String Contours

String Contours: Revolutionizing Realistic String Performances 🎶🎻

Unlock the power of authentic string performances with String Contours! Whether you’re composing cinematic scores or intricate compositions, this library offers unmatched expressiveness and seamless dynamic flow 🎼. No need for complicated MIDI programming—just play and let the recordings speak for themselves.

What is a Contour? 🤔 A contour is a recorded musical phrase with a fixed length and dynamic shape, such as a swell with a crescendo and diminuendo. String Contours lets you manipulate these dynamic performances without triggering new ones, keeping the natural vibrato and phrasing intact 🎻🎶. Enjoy realistic transitions between notes, allowing you to focus more on the art of composing!

Contextual Performances for Every Tempo ⏱️ Every phrase in String Contours is recorded at multiple speeds (3 different tempi) and dynamic shapes (4 unique variations), ensuring it fits any tempo and performance style. The library automatically adapts to your DAW’s tempo, ensuring perfectly synced recordings with minimal time-stretching for flawless, live-like results 🎧🎶. Plus, Normale Espressivo patches maintain the same expressiveness even at fast tempos—perfect for any dynamic composition!

Seamless Adaptability for Effortless Composition 🎼 With intelligent scripting, you can shift notes across the contour shape of your performance. The software handles contextual attacks, releases, and bow changes, ensuring smooth transitions and maintaining the integrity of your arrangement 🎻✨. Your compositions will flow effortlessly with minimal effort—an intuitive, high-quality solution for musicians and composers alike.

Crystal Clear, Realistic Recordings 🎤🎶 Recorded with handpicked musicians and using custom mic arrays, each sample in String Contours retains the rich, cinematic quality of live performances. The medium-sized hall ambiance ensures an organic and natural sound, while the out-of-the-box mixed signal brings a professional, polished tone right from the start 🎚️🎶. No round robins or dynamic layers—just raw, authentic recordings that reflect true musicality.

Instruments Included 🎻🎺

• Violin Section
• Viola Section
• Cello Section
• Double Bass Section
• Solo Violin
• Solo Cello

Bowings to Match Your Needs 🪶

• Normale
• Normale Espressivo
• Sul Pont
• Sul Tasto
• Tremolo
• Sul Pont Tremolo
• Loure
• Tenuto Overlays (velocity-controllable)

Dynamic Shapes at Your Fingertips 🔑 Select from 4 unique dynamic shapes, accessible through keyswitches:

• 1-1: 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 decrescendo

Whether you’re scoring an epic film, creating classical masterpieces, or experimenting with new soundscapes, String Contours brings an expressive, realistic, and dynamic string section into your DAW. 🎬🎶