Anthology Strings

8DIO Anthology Strings is a massive and inspiring collection that encapsulates the very best of 8DIO's extensive string sampling legacy. This library is not a single, newly recorded orchestra, but rather a curated "greatest hits" compilation, bringing together the most powerful and expressive string sounds from across their entire product catalog into one intuitive and affordable instrument. It features the sounds of a full string orchestra, including violins, violas, cellos, and basses, all housed within a single, easy-to-use interface. The goal of Anthology Strings is to provide composers with a powerful, production-ready string sound that is immediately playable and sounds fantastic right out of the box, without the steep learning curve or high CPU cost of more complex, deeply-sampled libraries.

The strength of Anthology Strings lies in its simplicity and the quality of its source material. The library is built on 8DIO's unified "Anthology" engine, which provides quick access to the most essential articulations like lush sustains, powerful staccatos, expressive spiccato shorts, pizzicatos, and tremolos. While it doesn't offer the deep articulation sets or multiple microphone positions of flagship libraries like Century Strings, it excels at providing the core building blocks for orchestral and cinematic music with a rich, vibrant, and powerful tone. The interface is clean and straightforward, featuring controls for dynamics, expression, and built-in effects like reverb, EQ, and filtering. For composers on a deadline, producers looking to quickly sketch out ideas, or musicians needing to add a high-quality string layer to their tracks, Anthology Strings is an invaluable and highly efficient tool.

Features

• Curated collection of the best string sounds from the 8DIO catalog.
• Features a full string orchestra (Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses).
• Designed for immediate playability and great sound out-of-the-box.
• Includes essential articulations like sustains, staccatos, spiccato, and pizzicato.
• Unified and easy-to-use interface.
• Built-in effects rack for further sound shaping.
• CPU-friendly and efficient workflow.
• Requires the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later.