virtual string synthesizer
String is a virtual instrument that emulates the beautiful sound of the polyphonic string synthesizer.
String's authentic tone comes from its accurate emulation of the divide-down oscillator technology behind the lush ensemble synths of the 70s.
String has two individual sound generating Layers, each housing three phase-locked oscillator stops at 16', 8' and 4' ranges for Layer 1, and 8', 4', and 2' ranges for Layer 2. The relative volumes of each stop can be finely tuned to produce an enormous range of timbres. Both Layers have controllable note split points. Layers can be placed so that each is controlled by a specific range on the keyboard, or even overlapped and stacked together.
Each Layer has its own Voicing Mode from a choice of Monophonic with Last, Low, and High Note Priorities, Paraphonic, and Polyphonic. In Polyphonic mode each voice has its own Attack/Release amplitude modulation envelope. In Paraphonic mode all voices within a Layer share a single monophonic Attack/Release amplitude envelope. The Monophonic Modes produce a single voice, which can be either the Lowest, Highest, or Last note pressed.
Layers can be further shaped using the monophonic Filter section. This section has several Filter types; a Highpass / Lowpass pair of filters in series, an analogue resonant filter in either Lowpass, Bandpass, or Highpass modes with various modulation options (including Channel Aftertouch), and a 9-Band EQ. The Filter section can also be switched off altogether.
Both Layers can be individually routed into the Effects section. Layer 1 can also optionally be routed directly into Layer 2's Filter to produce serial Filter tones.
String's Chorus section is modeled on the bucket-brigade device that characterized the sound of the classic ensemble synths. Select from two different Chorus algorithms for either an authentic Ensemble timbre (Type 1), or a more modern, denser sound. (Type 2). A built-in stereo Phaser can be used to add movement, depth, and interest to String timbres. The Effects section is rounded off with two mono bucket-brigade device delay units with independent time and feedback settings, which can be tempo synced, and linked together into a single stereo delay.
All controls can be easily mapped to a hardware controller using the simplified MIDI Learn feature.
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Version 1.3.7 |
MacOS X UB |
(App, AU, RTAS, VST) |
Jan 19, 2012 |
(Windows) Fixed incredibly rare crash which may occur when first opening the plug-in on certain 32-bit VST Windows hosts.
(Mac) Workaround for issue that causes the preset browser to become invisible in Digital Performer 7 when the String FX Audio Unit plug-in UI is resized. This workaround, which forces this host to correctly use the Cocoa UI, can be enabled by adding the following line to the String.xml configuration file:
Massively improved speed and responsiveness of all UI controls.
Improved CPU usage when tweaking parameters from a hardware controller.
(Windows) For the Windows VST plug-in, when using a relative path for the presets folder, the path is now relative to the plug-in's DLL file and not the host's executable file.
Standalone versions now support multiple simultaneous hardware controllers.
Preset searches are now multi-threaded. Preset browser can now immediately respond to user interaction, even whilst searching a massive preset library, or when browsing a folder containing a large number of presets.
(Windows and Linux) Preset meta data (ie, author name, notes, tags) is now correctly displayed after loading an .FXP based preset or restoring a saved project.
Various minor compatibility fixes for certain hosts.
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Version 1.3.5 |
MacOS X UB |
(App, AU, RTAS, VST) |
Aug 6, 2011 |
Fix for the String FX Mac OS X 64-bit VST plug-in not resizing correctly in some hosts when opening the preset browser.
Fix for mouse-wheel not working correctly for the Windows 32-bit VST plug-in.
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Version 1.3.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(App, AU, RTAS, VST) |
Jul 4, 2011 |
Fix for GUI freeze that could occur in certain hosts.
Fix for crash that could occur when validating the 64-bit Audio Unit.
Fix for newly loaded presets being incorrectly marked as changed in Maschine when using the String Audio Unit.
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Version 1.3.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App, AU, RTAS, VST) |
Jun 16, 2011 |
- Native 64-bit VST plug-in for Mac OS X (64-bit VST support requires Mac OS X 10.6 or greater; 64-bit Audio Unit requires Mac OS X 10.5 or greater; all other formats require Mac OS X 10.4 or greater.)
- Integrated undo and redo, with unlimited history size.
- Preset Browser is now maximized to fill the entire plug-in window.
- Windows RTAS plug-in is now installed to the correct location on 64-bit Windows operating systems.
- MIDI Program Changes are now multi-threaded, and so will no longer potentially stall the audio synthesis.
- Fix for crash (on both Windows and Linux) that could occur when 'space' is pressed when confirming the overwrite preset dialog.
- VU meters now automatically reset their overload status after a few seconds.
- For Windows VST (32-bit and 64-bit), the preferences file can be placed alongside the DLL file to facilitate USB or portable installs.
- Clearer font in PDF documentation.
- Fix for rare issue that stopped presets from loading in Linux Renoise when LADSPA plug-in support is enabled.
- Factory presets now load significantly faster.
- Various host compatibility fixes.
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Version 1.2.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(App, AU, RTAS, VST) |
Feb 8, 2011 |
* Native 64-bit VST plugin and standalone application for Linux.
* Integrated Preset Browser, with meta-data, tags, searching, and hot-swap support.
* Additional presets. All presets now tagged and annotated.
* Presets can now be sorted using auto categorization.
* String Instrument and FX now have their own individual default preset.
* Reduced CPU usage.
* CPU usage is now consistent when using the Mac OS X RTAS Plugins.
* Windows VST 32-bit plugins and standalone applications no longer depend on additional runtime libraries. However, these libraries are still required - and installed - for the RTAS format plugins.
* libjack is now weak-linked for standalone Linux. This means JACK is not required (but still recommended).
* Fixed slight pitch shifting timbre that would rarely occur when quickly swapping between presets using different delay time settings.
* PDF manual is now printer-friendly.
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Version 1.1.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(App, AU, RTAS, VST) |
Jun 4, 2010 |
This release add the following fixes and features:
* Native 64-bit versions for Mac OS X Audio Unit, and Windows VST.
* Separate "Effects Only" plugin: use String's Effects as a general multi-fx unit.
* Phaser and Chorus now automatically disable themselves (saving CPU) when the plugin is idle.
* Each Layer now has an overall Volume control.
* Increased polyphony.
* Much faster GUI response.
* Vastly reduced memory usage.
* Various compatibility fixes for certain hosts.
* Vastly reduced memory usage.
* Fixed bug where Delay Link status sometimes isn't persisted.
* Fixed minor audible click that could be heard when changing Chorus mod.
* New preset bank for registered users with over 150 fantastic String sounds: HunterKiller String 1.1 Preset Bank. Download it here.
Requires Mac OS X v. 10.4 or later
x86 based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE, or
PPC based processor 1.0Ghz, or above
512 MB RAM
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