musical sketchbook 13

Another quick one today -- I took a shot at synthesising string sounds, and I'm pretty happy with how it came out. It doesn't sound much like a real string ensemble, but it's not really meant to. Instead, it's another one of those "emulation of an emulation" deals, aiming for something like the string synthesisers of the 70s. In the same way that a Rhodes sounds great without sounding a whole lot like a real piano, those old string synth sounds are very nice, even if they don't sound like an orchestra.