Available for download, The Applied Acoustics Systems String Studio VS-3 Bundle packages the String Studio VS-3 string-modeling synthesizer plug-in with a large assortment of associated sound banks. String Studio VS-3's model uses actual string instrument components as oscillators. It includes over 800 presets in 22 synth-sound categories. Included in this bundle are a variety of string packs. String Theory, Masala, Aftermath, Harmonic Geometry, Frontier, Journeys, and Entangled Species all come with this bundle.
Applied Acoustics Systems String Studio VS-3 - String Modeling Synthesizer (Download)
Available for download, Applied Acoustic Systems String Studio VS-3 builds upon previous versions of this virtual instrument to bring you new modulators, a new browser for presets, an expanded multi-effects module, and more. The synth itself remains true to its original premise with models of string instruments functioning as oscillators.
These string-models comprise the main sound source. You have your option of modeled string with picked, bowed, and hammered timbres available. Over 800 presets are on hand, each with MIDI-controlled variations. The 22 Sound categories are all represented: search for basses, impacts, noises, sweeps, clavinets, and more to find the appropriate sound. You can filter the oscillators with modulations over version 2. Also, you can access microtonal tunings via the Scala scale format for unique, interesting timbres.
Version 3 is backward compatible with sound banks from the previous iteration. Simply copy your VS-2 sound banks into the VS-3's packs folder to convert your previous libraries. This software is compatible with Mac and Windows platforms and can operate in VST, AU, AAX Native, and NKS formats. It can work as a standalone application.
New to Version 3
New Modulators: String Studio VS-3 boasts two performance modulators per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls. Each sound features effect and morphing assignments that can be played in real-time for enhanced expressivity and sonic dimension.
New Signature Sound Packs: String Studio VS-3 ships with four signature sound packs created by sound designers such as Richard Devine, Christian Laffitte, Thiago Pinheiro, and Daniel Stawczyk. 227 new sounds are included.
New Browser: String Studio VS-3’s sound browser presents a simple way to find the sound you’re after. String Studio VS-3 sorts sounds by category to present an overview of a pack’s content. Additionally, shortcuts to categories and tone qualities provide a quick way to jump right where you need to be.
Improved over Version 2
Filter Musicality: String Studio VS-3’s filters can now facilitate extreme modulation while remaining inherently musical.
Expanded Multi-Effects Module: String Studio VS-3’s multi-effects module now sports reverb, an equalizer, and a compressor, as well as guitar amplifier processors for even more completeness.
Improved Microtonal Tunings: String Studio VS-3 now supports the Scala scale file format as well as reference-note frequency tuning for microtonal music.
Applied Acoustics Systems String Theory - Sound Pack for String Studio VS-3 (Download)
Showcasing a collection of over 100 presets, the Applied Acoustics Systems String Theory Sound Pack adds a variety of content for the String Studio VS-3 virtual instrument. Primarily, it takes advantage of the instruments multitimbral and MIDI-controllable possibilities to deliver complex, refines, and rich sounds.
It's designed to cover any sort of genre from experimental music to techno, and crafted by Adam Pietruzko, a notable sound designer from Poland. This preset bank can be accessed using the included Mac and Windows compatible AAS Player plug-in.
Available Sounds
Basses
- Hard Bow
- Low Bow
- Metallic Ring
- Organ Bass
- Amped
- Barrel Flanged
- Flanged and Amped
- Sweet Bass
- 8th LFO Bass
- Chorused Unison
- Distorted Reso
- Formant Acid
- Glide Reso Bass
- Growl Wobble
- Ladder Resonance
- Megaphoned
- Muted and Perc
- Muted Much
- Mystery Drone
- Percussive Bleeps
- Perfect Acid
- Pipe Marimba Bass
- Robot Vox
- Rubberized
- Scream
- Slow Sub
- Swell Bounce
- Talking Lows
- Tube Resonance
- Ultra Sub
- Velo Bass
- Vox Bass
Percussion
- Clay Pots
Sweeps
- Cosmic Fade
Keys
- Dirt Stab
- Phased and Chorused
- Phased Dub Stab
- Streets at Night
- SWAG Keys
Organs
- Steel Organ
- Church Organ
Bells
- Crystal Piano
Mallets
- Asian Mallets
- Music Box
Vibes
- Tremolo Vibes
- Wah Vibes
Guitars
- Dampened Octaves
- Almost Epic
Plucks
- Hillbilly
- Mountain Template
- Orientalism
- Plucks in the Rain
- Thousand Springs
- Cyber Cities
- Emphasis Pluck
- Future Tokyo
- Koto in Space
- Unisono Space
- Wah Pluck
Strings
