Tell that to your consort...

Vastman
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
 
 

 I like those choices.  I can't afford any more libraries even at those prices but the basses seem tempting.  I would hate for a year or two down the road where they may not work in newer versions of Kontakt.  I think I'd prefer to put that money towards upgrading my EW or VSL libraries.
 
 Still I'm eyeing those basses.

Emotional is almost always better. Picked up the Sordino strings because of that fact.

Yep...You're right, my ol pal  added them... vi guys demanded I do it given what I've shared.  Also, swapping out the bass for cello...per a really strong argument from someone who makes me look like a guppie!  I have iceni and loads of other bass already and the cellos ARE friggin dripping!!!

Kite... I doubt K6 will kill um.  K5 is always there anyway and... they have a totally different sound.  EW/others can't do what they do or i've never heard it...emotion wise.   I'm generally "blech" on 8dio (have a lot of their other Guitarish stuff) but man, the sounds are unlike any of my other 1.5 TB's of strings... Loads of comments about the various libraries and how they tie together being confusing, something that's being sorted out with their new century (still heavily steeped in Adagio, btw...) strings. So, if ur an orchestrator, BS or the like might make more sense but I'm NOT... 
 

yorolpal
Emotional is almost always better. Picked up the Sordino strings because of that fact.

 
olpal -- what do you think of them? I'm very curious...

I'm in the middle of a massive project for one of my automotive clients. Just got those strings dled, installed and authorized earlier today.

Will give you a report as soon as possible...probably next week.

I like the 8dio strings I have, but I'm having difficulty understanding why they are being "discontinued" - why would any company invest in the sampling process, make a great product, then stop offering it?
 
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-Tom

emeraldsoul
I like the 8dio strings I have, but I'm having difficulty understanding why they are being "discontinued" - why would any company invest in the sampling process, make a great product, then stop offering it?
 
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-Tom

They are probably upgrading them and making into a complete library.  I find the way they are now are utter confusion.  Look how VSL and EW do it.

emeraldsoul
I like the 8dio strings I have, but I'm having difficulty understanding why they are being "discontinued" - why would any company invest in the sampling process, make a great product, then stop offering it?
 
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-Tom

Happens all the time... CSS just replaced CS2... both are amazing and different.  In this case however, the trend seems to be unifying desparat parts (like spitfire's mural  which had loads of products/articulations) and the brass products are all now being replaced by their new unified  brass library "Symphonic Brass" 
 
8dio is working on "Century Strings" and has said it will be heavily based on Adagio; We assume this will be a single lib replacing all the smaller libs.  Also, hope they fix all the issues over the years that bother some...Finally, scripting has advanced... For those that own all of the Adagio/other libs, I'm sure there'll be a crossgrade plan like spitfire did.
 
8dio is particularly fractured into a variety of parts that don't necessarily tie together, although each is amazing in it's own right.  There is a real bunch of Yes/No arguments from orcestrators with strong feelings on both sides but to me they are irrelevent... Agitato is full of amazing stuff, as is Adagietto...stuff you won't find elsewhere. Having a few emotional quivers in your bow... at give away prices... is an exciting opportunity for anyone wanting to add some emotion to their compositions...
 
Century will NOT be cheap!  Bits of these are, which will most assuredly be integrated into a more organized package beyond my budget...
 
I wouldn't buy these as my main go to library... I'n getting CSS for that. It's the clear winner to me... Alex the Aussie really knows how to put together a package... VIC folks, who've nearly all flipped out about it, clued me in and it is georgeous, simple, and dripping with real player emotion, which should blend will with 8Dio