It kinda sounds bland in the default preset and it will take time to learn all the knobs and modes and transitions but once you tuned this library to your preferences (which is true for all the Spitfire kontakt-based options I'd think) it can do miracles. It has some support for ostinatos too but it seems kinda simple when compared to the SSP2 (granted I didn't spend much time in the ostinatum section of this library). Lots of articulations allow you to express pretty much any musical idea in a natural way (as long as you spend hours of your time tinkering with midi and automation. Spitfire Solo Strings is my current go-to library for quartets. Very few articulations, though feels limiting once your sketch is laid out. What I like is that strings sound very natural and smoothly mix with my own violin recordings.
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Truth be told, nowadays I know how to do that in my DAW so it wouldn't be a selling point for me anymore. It mixes woodwinds with strings based on the velocity and you get two great starting options at one. The British Drama Toolkit is a great idea for quick sketching. Here's some Spitfire stuffs (and I love Spitfire!) the smart voice split with the smart chord allow you to play the whole strings section with a single octave of keys – and play them nice! Rhythm and phrase animators are also kinda unique and allow you to tinker with ostinatos easily. It's a great library full of various features that can make your life simple e.g. I really tried to like it but it just didn't work with my way of composing. Session Strings Pro 2 is a curious beast. Wouldn't really recommend this as a solo strings library. The Symphony String Ensemble sounds okei but I found the list of its articulations quite lacking. They don't give you much in terms of flexibility but they're the most natural sounding libraries for short phrases – mostly because the way they were recorded. If you're fine with a few pre-defined phrases definitely go for Action Strings / Emotive Strings. Given the Komplete pack, here's what you can find inside: I got my hands on a good bunch of the strings libraries here are a few ideas. It kinda depends on what your playing style is.