Impact Soundworks have released Tokyo Scoring Strings 2.0 with a completely rebuilt engine and many new features. Additionally, ISW has launched two new editions, Tokyo Scoring Strings Essentials and Tokyo Scoring Strings Free, to complement the flagship Tokyo Scoring Strings Complete edition. Users who currently own Tokyo Scoring String 1.0 will receive Tokyo Scoring Strings 2.0 as a free update available through the Pulse Downloader. More details:
- All recordings re-edited from the ground up for a more vibrant, realistic, and consistent sound
- Two new mic mixes: Anima (a light and airy mix most suited to agile and intricate writing) and Cinema (a dark, smooth mix suitable for cinematic scoring and low string chorales), in addition to the existing Board Mix (an upfront mix by engineer Mitsunori Aizawa)
- Even more versatile and natural-sounding legato powered by the new Spectral Fusion technology, including three additional legato types: Marcato Legato, Lyrical Legato, and Runs Legato
- Completely rebuilt Lookahead with improved sound and functionality, plus a new lower-latency version that allows for grid synchronization without the full lookahead feature set
- A new Ensemble patch in which sections are separated across the keyboard to avoid overlap and retain the distinctive small ensemble sound
- Reworked individual mic signals to build a custom mic mix (only available in the complete edition): Close, Decca, Side, BackTokyo Scoring Strings Essentials offers most of the same features and all of the functionality of the complete edition. It is designed to be an affordable workhorse library, including everything most users will need to write professional, score-ready orchestral compositions.
Tokyo Scoring Strings Complete adds more articulations, two portamento types, and individual mic signals for users who want maximum control.
Tokyo Scoring Strings Free is an introduction to the Tokyo Scoring Strings system, featuring the series' signature Lookahead technology and Spectral Fusion legato, but limited to two instrument sections, Violins 1 and Cellos, and with more limited articulations and only one mic mix.
More info here: https://impactsoundworks.com/tokyo-scoring-strings-editions/