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Orchestral Strings One

Strings / Orchestral Plugin by Sound Magic
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Orchestral Strings One has an average user rating of 1.00 from 1 review

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Orchestral Strings One

Reviewed By Spitfire31 [all]
January 29th, 2013
Version reviewed: 1.2 on Mac

This "Orchestral Strings One" is a ridiculously ineptly programmed Maize Sampler plug-in, stuffed with samples likely ripped off from some commercial strings package.

In its latest Mac version, 1.2, VST and AU, (the Win version is 1.3, apparently), it has first of all a new 'feature' - it only works monophonically! That is, one note at a time, until the release stage of the preceding one has finished! Or should that be a 'bug'?

As before, the Max Volume control is a hazard to your hearing (and monitors) - the fully CW position ('Boost') is the quietest one and the CCW position, labelled 'Cut', produces an ear busting shriek.

There's really no reason to go into further details - this is pathetic garbage and if the 'Award Winning Producer' intends it to showcase his other products, you can imagine what you're in for. Caveat emptor!

/Joachim

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alienimplant
alienimplant
8 November 2012 at 5:27am

Once again (as in Piano One) cutting the Max Volume actually INCREASES the gain. The plugin is already too loud and distorts frequently (when chords have many notes), and cutting Max Volume makes it even worse. Please fix the max volume on these instruments for Logic users (AU plugin). Your instruments are wonderful otherwise, but I cannot use them at all due to this flaw in the Audio Unit version. It's very frustrating, because they sound amazing otherwise. Cutting Max Volume should make the instrument quieter, not louder.

Also, your instrument shows up as misspelled in Logic. It shows up as Orchestral Strin instead of Orchestral Strings.

Phredderick
Phredderick
11 November 2012 at 12:00am

Just like Piano One, this plug-in does not make sound on my computer. Does anyone have any ideas

metaside
metaside
11 November 2012 at 7:25pm

First of all, thanks for the great plugin!

But I can't automate or even save the settings of this VSTi in Live.... I hope this will be possible in an updated version, cause the plugin really sounds very good.

ChapelHeel66
ChapelHeel66
12 November 2012 at 3:33am

Where should I install this? It isn't showing up in Sonar when I install it in the VST folder (or anywhere else that I've tried). Thanks.

Protocol_b
Protocol_b
13 November 2012 at 4:42pm

The info & graphic indicate a step sequencer is included, but the AU version does not have one and the GUI does not reflect the one shown on KVR - is it only in the WIndows version? Thanks!

alienimplant
alienimplant
13 November 2012 at 5:04pm

I cannot be the only person with the AU gain knob problem in Orchestral Strings and Piano One can I? Would a Logic user please confirm that turning down the Max Volume actually raises the volume? All of their plugins do this on my system. I can't use them at all because their audio output is already clipping on large chords and there is no way to reduce the gain.

I really wish Sound Magic would reply to these concerns. I'm starting to feel like our problems are falling on deaf ears.

Protocol_b
Protocol_b
14 November 2012 at 10:42pm

Are any posters here using the Windows version? If so, do YOU see a step sequencer, and does your GUI reflect what Sound Magic posted above in their graphic? I prithee good sir?

photoshare
photoshare
16 November 2012 at 12:52pm

Its not obvious, but you need to click on the panel that says "Basic Panel" (just above the center of the keyboard) to see the step sequencer.

I'm a Windows user, and I see the image shown above as 1 of 2. I don't see the 2 of 2 image.

Protocol_b
Protocol_b
20 November 2012 at 7:24am

Hmmm! I see only the 2 of 2 - no such panel saying 'basic panel'... click in that general area though I may. There seems to be a different version for the Mac. Which is a shame, because it was the step sequenceer function that prompted me to download. Many thanks for your response Photoshare. A pity the developer does not appear to be interested in our thoughts.

alienimplant
alienimplant
20 November 2012 at 7:28am

The Mac AU is broken. The max gain, which is already too high, gets LOUDER when the knob is turned down. It's impossible to use this instrument in production without it clipping, which sucks. I wish they'd fix this. It seems to affect all their AUs.

Protocol_b
Protocol_b
24 November 2012 at 3:40am

OK, yup - their site says that 95% of the features are WIndows-only. The AU is a lame duck. Sad.

Tracing Arcs
Tracing Arcs
26 November 2012 at 5:02pm

Sorry to say, this is a waste of 206mb. After the excellent Piano 1, I was expecting something comparable. It's badly synthetic, and a real let down. And they still have the old 1.0 version on their website.

heyitsjimi
heyitsjimi
3 December 2012 at 11:39pm

I can't even get Orchestral Strings to download. Piano One is still at 1.1 for Mac. Why the preferential treatment for Windows ??

Spitfire31
Spitfire31
30 December 2012 at 5:40am

If you're on a Mac, don't even bother to download this pathetically amaturish hodge podge of a buggy Maize Sampler instrument. "NEO Hybrid Modeling Engine", my a**!

