String Studio VS-1

STRING MODELING SYNTHESIZER

The String is the Thing

The String Studio synthesizer swaps the traditional oscillator, filter, and envelope pattern for real-life string instrument components. At the core of String Studio lies a new cutting edge string model interacting with picks, bows, hammers, fingers, frets, dampers, and soundboards. Through this direct approach, String Studio delivers stunning guitars, basses, harps, clavinets, bowed instruments, percussions as well as rich and animated tones that blend the warmth, naturalness, and density of real-life with unique and innovative timbres from yet unheard instruments.

“String Studio saves me hundreds of pounds by letting me create and play a whole raft of real and imagined stringed instruments.”

—Martin Walker, Sound On Sound

String Studio VS-1 - Interface

The Unmistakable Feeling of Playing a Real Instrument

Once again, AAS brings you the state-of-the-art in physical modeling for unmatched sound quality and realism. Instead of relying on samples and wavetables, String Studio generates sound on the fly using an accurate model of the components and interactions involved in string instruments. This elaborate synthesis engine responds dynamically depending on your performance and how it is already vibrating, producing sound that is always unique to the moment. As a result of its nature, String Studio captures the richness and diversity of acoustic textures and reproduces the quirks, subtleties, and responsiveness of real-life instruments. This is the key to providing you with vibrant sound as well as the presence and expressivity of a real instrument.

Physical Ergonomics

The String Studio interface is conveniently laid out around components of a string instrument and the controls are directly related to their physical properties. With just a limited number of intuitive parameters, String Studio procures a remarkable range of sounds. Explore the extensive collection of warm and organic sounds included with String Studio or tweak and create exquisite textures simply not possible with other synthesizers.

Live Extras

Finally, String Studio offers premium performance features, including keyboard modes, portamento, vibrato and legato functions as well as a programmable pattern arpeggiator. For optimal controller integration, String Studio features a complete set of MIDI features; easy-to-use ‘MIDI Learn’ function for user defined MIDI maps, min/max parameter range settings, MIDI program change and automation. A high quality effect rack, featuring distortion, chorus, delay and reverb completes the package.

String Studio VS-1 - Interface

Audio Demos

Applied Tension – Cinematic (2:18 | 3.2MB MP3)
A very organic sound scape by composer/sound designer David Kristian. The majority of the sounds are String Studio with the exception of Tassman for the low tom sounds, Garritan Personal Orchestra for cymbals and tympani, and the Moog Little Phatty for the subtle background moans. David Kristian

Lee – Smooth Jazz (1.8MB MP3)
A nice String Studio guitar in this example by our friend Christian Laffitte. Tune

Afrika Spirit 1 – Ethnic (0.8MB MP3)
Afrika Spirit 2 – Ethnic (0.8MB MP3)
Same tune comparing two String Studio sounds. By our friend Christian Laffitte. Tune

Chorused Rhodes + Bass (0:45 | 1.8MB MP3)
This demo features Lounge Lizard's Chorused Rhodes presets as well as String Studio's Bass preset. Composed by Robert Voelk and mixed by Markus Reiter at Cyberfunk.

Bienchen (Little Bee) – Pop (1.7MB MP3)
String Studio sounds except for the drums and Lounge Lizard electric piano. By our friend Robert Voelk at Cyberfunk.

A Ruah Muas Sei (Be Quiet) – Acid Jazz (2.0MB MP3)
String Studio sounds except for the drums, bass, and Lounge Lizard electric piano. By our friend Robert Voelk at Cyberfunk.

Life is a Circus – Cinematic (2.3MB MP3)
A cinematic soundscape using String Studio over a Stylus RMX groove by our friend Jean-Sebastien Robitaille.

Maravilla Peligrosa – Electro (4.7MB MP3)
Six String Studio instances showing the versatility of the engine. By our friend Glen Darcey.

James Cap – Electro (2.6MB MP3)
All String Studio sounds except for the drums. By our friend jdg. soundfell.com

Electronic String – Electro (1.7MB MP3)
String Studio sounds except for the drum and bass. By our friend Erik Putrycz. ens

2F2F – Pop (1.4MB MP3)
All String Studio sounds except for the drums and layered Ultra Analog bass sound. Check out that funky clavinet riff by our CTO, Philippe Dérogis.

Clavichord (0.3MB MP3)
Guitar (1.1MB MP3)
String Studio VS-1 preview.