Vienna Instruments Chamber Strings

Like they did in the namesake Edition of the Horizon Series, the small string ensembles present themselves as a full instrumental body rich in nuances. Tender or expressive, quiet or dynamic, light as a feather or energetic – with the help of our new performance algorithms, the ensembles’ liveliness magically unfolds when you play. The Chamber Strings exude their flair in intimate arrangements as much as in chamber music compositions or in divided string groups. Large string ensembles combined with the Chamber Strings are enhanced by additional nuances and a wealth of variants.

Apart from the entire sample treasure of the Horizon Series’ Chamber Strings Edition, this Vienna Instrument contains many new articulations: “Zigane” portamentos, articulations with harsh attacks, harmonics, marcato performances, new repetitions and many more are the reason why the Vienna Instrument nearly doubles the sample count of the Horizon Series’ Chamber Strings.

Vienna Instruments Chamber Strings Instruments

Violin Ensemble (6 Musicians)
Viola Ensemble (4 Musicians)
Violoncello Ensemble (3 Musicians)
Double bass Ensemble (2 Musicians)

Articulations

Performances

Interval Performances: legato, portamento, zigane (gipsy), détaché, marcato, spiccato
Performance Trills
Repetition Performances: legato, portato, staccato, spiccato, harsh
Grace notes: normal, zigane

Vienna Instruments Chamber Strings Single notes

Short notes: short staccato, long staccato, short détaché, long détaché, 4 variations each
Long notes: sustains with and without vibrato, espressivo
Dynamics: various crescendos & diminuendos, with and without vibrato, fp, sfz, sffz
Sustained tremolos
Trills: normal and baroque trills, half tone & whole tone, crescendo & diminuendo
Pizzicatos: normal, Bartók pizzicatos
Natural harmonics: sustains, glissandos
Artificial harmonics: staccato, sustains, repetitions

Vienna Instruments Chamber Strings System Requirements

PC

PC Intel/AMD 2 GHz (3++ GHz recommended) with Windows XP
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
VST (PC) or AU (Mac) compatible host (also works stand-alone)
DVD drive for installation
Fast separate harddrive
88 key master keyboard (highly recommended)
ViennaKey ( Vienna Symphonic Library USB Protection Device)

Mac

Apple G4 1 GHz (G5 recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
VST (PC) or AU (Mac) compatible host (also works stand-alone)
DVD drive for installation
Fast separate harddrive
88 key master keyboard (highly recommended)
ViennaKey ( Vienna Symphonic Library USB Protection Device)