violin

I am offering the Embertone Intimate Strings Bundle (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) for $160. They are fantastic strings, I just changed music genre and no longer use them. There are other libraries I need for my current direction.

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For those of you that enjoy string quartets, I'm going to put some previews from my upcoming album, "Lost In It: 4 Quartets for Virtual Strings" in this thread. It will be available on November 24th. First Preview: String Quartet No. 4 - Stages of Grief, Mvt. 1: Shock

I'm new to writing for strings, but quite experienced as a producer/composer. Looking to improve in this niche style. The purpose of the track is a background music for a combat sequence, chase scene, etc. in a video game. You can find the song on youtube here:

Introducing: Iconic Violin https://streamtechmusic.com/iconic-violin Finally it's time to share the news: I'm excited to announce a very personal project I've been working on, after launching my new brand Streamtech Music. Introducing Iconic Violin, our solo violin for the free Kontakt...

Dear musicians, I try to implement (mainly flute) runs in an orchestral piece but I have to fiddle quite a bit and it still doesn't sound great. The runs end on a new chord with the root note of the new chord. How do I layout the notes of the run before the last note? I tried the scale of the...

After you guys successfully talked me down from the ledge I was about to jump off of which is known as buying a keytar, I decided that I should instead invest my money in an instrument that I actually know how to play (and am good at playing): namely, the violin. I was classically trained on...

What would be a good library for playing string passages like this one? Ive been looking for demonstrations on youtube but havent found much. I understand it must be difficult to program. Or maybe there are some techniques that is used with common patches that im not aware of? OR is this much...

Hello, I am writing a solo violin and piano piece. I have written a part in the violin which uses quite fast high broken chords. As I would eventually hope to have this performed, I'm concerned that this section is not very idiomatic, and possibly awkward to play. Would any violinists, or...

We're really excited to finally announce the release of Intimate Legato: Violin! Featuring a beautifully captured, natural-sounding legato performed by virtuoso violinist, Peter Liang. Intro Price - £55 Regular Price £69. Existing Intimate Legato - Cello users will get an exclusive code via...

Ben Osterhouse is back with another beautiful and intriguing instrument with Pathfinder Violin. At the touch of a key, Pathfinder Violin creates all manner of violin performances for you. Not only is Pathfinder Violin very clever, it sounds delightful too! Join Adrian Earnshaw as he finds his...

Found this old score of mine recently, composed back when I was 17. I can't believe there are no major white-out corrections on these 29 pages. Amazing. Apparently, I had a lot of free time as a teenager and knew how to use a ruler well. I'm so thankful for computers and notation programs these...

I wrote the piece, After It's Over, for Violin, Cello, and Piano, last year, with the intent to make a music video. The subject matter needs no explanation. We all have our own way of coping with/trying to make sense of tragedy. For me, writing music and in this case, creating a short "film"...

I find that a lot of the string libraries are too far into the cinematic/orchestral side of things, but i'm looking for something that's a little more humble. I don't want that big epic concert violin sound, i'm looking for something that's more dry, imperfect, characteristic, non-generic...

Hello there, I want to sell Embertone Intimate Solo Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) and Vocalign Ultra. Prices: Friedlander Violin: $35（SOLD） Fischer Viola: $35（SOLD） Blakus Cello: $35 Leonid Bass: $35 Intimate Solo Strings (4 individual instruments): $140 SYNCHRO ARTS VOCALIGN ULTRA...

I took out the first ever draft I wrote when I started producing about a year ago, polished it up, and this is the result. But I've hit the ceiling on this one. I would normally let it go, but I'm still not satisfied with where it is. I keep running into this problem where I don't know what I...

I'm looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced violin mute for my daughter. She has been playing for ~10 years and I am starting to do some recordings with her, which is lots of fun :) I believe there are both "practice" mutes and "orchestral" / "concert" mutes. I'm more interested...

Hi there, I am looking for library of 'fiddle sticks' either generic loops and or one shots. If the latter then hopefully something that covers enough to make my own rhythms! Thanks, Fab

Solo Strings Con Sordino - 4 instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass As usual you will get many articulations, beautifully sampled and carefully edited. Get it here for just € 195 (reg: € 275): https://www.vsl.co.at/Synchron_Series/Synchronized_Solo_Strings_Sordino Upgrade prices also...