The samples are obviously ripped from various sources in true Chinese copycat tradition (the company is apparently based in Beijing) – the legato and tremolo patches are dry and full of artefacts and noise, sounding like they have been lifted off damaged vinyl records, while the staccato/spiccato sounds are washed in recorded reverb which is cut off with a click when the sample runs out in the higher registers.

The reverb doesn't work at all, there's no sign of a step sequencer on the Mac 1.1 version (it would only make things worse), the Max Volume control represents a clear and present danger to your hearing and your monitors since it works in an opposite way to the standard.

I'm not going to waste any more time writing about this hogwash. Avoid it, at least if you're on a Mac!

onnodevisser
onnodevisser
20 January 2013 at 2:52pm

Both piano one and orchestral strings are no match for other free or inexpensive plugins that are available. Indeed a waste of space on you precious drives. That said: everybody is free to make his own decision.They are free so try them and see what you think

rykms
rykms
27 May 2013 at 8:06pm

Please do share... Specifically your free superiors.

photoshare
photoshare
21 January 2013 at 10:48am

I would be very interested to know what other free or inexpensive plugins you think are better than Piano One. I have Pianoteq Stage and Pianissimo, both paid for, but my favourite piano is Piano One (I mainly play classical piano).

synthetikeyes
synthetikeyes
5 February 2013 at 2:36am

i have never felt compelled to leave a review or a comment about anything on here, but this thing sounds like shit!!! how is this so highly rated?

Fiditg
Fiditg
24 May 2013 at 3:44pm

Worked just fine a month ago, Thought it was pretty cool. Now it only triggers randomly no matter what is sequenced.

Any one know why?

rykms
rykms
27 May 2013 at 8:05pm

So awesome. Thank you thank you. :).

SarahBellum
SarahBellum
3 July 2013 at 9:09pm

i can't understand why people think this is good, it's unusable, so is piano 1 - soz :(.

KitsuneKyo
KitsuneKyo
24 September 2013 at 8:09am

Not usable for me in Windows7 x64 FL Studio 10.
It does not save chosen presets and as soon as you try to export a song it resets all presets to default and fucks up all your tweeks BEFORE even rendering. That means it always renders with the default preset, no matter what you set up.

The interface is worse than every VST interface I've ever seen and Max Volume is doing the exact opposite of what it should.

Really too bad because the sound of staccato and pizzicato would be wonderful.
The bad usability and bugs unfortunately make this VST unusable.

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BlackWinny
BlackWinny
25 October 2013 at 5:42pm

I haven't found any version of Orchestral String One compiled for Mac, despite the informations at the bottom of the native page of the developer.

Until quite recently there was a tool created to wrap as AU (or RTAS) the dll compiled for Windows. It was FXpansion. It doesn't exist anymore. And it was not free...

God thanks... You can use another tool. And free! And excellent! It's a opensource tool that makes the same thing as made FXpansion. It is WacVST, distributed on Sourceforge, here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/wacvst/

Hope that will help you...

malcy700
malcy700
20 February 2014 at 1:55pm

Unfortunately like piano one the software is still Beta & not user friendly. Its actually not that difficult to write software to point itself at a VST folder used by a DAW. Setup notes are sparse. It must be driving a lot of budding artists crazy.

Michael Anders
Michael Anders
28 March 2014 at 1:24pm

Where can I download 64-bit Version?

BlackWinny
BlackWinny
28 March 2014 at 2:55pm

In fact there's no 64-bit version (and there's no Mac version as I said also just above). All is wrong in this page made by the developer on KVR.

If you go to this page http://www.supremepiano.com/product/string1.html of the developer, you will see that Orchestral Strings One exists only as VST 32-bit for Windows (and even in his page he makes mistakes since the application to download is not at all a demo).

BlackWinny
BlackWinny
31 March 2014 at 7:20pm

You should look at this.

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/versilian-studios-chamber-orchestra-by-versilian-studios

Incredibly beautiful! Far, far, far better... And written in 64-bit native code! It is totally new (uploaded just today) but I've already tested it and it has absolutely everything to make you forget this poor and and pitiful Orchestral String One.

Michaalek
Michaalek
10 June 2014 at 3:51am

In 3.30 i was download O.Strings and now is 6.00.The time is very implacable(but I'm at the work and for 1 hour i go home)

SPECIAL THANKS TO AUTHOR(s) FOR THIS PLUG IN .I LOVE THAT.

IT'S MY FIRST PLUG IN WITH SOUNDS THAT I NEED FOR MY amatuer ''HOME STUDIO''

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

allanfelipe
allanfelipe
8 July 2016 at 6:39am

That's a very nice free plugin. The sequencer is the feature I was looking for and it works fine. However I realized I can only use the notes as triplets (the size of the step as being a triplet) inside my DAW and not 16th notes for example. Is there anything I'm missing before trying to find out inelegant ways to solve the issue?

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