Strezov Sampling String Contours 2 [KONTAKT]

The library contains a selection of the most elusive contemporary string sounds, only before heard in live recorded scores. Like Polybend Legato, Temposynced Bends and slow connected Detaches. These are not your typical one shot performances, but highly playable and adaptable patches that allow you to blend these techniques into your compositions seamlessly and write completely original arrangements using these playing techniques.

WHAT STAYS THE SAME– Perform expressive phrases while freely changing notes. The original dynamic flow and natural vibrato progression adapt and are preserved – without intensive MIDI CC programming.
– Our non layered approach captures the transparency of a real recorded performance. No artificial “stacked” ensemble sound – a three-note chord with a cello sounds like three celli performing together.
– Different tempi require different performance styles, which are automatically selected by each patch
– Time Signature Support – The sample pool gets adjusted by the Time Signature in your sequencerTEMPOSYNCED BENDS AND POLYBEND LEGATO

Our industry-first temposynched bends and polybend legato in multiple speeds allow you to perform seamless expressive lines that sync to your sequencer, as well as polyphonic contrapuntal portamento with moving inner lines, in real time. No more artificial pitch bending. We recorded all intervals upward and downward within an octave in sections, and within a fifth in solos.

TEMPOSYNCED SLOW DETACHE

Temposynced Slow Detache with 6 different rhythms, covering 2 separate styles of expression, a softer more tucked in performance and a second, more broad, connected and expressive style. The patches automatically sync to your project tempo and allow you to program flowing patterns, designed to flow between the inputted notes and between the recorded patterns and expressive styles. They work best at slower tempos around 80 BPM.

INVERTED CONTOURS AND ESPRESSIVOS

Highly requested by users of the original String Contours, these new bowings bring heightened dynamic impact to the concept. The Inverted Contours reverse the dynamic shape of the classic patches starting with a fortepiano attack that swells into a dramatic crescendo.

The Espressivos are captured in three distinct tempi and four dynamic shapes, consistent with the approach in String Contours 1, but with a more intense, expressive character.

TRANSPARENT AND NATURAL RECORDINGS

The recordings were done using only handpicked musicians best fit for the required aesthetic in tone and vibrato, as well as custom microphone arrays summed down to 3 different mic positions and a fully produced out of the box mixed signal. The hall is of ambient medium size to get a cinematic sound, but still retain as much details as possible.

INSTRUMENTSViolin Section
Viola Section
Cello Section
Double Bass Section
Solo Violin
Solo Cello
Full EnsembleBOWINGS
Espressivos1–1: One bar crescendo, one bar decrescendo
2–2: Two bars crescendo, two bars decrescendo
1–2: One bar crescendo, two bars decrescendo
2–1: Two bars crescendo, one bar decrescendoTemposynced Slow Detache
6 Rhythms × 2 Dynamics
Rhythms:Half Note
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
Quarter Note Triplet
Eighth Note Triplet
Dotted Quarter + Eighth NoteExtended Techniques & TexturesOverpressure
Inverted Tremolo – Fortepiano into a dramatic swell
Inverted Normale – Fortepiano into a dramatic swell
Polybend Legato – Fast (Glissando/Portamento) *
Polybend Legato – Slow (Glissando/Portamento) *
Temposynced Bends *
* All intervals upward and downward within an octave in sections, and within a fifth in solosSustains x 2-3 Dynamics

Requires Native Instruments Kontakt Player or Kontakt FULL v6.8.0 and higher!

Copy the file “X3_O8_s5.nka” to the directory (create if necessary)

– macOS: /Users/_YOUR_USERNAME_/Library/Application Support/String Contours 2/Data

– Windows: C:\Users\_YOUR_USERNAME_\AppData\Local\String Contours 2\Data

– Windows Portable: Portable folder\UserData\String Contours 2\Data