Vintage Strings
Strings have a unique ability to add warmth and richness to music: there’s something about the way dozens of individual players come together to create a stunning soundscape that just seems to capture the hearts of listeners. Of course, not every rock star can hire the London Philharmonic Orchestra to record their album, hence the rise of string synthesizers, which replace dozens of individual players with dozens of detuned oscillators to achieve a similarly rich result. String synthesizers are one of our favorite musical machines, and Vintage Strings is a tribute to them.
Vintage Strings is based on both real acoustic string samples and electric synth oscillators, and you can combine the two to your liking using the Levels controls in the center of the panel. You also have a fully-functional subwoofer, the ability to adjust the tube saturation, and a gentle low-pass filter to customize the tone of your hybrid string section.
Where things get interesting, however, are the two signature controls: Complexity and Vintage. Complexity tweaks the extra electronic string components, adding two levels of Jupiter 6 supersaw to the Logan String Melody II’s raw waves for a thicker, warmer sound (which you can enhance by detuning it a bit). Vintage, meanwhile, is a chunky knob that’s impossible to miss. Turning it changes the entire character of the instrument, from clean and clear to dusty, gritty, and unstable, taking on all sorts of battered instability in its path. With Vintage turned down low, you can use the other controls to create a superb modern string line that combines acoustic realism with synth power, or stick with one or the other for a more defined sound.
• String sounds from a bygone era
• Unique Vintage single-dial control for simple yet powerful time manipulation
• Combined acoustic string section and electric string synth for a wide sonic palette
• Vintage Icon reverb for sparkle and shimmer
• Clean, soaring strings or sharp, jumbled warbles… the choice is yours!
System Requirements
- Publisher: Rhythmic Robot Audio
- Format: Kontakt (4.2.4+)
- Quality: Stereo/mono 44.1 kHz 24/16 bit
- Size: 398.8 MB
