Very good sounds here. As someone else already said, I'd like separate instances of celli and basses. Additionally, for the price, I'd like a few more sounds. However, the sounds that are here are lovely and quite useful.
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Brand: Spitfire Audio
London Contemporary Orchestra Strings gives you everything you need to make cutting-edge chamber strings music. Unique among our String libraries, it offers you tools that capture the unconventional techniques and stunning performances of an extremely exciting group of musicians. With over 100 never-before-sampled, dynamically controllable articulations, this library provides a rich set of diverse recordings that are both ultra-playable and musical, giving you access to their widely sought after experimental palette. The library comprises six violins, four violas, three cellos and two basses, with the cellos in octaves, expertly recorded in a tight, dry studio at Spitfire HQ, giving you extra control and a crisp, modern sound. Over the last decade, the London Contemporary Orchestra has collaborated with a distinguished array of composers, artists and brands and are known for their long-time collaboration with Radiohead, as well as game-changing performance and arrangement credits on blockbuster scores including Moonlight, There Will Be Blood and Under the Skin.
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If you want fill the bank, this is your choice for strings
This group has always been on my top for orchestral sounds, so having the ability to use them in a instrument is amazing.
its great
spectacular surprinsing
A good bundle of string articulations on the more quirky side of things - not for general use, but you'll know if you need articulations in the style that this product has rather quickly from the demos and videos online. Nice and sharp, excellent for adding some added edge and quirks to other string patches when layering, or when you need to go a bit odd in your writing. There's no Legato options, but in this style, I feel like I didn't really miss it. What it does well, it does really, really, REALLY well... however... Such a shame that the Bass patches are only available alongside the Celli, and that you have limited microphone positions - I could've done without the mixes and would have loved more options in creating my own mixes. It's also a little frustrating when some patches are missing from some of the instruments - really miss the Short Staccato Dig on the lower end. I'm really pleased with its rather unique strengths, which is why I'm also rather frustrated by its shortcomings. This could have been a truly excellent library... Still worth it.
What amazing sounds are in this library! Perfect to inject into my horror scores.
Very different strings. I wish it contained legato string patches.
Wonderful library to use as a background starting point.
So inspiring. So deep. Thanks a lot!
I will say it in a few words - if you need avant-garde techniques and realistic strings sounds, stop seeking. What Spitfire Audio did with London Contemporary Orchestra is something making me speechless because of the quality of these samples. Rich and dark sound with this kind of soul recorded there is everything what I need to express what I feel while composing and music production.
Fantastic sound/great project. I wish the interface was a little more user friendly but I appreciated all the help bubbles that pop up at the beginning. Made the experience a quick learn.
Excellent sound quality and range of timbres. A great collection of sounds if you want to explore writing with classical instruments in a less traditional way, or want a wider range of specialisms to increase your sonal arsenal for strings.
Great product
Not everyone's cup of tea. I wish it had more articulations for cinematic effects, but all in all a very good library that will considerably expand the palette of sounds.
I love the character of LCO Strings, and I'm happy to own them. Not only do I use it as an extra library, but I often use it instead of Logic's standard library, especially when I need to write for a small string ensemble. On the downside, some articulations are missing in the cellos. And it would have been nice to get more round-robins and a fingered/portamento legato. However, I have no regrets that I bought the library.
Awesome products !!
useful and good sounding, some rhythmical stuff is hard (impossible) to quantize and the selection of techniques is somehow okay but arbitrary in a way? anyway, no real critizism because one knows what to expect. Not happy about the absence of pure double basses though.
Great library, definitely a unique sound you will not find elsewhere.
Good dry library. Dynamic range of the shorts could be more. Overall satisfied, got my album done.