Patch List

Solo Violin

Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Legato Sustains.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Marcatos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Harmonics.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Motion Tremolos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Spiccatos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Staccatos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Violin – Pizzicatos.nki

Solo Cello

Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Legato Sustains.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Marcatos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Harmonics.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Motion Tremolos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Spiccatos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Staccatos.nki
Pacific – Solo Strings – Solo Cello – Pizzicatos.nki

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Library Limitations

Here are some aspects of the library that might affect your purchasing decision. Putting together this list is always very subjective when I’m in the final stages of production, and just because something appears in library limitations here doesn’t mean it isn’t an “issue” in other PS libraries where I didn’t mention it in that library’s “limitations” area. But in general, I tried to think of various points about the library that may not work for potential customers. In no particular order:

Noise

Noise reduction is minimal (less than Pacific – Ensemble Strings). And this is not noise floor work, it’s just subjective spot fixes on release samples. There are also some instances of instrument noise on certain intervals.

Pre-note Ambience

To some degree (and depending on the patch), you can hear the ring-out from a previous note on the attacks. More obvious on farther mics. For the shorts patches, there are some controls and functionality to adjust it to your preference, like the sample offset and the controls on the “A” page.

Timbral Anomalies

For solo string legatos, this is nothing new with my libraries (the shift when interval fades back into sustain). It’s a rather inherent challenge in using a medium length performed sustain after an interval and then shifting back into a separately recorded sustain. I came up with a new trick to improve it on this library, but it still exists to varying degrees.

Articulations / Performances

The cello marcato patch has extra percussive attacks.

The cello legato is biased (especially in the higher register) towards portamento-esque playing.

The violin portamento option is only available upwards and P4-P8 (octave).

There’s some slight phasing on the dynamic crossfades for the marcato patches (as they didn’t use external modeling). How obvious it is depends partly on mic position.

DAW / Technical

Legato delay might be too long for some users’ preferences (180 ms). In part because of the timbral sensitivity of the sustain start (that the interval fades into), it’s not possibly to control the sample offset from the GUI.

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Loyalty

Customers who purchased (meaning free NFRs don’t apply) Pacific – Ensemble Strings during the Pacific – Ensemble Strings intro period can pick up Pacific – Solo Strings for free. Please keep in mind that it doesn’t matter whether you purchased Pacific – Ensemble Strings at its loyalty intro price of $249 or just the normal intro price of $399 – both are applicable since they were both during the product’s intro period.

When you purchased Pacific – Ensemble Strings, you should have received an email with the subject “Your loyalty (intro) code for Pacific – Ensemble Strings.” Do not share this code with others under any circumstance, as orders are subject to verification and loyalty qualification, in each instance. 

Take the 26-symbol code you received in that email and suffix “-PSS” to the end of it. It should look like this (replace the X’s with your code):

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Use the above code during the check-out process. I’ve created a few screenshots to show you different scenarios. It should be mentioned that your tax/VAT situation will, of course, vary based on your territory and so on.

Here’s an example of the intro price being turned to $0 by using the code. This would be a customer who picked up Pacific – Ensemble Strings during its intro period and is wanting to get Pacific – Solo Strings.

Please make sure to confirm that the coupon code is engaged before you finalize the process. The FAQ’s page mentions some intricacies of common questions about the checkout process (including things like if you are paying with Paypal, how it will send you back to FastSpring to finalize the order and coupon codes before you confirm the purchase).

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