Orchestral Tools Berlin Strings v2.1.6 [KONTAKT]

Combining five meticulously captured string sections with a wide array of articulations and exceptional dynamic range, Berlin Strings has earned its reputation as the definitive orchestral strings collection. Mid-sized ensembles provide exceptional detail and definition, enhanced with multiple legato modes, tempo-synced runs, and even a choice of attack options for your long notes.

Recorded on the Teldex Scoring Stage in traditional seating positions, the sound is natural, balanced, and blends perfectly with other Berlin Series collections.

First True Adaptive Legato (including 4 legato types: Slurred, Agile (scripted), Fast Runs and Portamento)

Up to 24x RR Spiccatos

Extensive collection of different short notes

Playable Runs and pre-recorded octave runs (tempo synced)

Smaller Sections for more definition and detail

4 Mic Positions + Concert Master Mic (Violins I only)

Bow Stroke Control (soft, immediate, accented)

Up to 3 different vibrato expressions

Ostinato Arp Legato (fast leg 6RR and slow leg 3RRs true legato)

Adaptive Legato Engine

Berlin Strings features an innovative new legato system which analyzes your performance to choose between four different types of legato:

– Slurred expressive legato

– Agile, fast legato (scripted)

– fast runs legato

– portamento

With velocity you have control over different captured bow stroke intensities (soft attack, immediate attack, accented attack). With the sustain pedal you can add a soft decay to end a phrase. These release samples have been specifically recorded.

Additionally, the faster you play the more blurred the intonation will turn out – like in a real string performance. These blurred intonation effects will be created by specifically sampled articulations.

Via a CC of your choice you can switch between different vibrato expressions.

Sections and their Sizes

For Berlin Strings we decided to choose smaller section sizes to keep the definition and vibrato details in the sampled patches.

Several crossfading techniques (dynamic layers, legatos fade scripts, vibrato fading) or playing more than one voice leads to a bigger and pad-like undefined string sound. With smaller sections we´re trying to take this effect into calculation to end up with a detailed, expressive orchestral string section.

Berlin Strings includes the following sections:

– 1st Violins (8 players)

– 2nd Violins (6 players)

– Violas (5 players)

– Celli (5 players)

– Basses (4 players)

16 bit version – all samples converted from 24 bit, resulting in the library size being roughly halved.

This release contains all expansion packs – Special Bows, First Chairs, and SFX.

All microphones and samples are retained, and packed into NKX containers for each microphone. If you don’t need/want to keep a particular microphone, it is easy to delete. Just make sure to batch resave afterwards (Kontakt automatically deleted zones with missing samples up until about v6.6.0. If you use a version later than this, you will have to delete the missing zones manually!

I have created new/extra patches to cover all articulations in the multi section and pre-purged all the instruments I regularly use. Press a note/reload all samples to hear them.

Merry Christmas!