cinematic studio strings

I know I'm oh so special coming here to ask about strings sample libraries, but I want to throw my situation into the ring: Despite being a college student with times when I'm financially stable enough to buy new libraries being few and far between, I've amassed a decent-sounding virtual...

I'm experimenting with a new CSS treatment to try to get a richer and more pleasing tone. I'd like to get some feedback through a blind test, and I'll reveal all the details after some responses. Please listen to the audio file and let me know if you prefer the first or second mix. Both mixes...

Hey, im recreating the prologue from harry potter and the chamber of secrets, but i cant find any good patch in my string library collection which can play the poly-legato ostinatos without machine-gunning. The runs are okay just like the celeste, but these string ostinatos are sounding very...

Hey, i recently bought Cinematic studio strings because the sound is just georgous and you can do soo much with it, i bought it together with CS solo strings. But the legato from CSS is very bad for faster passages, for example the star wars main title string part. Here is what i mean, i...

Hi, I wanted to put my good old Soaring Strings to the test and this is what I got: It still holds up well in my opinion. Instruments used : - Hum...

Being an amateur, I was hoping that BBC Symphony Orchestra Core would cover my orchestral needs. There is one specific problem: The string sustains are so sluggish (I believe that is the right word). The crecendo from hitting the keys until the tone is at its full, is so long, and I can't find...

Here is a positive enthusiastic theme I tried to play with for too long now... Makes me aware that Cinematic Studio Brass is awesome as ever. Hope you like it: Best, Jorgo

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I need some help! I've updated to CSS 1.7 and now my articulation settings in Logic for the library no longer work. I can open the instance of Kontakt with the earlier version of CSS and replace the instrument with the same section from 1.7 and then my articulation sets no longer work. The...

Cinematic Studio Strings - polyphonic legato Possible?

Hello there, I tried to do a Super Mario Odyssey /Galaxy - style looping track, just as in the games. I only recently discovered the music of (the more modern) mario games in general, didn't know it was so much fun, especially the crossover of orchestra and not so commonly used instruments...

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Really love Yu Peng Chen's (Composer of the Genshin Impact music) own approach he gave to orchestral game music scoring so I tried to imitate it: Hope somebody likes the track best Jorgo

Hi, I have CSS and CSSS and I am having problems with some notes being incredibly out of tune. I saw that there were other threads about this and that other people were also having this problem. I have this problem with cellos with either CSS or CSSS between C3 and C4, some notes are just...

Hello everyone, I am figured out how to use the Cinematic Studio libraries and I was wondering if people could share their settings for the various mic positions.

Hey friends of VI - I think having a good piano library like Noire ( Native instruments ) to Composer/Scatch is so Important because it really does inspires you to develop from the smallest idea into a journey … Here’s my latest composition “ the road ahead “ showing my approach of...

I can't figure out how to route the close, stage and room mics from cinematic strings 2 to 3 different channel outputs like in cinematic studio strings. Does someone know how to do it? In CSS there are small arrows under the mics, but I can't find any prompt in CS2.

Hi there, I have created instrument patches using Kontakt and Cinematic Studio Strings in Logic 10.7.2. but always when I loas patch into track i need to touch CC 1, 2 or 11 to get any sound. This happens only by CSS libraries, no other instrument or Kontakt library. Anyone else experienced...

Hey everyone, so I just recently purchased Cinematic Studio Strings and love the sound, but I immediately noticed a major issue in the legato, and I was curious if anyone had a fix or if anyone else has experienced this as well. Basically, when I use the sustain articulation and press a note...

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Hi ! I'm using FLStudio for my orchestrations. I really love the workflow of this daw (except the modal mixer track) and even more with the BRSO articulate plugin. I often use CSS (Cinematic Studio Strings) for the strings section. I'm wondering if there would be any way to set an offset delay...

Here is a piece to test my cpu:D Got inspired by Yoko Kanno's "Flying Dragon", who's tone and atmosphere I always loved. I hope you like it:

I threw a piece together just now to demonstrate the problem. The libraries that I use (Cinematic Studio Strings/Brass/Woodwinds) seem to be pretty quiet, but increasing the volume to my liking just makes the hissing more apparent. Leaving the volume at 0 dB leaves the mix sounding quiet, even...

