Original Post Deleted During Edit - this really needs to stop.
 
Re: Studio Instruments Strings, I am very impressed with the sound. But having only part of the range of the three instruments available is very limiting. for example, the violins only play from the C above Middle C on up. Below that C, the cellos kick in. A similar situation with the cellos not having the lower part of their range, which is taken over by the basses. There are no violas, but I can live without them, I have other options. But the violins and cellos are absolutely gorgeous, better in fact than any I have. But only part of their range is available. So unfortunate. I realize they are meant to cover songs primarily, and not as dedicated string groups for classical music. But they are so good!
 
This is probably futile, but I wonder if there is any way to get those missing notes somehow? Perhaps some adjustment on the synth? although I didn't see any way to do that. If not, I hope whoever makes this synth can keep in mind for a future release to give us the full palette. Good strings are really hard to come by, and these are simply amazing.

Hi Michael . . . it's true, I've always found all the cakewalk studio instruments to be somewhat underestimated.
Myself, I've found the studio instrument drums really stand out . . . even though I have many other drum options, the projects where I've used the SI drums . . . well, I keep comparing, and why do they sound so good in a mix, with no extra EQ and fussing about needed ?
 
As for the SI strings, I see what you're saying about the limitations, and the missing sample ranges for orchestral music. I'm assuming they were created by Cakewalk themselves many years ago (?), so there must be something that could be done regarding upgrading them . . . just have to make some noise I guess, and hope the new regime will see the value.

Studio Instruments is a collection of sfz engine synths like Dimension Pro (one you may already be familiar with). While it is not possible to add programs, the sfz files used by the existing programs may be altered. Sfz files are plain text files that may be opened in any text editor.

amazing

Not as much as BL giving back some of their tip jar but yeah, there is quite a bit that can be done to mess with the SI synths. One thing I have not looked at is copying the file sfz files and samples into RPro or DPro. I have done that with CSC files.

Maybe I should do a features request? If Bandlab has the original files, they may be able to alter the synth and make it full-featured. They could even charge for it, I would certainly pay for it.

Possibly or they may suggest Rapture Pro, the successor to DPro. There are quite a few libraries already available for it. Many of the libraries run in DPro too. DSF made a lot of expansion packs. They have sales often.

Thanks again, Scook The Incredible. I will try to do some research and see if I can figure out what strings set was used in SI Strings. Maybe the St Thomas one? If I could figure that out, I may be home free. I have Dim Pro from my old Sonar 8.5, so I could hopefully add it as an xpnsn pack. Or maybe one of those packs will be just as good. The string section in Dim Pro is not that good. I do use some high violins now and then, but the SI Strings are far superior. Or maybe Rapture Pro has some good stuff. I only have the lite version. Like I said, I need to do some research. If I find something significant I'll let you know.

Actually, now that I think of it, I could have Rapture Pro from 8.5 Producer. I never installed it. Maybe I could add some xpnsn packs to that?
 

Not sure about the source of the SI samples. Sometimes there is manufacturer and copyright information at the top of sfz files.