- #Cinematic strings 2 review full version#
- #Cinematic strings 2 review Patch#
- #Cinematic strings 2 review Pc#
The drum kits are also pretty darn good! So what’s next? A good string library is usually a good starting point as so many people use them as the core of the orchestra.Īt this point I start to struggle in telling you what to do. The pianos aren’t half bad either so you’re good to go there. What are the options? Komplete has probably got you covered for synths and world instruments for the time being.
Can you get 3 or more specialist libraries covering woodwind, brass and strings for that? Well… no. Native instruments Komplete Bundle – £429 Having more money to spend doesn’t make it any less of a good deal! So with that said the first buy is still going to be Komplete as mentioned above.
#Cinematic strings 2 review full version#
Please note that for many of the libraries from this point on in the blog you will need a FULL version of Kontakt 5. Ok, so now we are talking about a figure where instead of buying a “Swiss army knife” library such as EWSO, which is a jack of all trades but master of none, we can start to be a bit more specialized with our choices. Dynamic range suffers in the same way as Cinebrass, but you get a full string section with all the main articulations for £201! Lush, expressive sustain patches are the highlight here. This is a good value library with a surprising number of articulations and a lovely warm sound. It struggles at the lower end of the dynamic range but at the top it is nice and… well… brassy!Īimed at those with slightly smaller budgets but would still like to get in on the action of 8Dio’s great Adagio range. It’s my first choice for most things, but it particularly excels at large scale bombastic action music. One of the best actually, and certainly worth the asking price. Good job you just bought that!Ī great sounding brass library. For £201 (after student discount) you could be the proud owner of Cinebrass Core or 8dio’s Adagietto, which, as luck would have it, both run inside the full version of Kontakt 5. If you don’t have Eastwest Symphonic Orchestra then get that! If you already have symphonic orchestra then you can perhaps start to look at some more specialist libraries. In terms of bang for your buck there is little that can kompete (sorry) with that. The cost of the Kontakt 5 sample engine on it’s own is £339, so it’s an absolute no brainer to be buying the Komplete 9 bundle which includes 33 products INCLUDING the Kontakt 5 player for £429.
So in essence we are really investing in the future here. This was a hard price range to think about, but ultimately it came down to the fact that you will not have access to some of the best sample libraries around without having the full version of Kontakt 5 (£339 on it’s own). Ok so it’s not a sample library, but it is one of the best reverbs around and incredible value for money.
#Cinematic strings 2 review Pc#
Fact is, it’s a lower end library and it’s cheap! Having said that, the PLAY engine that it runs in has got a bad rap over the years for being very CPU hungry, so be sure to check your PC specs are up to the challenge.
#Cinematic strings 2 review Patch#
Chances are you are unlikely to load up any patch and think “that sounds terrible”, but more likely say to yourself “yeah, that’s not bad”. Some of the best patches in this library are in the percussion section. I’ve heard some fantastic mock ups using this library but you really have to know what you are doing in terms of programming tricks to use it to it’s full potential.
Is it the best thing on the block? Honestly, most of the time no, it isn’t, but there are still some gems in here. The Swiss army knife of the orchestral composers tool-kit. (Prices are after student discount has been applied where possible) Usually the VSL flute is great but if you want that really expressive tone then 8Dio is the way to go – so what is the answer? In the long run the answer is have both! But not everyone has the cash to go buying every library out there, so here are my suggestions for building up your comprehensive orchestral sample libraries from nothing on different budgets. Many of you will have heard me say again and again that a lot of the time it comes down to personal preference and the skill of the programmer. The aim of this blog is not to tell you which library to buy. Some are very expensive, some are about what you would expect to pay and some are excellent value.
I’m sure you have all realized by now that there is a lot of choice out there and the companies making sample libraries are getting better and more competitive all of the time.
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