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Classic analog strings
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| cryophonik |
| Just curious to know what instruments are your favorite for getting that classic 80s/90s analog string sound. Software, hardware, synth, rompler, whatever. No specific reason, just wanna know. |
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| Trancelover03591 |
I have a plugin that has a set of strings called 'mellotron'. They aren't completely mono but aren't very wide stereo. This near mono spectrum gives them a warm sound.
They have an aged sound to me overall. |
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| Teezdalien |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancelover03591
I have a plugin that has a set of strings called 'mellotron'. They aren't completely mono but aren't very wide stereo. This near mono spectrum gives them a warm sound.
They have an aged sound to me overall. |
Do you know what a mellotron is? |
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| Trancelover03591 |
| i dont know alot about it |
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| Teezdalien |
| Well the mellotron could be considered one of the first commercially available samplers in a sense, it was driven by tape loops though, and has quite a distinct sound although I'm not sure if you would say it sounds analog. The history behind it is quite interesting especially if you're interested in electronic instruments. They were notorious for breaking down though and causing major headaches for musicians and studio engineers using them mostly due to tape tangles. I'd love to own a real one myself, but it's rare as rocking horse to find one that works these days. |
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| LoveHate |
| as far as software goes for classic strings, the korg legacy collection is pretty cool. |
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| tehlord |
| Apart from the obvious 'use an analogue synth' answer, I've always found Minimonsta best the kind of sound I think you're after. Something else I do to try and emulate that sound in software is a subtle hi shelf cut to remove that crispy digital sheen that analog synths don't produce, and also some very subtle pitch modulation to either the synth itself, or perhaps any reverb you have acting on the synth. |
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| Raphie |
| ITB for me nearly any synth goed, Massive, DCAM, Retrologue |
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| Trancelover03591 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Teezdalien
Well the mellotron could be considered one of the first commercially available samplers in a sense, it was driven by tape loops though, and has quite a distinct sound although I'm not sure if you would say it sounds analog. The history behind it is quite interesting especially if you're interested in electronic instruments. They were notorious for breaking down though and causing major headaches for musicians and studio engineers using them mostly due to tape tangles. I'd love to own a real one myself, but it's rare as rocking horse to find one that works these days. |
Well, I don't have any kind of a budget for analog right now but I do hope to one day get some analog synths. The digital plugin synth I am using is not anything special and has lots of other synths on it. I think the Mellotron has several options including strings. Incidentally, my favorite preset. |
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| stewart.m |
| for the short time i used it nexus had some great sounding strings |
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