Monday, July 16, 2012

String Concerto II VST plugin released




G-Storm Plugins announces the release of the String Concerto II VST plugin and standalone version. The String Concerto II is a recreation of the Logan String Melody II vintage stringer. The Logan was known for lush full orchestra, creamy triple-BBD ensemble, simple and honest organs, and cheesy accordion preset. The emulation is made possible by synthesis and effects DSP techniques, not samples.

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The trial version has an intermittent tone burst, and the GUI keyboard is disabled.

USER GUIDE 
The User Guide is included with Trial and Full-Version downloads and may contain answers to questions.  Be sure to read it first.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

String Concerto II Specifications Summary

Release is coming very soon.

String Concerto II SPECIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Keyboard 49 key response range, MIDI notes C2-C6
Polyphony Fully Polyphonic
Oscillators Simulated Phase-Locked Loop
Envelope Fully Polyphonic, start from zero same-note re-trigger only
Filters
No user controlled filters
BASS Section
Instrument Level controls
    •    Bass EDIT: (monophonic low-note priority)
    •    Cello
    •    Viola
    •    Violin
ATTACK Time control
SUSTAIN Time control
TREBLE Section
Instrument Level controls
    •    Cello
    •    Viola
    •    Violin
ATTACK Time control
SUSTAIN Time control
EFFECTS
Ensemble Mode Toggles
ACC. = Off mode
ORGAN. = moderate effect mode
ORCH. = full on mode
WIDE Stereo Widening for ORCH. mode only
Ensemble Simulated Triple Bucket Brigade Delay
PROGRAMS PER BANK 16 Programs
POWER Switch deactivates audio
INPUT MIDI Note Data In, OMNI mode channels 1-16,
MIDI RESPONSE Continuous Controller Messages
    •    CC#64 Pedal Hold Function
OUTPUTS Stereo L/R Audio Out ASIO

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

New plugin in development, Happy July 4th

Work has begun on a new vintage synth plugin. EDIT: It's now called the String Concerto II, and it will be a stringer emulation based on the Logan/Hohner String Melody II.
Once again, no samples will be used - but true synthesizer methods and Triple BBD behavior modelling. The original was a mono output unit, but I have already incorporated a toggle for switching to stereo output for a wild spatial movement not unlike the VSP-330 plugin.