The iOS musical keyboard Alina String Ensemble is now available
Alina String Ensemble is a musical keyboard application for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch that simulates the Solina String Ensemble. The sound is in reference to Solina String Ensemble (Serial number “SERIES 22, No.0093158”) manufactured by N.V. EMINENT BODEGRAVEN HOLLAND in the 70’s. You are sure to be surprised at the real sound generated from this App.
Features:
– Pre-loaded with 6 instruments including Viola, Violin, Brass, Horn, Cello, Contra Bass
– 49key, 4-octave Keyboards with scrollable
– iOS7/8 compatible
– Optimized appearance on iPhone 6/6 Plus
– Core MIDI and MIDI over Bluetooth LE compatible
– Supports Audiobus and Inter-App Audio (requires iOS 7 or later)
– Scrollable Keyboard & dual Keyboards(Only iPad)
– BASS tone(Cello, Contra Bass) is assigned on lowest 20 keys
– Built-in Reverb that simulates a spring reverb
– Vibrato that can adjust the rate and depth
Special thanks: Jun Kawabata courtesy of AIRPLANE LABEL & Studio Peach Blue Peach”
Strng – new string synthesiser inspired by the karplus-strong alghorithm
Strng is a string synthesiser inspired by the karplus alghorithm. The physical modelling starts with a short burst of noise that then guided by a tuned delay buffer and string tension filter, generates plucked string like sounds. No samples are used. Strng is 16 voice polyphonic and can be controlled with an in app 25 key chromatic keyboard or connect prefered midi controller through USB or Wifi. To further shape the sound two post effects are available, a ping-pong stereo delay and two channel resonant filter controlled by two LFOs.
Website: http://www.humbletune.com/strng/
App store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id993782…
String Machine inspired by Solina for Reaktor
String machines has been the poor cousin to the proper synthesizers since the late 70s when poly synthesizers emerged. Thirty years later and thousands of softsynths later the charm of having a one-trick pony instrument with alot of character start to make sense again.
Probably the most sought after string machines and also one of the first is probably the Solina by Eminent/ARP. Eminent was the company inventing the ensemble chorus to start with.
ZooTooK has now released a Reaktor ensemble named String Machine MkII inspired by the Solina string machine. The appearance is of the Mk4 but the sound is more similar to Mk1 or 2. To be able to reproduce the raspy wave shaped tones of the divide down oscillators at the highest octave the sample rate is set to 176kHz. As a consequence using the effect both pedals in stereo mode makes this ensemble a real CPU hog. So if you are strapped of horse powers use only one pedal in mono mode.
To imitate the organic vintage sound the Analog Legacy algorithms were used.
Find the String Machine MkII in the Reaktor User Library.
Streichfett – colourful string synthesizer desktop module
Waldorf has announced the release of Streichfett, a colourful string synthesizer desktop module.
Streichfett combines the best of the previously extinct species of String Synthesizers of the 70s and early 80s. Its dual sound engine features a fully polyphonic strings section and an eight voice solo section, which is essential for recreating how adult movies sounded thirty years ago.
The Ensemble Effect handles lubrication of the String Section, while the Effects section adds adjustable Phaser and Reverb. Additionally, the Animate Effect can be used to modulate the strings registration, allowing spectacular sound morphs.
Streichfett is available for purchase for SRP 279 EUR (including tax).
Vintage Stringmachines “Streichzart”
Vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
used vintage stringmachines:
Logan String Melody II (1979)
Crumar Performer (1979)
Roland VP-330 (1979)
s/h bass: Oberheim OB-Xa (1981)
drums: Roland TR-808
recording: multi-tracking layered without midi
fx: reverb and delay
I used the special functions (human voices, brass filter, lfo, tone colour, chorus…) and you can hear the different sound-character of the stringmachines.
Free VST – Physical Modeling synthesizer
Simple physical modelling synth based on Karplus Strong
Karplus–Strong string synthesis is a method of physical modelling synthesis that loops a short waveform through a filtered delay line to simulate the sound of a hammered or plucked string or some types of percussion. Although this technique can be viewed as subtractive synthesis based on a feedback loop similar to that of acomb filter for z-transform analysis, it can also be viewed as the simplest of a class of wavetable-modification algorithms now known as digital waveguide synthesis, as the delay line acts to store one period of the signal.
Alexander Strong invented the algorithm, and Kevin Karplus did the first analysis of how it worked. Together they developed software and hardware implementations of the algorithm, including a custom VLSI chip. They named the algorithm “Digitar” synthesis, as an abbreviation for “digital guitar”.
Free VST – Physical Modeling synthesizer –http://www.vstplanet.com/News/2014/WO…
Developer: WOK
Official audio demo!
Multiman – free Ableton Live library featuring the Multiman-S string synthesizer
Cluster Sound has announced Multiman, a free Ableton Live library featuring the sounds of the Multiman-S string synthesizer.
