Just spent time on VIC and they have a stellar thread which is only a couple hours old and already 4 pages long, with folks going bonkers and discussing what many say is an unbelievable deal... and I just spent some time listening to the ostinatums/player and runs which seem "WOW!"
 
I own a lot of other 8dio stuff, mostly guitarish stuff and have not been impressed......And their strings/orchestrals have always been way too costly for me...  Curious if anyone has these...

Oddly if you put the four string instruments in your cart it is far cheaper than putting the bundle in your cart. Add in a discount for letting them send you junk mail and it comes to 350. Interestingly Spitfire has a sale on their basic strings package for a touch over $260. Which is the better deal?

Too pricey for libraries that will not be updated.

I was very interested in this sale when I first saw the prices, but after reading through the VI thread (and the favorite/regrets thread that one of the VI posters linked to), I've really cooled on the idea. It sounds like the 8Dio libraries get a pretty mixed reaction...

I have all the Agitato libraries and Adagietto - I love them. I'm on the fence about Adagio for all the reasons that have been mentioned.

bigcatt
Oddly if you put the four string instruments in your cart it is far cheaper than putting the bundle in your cart. Add in a discount for letting them send you junk mail and it comes to 350. Interestingly Spitfire has a sale on their basic strings package for a touch over $260. Which is the better deal?

There is 27 more GBs in the bundle than the individual libs... I've posed the question at VIC but no answer yet as most people seem to be watching the USA fall apart...not to mention the planetary ecosystem...
 
"We're toast" takes on a whole new meaning to me, re: climate change, tonight...
 

I would say the one thing I notice about the strings... adagio and agitato... is they sound way more emotional... I don't know how to say it exactly... but they seem different than my spitfire/PSam/OT/other libraries...
 
Maybe this is just how they are demoed by 8dio but I'm almost willing to buy the strings, actually I'm thinking of 
Agitato Legato Arpeggio for Kontakt VST-AU-AAX$53.00 Adagio Basses VST-AU-AAX - Kontakt Instruments & Samples$59.00 Adagio Violins for Kontakt VST-AU-AAX$119.00 Agitato Grandiose Ensemble Violins for Kontakt VST-AU-AAX$44.00   
 
Which, while totaling $275, get down to $247.50 when u apply the 10% additional discount code you can get when you sign up for their emails (use another email if you need to to get the code...)
 
The strings just seem lovely, stackable within other libraries, and dripping with emotions, especially their smart legatos...  I don't care if they're updated... they're different.  
 
Or am I off base???  They sure sound different
 
 

They are good, but are not a replacement for a full string library. These are smaller libraries that cater to a specific style. They are great additions to something like EastWest's Hollywood Strings or QLSO. They blend well with other libraries as well.
 
Regards,
Dan

Hi, Dan... Spent loads of time listening, watching, and connecting with orchestrators over at VIC... These are like spitfires mural offerings...broken into bits/bundles.
 
Some hate them, some love them...just like HS (I'm in the YGTBK camp)... What  I like is that they are way more emotional than other string offerings... I've listened to and/or spent time with/have them all... 
 
Personally I'm looking for emotion... after last night, emotion is gonna be more important than ever!
I'm selecting the most emotional parts to overlay with Spitfire, PSam, Orchestral Tools, KH, EWQL and other libs... the last two which I don't really use anymore...
 
The Adagio bundle is a full string library.  The Agitato bundle is a bunch of additional articulations.  Fortunately, it's sold in parts also and that's what I've selected to use as overlays...
 
Killer deal... if you like um.
 
 

The Sordino strings spoke to me all morning...it took $89 bucks to shut them up:-)