The sound of Vintage Strings is intentionally not big, rich, and glossy. The result is a virtual instrument that has a sound and character that is distinctly different from orchestral based sampled string libraries. If you want to get a bigger sound with the size of a larger orchestral string section, without the color and character present in a large recroding hall or symphonic space, use the patches for string parts in 2 or 3 part harmonies. The 12VLN patches are very useful for creating unison (1 part) string lines that sound like an overdubbed 6 violin section. When used for 2-part harmonies or octaves these patches can be used to replicate the sound of an overdubbed 6 violin section (i.e., a faux 12 violin section), which was a very common recording technique used on many Motown recording sessions. The 6VLN patches are great for recording unison (1 part) lines that emulate the sound of a true 6 violin section, which was very commonly used in many old Soul recordings. The 2VLN patches take up a lot less sonic space in the mix, and also have the advantage of sounding like the smaller types of string sections used on a lot of old Soul and R&B records, which didn't have the time or budget to record a larger section.
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Even if played in 3-part harmony, these patches sound like a 6 piece section, rather than a full orchestral string section. The 2VLN patches are very useful for creating the sound of smaller string sections. Using the tracks we recorded in this space, we then created three types of sections: Rather than record the violins in a magnificent concert hall or some other large and resonant recording space, we recorded our players in a funky old studio with a smaller, less-reverberant room that had characteristics similar to the rooms used to record classic Soul and R&B records. To capture a true vintage string sound, we used close mics, room mics, and string section positioning based on actual session notes from old Motown and Philly Soul recording sessions. Instead, we tried to capture the way string sections sounded back in the '60s and '70s including the decidedly not classical playing style and minor imperfections that added character to those sections and made them sound so good.įor Vintage Strings we recorded a 6 piece violin section using vintage Neuman U-87 mics and Royer ribbon mics run through a great sounding SSL board. Like its sister product, Vintage Horns, Vintage Strings was not designed to be a shiny, perfect sounding virtual instrument.
Whether you're an experienced arranger or casual producer, Vintage Strings was designed to make it quick and easy for you to create great sounding string tracks for your productions. Vintage Strings is a virtual instrument for Kontakt 5 designed to emulate the classic violin string section sounds of R&B, Soul, and Funk records from the 1960's and 1970's. And the powerful Oakland Soul sound, with bari sax, 2 tenor saxes, trombone, and two trumpet.The Philly Soul sound, with flutes and flugel horn.The classic big production sound of Detroit Soul.The famous horn section sound of the JBs, which featured trombone, trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax,.The Memphis Soul horn section, which typically used a single trumpet with one tenor sax and.With Vintage Horns you can recreate the most popular horn section sounds of the '60s and '70s, including: Instead, we tried to capture the way horn sections sounded back in the 60s and 70s, including the minor imperfections that added character to those sections and made them sound so good. It is available for Kontakt Player 5 and as a ReFill for Reason 6.Īs with its sister product, Vintage VI, the goal for Vintage Horns was not to create a shiny, perfect-sounding virtual instrument. Vintage Horns is a horn section virtual instrument that gives you every instrument you need to emulate the classic horn section sounds of R&B, Soul, and Funk bands from the '60s and '70s.