Abbey Road Orchestra: Violas Core
Advanced legatos for ultimate expression
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Advanced legatos for ultimate expression
The stunning sound of a Viola section - captured at Abbey Road Studios. This virtual instrument offers key articulations and playing styles: lyrical and performance legatos, a wide selection of longs and shorts, and control over a variety of articulations allowing you to create both intimate and epic soundscapes.
Recorded in the timeless acoustics of Abbey Road Studio One, this library includes a hand-crafted mix signal by GRAMMY® award winner Simon Rhodes.
Realism at the highest degree.
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Combine the Violas with the rest of the Abbey Road Orchestra: Symphonic Strings Core collection for the ultimate virtual string section.
Want the best in expression, extended articulations, custom mic mixes and more? Check out Professional.
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8 legato articulations — including extended patches — 196,000 samples, alternative attacks and 16 signal options for the ultimate nuanced expression.
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What's included
Legato Techniques
Performance Legato
A hugely detailed and highly playable legato patch which reacts in realtime to playing speed
Lyrical Legato
A relaxed legato patch for slower moving melody lines.
Long Techniques
Long
A polyphonic sustained longs patch for pads and chordal writing.
Flautando
A sustained note performed with a fast bow speed playing close to the fingerboard (sul tasto) creating a delicate and airy flute-like sound
Tremolo
A technique performed with rapid continuous bowing, creating delicate flurrying textures at lower dynamics with increasing intensity at louder volumes
Harmonics
Sustained notes produced from the overtones of the string (artificial harmonics) sounding higher than the fundamental to create glassy, suspenseful textures
Trills (Major & Minor 2nds & 3rds)
Rapid alternating between two notes.
Tremolo (Measured - 150 & 180 BPM)
Tremolo performed with a specified number of repeated notes which may be sync’d to the host DAW's tempo.
Short Techniques
Spiccatissimo
An extremely short note length performed by quickly bouncing the bow on the string - an agile technique for very fast, articulate material
Spiccato
A very short and crisp note length performed by bouncing the bow on the string creating a sprightly 'all-purpose' short articulation
Staccato
A short note length performed with the bow starting on the string, sounding clearly detached with a slight accent
Marcato
A technique performed with a strong accented front to the note - presented as a longer note length than 'staccato' with the option of Timed Release triggers
Pizzicato
A short note produced by plucking the strings with the fingers. ‘Bartok pizzicato is recorded at the very highest dynamic.
Col Legno
A technique performed by tapping the string with the back of the bow or a pencil, producing a light and woody sound
Signals
Mix 1
A full-sounding room mix by Simon Rhodes, formed from Tree 1, Overheads, Outriggers 1, and a curated blend of spots.
FAQs
WHAT IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PURCHASE ABBEY ROAD VIOLAS?
Bundles! In particular the "Abbey Road Orchestra Symphonic Strings" bundle. It is now possible to receive a third off all 5 sections - Including 1st & 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses
Available with the release of Basses, Violas and 2nd Violins, the Abbey Road Orchestra Strings have now been added into a bundle. By purchasing this bundle, you will receive a 33% discount for all 5 sections.
Owners of other volumes already, such as Cellos, would get 33% discount on all volumes not already owned.
Learn more about how bundle pricing works here:
Cross grades are available between singular volumes, however this is only at 10%.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIOLAS CORE AND PROFESSIONAL?
Core and Pro share many of the same techniques and the sampling depth across many of the common techniques is the same.
Core has a single signal option (Simon Rhodes’ ‘Mix 1) whereas Pro includes additional signal options (16 in total),
Professional also contains ‘Extended’ techniques and additional legato content.
The 'Extended' techniques in the Pro version are the most advanced string patches we have ever created. With additional portamento and Detaché legato styles plus accented Marcato and 'soft swell' attacks for single long notes.
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Mac system requirements
Mac OS X 10.15 to OS 14
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported
32-bit systems are not supported.
PC system requirements
Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.
File size
3.83GB download size.