Studio Appassionata Strings Sordino

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Studio Appassionata Strings Sordino was specifically created to enrich your tonal palette with the magnificent, larger-than-life cinematic sound of these lavish string ensembles, optimized for our Vienna Synchron Player, and perfectly balanced to interact with Synchron Strings Pro, Synchron Strings I, Studio Appassionata Strings and Studio Chamber Strings.

The Presets of each instrument group are subdivided into 8 different Articulation categories (plus a ninth named "Custom", ready for your own creations):

• Short notes
• Long notes
• Legato
• Dynamics
• Tremolo
• Arpeggios
• Fast repetitions
• Pizzicato

Within these Articulation categories, you can select a Type (if applicable), e.g., normal or fast legato, and for some of the types there are additional options available, .e.g, vibrato variants.

The collection's Presets comprise all recorded Patches in Articulation groups, which again contain Types of the respective Articulation, with further options if available.

By default the keyswitches for Articulations are mapped from C1 to G#1 (for Middle C = C4) for violins, violas, and cellos, and C5 to G#5 for the double basses. For the available Types, the keyswitches start from F2 for violins and violas, and from F6 for cellos and basses.

Additional options within Articulations or Types are offered by the Dimension Controllers. The controller function is indicated by the respective caption, as of course it may take on different tasks as needed.

Strings all Preset

Apart from the individual string ensembles, there is also a Preset featuring Patches containing all ensembles. They are especially useful for quick layouts and for playing an entire string orchestra live!

• Mapping range: B0–C7

  • Basses: B0–B2
  • Cellos: C2–B3
  • Violas: C3–F#4
  • 2nd violins: C4–C7
  • 1st violins: G4–C7

• Articulation keys: C~–G#~

• Type keys: starting at F0

Double Basses Preset

As the Double Basses have a limited range of articulations compared with the other ensembles, their Preset is adapted accordingly. Instead of legatos, there is a copy of the long notes slot, while the arpeggio and fast repetition slots remain empty.

Spiccato, staccato, détaché, and performance spiccato. Basses: short and long staccato.

Sustained notes normal and marcato. Use Dim.Ctrl/B (CC1) to switch between regular and progressive vibrato as well as the "finding tune" variant (except basses).

As above, but with the option to add marcato attacks to the notes. Marcato amount control depends on Preset type (see above).

Performance legato normal and sforzato, fast, slurred, portamento, and auto-speed. The basses here have a copy of the Long notes slot.

Use Dim.Ctrl/B (CC3) to switch between vibrato styles and the "finding tune" variant.

This option implements a speed controller on Dim.Ctrl/D to switch automatically between normal and fast legato.

Sforzato, and crescendos/diminuendos 2/3/4 seconds. Basses: sforzato only

Tremolo normal, and with the option to add a marcato attack.

Major and minor arpeggios with ringing or cut release. Basses: empty slot.

Fast repetitions from 150 to 190 BPM, with ringing or cut release. Basses: empty slot.

No further options.