I'm working on an orchestral piece in Reaper right now, and the volume of the hissing increases with the dynamics being played by my CS Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds. I otherwise love these libraries, but they really add up to bothersome hiss for me. I've tried using close mics, but I'm not a...

Hello! New to this forum after lurking around for a while without an account. I've found lots of useful information here so thank you all! Now to my question, i recently bought the whole Cinematic Studio series (strings, brass and woodwinds) and i'm loving it, however I installed them in my...

Purchased cinematic studio strings, sounds great but there's an issue. When i'm using the legato patch sometimes has a huge release and the only way to stop it is by waiting for it to over or click refresh on Kontakt. Any had or has this issue? Thanks

Hello all! I am new to the forum but have read many posts on here for info about sample libraries and whatnot. I am just getting started in composing for film/tv/video games. I purchased Albion One a while ago and have done a number of pieces with it. I am not super happy with it tbh. The...

Hello, I've decided to get CSS, CSB and Cineperc, as they are on sales, however I'm having issues with completing the purchase, basically everytime an error occurs after the last confirmation. I tried paying via paypal and visa card, and even asked one of my family members to try purchasing it...

Hi! I wanted to get a few nice orchestral libraries to make soundtracks, I've done some research and decided that CSS, CSB, Cineperc and Berlin Woodwinds may be a good option, however I need your advice, as I'm not sure if they versatile enough for my needs. My goal is to make music for films...

I'm trying expression maps with Cinematic Studio String but have hit a snag. I've made the expression map, but have come across a snag when trying out in Cubase. With the legato articulation, when you activate the legato articulation for a second time, in the instrument it switches the legato...

Trying out new styles! This is my attempt at sounding like a "hip" and "modern" film composer:

Scroll to the bottom of this post for a side-by-side comparison Hi everyone, earlier this week I purchased Cinematic Studio Strings, and boy.. am I glad I did :) As a newbie to the sample scene, I bought the entire Spitfire Studio suite last year: Woodwinds, Brass and Strings. All Pro...

Hey Everyone! Back again with a quick youtube video. I picked up CSS as my first string library after seeing all the love it was getting on the forum. It definitely didn't disappoint! I've since acquired others, but always come back to this one. The legato scripting is just so smooth. I wrote...

Hey guys! Here is a short piece I wrote, featuring Spitfire Epic Brass & Woodwinds, clearly inspired by the phenomenal John Williams. Hope you like it :)

Hey guys! I wanted to share with you the cover that I did using only CSS. It's not perfect but at times CSS sounds beautiful! I'm falling in love with it all over again :inlove: Anyway, I hope you like it and Merry Christmas!!

Hi, I'm french, 34 yo, piano teacher, I am a beginner in computer music. I'm looking for the best strings libraries and also the easiest to use. It would be to make rather epic / cinematic orchestral music( two steps from hells, video games music...) Having subscribed to eastwest's...

Hello! I've owned CSS and CSSS for a few months but haven't gotten a chance to properly give them their due. I finally found some downtime to sketch something, though! I wanted to avoid my usual habit of over-orchestrating, and to instead maximise the impact of what each section is doing. If...

I have just recently bought Cinematic Studio Strings and Cinematic Studio Piano and I am having a lot of fun writing for them. Making strings sounding realistic is difficult but I love how it sounds and how nowadays you can do these things with a "normal" computer. I have been a lot of years...

Hey everybody! Long time lurker, first time poster. I've found so much help in this forum and finally I have something to contribute! My apologies if someone else has posted this fix to work around the varying delay times of the CSS legato transitions but I couldn't find any mentions of it...

Hello there, I had the fortunate opportunity to write and orchestrate a piece for a friend's final Bachelor exam who studies church music and conducting. As a VI composer this was a great opportunity to test my theoretical orchestration-ability for the first time and I'd like to share with you...

Hey guys, I did a quick comparison between these 2 popular string libraries. I find they do have a different sound, but actually work well together as well.

Sorry, guys, I have to delete the post. Until the game is released, I cannot publish the soundtrack. Sorry one more time.

Hey all. I'm currently trying to decide if the Spitfire Studio Orchestra could be a good fit for me. From what I understand, there's only one technique for short articulations in the Studio Strings. As I like to write phrases switching between different types of shorts, someone suggested that I...

