BEST KONTAKT STRINGS LIBRARY PRO
BEST KONTAKT STRINGS LIBRARY PLUS

Vienna Symphonic Library – Synchron Strings Pro Price-wise, Berlin Strings for Kontakt is 839 Euros with well over 120 GBs of samples, whilst the Berlin Symphonic Strings for SINE comes at a price of 549 Euros with 75GBs in size and individual instruments come at a price of 105 Euros. When it comes to articulation, both libraries feature the traditional articulations for strings, but Berlin Strings for Kontakt is expandable with various Special Bows expansion packs, which give you some extended articulations like Col Legno, Bartok Pizz, SulPont, etc… We hope that Berlin Symphonic Strings will have these options as well in the future. The mixers in both versions allow you to blend different mic positions for a custom sound. Sound-wise both of the libraries are just sublime, being recorded at Teldex Scoring Stage in Situ position, the only differences are the size of the sections and articulation options. There is also a younger brother in the form of Berlin Symphonic Strings which works in OT’s SINE Player.īerlin Strings for Kontakt features smaller sections for better definition and detail (8, 6, 5, 5, 4), whilst Berlin Symphonic Strings for SINE features big symphonic sections (18, 16, 14, 12, 8) for that larger than life Hollywood Sound. The regular Berlin Strings is a Kontakt library which has set itself as an industry standard amongst pro composers. Berlin Strings is a behemoth of a library especially if you count the expansions available for it. Orchestral Tools – Berlin Strings SeriesĪs with Spitfire Audio, you don’t get to create a “best of” list without Orchestral Tools. If you are just starting out this library is the best way to get into orchestral strings. The library comes with 35 GBs of samples at a price of $399. Aside from articulation control there is a straightforward mixer and a reverb control as well as various toggle options for legato modes and turning on Con Sordino. The GUI is pretty straightforward with articulation options taking up most of the space and what we like about it is the option to remap the keyswitches for articulations.

BEST KONTAKT STRINGS LIBRARY PLUS

This is such a neutral sounding library and it will fit into any template out there, plus it is perfect for blending with other string libraries. The legato patches are probably the best on the market, period.

It’s your bread and butter string library divided into sections with all the necessary articulations you will ever need. This was an obvious choice as we see a lot of working composers using this library and for a good reason. The string libraries we are going to show you here are what we have tested in different situations and have found are the most versatile to fit into a template. But it’s starting to get rather difficult to pick the best one because you really can’t find a bad one and the market is starting to get overly saturated with string libraries. The biggest part of your template is reserved for strings as there are so many libraries available today. When we think of a symphony orchestra, we usually imagine a group of musicians with strings. Strings are the backbone of the symphony orchestra and probably the most important instrument section.

Best kontakt strings library