Product details
What’s included
Extended techniques
- Violins 1 – Core techniques
- Violins 1 – Decorative techniques
- Violins 2 – Core techniques
- Violins 2 – Decorative techniques
- Violas – Core techniques
- Violas – Decorative techniques
- Celli – Core techniques
- Celli – Decorative techniques
- Basses – Core techniques
- Basses – Decorative techniques
- Ensembles – Core techniques
- Ensembles – Decorative techniques
Individual articulations
Violins 1
- FX
- Long CS Blend
- Long CS Sul Pont
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Long Harmonics
- Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
- Long Sul G
- Long Sul Pont Distorted
- Long Sul Pont
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Super Sul Tasto
- Long
- Marcato Attack
- Short 0’5
- Short 1’0
- Short Brushed CS
- Short Brushed
- Short Col Legno
- Short CS
- Short Harmonics
- Short Pizzicato Bartok
- Short Pizzicato
- Short Spiccato
- Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
- Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
- Tremolo Measured CS (150bpm)
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Major 3rd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 3rd)
Violins 2
- FX
- Long CS Blend
- Long CS Sul Pont
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Long Harmonics
- Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
- Long Sul G
- Long Sul Pont
- Long Super Sul Tasto
- Long
- Marcato Attack
- Short 0’5
- Short 1’0
- Short Brushed CS
- Short Brushed
- Short Col Legno
- Short CS
- Short Harmonics
- Short Pizzicato Bartok
- Short Pizzicato
- Short Spiccato
- Tremolo CS
- Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
- Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
Violas
- FX
- Long CS Blend
- Long CS Sul Pont
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Long Harmonics
- Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
- Long Sul C
- Long Sul Pont
- Long Super Sul Tasto
- Long
- Marcato Attack
- Short 0’5
- Short 1’0
- Short Brushed CS
- Short Brushed
- Short Col Legno
- Short CS
- Short Harmonics
- Short Pizzicato Bartok
- Short Pizzicato
- Short Spiccato
- Tremolo CS
- Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
- Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
Celli
- FX
- Long CS Blend
- Long CS Sul Pont
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Long Harmonics
- Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
- Long Sul C
- Long Sul Pont
- Long Super Sul Tasto
- Long
- Marcato Attack
- Short 0’5
- Short 1’0
- Short Brushed CS
- Short Brushed
- Short Col Legno
- Short CS
- Short Harmonics
- Short Pizzicato Bartok
- Short Pizzicato
- Short Spiccato
- Tremolo CS
- Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
- Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
- Tremolo Measured CS (150bpm)
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Major 3rd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 3rd)
Basses
- FX
- Long Flautando
- Long Harmonics
- Long Sul Pont Distorted
- Long Sul Pont
- Long Super Sul Tasto
- Long
- Marcato Attack
- Short 0’5
- Short 1’0
- Short Bartok Pizz
- Short Col Legno
- Short Harmonics
- Short Pizzicato Bartok
- Short Pizzicato
- Short Spicc-Pizz
- Short Spiccato
- Short Staccato Dig
- Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
- Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
Ensembles
- Long CS Blend
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Long Harmonics
- Long Sul Pont
- Long Sul String
- Long Super Sul Tasto
- Long
- Marcato Attack
- Short 0’5
- Short Brushed CS
- Short Brushed
- Short Col Legno
- Short Harmonics
- Short Pizzicato Bartok
- Short Pizzicato
- Short Spiccato CS
- Short Spiccato
- Tremolo CS
- Tremolo SulPont
- Tremolo
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
Legato techniques
- Legato Sul G
- Legato Sul G
- Legato Sul C
- Legato Sul C
Legacy patches
- CB – Legato Performance palette
- V1 – Legato Performance palette
- V2 – Legato Performance palette
- Va – Legato Performance palette
- VC – Legato Performance palette
Other patches
- Economic Longs
- Economic Shorts
- Light resources
- Time Machine
- Economic Longs
- Economic Shorts
- Light resources
- Time Machine
- Economic Longs
- Economic Shorts
- Light resources
- Time Machine
- Economic Longs
- Economic Shorts
- Light resources
- Time Machine
- Economic Longs
- Economic Shorts
- Light resources
- Time Machine
- Economic Core
- Economic Decorative
- Light resources
- Time Machine
- Performance legatos
- Violins 1
- Violins 2
- Violas
- Celli
- Basses
- Ensembles
Our definitive string orchestra
If there was a single product that could sum up the foundation of Spitfire’s approach to sampling, it would be this. Recorded in London at a studio that has played host to scores from the highest grossing blockbusters — Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios — we’ve used the same first-call session players playing the same instruments, sampled with our usual more is more approach.
If you want that blockbuster sound, you have to go bold. If you want cinematic, you have to go big. Featuring 60 players performing 175 articulations, including legatos, this is the ultimate encyclopaedic collection of symphonic strings sampling.
Definitive string sampling
Spitfire Symphonic Strings has been created with 60 of the world’s finest strings players — 16 1st violins, 14 2nd violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos & 8 basses — performing over 175 articulations, including 59 shorts, 94 longs, and 5 legato patches programmed by Andrew Blaney, and presented with three essential and versatile microphone positions.
In addition to each individual section, we also offer a comprehensive selection of articulations and techniques presented in our specially curated ‘Ensemble’ tool, offering you instant playability and designed for quick writing. This definitive compendium contains everything from classic and elegant vibrato and expression controlled ‘dolce’ samples, to our own cutting edge techniques designed by our award-winning team of composers and producers, including our hugely popular ‘flautando’ and ‘super sul tasto’ articulations.
Features
- Spitfire Symphonic Strings offers you every articulation for every section, plus ensembles, in a single encyclopaedic compendium:
- 60 top London string players
- 175 articulations, including 59 shorts, 94 longs, & 45 legatos
- Recorded in situ using priceless valve and ribbon mics
- Neve Montserrat Pre-amps into a Neve 88R desk
- Recorded digitally at 96k via 2″ Studer tape
- Multiple dynamic layers and round robins
- Diverse and detailed with essential, additional and some totally unique articulations
- Legatos designed by Andy Blaney
- Individual sections and ensembles
- Three essential, diverse mic positions: C(lose), T(ree), A(mbient)
- Kontakt Player included
- NKS-ready
- New intuitive GUI with inline help system
- As used by A-list composers and producers around the globe
The overview panel
General controls panel
The Ostinatum
Jaxon Hart –
I am blown away by the quality of these symphonic strings – they add so much depth and emotion to my compositions!
Addison Hayes –
The string sounds are so realistic and lush, perfect for adding depth and emotion to my compositions. Highly recommended!
Orion Gray –
Absolutely blown away by the realism and depth of these string samples – truly top-notch quality for my compositions. Highly recommend!
ZoeRay –
Absolutely blown away by the quality of the strings, they sound so realistic and have completely elevated my compositions. Would highly recommend to any musician!
Liam Ford –
I was blown away by the stunning sound quality of this orchestral string library – it made my compositions sound so realistic and full!