VSL Free Violin Runs
FREE Ensemble Violin Virtual Instrument
There's a special quality to fast scales performed by an ensemble of string players.
It's the concurrent presence of precision and minimal random deviations in a well-rehearsed ensemble that creates the smoothness and vividness of string ensemble runs.
So to increase liveliness and authenticity in your tracks, it may be better in some cases to use pre-recorded runs than creating a string run out of single notes.
That's why we recorded octave runs performed by an ensemble of 14 violin players in all scales and modes that are now available in the well-organized patch structure of the Vienna Synchron Player.
The ensemble was recorded in our second studio, the Silent Stage, which offers a tight, controlled ambience, enabling you to place these strings in any acoustic environment you can imagine, either with the onboard convolution and algorithmic reverbs of the Vienna Synchron Player, or using external effect plug-ins of your choice.
All runs are available in all minor and major scales as well as in Greek modes, always played upwards and downwards.
What's more, they're all available in two variations: "Fixed runs" trigger a fast run as soon as you hit a key, landing on a long sustained note one octave higher or lower.
"Perform runs" work differently: You play a long note, and once you hit a note one octave above or below, the run is performed toward that note which then is sustained again.
You can also create beautiful longer passages by connecting upwards and downward runs or adding variations by triggering only a part of the runs.
Using the Vienna Synchron Player's time-stretching feature you can easily adjust all runs to any tempo of your choice, and even accelerate or decelerate the runs in real-time using the stretch factor slider.
Preconfigured mixer presets offer various reverb lengths and placements as first or second violins.
Preset names such as lush, bright, close, classic, distant, wide, retro, sentimental, and many more not only illustrate the broad range of available sound characteristics, but also the capabilities of the Synchron Player’s full-fledged mixer.
- Download File Size: 146MB
- Installed File Size: 293.7MB
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.13 High Sierra and above
- Windows 8.1 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel or AMD CPU
- 8GB RAM or more (16GB or more recommended)
- 294MB free storage space
- Free iLok account and iLok License Manager
- iLok Machine and iLok USB licensing methods are supported
- Includes 2 activations per license
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, and Standalone