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Sonokinetic has introduced Da Capo – a new symphonic sound library for Kontakt , for Mac & Windows.
Da Capo is intended to capture the full sound of the symphonic orchestra. All sections and the most common articulations are provided.
Sound Magic has announced the Orchestal Strings One Composer Technology Contest.
From now until the end of November, composers can submit a finished work created with Sound Magic’s free Orchestral String One. Any style or genre is acceptable; up to 2 minutes in duration. Sound Magic will select several winners based on the most skillful use of Orchestral Strings One.
Sound Magic has released Orchestral Strings One – a free virtual instrument for Mac & Windows.
Here’s what they have to say about Orchestral Strings One:
Orchestral Strings One features the sound of the Berliner Philharmoniker, with 14 violins,10 Violas, 8 Cellos and 6 Double Basses. To ensure the highest sound quality possible in our samples, we use top-of-the-line gear such as Brauner Microphones and Neve preamps. Couple this gear with the prodigious Berliner Hall and Orchestral Strings One is able to push the boundaries of realism – with the aid of Sound Magic’s Award-Winning NEO Hybrid Modeling Technology, of course!
The NEO Hybrid Modeling Engine offers you the best from both the sampling and modeling worlds. The Authentic Sound of Sampling combined with the Playability of Modeling makes for a string experience that you have to try to believe!
Sunday Synth Jam: Here’s something a little different – a virtual orchestra performance, via bylcj246 on YouTube.
Here’s what he has to say about it:
This song was recorded using the orchestral sounds from IK Multimedia’s Miroslav Philharmonik virtual instrument. The digital organ it was played on is a Content D4330.
At a few points near the end of the video, you will see a “ghost” third hand appear. This just illustrates the addition of higher notes after the initial recording of the song.
The video was post-recorded by me, so there a few discrepancies in the video where the fingers don’t match the song – see if you can find them 
Unfortunately, bylcj246 doesn’t include any information about himself on his channel. If you know anything more, leave a comment!
Reader Matthias Krebs, creator of the DigiEnsemble Berlin, sent word of this profile of the ensemble by Euromaxx.
The DigiEnsemble Berlin originated as an 8-member experimental study group and uses music apps to play on touchpad mobile devices.