- Chamber Duet
- Close Miked
- Far Away
- Interrupted
- Metallic Staccato
- Room Strings
- Saddest Strings
- Vintage Chorused
Leads
- Power 5th
- Singing Amp
- 2-Voice Glider
- Bite Lead
- Digital Lead
- EDM Fiddler
- Extraterestial
- Reversed Tape
- Snap Back Reflective
- Soft Reso Lead
- Theremin
Pads
- Accordion
- Aurora Pad
- Bouncing Bells
- Enormous
- Glory
- Mr Shimmer
- Negative Envelope
- Revolutionary
- Scanners
- The Aftermath
- Venusian Jungles
Arpeggios
- Suspence Orchestra
Layers
- Suspence Percussion
- Alien Worlds
- Bio Spheres
- Bio-Logical
- Echospace
- Nylon Landscape
- Outworld Organ
- Singing Strings
Sequences
- Dotted House
Splits
- Acid 303
- Blade Split
- Lost Tales
- Strings and Brass
- Windwood
Textures
- Bad Dream
Formants
- Yay
Brass
- Mellow Brass
- Whistle Trumpet
Reeds
- Arabian Wind
- Woodwinds
Applied Acoustics Systems Masala - String Studio VS-2 Sound Bank (Download)
Applied Acoustics Systems Masala is a sound bank powered by String Studio VS-2 and created by French musician and sound designer Christian Laffitte. It offers an adventurous mélange of sonic tastes and flavors, with 101 versatile presets that include plucked strings, synths, percussions, arpeggiators, and effects.
These original instruments are light and responsive to the touch, with bounces, buzzes, and sizzles. They provide musicians and producers with a collection of new timbres, well-suited for cinematic soundtracks, video games or sound-design applications. The sound bank can also be used with the included AAS Player plug-in.
- Sound bank created by French musician and sound designer Christian Laffitte
- 101 presets include plucked strings, synths, percussions, arpeggiators, effects
- For use with String Studio VS-2 string modeling synthesizer (available separately)
- Can be used with the included AAS Player plug-in (Mac/Windows, VST, AU, AAX, RTAS)
Applied Acoustics Systems Aftermath - String Studio VS-2 Sound Bank (Download)
Aftermath from Applied Acoustics Systems revisits familiar synthesizer categories in a fresh, expressive, and unsettling sense with sound designer Daniel Stawczyk's 150 presets for the company's String Studio VS-2 string modeling synthesizer. Additionally, the sound bank can be accessed using the included Mac- and Windows-compatible AAS Player plug-in.
Preset Categories
- Basses
- Chords and Stabs
- Gated
- Leads
- Pads
- Plucked
- Special Effects
Applied Acoustics Systems Harmonic Geometry - String Studio VS-2 Sound Bank (Download)
The Harmonic Geometry from Applied Acoustics Systems is a library of Richard Devine's sound designs that explore the company's string modeling synthesizer. His constructions deliver an eclectic collection of sounds spanning modern sci-fi genres, ambience, percussion, resonant-vibration effects and exotic instruments.
The 130 presets are divided into eight categories - pad, effect, arpeggiator, plucked, synth, keys, percussion, and ambient. The collection runs on the included cross platform AAS Player for use within a VST or Audio Units compatible host. The library can also be used with the String Studio VS-2 synthesizer plug-in (sold separately).
Applied Acoustics Systems Frontier - String Studio VS-2 Sound Bank (Download)
Frontier from Applied Acoustics Systems brings the sounds of space down to earth with sound designer Daniel Stawczyk's 130 presets for the company's String Studio VS-2 string modeling synthesizer. Additionally, the sound bank can be accessed using the included Mac and Windows compatible AAS Player plug-in.
Preset Categories
- Arp
- Effect
- Gated
- Keys
- Lead
- Plucked
- Synth
Applied Acoustics Systems Journeys (Sound Bank Series)
Journeys, part of the Sound Bank Series by Applied Acoustics, is a series of 128 string presets for the String Studio VS-1 virtual instrument or the AAS player plug-in. The presets were designed by master sound designer Gregory Simpson and are meant to evoke the essence of ancient and modern cultures from around the World.
Applied Acoustics Systems Entangled Species Sound Bank and AAS Player Virtual Instrument Plug-in
The Entangled Species Sound Bank from Applied Acoustics Systems is a collection of organic-styled synth sounds intended for composition and sound design for electro-acoustic, ambient, film soundtrack and other musical styles. The collection runs on the included AAS Player, which is compatible with Mac and Windows and will run within your VST, AU or RTAS compatible host.
Entangled Species features a diverse assortment of arpeggiators, pads, loopers, synthesizers, keyboards, noises, and sound effects. The library contains 128 patches and can also be used with the String Studio VS-1 synthesizer plug-in (sold separately).
