The next evolutionary step in modern orchestral strings. Simple to use, more powerful than ever!
Since the release of LA Scoring Strings in 2009, we have been asked repeatedly when Audiobro will release a new or updated strings library. We have always said that we would do it only as soon as we believed that we could push the quality and versatility of strings sampling forward a generation. We think you’ll agree that we have.
Read on to discover a few reasons we think MSS might delight you.
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CCs control the direction of the scales, so in the example below you would hold on to a note for as long as you want the scale to go in that direction and then, to change the direction, you can switch the CC at any point before they play the next note. Also, if you prefer, you can switch directions with Key Switches or Host Automation. But in the example below, we show CC:
In regular Diatonic 16ths Mode, our engine will play either up or down (depending on your CC). Unlike the Held Note mode above, here you trigger diatonic scaler phrases depending on what direction you have chosen with the CC (as seen below with “CC up” and “CC dn”).
Similar to the 16th Diatonic mode, the Triplets Mode functions the same way except that our engine will play 8th note triplets as opposed to 16th notes. You can literally take the same MIDI part and switch modes and it will work.
A few advantages of using Articulation Sets or Expression Maps:
The main performance page interface allows quick access to all the main playback controls. Instruments come pre-configured for easy articulations switching but setting things up your own way is simple and intuitive. We have carefully programmed and combined multiple divisis into single patches making it simple and intuitive to load a group of divisis or a single divisi — you have total control. With our newer intelligent Auto Divisi, you can simply play and our engine will distribute the divisi sections evenly to your chord tones avoiding the dreaded (and fake-sounding) samples build-up sound so familiar in other libraries.
Legato | Sustains – Real legato, portamento, and glissando with user-controllable transition speeds and volumes as well as Variable Attack Control: Cresendo, Normal, Accented (see item #4 above). The sustained bowings include normal arco, sordino, sul tasto, and sul pont.
Shorts – Martelé, staccato, staccatiossimo, spiccato. Depending on the section (Vlns vs Vlas), with combined divisi playing at the same time, you can have up to 256 round robins for the violins (4 x 4 x 4 x 4), and 16 for all the other sections. Powerful play-assist, key switching, CC, and host automation options allow for changing these in a way that suits your work style.
Pizzicato – Plucking the note with the finger as opposed to bowing. Users can control the duration with the “Tighten” knob.
Col Legno – Hitting the strings with the wooden portion of the bow gives you a special sound often used in suspenseful scores. Bows can cost thousands (even tens of thousands) of dollars, so many players bring a “cheap” bow or use a pencil for Col Legno part. We told the player to bring their cheap bow for this articulation. Users can control the duration with the “Tighten” knob.
Octave Runs – We recorded Major and Minor octave runs in both directions with multiple round-robins: up and down. There is a smart “Diatonic Mode” and these runs can be synced to tempo.
Scales – We recorded short 3 and 4 note runs (triplets and 16ths) in every diatonic mode (Ionian, Dorian, etc.) that our engine can intelligently stitch together in real-time providing very real-sounding scaler runs. They can be diatonic, chromatic, or whole-tone. They are also synced to tempo. Experiment with the various engine modes — it’s a blast!
Ostinatos – We recorded repeated 2 note phrases at multiple dynamics covering the following intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, Perfect 4, and Perfect 5th, These were recorded with starting at both the up and down interval directions over a 2-octave range. You can simply play a chord and our different intelligent engine options will automatically create ostinato lines outlining your chord. It’s like magic! Or you can play any of the ostinato intervals using CCs or key switches. These are also auto-synced to your tempo.
Aleatoric – We recorded different chaotic string phrases that harken to horror and tension. Many articulations were recorded up the entire range of the instrument giving you amazing control of creating your own aleatoric compositions. The articulations can be layered or isolated giving you even more variety.
Bass Runs – We recorded major and minor 3 and 4 note runs as sort of punctuation phrases. These types of phrases are often used in action and thriller type scores. They are also synced to tempo.
Bartok Pizzicato – For the basses, we had the players pull the string back and let it slam into the fingerboard thus creating the famed Bartok Pizz. sound.
Modern Scoring Strings Expanded Legato is an add-on library with 60GB worth of Sordino, Sul Tasto, Sul Pont, and… legato, portamento, and glissando articulations. It will be available as a bundle with MSS Full, but will also be available as a separate product. While the main MSS Full library includes Sordino, Sul Tasto, and Sul Pont sustains, it does not offer the legato transitions of those articulations. We felt it was better to split out the 60GB of additional legato articulations to a different add-on library to give users the option based on their needs. Here is what you are getting with MSS Expanded Legato:
Intuition Series Strings are included for every divisi section and soloist in the main Modern Scoring Strings Library. The Intuition Engine applies a complex model of instrumental connection (bow/finger pressure, pitch/intervallic change, string position, play speed, etc.), on top of the existing Modern Scoring Strings samples to create instruments with a layer of responsiveness and fluidity that is very difficult to achieve with sampling alone.
Intuition excels at faster lines and playable runs. It was designed to play back nearly anything you can throw at it and should be especially fun for pianists and keyboardists who want an instrument that can keep up with their fingers and imaginations. It’s also incredibly useful when you need to get a quick mockup of a score without much fuss. And because the sample pool is shared, loading Intuition on top of your Modern Scoring Strings template requires nearly no additional memory.
The Ensemble page is where the Stage and Audiobro’s coveted Auto Divisi and Delay & Humanization (DNH) features reside. Here you can choose and place your players on our virtual stage and our Auto Divisi will intelligently cater to your choices.
Some of the Ensemble Pages’s main features include:
Audiobro’s new Mixer engine features extensive Modulation, Automation and Effects Sends sections that allow you to tailor your sound in compelling ways while keeping things simple and intuitive.
Our new mixer has advanced features like:
Modern Scoring Strings integrates seamlessly with Native Instrument’s Komplete Kontrol software and NKS* eco system.
Control the most important features of MSS directly from NI hardware and using your sequencer’s device automation. We’ve made it quicker and easier to find sounds – browse and load all KOMPLETE Instrument presets from a single plugin. Knobs will display all the relevant controls on NI’s LED displays.
Modern Scoring Strings Library Size:
Modern Scoring Strings Expanded Legato Library Size:
NOTE: Once successfully installed, please make a safe backup of the library for future reference. There is a $25 Amazon Web Server costs re-download fee if you want to re-download all of MSS’s sample data.
* NKS is a registered trademark of Native Instruments GmbH.