Berlin Strings First Chairs

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There are players, and then there are principals: Add depth and detail to your arrangements with the principals of Berlin Strings First Chairs.

These hand-picked specialists will add definition to your string ensembles, making melodies sing. And they also work beautifully as a string quintet, lending presence and vitality to your most intimate compositions.

Highlights:

• Violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass—all recorded across their full range.
• All players recorded separately and in situ.
• Multiple mic placements for a dynamic soundstage.
• Multiple dynamic levels.
• Full library of articulations and sustain styles.
• True adaptive legato.
• For layering with large ensembles or intimate quintet arrangements.
• Recorded at Berlin's Teldex Scoring Stage.
• Add color and precision.

Recorded in situ, the First Chairs—first violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass—shine out as lead instruments to lend extra definition and expressive character to Berlin Strings, Berlin Strings Special Bows, or Metropolis Ark.

Make use of each instrument's full natural range, explore multiple dynamic layers and mic positions, and delve into a complete library of articulations, sustain styles, and legato transitions.

Layered atop a larger ensemble, First Chairs add three-dimensional relief. And used on their own, these first-rate principals gel beautifully as a revelatory chamber ensemble.