FrozenPlain Arctic Strings

FrozenPlain Arctic Strings [Kontakt]

Arctic Strings is a cinematic string library designed from the ground up for easy to use ambient sustained strings. It features flexible scripted legato and portamento / glissando.  The interface is built around the northern lights, as you play the strings, the aurora swells and flows to the sound. The library is quite unlike anything else, it offers an unique inspiration experience and is perfect for atmospheric and ambient strings.

Product Details

Like many FrozenPlain libraries, Arctic Strings features a strong link between visuals and sounds. Strings can have an incredibly emotive sound that swells and flows. I began to draw a link between this and the real life spectacle of the northern lights. I imagined the strings swell and move in time to the aurora, this idea is what I have endeavoured to represent with the interface!

The samples are wide and lush stereo recordings from a medium sized string ensemble in a church. This library excels at strings for ambience and atmosphere. It it not a deep sampled and technical concert hall type library.

Key features

• Scripted Legato, Portamento/ Glissando.
• Basses, Cellos, Violas and Violins all in 1 patch.
• Dynamics slider (default CC1).
• 8 Presets.
• 13 Effects including delay, sequencer, chorus, reverb.
• Automatic harmonise controls - lock to thirds, octaves, chords and more.
• Attack and release controls.
• Convolution reverb with ambient effect impulses.
• Beautiful and unique GUI.
• Change legato and glissando speed.
• Comprehensive manual.
• Advanced modulation matrix allows for setting keyswitches, velocity/CC modulation and much more.