Alongside their collection of Kontakt instruments, Sonora Cinematic have been steadily introducing a series of libraries for Audiomodern’s Soundbox platform, taking full advantage of its comprehensive support for MPE. The latest addition to the range throws some chamber strings into the mix, and aims to tackle the issue of long, sustained notes sounding too clean or static.
Movimento Strings captures a 12-piece string ensemble made up of three first violins, three second violins, three violas, two celli and one bass. The company say that the library focuses on the the tiny variations that give real string sections their organic movement — players rebowing at slightly different times, dynamics gently fluctuating and the tone of instruments shifting over the course of sustained notes.
Articulations
Movimento Strings features four articulations:
- Free Bowing: Instead of all players changing bow direction simultaneously, each musician rebows independently creating a rich, blurred and beautifully organic sound.
- Free Bowing Slow: Uses the same independent bowing technique, but with less frequent bow changes, ideal for slow emotional cues and evolving harmonic beds.
- Free Bowing Flautando: The independent bowing technique is combined with flautando playing, where the bow is placed closer to the fingerboard, resulting in an airy, delicate tone with a soft, flute-like character.
- Dynamic: Each player performs independent crescendos and decrescendos on the same note. This creates a beautifully undulating texture where the sound constantly evolves while the pitch remains unchanged.
Standard & Professional
The library is available in two versions:
- Standard: Each of the four articulations are rendered into a ready-to-play mix that sounds great right out of the box. Users can simply load any of the 20 patches (which include single section and full ensemble patches) and start writing.
- Professional: Adds advanced tools like multiple mic perspectives (Decca, Wide, Section Overheads and Close Mics) for each articulation and an Extra performance pass that allows users to effectively expand the ensemble with six more players while keeping it natural and organic-sounding.
Compatibility
Movimento Strings runs in Audiomodern’s free Soundbox software version 1.2 or higher, which is supported on PCs running Windows 10 or later, and Macs running macOS 10.14 and above. VST3, AU and AAX plug-in versions are available, along with a standalone application. It’s also available as a standalone App or AUv3 plug-in for iPadOS.
Pricing & Availability
Movimento Strings is available now, and is being offered at the following introductory prices until 5 May 2026:
- Movimento Strings Standard: £22.80 (usually £30)
- Movimento Strings Professional: £34.80 (usually £46.80)
Prices include VAT.
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