Hey friends! So Kunst Audio recently released their debut offering: Expressive Violin. Designed for lyrical, expressive, and passionate melodies, this true legato instrument promises to deliver a punch of emotion to any exposed performance for the violin. What are your thoughts? They just...

Check out my review of Deep Quintet Strings by 8Dio on Virtual Orchestration.IT This library features 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos, and it’s focused especially on long articulations. Thanks to the 9 Round Robin legato you get a different sample on each legato transition and the sound of the...

Embertone Joshua Bell Violin (Full Edition) - SOLD

I have been listening to some soundtracks and trying to hear the seating arrangement. In some tracks I hear that the seating arrangement sometimes has violins next to the celli on the right side of the conductor. Is this something that is common practice? Or are my ears deceiving me? Because I...

So I have this violin part in one of my tracks and used a sample library for the part. I later asked a friend to record the part remotely and she had a handheld recorder at home which she used. I have attached both the sampled and the recorded part. After having worked a long time on the...

This is the last day that I'll have access to my DAW until the next school year, and this is what I've finally come up with after a month's work. I started tentatively producing music last September, and went full swing these past couple of months--I'm a beginner with basic music theory and...

Hello! You might recognize me as the OP of a different thread. I just finished a draft for a piece following some advice I was given, and wanted to know what others think. I'm already thinking, after listening to the wav file, that the strings sound a bit muddy. My melody also feels too simple...

I am recording some string quartet/string duo stuff and the players don't seem to have a preference so I'm trying to weigh up which will be better overall. The parts are fairly simple and well within the ability of the musicians, I think they are used to playing together as well. Keen to hear...

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Hi, new member here. I'm a beginner who has barely any experience with an instrument, and only has basic music theory. I'm having trouble with my chord progressions, in that maybe I could call them "okay," but as a whole, I'm not sure how to create a story that makes sense. Like, instead of...

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Hey again everyone. Any comment on improvement are welcome. Or just what you think in general of this sort of thing, Is it embarrassing? Difficult to follow? Too much variation? Like I've heard the track a few times now, and can "follow" it, because I made it. But if I leave it alone for 24...

Not sure if this tune is familiar to any of you, but I haven't been able to get it out of my head since elementary school choir. The song generally goes by "Have You Seen the Ghost of John?" and it's lyrics are pretty spooky, too. So, I decided to put together this arrangement for Piano, Violin...

Hey friends! In today's video, we'll dive into my personal approach for lush string writing, and explore some techniques to achieve a full and rich sound by defining how we use each string section. Please enjoy!

I wrote this piece originally for clarinet and accordion, recorded as part of my duo, Acclarion's CD, "Shattered Expectations." We played it for years in concert, until one day, my wife suddenly says, "I'm not playing it with you anymore, because I'm pregnant." :) (damn, click bait bastard!)...

I just purchased (at an ridiculously cheap price about £11) the Simple Sam Samples 'Signor Paganini Solo Violin'. It is beautiful for what it does, and what a superb find! On it's own its brilliant, and also great when stacking (in my case Spitfire chamber strings violin spiccato) etc Just...

I just bought this SWAM Strings Bundle impulsively last week and I don't have time to get into it. To sell it quickly, I'm putting a good price on it. $240 USD for the entire bundle. payable via PayPal, please. Or, since the actual value is $360 USD, if you would like to trade for another...

Riot Audio is releasing TREMOLO CLOUDS, a free cinematic morphing pad instrument based on its popular CLOUDS engine. This library is based on a combination of violin and acoustic guitar tremolos, turned into into morphing, granular-style pads. The difference between this pad engine and a...

I am a newbie. I am looking for a violin patch that's quite DRY/non-reverberant, takes it easy on the vibrato too, and has some long notes included. A patch that's plain and simple in style, as if one were playing a fiddle at home. And I'm not having a lot of luck! Wet wet echo-y wet is almost...

