Hyperion Strings Elements includes a combined full ensemble preset, as well as individual section master and true legato presets for our chamber string orchestra, with 8 Violins, 6 Violas, 5 Cellos and 4 Double Basses. These master presets allow you to blend and switch effortlessly vibrato, non-vibrato and tremolo sustains, a variety of short bow strokes and naturally dynamic tempo-based expressions, effects, rhythmic patterns, runs and sequences. The Master presets include a broad selection of fundamental articulations, each with their own range of customizable real-time performance options, key-switch and mapping options, handy auto-functions, apregiators, FX and performance tools. The library includes a full-ensemble preset and 4 Master and True-Legato section presets for 8 Violins, 6 Violas, 5 Cellos and 4 Double Basses. We’ve also equipped the interface with plenty of spatialization, environment simulation and positioning controls and options to let you dial in the sound and character you need. It can also be used to fatten and layer with other strings to create massive arrangements. It has a strong tone and wide dynamic range that can be shaped to fit any genre or style. The Hyperion String ensemble has a forward and robust sound unlike any other. It’s ready to perform from the moment you load it up. This virtual instrument is a robust musical production workhorse that will serve you well, whether you’re a working composer, student, producer, songwriter, teacher, arranger, band, sound designer, or are just curious about creating your own music.
It's made for Native Instruments’ free Kontakt Player and the NKS Standard. It was recorded with uncompromising engineering precision and then hand-edited and carefully balanced to achieve a new benchmark in quality and playability. And for those who may be on the fence with this purchase, it certainly seems like a great library to have, especially if you are not classically trained but still wish to include dynamic and powerful strings in your projects.Hyperion Strings Elements is a universal string ensemble library built for everyone. So for those of you who already have the Native Instruments Action Strings library, or Komplete, we hope this video has helped to shed some light on things and give you a reason to jump into it. It also comes with a few essential effects, like reverb, expression and other tools to help you build a more realistic and believable delivery of your arrangements.
And having the unique ability to quickly produce professional sounding recordings of string ensembles has helped many artists and producers around the world enter into the world of production music. The Native Instruments Action Strings sample library is intended to be used for cinematic and emotionally intense projects. But you can also dig in a little deeper and begin tweaking these presets, or making your own new ones to generate truly unique and original sequences, progressions and arrangements.
There are many pre-made articulation and phrase presets for each instrument made easily accessible via the main interface windows.
There have been a lot of mixed reviews and surrounding this style of sample library that NI seems to be focused on right now, but much of it is actually misunderstanding how the programming tools work and what they are actually capable of. There are many, many, many sample libraries showcasing strings available nowadays, but there are a few things that really set the newly released Native Instruments Action Strings for Kontakt.
This is a brilliant hour-long in-depth overview of the new Native Instruments Action Strings sample library for Kontakt.