Abbey Road One: Soaring High Strings

Enter the room most composers can only dream of: Abbey Road's Studio One. Considered one of the finest acoustical spaces in the world, Studio One's history has an indelible connection with the scores recorded there, providing emotion, mood, and magic for many of the most renowned and successful films ever made. Such compositional classics as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Avengers: Endgame — all were recorded in Studio One. With its rich tonality, deep low end, and famed reverb, Studio One's sound is widescreen and epic. Truly, it is the iconic sound of cinema.

Offering a harmonious and rich sound, Soaring High Strings is tailored for romantic, lyrical passages without sacrificing high speed runs. 16 1st Violins and 14 2nd Violins play in unison to create a passionate and lush sonic tapestry perfect for crafting a resonant composition. Add the unmistakable magic of Abbey Road Studio One to your music with 12 signals, expertly recorded by Grammy Award winning engineer Simon Rhodes. Featuring an expressive, slurring legato — ideal for adding emotion to your tracks — Soaring High Strings completes the Abbey Road One Film Scoring Selections.

Available to purchase as a stand-alone sample library or as a brilliant addition to the Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations VST.

What's included?

Articulations:

• Legato — Multiple dynamic, molto vibrato, slurred notes and alt fast attacks for runs.
• Long — Multiple dynamics.
• Short — 5 round robins, and multiple dynamics.

Mics and mixes:

• Mix 1 — A full room mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from the Tree and Outriggers with a curated blend of spots. Use for luscious, rich passages.
• Mix 2 — A tighter full mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from the 2nd Tree and Outriggers with a curated blend of spots. Use for faster, detailed sounds.
• Vintage 1 — A pair of original 1940s RM1B ribbon microphones placed in front of the conductor to create a vintage scoring stage sound.
• Vintage 2 — A pair of classic 44BX ribbon microphones placed by the conductor for an alternative vintage scoring stage sound.
• Close (Strings) — All spot mics summed together for the instruments being played.
• Pop Close — A mix of spot mics, panned centrally to give a flexible image that isn't restricted to the orchestral layout.
• Pop Room — A dedicated room pair, located to represent the source centrally - use in conjunction with Pop Close.
• Tree 1 — A decca tree formed of Abbey Road's finest trio of classic valve omnidirectional microphones - the basis of your rich sound.
• Tree 2 — A tighter, closer decca tree - for faster, more detailed material.
• Outriggers 1 — A pair of omni microphones, used in conjunction with either Tree to obtain a wider image and pin the back desks in place.
• Ambients — A pristine pair of small diaphragm omnidirectional microphones, to the rear of the room for a balanced ambience.
• Spill — A summation of spot microphones from sections not being played, useful for adding realism.