menu where you can select which things are visible, including the keyboard, the Master section, the sidebar libraries tab, etc.

[@JLisk]

Sounds great, what size is the download?

[@Realitone]

13 gigabytes.

[@mrnelsonius5631]

@@Realitone thanks for the info. Getting installed on my SSD ASAP haha. This seems like a particularly great instrument for cinematic string sounds that are going for atmospherics as opposed to “sounds like a classical piece”, and atmospheric strings are right up my alley 🙏 These crescendos are gorgeous :)

[@jurrich]

Why is this in 480p?

[@austinfray6111]

This is super cool, but can you reupload this as HD and stereo?

[@Realitone]

I need to look into what KZbin does with this stuff, and if they deliver differently to different people, because other people have mentioned that it's mono, but it's definitely stereo here and for some other people. In fact, for one guy (who I trust knows what he's hearing), he was said it was stereo for the first half and mono for the second half. Weird!

[@billsstudio2528]

Nice product! Only 480p ?

[@Realitone]

I'm not sure how the KZbin resolutions get set. I crop the video so it's the size of the interface at full resolution, but I wonder if KZbin then does something to it.

[@percyjohnsoniv1794]

Does this library not have solo strings? Solo violin, viola, cello, bass and such?

[@Realitone]

Correct. It's an ensemble library with no solo strings.

[@sfl90]

Very Innovative, I'm just wondering why you can't separate the strings and I think the sound quality is a bit disappointing and blurry, still great product

[@Eldorado1239]

If you perhaps base your judgement on this video then please notice it's only 480p. KZbin damages sound quality even at 1080p so this video is sadly nowhere near representative. Just wanted to point it out.

[@johnjohn5932]

I can't find the modwheel

[@elmarkeweloh1484]

Sounds great! Is there a legato engine included?

[@Realitone]

No legato, although we may add it later.

[@Pieter_Auper]

I bet Steve Reich could work with this!

[@gurumajuindonesia]

will there be any legato patches in the future?

[@Realitone]

We didn't record legato intervals, so probably not.

[@RobertoDAraujo]

Is there a sordino option?

[@Realitone]

No, there isn't, although the articulations already tend towards the soft.

[@JimNicholson]

Lockdown Focus Inspired Excellence...

[@AudioJanitor]

Guys, at least upload 720p or better. Any lower affects the audio.

[@EternityofNight]

Blimey, and I thought my U-110 sounded good.

[@cbhrcbhr]

you arrive too late I have already VSL

[@kwarrenmusik]

How does it compare? Same standard as VSL do you think?

[@cbhrcbhr]

@@kwarrenmusik With VSL you can make REAL classical music, look on there site they have plenty mockups of classical pieces ; from what I know (I may be wrong) none of the other libs can be as precise in interpretation of classical pieces.

[@Guidotoons101]

This voiceover dude is annoying.

[@Realitone]

He works cheap, though!

[@Guidotoons101]

@@Realitone Then the old adage of "you get what you pay for" applies.

[@kwarrenmusik]

It's interesting how we all have different tastes, as I think the opposite. Warm, articulate and friendly. If Realitone got him for cheap then I think they got a good deal. : )

[@Guidotoons101]

@@kwarrenmusik Well, no.

[@kaimanparkerPA-C]

Sorry, i'll do better next time.