Neocymatics releases Hybrid Strings for Kontakt - Solo and Section Strings

7th June 2012 - KVR Audio News

Neocymatics has announced that, after a long period of detailed research, development and fine-tuning, it has released the Hybrid Strings library for Kontakt 5, which is described as "an innovative approach to both Solo and Section Strings". It costs €249.

Hybrid Strings is three Libraries in one, each with its own character and tone:

Studio Strings: Bright, professional sound that fits in the mix out of the box. The best choice for Orchestral Scoring.
Live Strings: Lush, warm sound, perfectly suitable for realistic solos, covering almost every music genre from Classical to Ethnic.
Electric Strings: Sharp, imposing sound that will cut through the mix. The alternative approach to Strings' sound, bringing new air to musical experimentation.

Highlights:

Crystal-clear Audio Quality, Ultra Dry Sound with full control over Room/Air.
Dynamic Amplitude Sound Shaping, controlled through Breath Controller/Expression Pedal or any MIDI CC of the user's choice.
True Legato Performance - Realistic Trills.
Bow-Change simulation.
Real-time portamento/glissando with variable Finger-String contact and full control over portamento time.
Fully controlled real-time Vibrato with variety of techniques/intensity.
Fully controlled String Resonances/Harmonics for every note.
Formant-correct realistic Pitch-Bend action.
Real-time control over Attack Dynamics for both monophonic and polyphonic playing.
Increased playability with only 3 articulations to cover the full range of playing techniques (staccato, spiccato, legato, pizzicato, tremolo, portamento, polyphonic playing) in only 1 patch per instrument.
FX Processor tweaked for every instrument respectively, with assignable controllers for real-time sound morphing. Included Effects are: Saturation, Brightness, Warmth, Preamp Boost, Bite, Convolution Reverb, Room and Stereo Image.
30 custom Impulse Responses that will truly transform your sound, ranging from Short Spaces and Early Reflections to Huge Halls and Concert Stages, all recorded at 96 kHz.
Individual Note Microtuning with 200 cents range, including 22 ready presets of Byzantine Sounds, Middle Eastern Scales, Arabic Maqams and Miscellaneous Tunings (Pythagorean, Just Intonation etc) - Ability to transpose every Tuning to any Base Note. All Tunings use precision of 2 decimal numbers.