Hey, I would like to ask which strings library is good for getting this type of a violin sound? What are your favorite solo violin libraries? Thank you ;)

Can strings do a gliss/slide while holding a semitone trill?

Hi, I am currently in the process of cleaning the shop , trying to sell off the instruments that I don't really use anymore. - SWAM Violin license - 99$ (via PayPal). Current price is at 129$. You get a full license via official Audio Modelling account. Here is the info from support: The...

Hey friends! In today's video, my good friend and student Shaheen allowed me to upload an excerpt of one of our composition/production lessons onto the channel! You'll see specifically how my approach to writing a countermelody works against a lead line, and hopefully it gives you some ideas for...

For my latest sample-based composition I commissioned a professional violist/violinist to record the solo string parts. Everything turned out great, but now I wonder what I can do to make the instrument parts blend really well with the rest of the orchestra (which is almost entirely made up of...

Hi all, I'm so excited to share a project which was seven years in the making: Circus of the Mind. I wrote some music for my accordion and clarinet duo, Acclarion, to perform alongside a string quartet, a piano trio, and a guitar and marimba duo. Now, with funding from the Canada Council for...

Hi all, I'm looking to pick up one of the following VIs for a solo violin. Haven't seen a discussion comparing these three, so I'd like to hear your thoughts! Which out of these three has the most value right now, and has the most variety for different styles? Would like something that covers...

Hi Guys, I just did a comparison of 7 Solo Violins including, the new Stradivarius, Orchestral Tools Tableau and First Chairs 2.0, VSL's Synchronized Solo Violin, Vienna Instrument Pro Solo Violin, Joshua Bells and Spitfire's Solo Violin. There is a free download of the midi melody and chord...

Hi everyone! In today's sample library review, let's dive into the newest offering from Organic Samples: Tableau Solo Strings. Please enjoy!

Hello all, I’m new here and looking to get some good mics to make some recordings of myself. I’m a professional violinist And am specifically interested in the WA-84 stereo set To record myself. I’ve heard good things and they seem more affordable than the Telefunken M60s which I also hear are...

After many requests it's finally here: SYNCHRON-ized Solo Strings! Reworked and optimized samples for better sound and greater playability + usability. And it contains the same number of articulations as the original VI Solo Strings! The pre-recorded runs and scales are now easier to use thanks...

💚 8Dio Love Luck & Leprechauns Sale! 💚 Solo Violin Designer 2.0 SOLO VIOLIN DESIGNER Virtual Instrument VST is a massive collection of over 4.000 phrases performed by renowned concert violinist: Thomas Yee. The intention of the library was to sample completely realistic solo violin by...

Anthology Strings & Extended Studio Percussion Flash Sale Our iconic Anthology String and Adagio Strings are now on Flash Sale, plus we have extended our Studio Percussion Bundle by an additional 48 Hours! Sale Ends (02/04 11 AM PST) Anthology Strings Ensemble: Anthology contains both...

My grandmother has an old violin with almost no marks and text on. All I know is that my grandfather owned it in his youth and if I lowball it should be at least 70 years old. The word "Czechoslovakia" is carved on the bow and below the fine tuning pots (or whatever they are called) there's a...

Hey, what do you experts think about my new composition?

Hi to all, i want to share with you a new video review of Sample Modeling Solo and Ensemble Strings, that i upload a few minutes ago. Please tell me what you think, and if you see something to improve. Because this is the first of a series of videos that i am uploading in the following weeks...

Hey friends! Today we'll be reviewing a wonderful new library from Cinesamples, featuring video game violinist herself Taylor Davis. Please enjoy!

I love to mix genres. If you want you can tell me what you think about my last track:

Hey all, Here's a piano quintet in 2 movements that I wrote called Pathos and Rapture. I did post it a while back, but..."crickets" :) lol Anyway, I'll give it one more go. I totally get that it's not the style of music most crave and the length is also a challenge in our fast-paced world...

Here's another track from "The Affinity Bridge" soundtrack. This recording features the Stroh Violin by Impact Soundworks and is supported by various Spitfire libraries, including Solo Strings and the Cimbalom. Feedback is appreciated!

