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VISTA II – SMALL STRING ENSEMBLES LITE
Small string ensembles recorded together in one room with new performance sampling techniques

OVERVIEW
Vista II – Small String Ensembles Lite is the second module from Vista II, featuring two small tutti string ensembles playing a variety of articulations uniquely edited from performances recorded with an unusually large amount of dynamic range.

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CONTEXT
The library consists of additional recordings originally intended for the forthcoming Vista II – Chamber Strings module. The recordings in this library are not a “cut-down” version from another, bigger upcoming Vista II module – this is a standalone library. The idea behind these additional recordings was to record a small ensemble playing together at the same time (the solo bass was recorded separately from the other musicians so they didn’t have to wait around).

ARTICULATIONS
I experimented with some of the new performance-sourced approaches I have been refining as I’ve been recording Vista II, namely, sympathetic resonance short-note sampling. This resulted in more spirited shorts than the standard (for PS) repetition-based sampling, with a bit more between-pitch continuity (not just continuity when repeating the same note) and generally less overt pre-note ambience (decay from the previous note). In other words, the shorts are similar in tonal characteristics to Fluid Shorts III soloists but are (arguably) a little more vibey.

The library also includes both “normal” and whisper sustains (in the style of Pacific – Ensemble Strings), featuring a moderate vibrato (not over-the-top, except perhaps at very high dynamics). These sustains have been recorded in a non-standard way but they don’t have quite as much extra movement as usual. There are also (looped) marcatos with shorter releases, reminiscent of Pacific – Ensemble Strings.

DYNAMICS
In keeping with the broader Vista II recordings (most of which are unreleased at the time of this library’s release), this library does not emphasize any specific dynamic range (aside from whisper sustains, one could argue). The performances were generally captured across the full spectrum – up to 12 dynamics – from very soft to very loud. The FFF layers, in particular, are rather intense and deliberately chaotic and noisy (for the shorts primarily).

SUMMARY
The use case for this module is a small tutti string ensemble sound that functions on its own, for sketching, or for doubling other sections (like the other modules in Vista II). It also provides a sense of the Vista II sound and what you may expect in terms of stage and response to reverb processing.

For the sake of being abundantly clear, these are not individual sections — it’s two separate tutti ensembles.

The full version of Kontakt 6.8.0 or higher is required.

https://www.performancesamples.com/vistaii-smallstringensembleslite/

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