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String Machine

EastWest

Where to get itAvailable from EastWestsoundsonline.com

String Machine is a vintage string synthesizer plugin that recreates the lush, analog textures of classic 1960s-80s hardware units including the ARP Solina, Oberheim OBX, Roland RS-505, and Roland Jupiter 6. It combines meticulously sampled vintage string machine sounds with modern strings, brass, woodwinds, and vocals, featuring an ensemble chorus effect with 3 distinct modes for everything from warm vintage character to modern transparency.

Key Features

0113 GB of sampled vintage analog string machines and synthesizers
024 color-coded instrument sections: string machines/pads, section strings, solo woodwinds/brass, and choirs/soloists
03Ensemble Chorus effect with 3 modes (ARP Solina, Roland VP-330, and Modern)
044-stage envelope control (attack, decay, sustain, release) per instrument section
05Mod Wheel cross-fade between 2 layers per instrument
06Global controls: volume, pan, stereo field, and filter
074 reverb presets with send controls
0817 presets programmed by Nick Phoenix
0919 additional patches in String Machine Expansion Pack (free)

Things to Try

  • 01Click the Reverb switches along the top to audition different reverb presets and try various combinations
  • 02Use the Mod Wheel to cross-fade between the 2 layers within each instrument for blending or transformation effects
  • 03Enable the Ensemble Chorus effect and select from 3 modes (Solina, VP-330, or Modern) for different vintage warmth or modern transparency
Formats
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