STRING STUDIO VS-3

STRING MODELING SYNTHESIZER

A NEW BREED OF SYNTHESIZER

String Studio VS-2 is a string modeling synthesizer plug-in that swaps the traditional oscillator sound source for a string.

With its picks, bows, hammers, fingers, frets, dampers, and soundboards, it is a unique blend of acoustic modeling and regular synth-control features—you won’t believe how crazy you can go with a simple string.

WHAT’S NEW?

We have streamlined String Studio and brought it to a whole new level—
it will change your perspective on strings.

THE STRING IS THE THING

A string is a rich sound source at the heart of a multitude of musical instruments. It can be played with a pick or finger for plucked sounds, bowed and produce sustained sounds or hit for chord and percussive sounds.

The Play panel presents effect shortcuts and performance parameters as well as the genuinely apt arpeggiator.

The Edit panel combines acoustic modelling and classic synth controls

The Effects panel hosts the equalizer, compressor, multi-effect, and reverb modules.

Library

String Studio is packed with more than 600 presets from the best sound designers. Performers will be charmed by the acoustic feel and twist of arpeggiator, bass, lead, pad, key, and plucked sounds and find inspiration in the strange resonances, and unusual behaviors of its many ethnic instruments. Sound designers and composers are in for a treat with organic soundscapes that literally become instruments and with growling, twisting and evolving emotion carrying ambiences that will move any film score. 

Performance

String Studio is packed with premium performance features: keyboard modes, unison, portamento, and a complete set of MIDI features. And for even more action, String Studio provides a user programmable pattern arpeggiator and shortcuts to the high quality effects.

Edition

String Studio combines innovative acoustic modelling parameters and classic synth features in a unique way. You will be inspired by the new sonic possibilities yet feel at ease with the familiar approach to sound design.

Effects

The Effects panel wraps up String Studio VS-2 as an all-inclusive package with awesome polishing tools.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM START TO FINISH

With more than 600 presets spread into 11 categories, String Studio VS-2 packs everything you need to create all the parts of your productions.

PLAYFUL

Direct access to FX shortcuts, performance settings, and the arpeggiator.

Performance

String Studio VS-2 will match your playing style or musical context with ease thanks to the tap tempo and sync to host clock options; poly- or monophonic with note priority keyboard modes; up-to-4-voice unison; glide and legato functions; and the flexible vibrato.

Arpeggiator

Ready, willing, and able, String Studio VS-2’s arpeggiator offers various syncing resolutions, playing algorithms, and rhythmic patterns that will spruce up any chord progressions into percolating melodies or pulsing sequences.

HOW CRAZY CAN YOU GO WITH A STRING?

A unique blend of acoustic modelling and regular synth features.

Tension

A string module lies at the heart of String Studio. Adjust the material to control its tone and how it vibrates. From nylon to steel, from short to long decaying sounds. Listen to it bare naked, through the distorted ear of a pickup or via the filter of a soundboard.

Excitment

The exciter module is where you choose how the string is played. Select a pick for plucked sounds, play it with a bow for sustained sound or use a hammer for chords and percussive sounds.

Felt, quirks, and buzzes

As in a real instrument, strings interact with dampers, frets and fingers. This controls decays and dynamics breathing life into sound with natural noises, grain and warmth.

Colouring

Use soft or steep low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch, or formant filters to sculpt your sound. Animate their action with a rich LFO and snappy envelopes.

Body shopping

The soundboard of a string instruments radiates vibrations from the strings. Choose a body type and size to colour the sound with specific resonances and add acoustic character.

BARE NAKED—ALL SUITED UP

You’ll love the pure raw sound of String Studio VS-2, but the built-in effects will bring it to so many places that you’ll enjoy having them on hand.

And you have a chock-full of them to choose from: compressor, equalizer, delay, distortion, phaser, chorus, flanger, wah wah and notch filters, and reverb.

BUZZING AROUND

The community has good things to say about String Studio…

Huge sound palette

String Studio delivers a variety of convincing stringed-instruments emulations, but that's not its real charm. It offers a huge sound palette, as its generous preset library attests. The library is spread across 17 categories, most named after stringed instruments, but the presets in those categories range from emulations to strange instrument hybrids to unstable sounds that you won't find in nature.

Len Sasso, Electric Musician

Exciting and powerful

[String Studio] VS-1 is an exciting and powerful tool that goes beyond the realistic simulation of string instruments and puts forth a new approach to sound design by giving new meaning to the word virtual.

Robert P. Oleysyck, Remix

Sounds that cause heads to turn

Being able to create the kind of unique sounds String Studio produces will more then justify the bucks to people who like the sonic equivalent of white-water rafting. I give a lot of points to software capable of creating sounds that cause heads to turn.

Craig Anderton, Keyboard

Another great product

Well, just when I thought these guys couldn't out do themselves, they go and do it! From analogue Solina style strings to completely new and original sounds, they are all to be found under the bonnet of String Studio! Another great product from a great software company.

Jake Wherry, The Herbaliser

Neat features

Standalone operation for quick jams and experimentations
Real-time control over any parameters via your MIDI controller knobs, faders, and switches
MIDI clock, tap, and host tempo synchronization for effects and modulations
Relaxed editing with unlimited undo/redo capability

The benefits of physical modeling

Sound manipulation at the source core
Presets load in a flash
Super smooth dynamics—no velocity layers!
Small memory footprint
Installs in less than a minute

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