Berlin Strings | Special Bows I - Notes

With Berlin Strings, our comprehensive flagship string library firmly establishing the Teldex sound in the world of orchestral strings, we are proud to bring the BST line-up to the next level.

Berlin Strings | Special Bows I introduces much sought-after special bowing techniques for Violins I, Violins II and Violas. Included is a large complement of Sul Ponticello, Sul Tasto and Flageolet articulations, as well as Col Legno for all sections.

Following the idea of our symphonic sampling project to do things right and in detail, we decided to really delve deep into those special bows and provide them as standalone collections instead of just including some basic patches in the main collections. All articulations have been recorded with the same depth and scope as Berlin Strings. With Sul Tasto and Sul Ponticello legato, you can play melodic lines with the same sonic depth as the main collection. RRs on shorts patches counter the dreaded machine gun effect even when playing Flageolet.

Number of players:

Violins I - 8 violins

Violins II - 6 violins

Violas - 5 violas

Violins I

The High Special Bows begin with the familiar 8-player Violins I section. From Col Legno to Sul Tasto and Sul Ponticello, all important patches are present. Note that all instruments in this collection have the same depth of articulation!

01. Violins I Col Legno	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (p, f) \| RR: 3 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
02. Violins I Flageolet Sustains Imm	R: G3, C4-D7 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
03. Violins I Flageolet Tremolo	R: G3, C4-D7 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
04. Violins I Flageolet Staccato	R: G3, C4-D7 \| RR: 3 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
05. Violins I Sul Ponticello Legato	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (p, f) \| T: 1st-8th \| M: Concertmaster
06. Violins I Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (p, f) \| M: Concertmaster \| +
07. Violins I Sul Ponticello Tremolo	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (p, ff) \| M: Concertmaster \| +
08. Violins I Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (p, ff) \| M: Concertmaster \| +
09. Violins I Sul Ponticello Staccato	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mf, ff) \| RR: 5 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
10. Violins I Sul Tasto Legato	R: G2-D6 \| L: 3 (p, mp, f) \| T: 1st-8th \| M: Concertmaster
11. Violins I Sul Tasto Sustains Imm	R: G2-D6 \| L: 3 (p, mp, f) \| M: Concertmaster \| +
12. Violins I Sul Tasto Sustains Soft	R: G2-D6 \| L: 3 (pp, mp, f) \| M: Concertmaster \| +
13. Violins I Sul Tasto Tremolo	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (pp, f) \| M: Concertmaster \| +
14. Violins I Sul Tasto Portato Short	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mp, f) \| RR: 4 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
15. Violins I Sul Tasto Portato Long	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mp, f) \| RR: 4 \| M: Concertmaster \| +
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Violins II

Six Violins II bring the same fifteen articulations including Flageolet to the second Violins.

01. Violins II Col Legno	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mf, f) \| RR: 3 \| +
02. Violins II Flageolet Sustains Imm	R: G3, C4-D7 \| +
03. Violins II Flageolet Tremolo	R: G3, C4-D7 \| +
04. Violins II Flageolet Staccato	R: G3, C4-D7 \| RR: 5 \| +
05. Violins II Sul Ponticello Legato	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (p, f) \| T: 1st-8th
06. Violins II Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mf, ff) \| +
07. Violins II Sul Ponticello Tremolo	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (pp, ff) \| +
08. Violins II Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mp, ff) \| +
09. Violins II Sul Ponticello Staccato	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (mf, ff) \| RR: 4 \| +
10. Violins II Sul Tasto Legato	R: G2-D6 \| L: 3 (p, mf, f) \| T: 1st-8th
11. Violins II Sul Tasto Sustains Imm	R: G2-D6 \| L: 3 (mp, mf, f) \| +
12. Violins II Sul Tasto Sustains Soft	R: G2-D6 \| L: 3 (p, mp, f) \| +
13. Violins II Sul Tasto Tremolo	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (pp, f) \| +
14. Violins II Sul Tasto Portato Short	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (pp, mp) \| RR: 4 \| +
15. Violins II Sul Tasto Portato Long	R: G2-D6 \| L: 2 (pp, mp) \| RR: 4 \| +
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Violas

All Special Bows articulations are also preset for the five Violas.

01. Violas Col Legno	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (mf, ff) \| RR: 5 \| +
02. Violas Flageolet Sustains Imm	R: C3, G3, C4-C6 \| +
03. Violas Flageolet Tremolo	R: C3, G3, C4-C6 \| +
04. Violas Flageolet Staccato	R: C3, G3, C4-C6 \| RR: 5 \| +
05. Violas Sul Ponticello Legato	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (p, f) \| T: 1st-8th
06. Violas Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (mp, ff) \| +
07. Violas Sul Ponticello Tremolo	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (p, fff) \| +
08. Violas Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc	R: C2-C5 \| +
09. Violas Sul Ponticello Staccato	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (mf, ff) \| RR: 5 \| +
10. Violas Sul Tasto Legato	R: C2-C5 \| L: 3 (p, mf, f) \| T: 1st-8th
11. Violas Sul Tasto Sustains Imm	R: C2-C5 \| L: 3 (p, mp, f) \| +
12. Violas Sul Tasto Sustains Soft	R: C2-C5 \| L: 3 (pp, mp, mf) \| +
13. Violas Sul Tasto Tremolo	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (pp, ff) \| +
14. Violas Sul Tasto Portato Short	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (mf, f) \| RR: 4 \| +
15. Violas Sul Tasto Portato Long	R: C2-C5 \| L: 2 (mf, f) \| RR: 4 \| +
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