Synth strings?

[Glenn Fricker]

Hey all,

I'm working on an orchestral piece and I was hoping someone could make some suggestions on a good vst for synth strings.

Thanx,
Oz.

 

[Vinny]

EastWest.

 

[timislegend]

symphobia

la scoring strings

hollywood strings

vsl

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Thanks guys! I'll check those out.

 

[Vinny]

Yea, no problem. I have one of the low-end Hollywood Strings packs form Eastwest (they can get really pricey) and it's the best I've heard.
It's also one of the most popular.
Anything form EastWest is guaranteed to be top of the line though.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC43GQje1eQ&feature=related[/ame]

 

[Vinny]

While we are on the topic- What would you guys recommend for some synth stuff?

 

[timislegend]

omnisphere

evolve

anything by native instruments


there are (of course) a lot of little synths out there that are extremely powerful:

rob papen

reFX

tone2

arturia

 

[MetalSound]

While we are on the topic- What would you guys recommend for some synth stuff?

best synth for the money:
http://www.lennardigital.com/modules/home/

 

[MondoLikeMetal]

Sorry to go "Old School", but I use keyboard modules for my mixes. May try soft synths some day
I Use.....

Korg 05Rw
Roland JV1010

 

[RedDog]

I dig my DSK synths. All totally free, and sound superb.

http://www.dskmusic.com/

 

[Ryuno]

EastWest / Quantum Leap Hollywood Strings. LA is fine too.

 

[Fabrice]

Symphobia and that is all! ^^

 

[Lucas D'Angelo]

Philarmonik from IK multimedia sounds reaaally good too !

That's what i've been using to program the strings, choirs , brass etc. for my band (Betraying the Martyrs) 's upcoming album and I'm pretty glad of the result !

As for synths, it really depends on the sound you're looking for, there are so many..... I Sculpture (in logic pro) quite a lot, it's got nice possibilities

 

[vespiz]

Try blending different sounds for a thicker sound. Layer a really synthetic string sound beneath an orchestral section.

 

[Ryuno]

Try blending different sounds for a thicker sound. Layer a really synthetic string sound beneath an orchestral section.

yeah, blending strings is always a good idea.

 

[RLab]

Eastwest Symphonic Orchestra is absolutely amazing, I'm only using the Free version but I can't wait getting the Gold one !

(Salut Lucas, c'est marrant de te voir ici, je voulais juste te dire que j'adore BTM, vivement l'album et un passage à Lyon )

 

[Damphire]

Symphobia and that is all! ^^
A random video of youtube

THIS

 

[coreysMonster]

Garritan personal orchestra is what I use, and though it's not nearly as good as East West, it's only 100 bucks, and it suits my needs just fine.

here's a quick clip I made with it the other day:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3782733/Marginally Aware.mp3

EDIT: okay Symphobia kicks the shit out of even East West, but damn that price.