OC Strings [Boston Pops / Boston Ballet] - $1 (99% off)

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Orchestral Companion Strings

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For a limited time save 99% on OC Strings.

For the princely sum of just $1 or £1 you can own this one of a kind instrument.

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This features a comprehensive collection of full orchestral string ensembles, which are fantastic for background string parts or quickly sketching out an orchestral score. But we also offer you also a full array of individual string sections so you can really customize and polish your final creation by building things up section by section. The key is flexibility—you can compose and create on as detailed a level as you'd like. All sections are fully represented, including 1st violins, 2nd violins, violas, cellos and contra basses. Up and down bow bowing, sustain, staccato, and spiccato notes, plus instrument pizzicato and tremolo articulations provide the depth of content needed for convincing ensemble string parts and tracks.

We spared no effort or expense in seeking out the best musicians playing the best-sounding instruments, and we took the necessary steps to record them correctly in the most lifelike manner possible. We paid attention to every detail—we left no stone unturned, as they say.

All because we knew you wouldn't accept shrill, grating, artificial-sounding strings any more than you'd put up with some cheap product knock-off from a shady street vendor.

The technical details of how we did this are actually pretty interesting, so here they are:

We recorded the Orchestral Companion Strings in the legendary Futura Productions studios in Massachusetts. Members of the Boston Pops and/or Boston Ballet Orchestras played all performances, with the same premium instruments they use for their actual concert galas and events. A combination of spot and ambient mic’ing capture every instrumental nuance, while preserving the refined acoustics and intimacy of the performance space itself.

Under the expert guidance of sound connoisseur Jennifer Hruska, each sample session was faithfully recorded by Emmy award-winning engineers Antonio Oliart and RIAA award-winning engineer John Bono. The players were positioned using orchestrally-correct seating, and measures were even taken to compensate for the sound-absorption of any players absent on that particular day. In order to retain a realistic "organic" feel, we used absolutely minimal post-recording electronic processing. We used two B&K 4011 microphones to preserve the highly-desired front-of-hall sound (you know, the "good seats"), while superior-grade spot mics accurately captured each instrument's individual detail. Benchmark-caliber preamps fed Troisi Octal A/D convertors to complete an uncorrupted signal chain.

We expended more effort and care on this system than most audiophiles do on their own systems, but that's how important it was to us...because we know that's how important it is to you.

Playable Programs

Each patch and preset is easily playable by virtually every level of performer. All instruments are presented in multi-velocity layers, with natural swells available via the modulation wheel. MIDI key switching provides on-the-fly articulation for select patches. The internal sound engine provides additional modulation (LFO) sources, dynamic envelope control, and studio-grade reverb/effects to allow creative customization of the onboard sounds.

Plug-In Proficiency

In addition, Orchestral Companion Strings runs as a fully compatible plug-in with any VST (32 or 64 bit), AU (64 bit) , and AAX (32 or 64 bit) for ProTools 10.3 or higher Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software.

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Bought, let's see how this sounds... By the way, for 1€ this looks amazing :D

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One of those things I buy because they are so keenly priced

Can it be compared to IK Multimedia Miroslav ?

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Don't know... By the way, 9 GB direct download with no resuming :( Please, various files or torrent download.

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Jorgeelalto wrote:Don't know... By the way, 9 GB direct download with no resuming :( Please, various files or torrent download.
Is that the world's smallest violin playing that I hear for the people with slow internet? :hihi:

Why not use download manager?
No signature here!

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Let us know if you have any issues with bugs and crashing, particularly: retaining states when reloading the project, occasional fatal errors etc. I have a few of the SONiVOX "Singles" instruments and they're not the most stable in FL Studio.

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@Jorgeelalto - I recently bought the whole sonivox orchestral suite. The download does resume. I don't have the fastest or most reliable connection either. I have decent speed, but it sort of seizes up and disconnects after 6 or 7 minutes. I downloaded using firefox and used the move the file, restart the download, then pause the download and copy the original file back into the download folder then resume method. It takes a couple of minutes for it to read through the original file and start from there, but it works. It's a bit of a headache, but it eventually finishes and the files were all intact. The page didn't show with my opera browser. I believe there are some strange extensions on the download page, but firefox works. Don't restart the download without copying the partially downloaded file elsewhere as it will zero out and restart the file of the same name in the download directory. Sorry if I'm telling you something you've already figured out, but maybe it might help somebody else.

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omac wrote:@Jorgeelalto - I recently bought the whole sonivox orchestral suite. The download does resume. I don't have the fastest or most reliable connection either. I have decent speed, but it sort of seizes up and disconnects after 6 or 7 minutes. I downloaded using firefox and used the move the file, restart the download, then pause the download and copy the original file back into the download folder then resume method. It takes a couple of minutes for it to read through the original file and start from there, but it works. It's a bit of a headache, but it eventually finishes and the files were all intact. The page didn't show with my opera browser. I believe there are some strange extensions on the download page, but firefox works. Don't restart the download without copying the partially downloaded file elsewhere as it will zero out and restart the file of the same name in the download directory. Sorry if I'm telling you something you've already figured out, but maybe it might help somebody else.
Wow, thanks! I'll try with the Download Manager and if that doesn't work, this method may as well work in Chromium :D

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Very much like the Air offer, this $1 deal gives access to the Sonivox Premium Collection for $68.
http://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1 ... on-Upgrade

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Hi!

Thanks for the heads up. Bought! I was looking for something just like this for the ole laptop.

I went through it quickly last night and noticed the mod wheel had no effect on any patches and the release parameter in the amp envelope didn't do anything either. Is this user error??

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dopet wrote:Hi!

Thanks for the heads up. Bought! I was looking for something just like this for the ole laptop.

I went through it quickly last night and noticed the mod wheel had no effect on any patches and the release parameter in the amp envelope didn't do anything either. Is this user error??
The mod wheel seems to work only on the violin espressivo patch. Also, when this patch is chosen, the spiccato articulation button actuates, even though the sound is still sustain...are you seeing this? I'm thinking my download was corrupted or something but maybe these things are bugs?

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'mod wheel seems to work only on the violin espressivo patch. Also, when this patch is chosen, the spiccato articulation button actuates, even though the sound is still sustain...are you seeing this? I'm thinking my download was corrupted or something but maybe these things are bugs?'

Yes, I noticed the spiccato articulation was highlighted, but the sustains were playing. I haven't had a chance to email tech support, but will do so today.

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It downloaded here, but every part of the package was invalid in every known way according to Pacifist.

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jancivil wrote:It downloaded here, but every part of the package was invalid in every known way according to Pacifist.
My download also was corrupted, I used uGet and resumed download once but I can't unpack the zip afterwards.

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Two very important questions.

1) Were the strings recorded dry or with reverb?

2) What mic positions were recorded?

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