I don't know if I've mentioned before, but (I'm guessing) unlike most here, my main controller I use is a Starr Labs Mini-Z, with a true guitar format button 'fretboard', rather than a standard piano / keyboard format controller. It allows me to really get my ideas down without having to compromise any expression.

I find myself using it pretty regularly anyway to sketch out melodies, because I love the playability. I also completely understand that it's not what you were after with the Friedlander, and acknowledge that the Friedlander excels at the tones that it was designed for. Your upcoming Chang Erhu is already on my to-buy list I like other classical stringed instruments just fine (bass, cello, even viola), and find that I especially gravitate toward stringed instruments with a less stereotypically Western flavor. I've never been a huge fan of more standard solo violin tones. Hey Alex! I love how present you guys are in the forum! Yes, you're exactly right, that is the sort of tone I've had in-mind, the sort of solo violin tone I really love. Totally worth it to me, though, if it can (easily) do what they make it do in the demos.

The only thing holding me back is the price - it's a bit expensive for a solo violin, compared with the other products out there (Friedlander, Adagio, 4Scoring, etc).

Exactly the sort of tone I had in-mind for a solo violin (anything close to 'I Never Woke Up In Handcuffs Before'), though I really like the sound of the Adagio violins, too. I have a little money saved from some hardware sales, and was thinking of picking up the Adagio Violins during 8Dio's sale, b/c I wanted to get a new solo violin, but I'm absolutely loving the tone of the Hybrid Strings demos. Just heard mention of this developer yesterday, and when I checked them out, I was very impressed with both their libraries (a group of solo clarinets & a group of solo violins, both with a bit of an Eastern flavor).ĭoes anyone here have one of Neocymatics' libraries? I'm particularly interested in the Hybrid Strings.

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