Session Strings brings the sound of a premier ensemble to your fingertips. Beautifully recorded and highly expressive, it serves up soulful strings with a tight, warm, and direct sound that perfect your pop, disco, R&B, or house production. Plus, it's one of the most affordable virtual string ensembles available.
Session Strings is aimed at producers looking for high-quality readymade string sections for modern productions. The 11-piece ensemble includes four violins, three violas, two celli and two double basses. The instrument produces great results without hours of fine tuning and tweaking, yet boasts an incredible set of features and a highly intuitive interface.
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€ 99,- / $ 129,-
Session Strings was recorded in one of the best studios in Germany, one famous for many disco and pop productions of the 70s. It delivers warm, punchy, and direct strings. We recorded precious 18th and 19th century instruments using the best studio equipment. Top musicians from some of the finest orchestras in Europe performed scores of string articulations, giving you wide variety of sounds to play with.
The Animator can instantly transform a chord into a groovy staccato, spiccato or pizzicato phrase, rhythmically riffing on your played chord. You can also trigger the Animator with one hand while creating an "unanimated" melody or chords with the other hand.
Guy Sigsworth
"What I like about Session Strings is the basic string tone. You won't need to do any serious eq, the level of vibrato is also just right for modern pop production. And the glissando patches are fun - pure Studio 54 disco. Session Strings works particularly well where you need string flavours to enhance a pop, rock or dance arrangement."
Guy Sigsworth, composer, producer, songwriter (Seal, Madonna, Britney Spears, Alanis Morissette)
Osunlade
"I love the feel of the notes and the strings are actual sonically. And used in the Kontakt Player makes it so easy to use!"
Osunlade, musician, composer, producer (Yoruba Records)
Tensnake
"The first thing you notice about Session Strings is that it sounds amazing. The level of detail is spectacular, especially with the gorgeous swoops and falls.? But the bomb is the Animator, a really special tool for composing and performing - great idea!"
Tensnake (Mirau, Running Back, Permanent Vacation)
Amp Fiddler
"Session Strings opened up a whole new way of being a "Fiddler". I had to totally rethink my approach. All the staccato and Mtown strings are all beautiful! I love the Session Strings because they sound soooo real."
Amp Fiddler, artist and producer (George Clinton, Prince, Moodymann, Jamiroquai)
Rub N' Tug
"We installed the software yesterday and it went straight into the first track we had up. Sounds cool and frighteningly real."
Thomas Bullock (Rub N' Tug, Welcome Stranger)
Marius de Vries
"Focused and detailed, so good to really hear the string on the bow. Really a string library with a difference. Fits into even complex mixes with clarity and rhythmic precision - already indispensible!"
Marius de Vries, producer (U2, Rufus Wainwright, Björk, Pet Shop Boys, Tina Turner)
Paul Haslinger
"When I loaded up Session Strings for the first time, I started using them immediately. There is an impressive clarity to the approach, and the interface design allows for fast and efficient workflow. For film scoring, as well as many other production situations, this is crucial!"
Paul Haslinger, film score composer, musician (Underworld, Death Race, Crank, The Girl Next Door).
Session Strings has been designed for maximum ease of use. Instantly control the full, lush ensemble with instrument groups mapped across the full keyboard range-double bass on the lower keys and violins at the top with smooth crossfading between each group. Session Strings also adds a human touch to your tracks by reproducing natural transitions between notes.
With Session Strings, it's easy to get controllable falls, slides, and crescendos for soulful, funky licks. A convolution reverb and EQ gives you instant access to the right sound. And built-in Motown presets recreate the famous "wall of sound strings" of the '60s and '70s.
Music Tech
"Session Strings is a surprisingly affordable string library, and despite the focus on classic disco strings, has far wider potential than you might at first think."
Music Tech, UK, 09/2010
Computer Music
"Sonically, Session Strings is spot on, with the tight, close sound enabling you to deliver fast, disco-style lines. Pop and dance producers will welcome this library."
Computer Music, UK, 10/2010
Datatransmission.co.uk
"It all sounds immaculate and when used at its best, you'd be hard pressed to hear the difference between it and the real thing."
Datatransmission.co.uk, UK, 08/2010
