Berlin Strings | Special Bows II - 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 II introduces much sought-after special bowing techniques for Celli and Basses. 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:
Celli - 5 Cellos
Basses - 4 Double basses
Celli
The five Celli in BST Special Bows II feature fifteen special articulations, ranging from Col Legno, Flageolet and Sul Ponticello to Sul Tasto - with several articulations each, including full-range Legato for all Sul articulations!
| 01. Celli Col Legno | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (mf, ff) | RR: 4 | + |
| 02. Celli Flageolet Sustains Imm | R: C2, G2, C3-G5 | + |
| 03. Celli Flageolet Tremolo | R: C2, G2, C3-G5 | + |
| 04. Celli Flageolet Staccato | R: C2, G2, C3-G5 | RR: 4 | + |
| 05. Celli Sul Ponticello Legato | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (p, f) | T: 1st-8th |
| 06. Celli Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (p, f) | + |
| 07. Celli Sul Ponticello Tremolo | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (p, ff) | + |
| 08. Celli Sul Ponticello Tremolo Acc | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (mf, ff) | + |
| 09. Celli Sul Ponticello Staccato | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (mp, ff) | RR: 5 | + |
| 10. Celli Sul Tasto Legato | R: C1-G4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | T: 1st-8th |
| 11. Celli Sul Tasto Sustains Imm | R: C1-G4 | L: 3 (mp, mf, f) | + |
| 12. Celli Sul Tasto Sustains Soft | R: C1-G4 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf) | + |
| 13. Celli Sul Tasto Tremolo | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (p, f) | + |
| 14. Celli Sul Tasto Portato Short | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (mf, ff) | RR: 4 | + |
| 15. Celli Sul Tasto Portato Long | R: C1-G4 | L: 2 (mf, ff) | RR: 4 | + |
| Celli Special Bows Multi | - |
Basses
Four Basses provide essential Special Bows including Col Legno, Flageolet, Sul Ponticello and Sul Tasto including full Legato.
| 01. Basses Col Legno | R: C0-G3 | L: 2 (mf, f) | RR: 4 |
| 02. Basses Flageolet Sustains Imm | R: E1, A1, E2-G4 |
| 03. Basses Flageolet Staccato | R: E1, A1, D2-F#4 | RR: 5 |
| 04. Basses Sul Ponticello Sustains Imm | R: C0-G3 | L: 2 (mp, ff) |
| 05. Basses Sul Ponticello Tremolo | R: C0-G3 | L: 2 (mf, ff) |
| 06. Basses Sul Tasto Legato | R: C0-G3 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | T: 1st-8th |
| 07. Basses Sul Tasto Sustains Imm | R: C0-G3 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) |
| 08. Basses Sul Tasto Sustains Soft | R: C0-G3 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) |
| 09. Basses Sul Tasto Portato Short | R: C0-G3 | RR: 4 |
| 10. Basses Sul Tasto Portato Long | R: C0-G3 | RR: 4 |
| Basses Special Bows Multi | - |