Released in the 1977 by the Italian Crumar, the Multiman-S (called Orchestrator in the USA) is a fully polyphonic orchestral string synthesizer. Used by artists like Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk, this vintage analog machine appears both in ‘70s rock songs and old school electronic tracks.
Multiman is a Live Pack is based on 5 multi-sample recordings obtained by sampling the five preset sounds: Brass, Piano, Clavichord, Cello and Violin. Multiman delivers 25 Live Presets each of which consists of 61 perfecly looped samples (each note of the 5-octave keyboard).
Multiman features
- 140 MB conent, 24-bits/44.1kHz.
- 6 multi-sample recordings (332 samples).
- One sample per note (5 octaves).
- Perfect loop-points (no crossfading).
- 25 Live Presets.
- Sampler/Simpler compatible.
The sound pack is a free download at Cluster Sound. Requires Ableton Live 9.
Freeware: bserrano Horus poly synthesizer
Horus is something between a string-machine and a poly synth.
It can generate impressive and inspirative pads.
Full MIDI learn
64 voices polyphonic
FREE
Download link: http://bserrano.free.fr/vsti/Horus.zip
Simulating the KORG Delta DL-50 Strings Synthesizer
The Nabla is a VST™2.4 software instrument for Microsoft Windows® simulating the KORG Delta DL-50 Strings Synthesizer from 1979. Is is written in native C++ code for high performance and low CPU consumption. The main features are:
Paraphonic Synthesizer and Strings sections
Up to 64 voices polyphony
Synthesizer section:
Four band-limited frequency divider-driven signal generators
Additional noise generator
4-pole zero-delay feedback bandpass/lowpass filter
Strings section:
Two band-limited frequency divider-driven signal generators
2-band equalizer
Ensemble effect
Flexible pitch/filter modulation by LFO or noise
Tweaks (not to be found in the original Delta):
“GOD Mode” to provide true polyphony
Panning for Synthesizer/Strings sections
Built-in phaser and delay effects
Double precision audio processing
All parameters can be controlled by MIDI controllers
Plug-in comes in 32 bit and 64 bit versions
Fully compatible with SM Pro Audio’s V-Machine™
On the track “nabla”, the Nabla is the only audio source (plus some delay, reverb and slight compression).
Also highly recommended: Vale de Lágrimas and Kilik where crisch’r uses the Nabla extensively!
On the track “nabla” [above], the Nabla is the only audio source (plus some delay, reverb and slight compression).
Also highly recommended: Vale de Lágrimas and Kilik where crisch’r uses the Nabla extensively!
MESSE 2014: Waldorf Striechfett String Machine Demo
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Waldorf Striechfett String Machine Demo First listen
Waldorf has announced Streichfett, a new hardware synth that combines the best of the now extinct species of String Synthesizers of the 70s and early 80s. Its dual sound engine features a fully polyphonic strings section and a monophonic solo section, which is essential for recreating how adult movies sounded thirty years ago(!). The Ensemble Effect handles lubrication of the String Section, while the Effects section adds adjustable Phaser or Reverb. Alternatively, the Effect section can be used to animate the strings registration, allowing spectacular sound morphs.
The Solo Section offset presets named Bass, E-Piano or Clavi, and just like in your typical string machine, the sound has little to do with that name. Instead, these are shimmering and slightly percussive sounds that blend well with the string section.
Although the User Interface is simple and easy to comprehend, it controls a rather complex sound engine which is capable to delivers rich and creamy pads unlike any other instrument.
Twelve patches can be stored and selected in the Memory section, USB and MIDI are of course on board.
Specifications:
- Fully polyphonic Strings Section with Violin, Viola, Cello, Brass, Organ and Choir presets.
- 2’nd Layer with Violin/Viola Voicing.
- Ensemble Effect for String Section.
- Typical String Envelope Generator with Crescendo and Release.
- Monophonic Solo Section, offering Bass, E-Piano, Clavi, Synth and Pluto sounds.
- Dedicated Tremolo for Solo Section.
- Switchable Envelope generator with variable Sustain setting and Attack/Decay (Release) function.
- Effect Section with Animate, Phaser or Reverb.
- Layer or Split for Solo Section.
- Dedicated balance knob for quick adjustment of layered/split sounds.
- Fully programmable with 3 x 4 memory locations.
Controls:
- Volume Pot.
- Strings Section with organic preset select, Crescendo and Release pots.
- 3-state Octave switch (Base/Both/8va).
- 3-state 2’nd voice switch.
- Ensemble Effect push-button.
- Solo Section with organic solo sound select pot.
- Tremolo pot.
- 3 state split switch (split-point low/mid/layer).
- 2 state sustain switch.
- Balance pot with center detend.
- Effect Section with 3 state switch (Chorus/Phase/Animate).
- Effect Depth pot.
- 3 state switch for memory bank position (A, B, C).
- 4 push-buttons for program number (1 to 4).
- Full MIDI/USB Control.
Connections:
- Stereo Audio out (Left/Stereo, Right/Mono).
- Headphone out.
- USB MIDI.
- MIDI in/out.
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