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Best String library under $900

Post by mrichmond56 » Sat May 16, 2020 7:13 am

I need some opinions on what is the best bang for the buck on strings and orchestral sound library. I have talked to some pretty great engineers and musicians who have spent over 700 for a library that say it still sounds fake. I am better off just using my Nord stage three sounds and my logic pro strings? What is the best orchestral sounds under $900 or so ? And will they sound fake?
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Re: Best String library under $900

Post by BryanWisda » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:52 pm

Spitfire audio has some great free sample libraries ...their Labs features a lot of instruments and they have a free version of the BBC orchestra. Both are really well done and for FREE their priceless.
https://www.spitfireaudio.com/
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Re: Best String library under $900

Post by Kolstad » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:25 am

Yes, they will all sound fake out of the box. You have to make them work, and it can be done. It could be a good thing to double strings with your Nord.
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Re: Best String library under $900

Post by cosmicdolphin » Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:58 am

Kolstad hit the nail on the head, you can make an expensive library sound pretty fake if you don't use it correctly.

Here is a good comparison of orchestral Libs at differing price points

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25hhP4L7fCM

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