Musical Sampling Misterioso Strings (Kontakt Library)

$149.00

Misterioso Strings by Musical Sampling is a soft, Aleatoric Texture Library featuring 32 Players (16 violins + 16 violas) performing Major/Minor Chordal Voicings. Designed for emotional scoring, it offers Dynamic Crossfading, Three Mic Positions, and Subdued Timbres (con sordino/sul tasto) for seamless orchestral blending.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Whispers of the Orchestra
Misterioso Strings – 32 Players, Aleatoric Textures, and Velocity-Triggered Major/Minor Chords for Cinematic Depth

Misterioso Strings specializes in delicate, aleatoric textures performed by a unified ensemble of 32 players (16 violins + 16 violas). Its intuitive playability lets composers trigger major chords (hard velocity) or minor chords (soft velocity), with dynamics shaped via CC for expressive phrasing. Recorded with muted (con sordino) and sul tasto techniques, the library delivers hushed, tonal layers perfect for underscore, tension cues, or emotional themes. Three mic positions and adjustable hall reverb provide spatial flexibility, while the compact 2-octave textural range ensures clarity in orchestral templates.

Misterioso Strings is a soft, aleatoric, tonal texture library performed by a unified ensemble of 16 violins and 16 violas.

Designed for emotional orchestral settings, this collection features live, delicately performed major and minor textures with a strong focus on usability. The textural orchestrations are contained within a two-octave range to maintain clarity, while offering up to three octaves of playable chordal voicings for flexible orchestration.

Controls are intuitive – playing softly triggers a minor chord, while playing harder triggers a major chord. Dynamics and crossfades are controlled via CC for expressive shaping.

The articulations were carefully selected for maximum musicality, ensuring enough variation for expressive, crossfadeable Performance Combo patches. Most textures were performed con sordino, sul tasto, or both, creating a subdued timbre that blends seamlessly with other orchestral libraries in any template.

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PRODUCT SUMMARY

Aleatoric Textures: Live-performed major/minor chordal voicings (3-octave playable range).
32-Player Ensemble: 16 violins + 16 violas seated traditionally for cohesive sound.
Dynamic Playability: Major/minor chords triggered by velocity; CC-controlled crossfades.
Subdued Timbres: Primarily con sordino & sul tasto performances for blending.
Spatial Control: 3 mic positions + adjustable custom hall reverb.
Performance Combo Patches: Crossfadeable articulations for expressive phrasing.
Compact Design: 1.1GB in NCW format (Kontakt Full required).

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Formats: VST, AU, AAX (via Kontakt 6.8.0+ Full Version Only).
OS: macOS 10.14+ / Windows 10+ (64-bit).
RAM: 4GB minimum (8GB+ recommended).
Storage: 1.1GB (compressed NCW format).
Delivery: Watermarked download via Pulse.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

‣ Windows 7 or higher.

‣ Mac OSX 10.9 or higher.

‣ Dual Core CPU, 2 GB System Ram, SATA or SSD hard drive recommended for this library.

Important Note: The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt version 5.5+ is required to use .nki instrument presets included in this library. The free Kontakt "Player" and "Add Library" import process do not support this standard open-format Kontakt library.