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What is the Best Solo Strings VST You Know?

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I want to find one really good Solo strings VST instruments (prise doesn't matter) the I can use for ensembles (like quartets, trios and more). It means that maybe they fit together nicely...

I'll be happy to share one of my works if I'll find a good one๐Ÿ˜‰

I like EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Strings. You canย buy the entire orchestra on sale for about $300.ย 

http://www.soundsonline.com/hollywood-orchestraย ย 

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9 minutes ago, Esper said:

I like EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Strings. You canย buy the entire orchestra on sale for about $300.ย 

http://www.soundsonline.com/hollywood-orchestraย ย 

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Is it Solo strings? I need it for Solo pieces (like Solo violin)ย 

10 minutes ago, Jehonathan Sher Lipschitz said:

Is it Solo strings? I need it for Solo pieces (like Solo violin)ย 

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Joshua Bell -This is the best solo violin VST I've found. I am waiting for it to go on sale. Also, Tina Guo makes a good solo cello. I do not know of any violaย  or double bass vsts -aside from the one's from VSL and EastWest. But I am sure they're out there!ย 

Take a listen to the Joshua Bell link. It sounds amazing.ย 

https://www.embertone.com/instruments/joshuabellviolin.php

https://cinesamples.com/product/tina-guo-vol-2

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Spitfire Audio has two different solo string libraries. One recorded in Air Studios in London and one I don't know where, but they are both good.

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has anyone used Alpine?

9 hours ago, maestrowick said:

has anyone used Alpine?

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Negative.

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Cinematic Studio Solo Strings and the Nocturne series by Orchestral Tools are great.

Good results with "Emotional Violin."

On 3/3/2020 at 9:06 PM, Ken320 said:

Good results with "Emotional Violin."

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Who is the maker?

A German company, named BestService.com, also referred to as Harmonic Subtones (?)

It's an easy to use library, easy on your computer too. I have five other solo violin libraries but this may be my go to lib because it's vibrato is faster than the others, and it has interesting articulations and EQ names, like Velvet.

On 3/8/2020 at 12:59 AM, Ken320 said:

A German company, named BestService.com, also referred to as Harmonic Subtones (?)

It's an easy to use library, easy on your computer too. I have five other solo violin libraries but this may be my go to lib because it's vibrato is faster than the others, and it has interesting articulations and EQ names, like Velvet.

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Man, my old computer can't load it! GRRRRRR!!!

VSL have a 50%-off sale until April.ย 

@Quinn!!! YOU'RE MY HERO!!! now I have to wait for this key to arrive!

No heroics, 'onnist, guv!ย 

But I did a lot of research and VSL was the only answer - ALL the strings, muted and open; most articulations - some are missing (like muted and sul ponte glissandi. And things like you can change articulations during playing (eg vibrato to non-vib, or either to tremolo (normal or sul ponte/tasto) using the slot cross-fader. (I didn't even know what the slot x-fader was until I watched their videos)! And you get violin and cello 2 - more limited in articulations but useful in a quartet/quintet.

I never looked back.

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@Quinnย @Ken320ย So I am downloading High Sierra for my MAC now. Let's see how all these wonderful plugins work!!!!

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