Logan String Melody II vs. SonicProjects Stringer

http://www.sonicprojects.ch/stringer/ SonicProjects Stringer string machine VSTi compared to a Logan String Melody II and playing some of the other included presets. SonicProjects Stringer is a VSTi plugin for windows that provides top quality samplesets of the following 3 string machines: - Logan String Melody II - ARP Omni 2 - Welson Symphony Learn more about these machines here: http://www.sonicprojects.ch/stringer/realdevices.html Outside of Italy the Logan String Melody II was distributed by Hohner under the name Hohner String Melody II. Stringer features two chosen presets of each of those machines which were sampled key by key using high end equipment including apogee convertors to achieve the best quality possible. Learn more about the chosen presets here: http://www.sonicprojects.ch/stringer/description1.html For a true 1:1 performance the samples use loop lenghts of up to 6 seconds which are exactly matched to the natural beating loops of the original keys which makes the samples sound nearly identical even holding the keys for a long time where other solutions often fail. The featured Logan presets: 00:12 O 01:51 ORGAN The featured Stringer presets: 00:16 04 Logan Strings 01:59 05 Logan Organ 03:18 03 Shine On Split 04:24 30 Power Combi II 06:03 14 Solina Strings 06:21 01 Solina Soft Combi 06:31 11 Jarre Chords 06:48 10 Eternal Chords 07:17 18 Many Too Strings 08:34 16 Moongirl Sustained Featured songs: 01:51 Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Secrets 03:18 Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond 04:24 Genesis - Watcher Of The Skies 06:03 Barclay James Harvest - The Sun Will Never Shine 07:17 Genesis - Many Too Many 08:34 Barclay James Harvest - Moongirl Note that the original songs mostly use different sounds and instruments (e.g. the Mellotron for Watcher and The Sun, Polymoog for Many Too Many), but they are fun to play with these presets too. How to use Stringer live: Apart from using a windows laptop you also might check these two hardware player alternatives: SM Pro Audio V-Machine Stringer is included in the VM Bundle which contains optimized versions of OP-X and Stringer for the V-Machine featuring the exact same sounds as demoed in this video: http://www.sonicprojects.ch/vmbundle/ Learn more about the V-Machine here: http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php/en/products/v-machines With the V-Machine plus the VM Bundle you can have the Logan, the Omni and the Welson plus OB-X in a tiny lightweight video cassette size box for only €298 (€199 for the V-Machine and €99 for the VM Bundle). Muse Research Receptor: Stringer is pre-installed (unlicensed, demo mode) in every featured Receptor. If you own Stringer you can crossgrade to the Receptor version for free here: http://www.plugorama.com/product.php?id=556 Learn more about Receptor here: http://www.museresearch.com/ Note that there are also a few other string machine emulating plugins containing "Stringer" in their names: - Falkelab Stringer - Numerikart Stringy String