SPITFIRE AUDIO Alternative Solo Strings

Innovative solo strings from four of London’s finest players

We’ve captured the performances of four of the most interesting and progressive string soloists in London to give you an accessible tool for detailed composition work. Featuring Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass, it features spirited longs and shorts, as well as a series of more unconventional articulations. Alternative Solo Strings offers you an instant, out-of-the-box collaborative experience, steeped in character.

Collective credits

Captain America: Civil War (Henry Jackman) -Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (James Newton Howard) -Victoria & Abdul (Thomas Newman) -Jason Bourne (David Buckley/John Powell) -Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) -Warcraft (Ramin Djawadi) -The Hunger Games (James Newton Howard) -The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer) -Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Hans Zimmer) -Inception (Hans Zimmer) -Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Alberto Iglesias) -The Twilight Saga (Carter Burwell) -Batman Begins (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) -Gladiator (Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard) -Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Howard Shore) Nick Cave - Daft Punk - Adele - Mark Ronson - UNKLE - Editors - Badly Drawn Boy - U2 - Goldfrapp - Joni Mitchell - Max Richter - The Divine Comedy - Christine and the Queens

Dry stage recording

Recorded at Spitfire Audio's high-spec in-house recording studio using the finest equipment, Alternative Solo Strings is the perfect accompaniment to our hugely popular London Contemporary Orchestra Strings, recorded in the same location. While the unpredictable recordings may lead you into unexpected territory, the sonics of our dry stage provide you with ultimate control, whether that be an upfront Warren Ellis style approach, a Hans Zimmer style overdub on top of a large orchestral bed, or a virtuoso performance within the section of a chamber work.

The overview panel

This is the main interface for melodic instruments. Its default view displays all available playing techniques, has a simple microphone mixer and includes the main feature controllers.

General controls panel

This view allows further in-depth control of the instrument, showing all available signals and feature controllers, as well as the ability to purge techniques from memory to reduce system usage.

The ostinatum

In this view you can add notes to a pattern sequencer, select which key it triggers on and then play for instant ostinato creation. It’s like an arpeggiator on a synthesiser.