StringStudio from Applied Acoustics Systems swaps the traditional oscillator, filter, and envelope pattern for real-life string instrument components. At the core of String Studio lies an entirely new string model interacting with picks, bows, hammers, fingers, frets, dampers, and soundboards. Through this direct approach, String Studio delivers guitars, basses, harps, clavinets, bowed instruments and percussion as well as many other sounds that can only exist in the imagination of the programmer.
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, String Studio can capture the diversity of acoustic textures reproducing the quirks, subtleties, and responsiveness of real-life instruments.
Its clear that playability is foremost in the designers minds with several references likening StringStudio to a real, expressive, physical instrument. The interface has been designed with this in mind, allowing access to controls that are directly related to the models physical properties whilst giving a wide range of tonal variations.
String Studio Highlights
Entirely based on physical modeling for outstanding sound quality
Top quality preset library
Real time calculation of sound - no samples
32bit floating point internal processing
Audio bit-depth and sample rates up to 24bit/192kHz
Integrated audio recorder to capture performance on the fly
Integrated browser and locate function for easy navigation and organization of presets
Import/Export functions for easy sharing of presets
Unlimited undo/redo capability
Standalone operation - no host application required
Standard plugin formats support
Full audio and MIDI hardware support
Simultaneous operation of multiple MIDI ports
MIDI automation and program change support
User defined MIDI maps with MIDI Learn
High quality integrated master effects: chorus, delay and reverb
MIDI Clock, tap and host tempo synchronization
Dynamic voice allocation and CPU overhead protection
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