Virtual synth expert Eli Krantzberg presents an in-depth video tutorial series on Native Instruments’ ACTION STRINGS 2! If you’re curious about how to get the most out of this incredibly expressive orchestral phrase player – and lend your action scores the professional realism they’ve been lacking – this video series is for you! After getting you up to speed with the fundamentals, Eli walks you through the impressive features of this stunning plugin, teaching you how to harness its ability to quickly and intuitively build dramatic and expansive string score parts from scratch. This video series is for new ACTION STRINGS 2 users.
Eli starts off by familiarizing you with the plugin’s installation process and basic layout. You’ll learn how to work with the Theme Browser, using the Basic, Melodic, Chromatic, and Arpeggio Themes, to sample the various styles possible within the plugin as well as save, edit, and import customized Themes. The Phrase Browser is covered next, enabling you to combine various phrases within a Theme’s high and low ensembles. Eli then demonstrates the Module Browser, which allows you to freely combine several recorded modules and articulations to create complete phrases.
Next, explore the Editing Module and follow along as Eli builds a theme from the ground up by editing various modules to generate fresh high and low ensemble phrases. Discover the power of the Arpeggiator and its various playback modes, hearing how it interacts with different modules.
For the remainder of the course, Eli demonstrates several other helpful features, including a quick drag-and-drop function that allows you to quickly export MIDI phrases for further processing in your DAW. Learn about the Mixer, which allows for precise control over the sound with multiple mic options, flexible output routing, EQ treatment of the high and low ensembles separately, FX send/return for reverb, and more! You’ll finish out the course by following Eli as he builds a short orchestral piece from scratch, tying together all the previously covered features with an effective musical demonstration!
To learn exactly what’s contained in each in-depth ACTION STRINGS 2 tutorial, and how they can help you quickly and effectively take your orchestral scores to the next level, see the individual ACTION STRINGS 2 video tutorial descriptions on this page. Inject your music with the same blockbuster intensity that’s on the screen… Watch “ACTION STRINGS 2 Explained®” now!