In this video, I find out what happens when you play a Japanese Nagoya Harp (Taishogoto) with a violin bow! In the process, I demonstrate how to make microphone volume level control knobs. There's a FREE Kontakt library in the description to the YouTube video. Enjoy!

Best Service has just uploaded a walkthrough of the Emotional Violin. Check it out here:

60% off EastWest libraries and bundles (excludes educational, upgrades, and Voices of Soul). Also, receive a free license for Play 6 with every purchase. Play 6 provides improved effects, faster loading times, and advanced integration with hardware controllers for all EastWest libraries...

Hi, could someone help me with violin artificial harmonics? I know the correct notation requires to have the note you want to play written 2 octaves below, with a squared note a perfect fourth above. This works for high notes, but for lower notes how should I approach this? As I should use a...

Hey guys, I just bought the Joshua Bell Violin yesterday and seem to have noticed an issue with some of the legato samples. I've noticed this issue in the transitions between various pairs of notes, but the most glaring one so far seems to be between Bb3 and Eb4. If you listen to the brief demo...

Hello everyone, The string player here (violin assumed, but please correct me), plays a sustained note and after about 5-6 secs switches to some what sounds like to me some sort of strong vibrato harmonic-like tone. It's happens throughout the piece. What is the player doing here? I've heard...

Selling for 100$ each. Pm me if interested.

Hi all. I recently had the opportunity to write some solo violin lines for a live player for this piece of music. I think it is probably my most well put together piece so far. Hope you like it!

Hi everyone I always felt that we lack a device for controlling bow movement for strings that is as intuitive as a breath controller. This is why I wrote a new iOS App called Pen2Bow, a violin bow MIDI controller using the Apple Pencil on the iPad. It takes full advantage of the sensors in the...

Hi all, Originally, I posted this piece in a side by side comparison between VSL's solo violin and Embertone's Joshua Bell violin. I've since also changed out the Kontakt piano for Pianoteq's Steinway D. So...the final instrumentation is: Joshua Bell violin, VSL clarinet, and Pianoteq piano...

I posted this on the Embertone developer's thread, but for those that might not expect to hear music there, I'm posting it here as well: Hi, I just completed a piece for violin and piano using the Joshua Bell violin, and I'm thrilled with the results; so much so, that I really am hoping that...

Hi all! I recently completed Premonition for violin, viola, and cello. It's a dramatic work with distinct moods that emerge throughout, along with some extended/virtuosic string techniques. As always, I hope you'll take a moment to listen and comment if you feel so inclined...

Hi all, Originally, this thread turned in to a comparison between VSL's solo violin and Embertone's Joshua Bell violin. I've since also changed out the Kontakt piano for Pianoteq's Steinway D. So...the final instrumentation is: Joshua Bell violin, VSL clarinet, and Pianoteq piano. Hope...

Greetings! "Can I Dream?" is my newest piece for violin, clarinet, and piano. Hope you'll enjoy! http://www.maestroscorner.com/audio/vsl/canidream.mp3 Cheers! David Carovillano

Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, Op. 48, Mvt 1 16 SWAM First Violins in 4 stage positions 14 SWAM Second Violins in 2 stage positions 12 SWAM Violas in 3 stage positions 10 SWAM Violoncello in 2 stage positions 7 SWAM Basses in 1 stage position Midi CC Performance with Tec Midi Breath...

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Hey guys! I would like to share with you the piece I wrote recently. It's the last fugue of a 3-part cycle of fugues for this trio. The first fugue was composed pretty much in Bach's style, the second one can be found HERE, and here is the third one :) My goal was to experiment with the...

I just found this YouTube video about a self playing violing. It is an old "music-box" machine, which includes an actual violin. Now, does this sound Midi? :-) How do you think it compares with todays best Solo-violin libraries? (e.g. the SWAM violin).

it is difficult to get legato violin patches to line up on the beat. moving the notes back by two sixteenth notes usually works, but this is not always the case depending on what the melodic line is. also, if i don't have the notes overlap with each other throughout the duration of a melodic...

I played the piano part in, which does a lot for the realism, in my opinion. Hope you'll listen, comment, and enjoy :) Dave

Hello guys, recently bought bohemian violin and I thought it was amazing. Have some problems loading my template with the uvi station loaded, though. But nevermind, I was happy to create a decent sounding solo violin mockup, I was trying to do for so long. Hope you like the composition...

