JacksonTree
Active Member
That’s great to hear! Examples are always good to help the next person on the path!
Strings library to complement CSS
- Thread starter inthevoid
- Start date
Hanu_H
Senior Member
I remember when I bought LASS(it was on DVD), it was magic and it still is. I have LASS 3 as well but I am mostly using 2.5 with ARC. I don't use any of the colors, I do all the mixing in the DAW and it's really most versatile library I have heard. Sounds excellent alone and shines when you layer it with another library. Adds sense of realism to every library in my opinion. I am just sad that they didn't do woodwinds and brass with the same setup. Would have been an instant buy for sure! Sadly the latest Audiobro libraries don't give me the same feeling. 
constaneum
Senior Member
Instead of layering, what about use plugin like fresh air or even eq to boost the higher frequency?
Matt Godbey
Member
Great you found a solution. i don’t own it, but I suspected that LASS would blend well. Next on my own list is CSS, so I’m approaching it from the other way. Adding CSS to Berlin Strings which I’d purchased long ago because the articulations are comprehensive and you can recreate almost any line, but they do sound a bit strident to me. So (and I haven’t had a chance to test these out yet) I bought on Black Friday sale, Vista. That should tame BS down a bit, and I still retain BS‘s multitude of articulations. Also, I added Black Friday sale of Berlin con Sordino Strings. That should further dampen the stridency and add some lushness if mixed and layered well. Personally, I’m really looking forward to Vista 2.
glad you’ve got a solution. It’s a great feeling trusting your libraries to produce what you want.
M.
ChrisSiuMusic
Senior Member
If I may, I think CSS will be an amazing addition to your toolkit. Especially layered with BS, the results can be stunning!
Matt Godbey
Member
I really think so, too. I’ve always thought CSS were the best sounding general use library with a lushness that said verity. I invested in Berlin Strings wayyyyy back in the day and mixed them with Hollywood Strings and VSL. And got fairly descent results. But Adding CSS and eventually Vista 2 will bring things to a new level. Of course, this is really overdoing it. I could totally get by on Berlin Strings alone. It’s just that when you want that very, very specific line to work right, you have to use a lot of different libraries in and out of combination.
Hmm, would that be CineStrings?
Nebulon Ranger
New Member
Gotta be super careful with Fresh Air, speaking as someone doing exactly this. Use it to brighten after EQ, and avoid going above 10 with the High Air knob.
Rudianos
Senior Member
aha no ... since my attention span is waning ... Spitfire Studio Strings with CSS Violin I
Nico Schuele
Tolerated Member
If you don't want to invest in another library just yet but want a bigger sound, you can layer CSS with itself:
1. In the second CSS patches, activate the con sordino option
2. Detune in Kontakt by -2 semitones and +2 semitones in your DAW
3. Lower the second patches by 3dB
4. EQ to remove buildups
This is an example of a track using exactly this and just this:
1. In the second CSS patches, activate the con sordino option
2. Detune in Kontakt by -2 semitones and +2 semitones in your DAW
3. Lower the second patches by 3dB
4. EQ to remove buildups
This is an example of a track using exactly this and just this:
I like music
Senior Member
Hollywood Strings, absolutely!
But glad you got LASS and it is working for you. Nothing worse than buying a library only to find it won't fit in with your sound or your workflow!
But glad you got LASS and it is working for you. Nothing worse than buying a library only to find it won't fit in with your sound or your workflow!
ricoderks
Senior Member
Tested with css too. Sounds absolutely fantastic. Css main mic and scs outriggers. The legato speed slider is the key to make them work.
Henrik B. Jensen
Hobbyist
Interesting! Thanks for the info. I'm tempted to try it myself now
I think NoamL experimented with something similar, I believe they were taking one of the mic positions from SSS and using it as "added reverb" to Adventure Brass. Something like that anyway!
ricoderks
Senior Member
I used the legato performance patch. Not the performance legato (not that fancy new patch) Used outriggers. Css mains sound so wide already. In scs set the speed to at least half or less. Also purged the fast legato and swapped the velocity to match to css legato speeds. Works great to add that sparkle.Interesting! Thanks for the info. I'm tempted to try it myself now
I think NoamL experimented with something similar, I believe they were taking one of the mic positions from SSS and using it as "added reverb" to Adventure Brass. Something like that anyway!
Markus Kohlprath
Senior Member
Can you post the example? Possibly just the strings without other instruments
Nico Schuele
Tolerated Member
I did something like this too using CSS.Interesting! Thanks for the info. I'm tempted to try it myself now
I think NoamL experimented with something similar, I believe they were taking one of the mic positions from SSS and using it as "added reverb" to Adventure Brass. Something like that anyway!
CSS: close 1 -3dB, main 0dB, room -5dB
SSS: ambient 0db
Berlin Studio reverb: ERs 60%, all mics -6dB
Henu
Dismember
I tested SCS outriggers and Jackson's middle mix yesterday with CS2 (hall reverb off) instead of CSS, and in my opinion CS2 ate CSS alive when paired with SCS. Granted, the legatos aren't as good but the overall sound together was much more open and nice. This being said, it was a rather quick test so take it with a grain of salt.
Matt Godbey
Member
Cool,test. I’m not sure which I like better. They’re both good. BS has a bit sharper sound and more presence, but CSS has warmth and a "real" aspect.
