No solo string library is perfect but it doesn't suffer from the overwhelming vibrato of CSSS, boxy, harsh sound of 8DIO studio quartet, baked-in expression/vib and stridency of CineStrings Solo, roominess and inconsistency of OT First chairs etc etc. its just clean and seems to handle most lines better than anything else I have for the most part.
Best strings kontakt library free#
ProjectsSAM’s Free Orchestra is a 1GB library of epic, orchestral sounds, including strings, brass clusters, symphonic percussion and ambient, dystopian pads. Not too harsh, minimal phasing, mostly great crossfades, controlled vibrato, nimble legato. This free Kontakt library is an ideal choice for any producer looking to expand their cinematic sample collection. No library is perfect, especially solo strings but for me it just does what I want in a wider range of contexts than anything else I have. And one of the few libraries that also has ensemble versions of all the articulations (except legato) that is actually really useful as chamber sketching patches too. Stereo mixes in addition to 2 close mic options and stereo pair, a tree, ambient, outriggers. It has flautando, variety of shorts, spitfires playable legato patches, nice pizz, col legno and its sampled in a really nice sounding hall that isn't too roomy but also isn't boxy either. I know that there are also the big expensive Spitfire audio libraries. Not too harsh, minimal phasing, mostly great crossfades, controlled vibrato, nimble legato. Best Kontakt Cinematic Strings library The libraries i saw were: LA Scoring strings, The various native instruments libraries and Hollywood strings from eastwest. Click to expand.Overall, it just sounds good.