From Tempest Audio, Minim strings is designed for "expressive repetitive legato and minimalist motion that doesn’t immediately collapse into machine-gun repetition".
The core of the library is 8x round-robin legato sampling across the ensemble:
• Violin I — 8 players
• Violin II — 6 players
• Viola — 5 players
• Cello — 5 players
• Bass — 3 players
Additional specs:
• 4 mic positions (Close / Mid / Room / Mix)
• 8x P and MF legato round robins across the majority of the library
• 4x sustain round robins
• 4x release round robins
• NKS compatible
• Requires FULL VERSION of Kontakt 7+
Alex has previous worked on Embertone libararies. The library is "coming soon" - no pricing details yet.
Back from hibernation... thanks for posting this, was unaware. Don't hear much that is to my liking in that brief clip; the back and forth figures sound rather flat and unconvincing to me, almost stale and with little flow. I'll be curious to hear more when it gets closer to release time.
Re: Minim Strings - 8xRR legato string library
Posted: May 13, 2026 4:38 pm
by Lawrence
Luke wrote: ↑May 13, 2026 2:58 pm
Back from hibernation... thanks for posting this, was unaware. Don't hear much that is to my liking in that brief clip; the back and forth figures sound rather flat and unconvincing to me, almost stale and with little flow. I'll be curious to hear more when it gets closer to release time.
Feels like it needs more swell, doesn’t it? As if the demo was done without (or with only minimal) expression.
The tone sounds like it could be nice. Further demos may help.
Luke wrote: ↑May 13, 2026 2:58 pm
Back from hibernation... thanks for posting this, was unaware. Don't hear much that is to my liking in that brief clip; the back and forth figures sound rather flat and unconvincing to me, almost stale and with little flow. I'll be curious to hear more when it gets closer to release time.
Feels like it needs more swell, doesn’t it? As if the demo was done without (or with only minimal) expression.
The tone sounds like it could be nice. Further demos may help.
Yes, Larry, you're right. It's that sort of "wavy" feeling that comes from the movement of the one note to the other. Tone is pleasant enough indeed. I'd certainly welcome something that can flawlessly do this type of figure, as it's not easy to pull off at all. I seem to remember Performance Samples Vista Legatos doing a good job of it.