NI Session Strings 2 v1.0 Kontakt Library
Size 10.5 Gb
Quickly add new color to a pop arrangement, dance track, or score. SESSION STRINGS 2 offers the detailed sound of an intimately recorded small string ensemble. A streamlined design and smart play assistance features help accelerate the path to creative results.
INTIMATE SOUND
SESSION STRINGS 2 draws from high-quality recordings of a small modern ensemble – vintage instruments, played by top session musicians, and captured at a renowned German studio. The ensemble consists of four violins, three violas, two celli, and two double basses.
EXPRESSION MADE EASY
Bring your string arrangements to life – SESSION STRINGS 2 lets you shape notes and phrases with 14 articulations, ranging from accent, pizzicato, and crescendo to legato and portamento.
PLAY ASSISTANCE FEATURES
SESSION STRINGS 2 incorporates a wealth of user-requested play assistance features accessible from a modern user interface.
TRUE LEGATO
Engage true legato or portamento. Each interval has its own correct transition.
SMART VOICE SPLIT
Ensure natural chord voicing with notes that are automatically allocated to the correct instrument group.
SMART CHORD
Generate fully orchestrated ensemble chords from single keys.
RHYTHM ANIMATOR
Add motion to chords with the rhythm animator – an arpeggiator with assignable articulations, chord, and note options per step.
COLOR
Transform the sound of your ensemble with a turn of one knob using a powerful master multi-effect capability.
What’s new
Building on the immensely popular SESSION STRINGS products combine a refreshed sound with a newly designed, modern interface – plus several user-requested features to help you quickly realize your creative vision.
FRESH SOUND
The entire sample collection has been remixed for a contemporary sound. The dry, intimate samples accurately capture vintage instruments played by in-demand session pros at a renowned German studio.
MODERN DESIGN
The interface has been completely redesigned. It offers a sleek, modern look and feel coupled with a wealth of easy-to-use controls across main, mixer, and effects pages. The redesign helps facilitate creativity by letting you access everything you need quickly and easily.
ADDED FEATURES
To enhance expression and streamline your path to creativity, these new editions incorporate several user-requested features.
True legato: Produce a more realistic ensemble sound – each note in a chord has its own correct legato transition. It also includes newly recorded note-to-note legato, portamento, and in SESSION STRINGS PRO 2, note-to-note glissando transitions.
Smart chord: Generate fully orchestrated and complex string chords using single keys.
Smart voice split: Ensure realistic, natural voicing of ensemble chords with notes that are automatically allocated to the correct instrument group.
Mixer page: Fine-tune the ensemble mix using familiar console controls.
Phrase animator: Easily orchestrate and arrange unique, customized phrases (SESSION STRINGS PRO 2 only).
Enhanced rhythmic animator: Create driving rhythmic patterns on the fly with an enhanced, fully editable rhythmic animator, which stays synced to the host DAW.
Color: Transform the sound of your ensemble with a turn of one knob using a powerful master multi-effect capability.
Sound presets: Quickly set master effects, mixer effects, and volumes as well as the on/off state for instruments groups.
Customizable ensemble: Select the size and instrumentation of your string section as an alternative to the full ensemble (SESSION STRINGS PRO 2 only).