"Showdown ~ Final Flight" from MONSTER FAMILY 2
Composed & orchestrated by Benny Oschmann for T-Rex Classics
Themes composed by Hendrik Schwarzer
Performed by the Berlin Orchestra
Conducted by Bernhard Wünsch
Recorded & mixed by Tom Rußbueldt

Monster Family 2 - Showdown ~ Final Flight

Violantis

Hour of Eternity (feat. Alina Lesnik)

www.audioimperia.com

Capturing the sweetness and softness of a Chamber Strings section has long been a dream of ours. Recorded in collaboration with our friend Jasper Blunk from Performance Samples we have now made that dream a reality.

Dolce is our definitive romantic Chamber Strings library with 7 1st Violins, 5 2nd Violins, 4 Violas, 3 Celli, and 3 Double Basses. We selected our favorite players all of whom we've worked with on many other projects and recorded a large selection of articulations to really offer something that will be a well-rounded tool in your arsenal.

Audio Imperia - Dolce: "Moment’s Past" by Christopher Siu

Notes: mp dyn only, external verb, early version/unpolished

Vista II - 12 Violins - Legato Early Version MP Dynamic (unpolished)

HIGHLIGHT: 6 CELLOS LEGATO MF-F

Track by Jasper Blunk. All patches from Vista 2 (brass and harp is bonus in the library). External verb used but nothing else on the master - all patches are extremely early. Brass isn't tuned yet. In this particular track the legato patch used is just one dynamic so it doesn't show the dynamic range yet (just volume on mod-wheel), however up to 12+. dynamics have been recorded for legatos so far. The challenge was to try to write a quick piece in a brief period of time with just Vista 2. Most mics are decca but close mixed in, in some cases (like cello legatos).  - JB

Vista II - Speedwrite 2 - With early lib (notes in description) - by Jasper Blunk

Adastra Ensemble Strings - "To The Stars" (Mixed) By Joshua Peterson

HIGHLIGHT: 6 CELLOS LEGATO (~P/"soft")

Patch is extremely early with zero take selection for this dynamic. Sustains are not finalized either (sustain grafts, etc). With the softer dynamics, the intervals begin to get somewhat less "intentional" at this dynamic and below (as you can perhaps contrast with the louder dynamic example posted previously). The "piano" dynamic is rather subjective, but that's my rough estimate here. 

The movement you hear in the sustains is to a degree representative of what will be in the final library, but will be somewhat masked as well by other dynamics playing at the same time and certain finalization protocols that have yet to be completed. Some slower playing so you can see how the movement affects the intervals fading back into the sustains (admittedly, at this extraordinarily early stage).

In this particular example the legato patch used is just one dynamic so it doesn't show the dynamic range yet (just volume on mod-wheel), however up to 12+. dynamics have been recorded for legatos so far (10 for cellos). In the current mapping this is dynamic 5 out of 10, meaning 4 dynamics below this one and 5 above. External verb used. Close + Decca mics.  - JB

Vista II - 6 Cellos Legato (~P/soft) (details in description)

As Random Thoughts came into my head I decided to put them to music.

Actually it is just me having fun and trying to learn how to arrange strings.

Random Thoughts

HIGHLIGHT: 5 BASSES PIZZ (LOWEST OCTAVE), 6 CELLOS SHORTS (ONE OF THE LIBRARY'S VARIATIONS), 12 VIOLINS SHORTS (ONE OF THE LIBRARY'S VARIATIONS), PIANO STACCATOS, R&D SOLO VIOLIN SHORTS (DETAILS BELOW)

Improv straight into the DAW so please excuse the messy playing. Patch is extremely early with zero take selection or timing (relying on natural timing of the players which is, as you can tell, going to end up with uneven pre-ambience which is super delicate.... i.e. not optimal for showing early examples of). Close + Decca for the string shorts - the ens. close mics have a little bit of high pass on them. External verb used but no further processing. Cello and violin ranges don't stack/interact with this example. 

Also lightly layered are some R&D (research and development) solo violin shorts done in that room which are in plans to extrapolate to dedicated solo shorts in the library - some of the new content that is in the books to be added. - JB

Vista II - Rough String Shorts + Piano (details in description)

My rescore of the Doctor Who episode, The Sontaran Stratagem, which was originally released on April 1st, 2022.