Fracture Sounds – Blueprint: Short Strings

Blueprint: Short Strings is a small chamber ensemble that plays staccato strings in a playful manner. Great for scoring anything from action shorts to romantic comedies, or paired with other strings in your collection for a deeper sound. Its versatility will add a lively, dynamic feel to your composition.

Recorded at The Nave, Studio 1, this library provides a taste of the hall where String Formations and Tom Factory were also recorded , and complements the muted, sustained articulations found in our previous Blueprint: Gentle Strings library .

Interface

• Adjust the EQ to change the brightness of the overall sound
• Control the stereo widening effect: turn clockwise for a larger signal, counterclockwise for a mono signal
• Adjust the sampling duration
• Control the reverb level with additional settings by clicking on the gear
• Manage three different microphone signals at different distances from the instruments. Mute, solo or delete each signal. Adjust the perspective to easily manage all microphone signals

Advanced Settings

• Increase sample start time to decrease latency. Reduce sample start time for more realism. The higher the latency, the right number to use negative delay (pre-delay) in your DAW’s MIDI settings
• Increase attack response to emphasize the volume difference between a soft and hard attack. Lower the slider to increase the volume of soft dynamics

Features

• Two violins, two violas and two cellos playing in unison
• Recorded in a large studio hall
• One articulation – staccato
• 3 microphone positions: near, middle and far
• Simple and easy to use interface
• Full NKS support: works with Komplete Kontrol