Concept:
LA Scoring Strings (LASS) brings a whole new level of expressiveness, realism and real-time playability to sampled strings.
At the heart of its revolutionary sound are Real Legato performance sample patches and a unique “layered ensemble” approach. These ensembles were all recorded individually in a large film scoring studio. Because they’re made up of different players (avoiding the dreaded “same player” sound), they combine seamlessly to produce entirely cohesive small, medium, or large sections with the right divisi ratios.
LASS also features solo instruments performed by the section leaders. Rather than sounding like “guest soloists,” these instruments sound like the first chair players they actually are, blending perfectly with the sections they come from.
The players are recorded in position on the scoring stage and mixed in the traditional orchestral seating perspective, making it simple to get a magnificent string mix out of the box. Meanwhile we took the utmost care to ensure that the instruments can be panned anywhere with virtually no phasing problems should you need to do that.
And to make it easy to get just the right sound, all LASS patches and programming are consistent from the first chair to the full mix. If apart sounds right using the first chair patch, the same sequence will sound right with the full ensemble — no MIDI reprogramming required.
The result is unprecedented control over dynamics, performance, and section size.
LA scoring strings is like 5 libraries in 1
| Details:
Featured LASS Scripts
Note that these are just 3 of many scripts.
o LASS Real Legato — REAL legato performance samples — meticulously programmed and scripted for
non-repetitive legato transitions and real-time control of legato articulations.
o A.R.T. (Auto Rhythm Tool) — an advanced (yet simple to use) rhythm and accents script with
humanization features.
o Trill Script — the script intelligently triggers trills diatonically in any key with just 1 Key Switch.
o Delay and Humanization — add delay and randomization to the timing of note playback.
o CC Table — allows you to create your own volume curves for sustain and legato patches.
o A.M.G. — Anti Machine Gun. Triggers alternate samples to avoid sample repetition.
o Tuning Tool — allows you to create your own tuning table and add tuning randomization to patches.
LASS Real Legato
Sample screenshot of LASS Real Legato
LASS Real Legato
Sample screenshot of A.R.T. (Auto Rhythm Tool)
List of articulations
Note that “L” means Legato, “P” means Portamento and “G” means Glissando. All dynamic layers controlled by mod wheel (CC1).
* Espressivo Legato L
* Espressivo Legato LPG Fast
* Espressivo Legato LP
* Espressivo Legato LP Medium
* Espressivo Legato LP Fast
* Espressivo Legato LP Speed P
* Espressivo Legato LPG Medium
* Espressivo Legato LPG
* Espressivo Legato LPG Speed P
* Espressivo Legato LPG Speed P+G
* Esp Sus
* Non Esp Sus
* Spiccatos (RR)
* Staccatos (RR)
* Pizzicato (RR)
* Tremolos
* Trills Maj/Min
* Con Sordino
* Harmonics
| Instrument and Sections
VIOLINS
1 player First Chair
4 players ensemble A
4 players ensemble B
8 players ensemble C
16 players full section mix
CELLOS
1 player First Chair
3 players ensemble A
3 players ensemble B
4 players ensemble C
10 players full section mix
VIOLINS II*
1 player First Chair
4 players ensemble A
4 players ensemble B
8 players ensemble C
16 players full section mix
BASSES
1 player First Chair
2 players ensemble A
2 players ensemble B
4 players ensemble C
8 player full section mix
VIOLAS
1 player First Chair
3 players ensemble A
3 players ensemble B
6 players ensemble C
12 players full section mix
Ensemble patches include: Esp Sus, Staccato, Spiccato, Pizzicato, Tremolo, Sordino, Harmonics and Glissando FX.
*Derived from Violins I, Violins II are panned to a 2nd violin’s orchestral perspective and programmed to avoid phasing issues with the 1st violins.
