The Hollywood Strings collection of virtual instruments has been designed to be the most complete, detailed and high quality collection of orchestral string instruments.
• 16 first violins
• 14 second violins
• 10 violas
• 10 cellos
• 7 double basses
• Total: 57 instruments
A more detailed list of instruments and playing techniques is given below, in the “Instrumentation & Articulations Overview” tab
Instrumentation & Articulations Overview
STRING SECTION:
Sixteen first violins, 14 second violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 7 basses. (Total 57 players.)
ARTICULATIONS: LONG NOTES
Sustained vibrato (up & down bows) [5].
Sustained non-vibrato (as above) [5].
Sustained molto vibrato (as above) [3]*.
Flautando. Harmonics.
Detache (up & down bows) [4].
Marcato sustain [3].
ARTICULATIONS: SHORT NOTES
Marcato short (t/l) [3].
Staccato (t/l) [4].
On-the-bow staccato (t/l) [4].
Staccato slur [4] (violins only).
Staccatissimo (t/l) [4].
Spiccato (t/l) [4].
Pizzicato (t/l) [4].
‘Bartok’ pizzicato (t/l).
Ricochet (jete) (t/l) [3].
Col legno (t/l).
EFFECTS & RUNS
Measured tremolo [4].
Tremolo [4].
Sul ponticello tremolo (violas only).
Trill (semitone/tone) [3]. Fast repetitions [3]. Runs (chromatic, major, minor, whole tone).
Spiccato runs (violins only).
Slur runs (violins only).
LEGATO SUSTAINS
Legato slur (normal/slow) [3].
Legato bow change* (normal/slow) [3].
Portamento legato* (normal/fast) [2].
[x] Number of dynamic layers.
- Not basses.
** Second violins only.
t/l = tight (trimmed) attack/loose (untrimmed) attack.
Some articulations are not played by all five sections; many of the library’s patches feature combinations of the performance styles listed above.
Hollywood Strings system requirements
work both standalone and as a plug-in on Mac (Intel architecture only, OS 10.5 and above) and PC (Windows XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7). Samples are 24-bit and occupy 312GB of disk space.
Supported Sound Drivers:
Windows:
ASIO
DirectSound
VST
Mac:
Audio Units
Core Audio
VST.
Hardware Requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
4GB RAM, 7200RPM non-energy-saving* hard drive.
Mac: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.1GHz or higher.
PC: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Dual Core 2.1GHz.
Recommended configuration:
8GB RAM, 7200RPM non-energy-saving* hard drive.
Mac: Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz.
PC: Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Quad-Core 2.66GHz, 64-bit Windows/host sequencer.
Optimal configuration:
16GB RAM or more, Solid State drive (SSD).
Mac: Mac Pro Eight-Core Intel Xeon 2.26GHz or better.
PC: Intel Core i7 2.66GHz or better, 64-bit Windows/host sequencer.
The R2R PLAY sampler is required for the library to work .
Installing the library in PLAY:
- Unpack the archive on the HDD to any convenient place.
- Copy the “Previews”, “ProductChunks”, “products” folders from the Decibel folder to the “%PROGRAMDATA%\East West\” folder.
- Launch the R2R PLAY sampler, go to the Browser tab.
- Right-click on an empty space in the left column of the Browser tab and select “Add Another Product Library” from the pop-up window.
- In the window that appears, specify the location of the folder with the library.