Hi all, I recently completed a new track and thought you might enjoy it!

Hey guys, I recently got CSS and it's a quite nice library, but I was wondering, what dynamics is CSS recorded at? Is it somewhere from p to ff? I like the sound of the library, though I find that they can't go that loud, or is that just me? (with CC1/Modwheel all the way up) I obviously don't...

Hi, I post here the first five pieces that I shared on internet (a part from a 30 seconds piece of one year ago.) Here is the link to the SoundCloud playlist: To make these pieces I used: Reaper with OTR Cinematic Studio Strings Cinematic Studio Solo Strings Cinematic Studio Brass Ivory II...

Hey all. I've written a long and detailed explanation on how to build Cubase Expression Maps that work with CSS. Due to the way CSS (and all the Cinematic Studio Series instruments) is built, having a proper way to control it via Expression Maps is not straightforward. You can find it here...

I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to brass, but I feel like this is a pretty great-sounding, user-friendly library. There's also some CSS in there, as I hadn't played with it yet, either.

Hey guys, Long time lurker on this forum and love CSS (cinematic studio strings) and have noticed it's popularity in this forum. But I see a lot of common complaints about it being "too dark" or "too reverby." I've made this short youtube video to show you how I've tweaked the strings to be...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum and hope you can help. I'm considering getting a solo and maybe ensemble string collection. The DAW I work with is Cubase. I'm looking to compose piano and strings. The three main contenders that keep coming up are Spitfire Audio, Chris Hein and Cinematic...

Hi everyone, i already own Hollywood Strings Diamod, Lass, Symphony Essential, Action Strings, Furia Staccato strings and UVI Orchestral Suite, i'm not satisfied with those samples for a fast out of the box sound, i'm looking for great spiccato/staccato strings with a grit sound like LASS but...

After the success of my LOTR mockup, and since I have too little work and too much time since I move back to Switzerland, I decided to tackle a new piece. I asked for suggestions and received quite a few... but finally I decided to go for what I consider the ultimate challenge for string writing...

Hey guys! Just made a short walkthrough of my most recent mockup of one of my favourite tracks from the Skyrim-soundtrack. I'm a _real_ beginner when it comes to making viritual orchestra, so I would really like your feedback to help me improve and expand both my writing- and mixing-skills...

Hi there, I recently decided to actually write down the scores for my mockups (which I hardly do, yes shame on me) and after that improve the midi, too. In addition to that, I decided to write down a quartet version of an orchestral track of mine, just to see how it performs without all the...

Hello all, this is a piece I wrote in order to challenge myself to write something easy and "compact". Not quiet sure If accomplished so... I thought throwing in some CSSS for a string-quartet solo part was a nice use for the library as well and reminded me of the "UP" Soundtrack. I hope...

Wow! That was really hard. My last piece pushed a virtual orchestra to the limits: fast strings and woodwinds passages have always been a problem for a virtual orchestra. I used the best instruments on the market, and still had to correct problems of melodic phrases and unnatural dynamics. I...

Edited original post to reflect the shift in focus of this thread to one particular issue: Looking at getting either SCS or CSS for black friday (SCS will be 25% off so around $500 and CSS will be 20% off so around $320) but had a quick question: I noticed that both SCS and CSS are recorded...

Which is a better purchase? Looking for real world experience with each library.

Halloween quickly disappeared after October 31st, but I'm still in that mood! I mainly used Project SAM's "Orchestral Essentials 1", "Cinematic Studio Strings" (which I'm still getting the hang of), and "Garritan Personal Orchestra 5".

This is my semi-asian-western-movie-style overture. At first I didn't want to take the "asian" path, but then I thought it was cool, after rewatching mulan(disney). I'm not sure if it's too overloaded or would work in some way as a soundtrack. Let me know what you think. greetings Jorgo

Hi, 4 Years ago I wrote my first "symphonic" piece, which really was not that symphonic because of reasons. But I always wanted to do something with its main theme (which is the opening theme here) so I took it and tried to improve it with my new "knowledge". At that time I was discovering...

