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Pizzicato can be particularly interesting to sample, and the ones in this library were no exception. I had no real bias towards a particular dynamic range on these – they get really soft and really loud.Ī session detail for those interested. In other words, there’s a wide gamut of timbral shades possible, as opposed to being constrained by broader soft, medium, and loud dynamics.

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As you increase velocity during playing, you may notice that the more abrasive, louder dynamics don’t come in quite as soon as you’d expect, compared to how they might on a patch with much less dynamics, such as patches from the original Fluid Shorts. The shorts in this library could be summarized as improved Fluid Shorts but highly dynamic. Since these releases were recorded rather loosely, you also have the option to shorten the release by moving the pitch bend wheel in the other direction. Aside from the FX and Three Violins FFF Overlay, these are generally the only patches biased towards a specific dynamic range – lower dynamics in this case.

The effect is that shorter notes can sound something like a staccato in context, but given the limited RR I don’t think it’s a strong enough point to truly market these as shorts patches.Īn almost indiscernible mixture between sul tasto and harmonics. The releases are shaped by note length, and playing lines like “da-da-daaaaa” is rather intuitive.

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I’ve seen interest for strings in the vein of Caspian or Angry Brass Pro over the years, and these essentially fill that role.

Marcatos with phrase-flexible, short releases. I think most will find it rather subtle in this case. This could perhaps be called mezzo slur, or divisi slur – the idea of dividing different legato styles between musicians playing at the same time. During the cello sessions, I directed one or two players to change bow direction on the pitch change (of the intervals) to give slightly more emotive emphasis, while the rest of the section smoothed out the performance with normal slurred playing. The legato in these patches is slurred, but not exclusively. The legato, especially on the violins, tends toward a similar emotional accent on the front of it that Vista was going for, but is more subtle in terms of vibrato intensity. It’s not too over-the-top at most dynamics. The vibrato here is much more along the lines of Con Moto than Vista. The pitch bend wheel can lengthen the releases to create loure-esque phrases. You can select between the two modes with a button on the GUI. These work in both legato and non-legato mode, so you can play chords too. Hold down the sustain pedal while you play (this sustains the note) and you can re-trigger the notes to play same-note repetitions. These patches are based around normale (non-sordino) sustains recorded with the active-bow approach to create more movement (though not quite as much movement as Con Moto or Vista). The library also underwent a noise reduction process more extensive than any previous Performance Samples library. It’s safe to say that it is more on the bread-and-butter side, compared to the Voyage library (coming after Pacific) which is more experimental, arguably more movement in the performances, and overall “dirtier.” Pacific Strings is comparatively a more traditional and clean library, but it does employ plenty of refined ideas as well as new ones. This library is intended as a rather comprehensive offering in terms of the patches offered (although this is admittedly subjective).

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Built for Kontakt 6.6.0 and above – full, retail version of Kontakt required.

Recorded in an ambient hall with close and AB (main/far) mics.

Trills (not on basses) – up to 8 dynamics.

Whisper Sustains (not on basses) – up to 5 dynamics.

Sordino Sustains (no legato) – up to 11 dynamics.Legato (monophonic) Sustains with Same-Note Repetitions – up to 5 dynamics (on both sustains and intervals, matching).16 Violins / 12 Violas / 10 Cellos / 8 Basses.The library – featuring up to 14 dynamics – offers an ambient, classical-leaning sound in standard orchestral seating position, and was recorded in the same room as Fluid Shorts 2, as well as the Con Moto series, Caspian, and the original Fluid Shorts.

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It is one part of the full PACIFIC orchestra (ensemble strings, solo strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion). Pacific – Ensemble Strings is a symphonic string library featuring 16 violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 basses, a solo harp, and a 3-violin FFF overlay.

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