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Cheap/Free Violin/Sax VSTs. Any worth it?
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Hi guys, I've been looking around for some VSTs for violin/string and saxophone. I've come across some demos of free, and they sound exactly as I had imagined: synths trying to sound like real instruments.
Violin/string might be an easier nut to crack than a saxophone.
I did see on Sax plugin, but it was $250.
Are there any decent string or sax plugins that are sub $50/€50/£50? I'd be using them for home stuff, on Reaper, so they wouldn't be for professional use at all.
Violin/string might be an easier nut to crack than a saxophone.
I did see on Sax plugin, but it was $250.
Are there any decent string or sax plugins that are sub $50/€50/£50? I'd be using them for home stuff, on Reaper, so they wouldn't be for professional use at all.
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https://www.kirkhunterstudios.com/products/solo-strings-1/
Not the most amazing sound but decent enough and the KH stuff tends to be quite playable and cheap. He often does sales too.
Note that you'll need Kontakt though to use most of the sample libraries that are on sale (sold by any company). So you need to buy Kontakt (the VST) and then the instruments to play in it (the library) too. Once you have Kontakt you can use it with lots of different libraries.
More expensive alternative libraries are by companies like Spitfire Audio, 8dio, Chris Hein, Cinesamples, Orchestral Tools, etc but can cost from hundreds to thousands.
http://virtualplaying.com/ offers a load of free instruments (never used it though).
http://vis.versilstudios.net/vsco-community.html another freebie (I've also never used it either but it sounds reasonable from the demos).
https://vi-control.net/ is a useful forum that has a lot of sample users, makers and (some "big name") composers.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/free/
Check out FREE Kontakt content all over the web:
Sax:
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/04/14/bigcat-kontakt-instruments/
Violin:
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/04/20/stroh-violin-free/
Use Google as there are hundreds for Kontact.
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Am doing this now. Is it worth downloading the Reaktor 6 Player too?
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