Hello there, this is a little fantasy I first wrote for piano solo, but I couldn't play it that nicely, so I orchestrated it. I hope you like it greetings Jorgo

Been working on a project where strings need to sound full, yet very intimate. The track itself (especially where strings come in) do require a bit of intense vibrato, and I've found that CSS fills that gap the best for a spacey, yet intimate sound. My current problem is that I need to make...

Hi, this is my latest track inspired by the Crimson Peak OST and Desplat's "Girl with a pearl earring". Hope you like it greetings, Jorgo

Hi guys, alright, sharing here my first VI mockup. This is done for educational purposes only, no copyright infringement intended. This was orchestrated from the piano notes, as I do not have the concert notes. If anybody has the concert notes and could share them, I'd appreciate it. Would...

Hello everybody, here is a new piece, heavily inspired by Prokofiev's 5th symphony, which is my favourite at the moment. I had to write something that reminds me of the 4th movement(and some romeo and juliet) because it's too cool. Still not a very relaxing composition but I hope it's not that...

Hi, I wrote this song by imaging Chinese historical drama OSTs or a man doing Tai-Chi on the top of a sacred mountain. :) It's a short piece but it took a long time to write it because I have learned Harmony and Counterpoint at the same time. The libraries I used are as follows: Strings...

Hello there, this is my try on a rather symphonic opening movement than poem, as I did once. It's called utopia because it somehow has this kind of "forced" enthusiasm and I never thought it would be finishable, because its themes are really hard to fit together:D But I tried it anyways, just...

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Hello there, struggling a lot lately composing something that makes me satisfied. Composed 3 major symphonic pieces which where somehow junk. Considering this piece, unfortunately, it has a bit too much content, but it was really fun doing this. I hope you enjoy it. best wishes Jorgo

Hello people, this is my last composition for this year(I think), and I feel like it somehow sums up the things I've collected so far. It was an instant composition over last weekend, it somehow came out very natural, without revising many parts. Maybe there are some additional percussive...

Hello there, while working on a symphonic piece again, tried to make a more commercial track as a break. I thought it was really tough. Since I feel that the use of "hybrid" instruments is not the area I feel really comfortable with, I tried to make a contemporary epic kind of theme with the...

Hi, I have just finished the arrangement for string orchestra of my piece 'Libera Me'. You can now listen to the whole audio track. For this demo, I have used again my go to string library CSS. I hope that you will like the rendition. Don't hesitate to comment. P.S. According to Morodienne's...

Hello, I recently bought CSS because of several great compositions shared on this forum. I think the sound is really great, the vibrato is the thing I was looking for, BUT...the delay and keyswitching is almost a deal breaker for me... I'm not sure if I can use it properly in a not so...

I watched the legato video walkthrough for CSS and I have to admit I'm a bit confused about the delay thing. He says there will be a delay ranging from 50ms to 300ms depending on the legato speed. He also says you can compensate for that by adding a midi negative delay in the track. But clearly...

Ok, so I still can't get enough of this library :) Made a little string arrangement of Chopin's prelude in E minor.

Hi ! Here is my new composition for orchestra featuring the beautiful CSS string library. I can't do without it now when I need strings on my music ! Thank you Alex Wallbank !! .

Dear all. First of all I would like to say hello from Zagreb. This is my first thread here and first composition. I'd like to share with you a composition of mine originally written for a string quartet but I recently added a double bass. Made with an excellent new library Cinematic Studio...

Hi Everyone Since Adventure Brass was released I was wondering how good Samplemodeling Brass would work in a adventurous context. For the SM Brass reverb I used the 20th century fox stage in Altiverb. Compared to Adventure Brass it is a lot more work: You'll need a good reverb setup to begin...

Apologies up front for asking what must be a common question from a noob. Which library do you like the best from this list and why? I'm new to the forum and have listened to what seems like countless sound demos of the various string libraries on manufacturers websites, youtube and this forum...

Hi ! this is another track showing CSS strings in an epic orchestral context. I admit that I have left my Hollywood Strings library, and have changed for those Cinematic Studio Strings. I think it's for a long time my new go to library. Imo : a great one ! and as I've already said, a great step...

Huge fan of the Cinematic Studio Strings I picked up recently. I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas when the rest of the series is due for release. Their websites hints 'completion' in 2016. Do we assume that means 'release' as well?