Hello, I'm selling my Solo Violin & Solo Cello Library from Emberton for each 90 EUR. I sent a mail to Emberton and the guys gave me the OK. Please feel free to contact me, if you are interested. Hello. Thanks for reaching out. We can certainly do that for you! All we need is the buyer's...

Hi guys, Thanks to this forum, I realized that recording a real musician (or two musicians) is a good and inexpensive alternative to using sample libraries. :) During a very brief google session I managed to find 3 performers with good references and affordable rates. One of them was...

60% off Embertone Intimate Solo Strings Bundle + $25 Embertone Gift Certificate Embertone’s Intimate Solo Strings Bundle is an astonishing collection of the most detailed, life-like solo strings on the market today, with all the controls necessary to create beautiful and realistic...

Emotional Cello: $175 Chris Hein Violin: $100 If you want to buy them both, I'll sign over my Best Service account, which contains these 2 products and Medieval Legends II. I'll pay the Best Service License Transfer Fee. Payment Via Paypal.

Hi, Herewith a few tracks made with the Sample Modeling violin. They are all very exposed, no orchestra behind the violin, only with Schindler's List a harp (since there is harp in the original embedded already) and the piano in the Brahms mockup. So full attention for the violin in theses...

Cadenza (for an imaginary Concerto) - Rohan De Livera http://www.sample-modeling.com/Demos/Strings/Violin/Cadenza_Rohan_de_Livera.mp3 The articulations performed were realized with the corresponding controllers (in parenthesis) Martele (bow pressure), dbl and quad stops (poly dbl hold + pitch...

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There are already several polls about virtual strings/violins here on VI-C, but those were created while there still was a 10-response poll limit – so one poll was about products with only solo violin products samples, the other was about quartets/first chairs etc. But any violin hunter out...

Hi, I'm planning to buy a microphone to record flute and violin in my studio. Do you have any experience or suggestions? My budget is around £200-300. Thank you

This poll is closed now, since a new and more complete poll exists here: http://vi-control.net/community/threads/poll-which-of-these-30-virtual-violins-would-you-recommend.56095/ Hi, I just started a poll about fav. solo/FC violins, listing only products where the violin can be bought as a...

ETA: This poll is closed now, because there's a new, more complete poll in this thread: http://vi-control.net/community/threads/poll-which-of-these-30-virtual-violins-would-you-recommend.56095/ Based on the solo/first string string instruments listed in this thread (I'm sorry if any...

Hey guys! I would like to share with you one of my pieces which was premiered recently at the Bratislava Conservatory. If you are interested in seeing the score, just let me know :) Thanks for listening! Lukas _____________________ OTHER COMPOSITIONS: Rocky Meets Beethoven (Variations...

I've already been in contact the the guys over at Embertone, and have received their blessing to do a license transfer. These are GREAT sounding strings if haven't heard them already. I bought them for a project that didn't have a budget for strings, and the results spoke for themselves. Some...

Hello, I have sought and received permission from Alex at Embertone to sell these two licenses: Blakus Cello €80 Friedlander Violin €80 Beautiful libraries - I bought them to play live with an Akai EWI400s wind controller, but can be controlled by any other midi controller. Lots of real-time...

Hey guys. This post has been edited to reflect new stuff I am selling. All of the sample libraries have already been sold but these plugins remain. Make me an offer! Waves Vocal Bundle $149 Version 9.2 Native Instruments Passive EQ $49 Softube Valley People Dynamite $90... $25 transfer for...

This is my first post on this forum. I love the violin and wish I could play it, but actually my main instrument is the piano and keyboard. I mostly work on orchestral work with my DAW and have been looking for a good solo violin virtual instrument for a long time. A new solo violin library has...

So I'm trying to write some solo violin / viola passages, and want to use double stops. {edit, here's my attempt, I tried using a poly-sustain, with 'harsh' attack (I'm using Embertone Strings btw), but the lack of legato sounds fake to me. Listening to some real violin, specifically this...