Hideaway Studio has announced The String Collection, a string synthesizer sound library for Native Instruments Kontakt.

It features 16 synthetic strings presented in the 4 voice layering engine made by carefully blending and tube processing several native analog sources including 1938 Novachord, 1972 Eminent 310U, 1978 ARP Omni, SE Omega 8 and Crumar Bit One as well as several experimental discrete analog/tube based exponential sawtooth, waveshaping, passive L/C and EQ circuits.

Hideaway Studio The String Collection

The String Collection features a number of tube processed layers and blends of string synthesizers, brought together to form the basic 16 instruments loaded into the layering engine in NI Kontakt.

The String Collection features

  • 244 generously long 24-bit samples.
  • 16 multi-sampled voices/partials.
  • 4-Voice Layering Engine with ability to save.
  • 12 editable example instrument patches.
  • 2 example layered multi patches.
  • User Manual.

The sample library is available to purchase for £10 GBP. Requires Kontakt 4.2.4 or higher, full version.

More information: Hideaway Studio / The String Collection