Dalina String Ensemble Rack Extension released

[Oenkenstein]

The Dalina String Ensemble is a synthesizer string ensemble modeled after a Solina String Ensemble at the studio. Build in 1974, manufactured by the firm Eminent at Bodegraven, The Netherlands. The synthesizer is combined with an acoustic symphonic orchestra section recorded by Leonard Ludvigsen.

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The Dalina String Ensemble uses 2 methods to generate sound:
- With a 6 oscillator polyphonic synthesizer and a chorus effect.
- And an acoustic orchestra mixer. The acoustic orchestra mixer has 6 sub mixers for each section which name corresponds with the oscillator names on the synthesizer:

• Bass.

• Cello.

• Viola.

• Violin.

• Trumpet.

• Horn.

This device is for everyone who wants to:

• Use the synthesizer to make a string ensemble sound used by artists from the seventies and onward. The String Ensemble is played by bands like Air, Joy Division, Tangerine Dream and The Cure.

• Use the Acoustic Orchestra strings to produce cinematic film score, classical score and many other genres.

• Go modular. The Dalina String Ensemble has CV inputs on the back panel.

The Dalina String Ensemble comes with 39 patches. Nine combinator patches require having Reason 12 installed.

Specifications:

• Minimal requirements for the Rack Extension: Duo Core based computer with at least 2 GHz processors, 4 GB of RAM and Reason Studios Reason 10.1 or higher running on Windows or Mac OSX.

• Type of device: Digital 6 oscillator polyphonic synthesizer and rompler.

• CV Inputs: 5.

• CV Output: 1.

• Stereo audio output.

Introduction price until December, 21, 2022: 21,00 Euro. Regular price: 39,00.

The Dalina String Ensemble is available in the Reason Studios shop:
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... -ensemble/

/Ed
Oenkenstein Audio.

[MrFigg]

I’m glad to see this. Have passed on a number of Solina VSTs. Finally a Rack Extension. Thanks

[joeyluck]

Congrats on the release!

[MuttReason]

Instabuy. Sounds fab. Nice work!

[Oenkenstein]

Thank you for the kind replies. Much appreciated.

And it is also Black Friday sale at Oenkenstein Audio spam day:
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/brow ... in%20Audio

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[crimsonwarlock]

Finally a Rack Extension.

To be fair, Re-Strings also has a Solina sound set and has been available for quite some time now

No Black Friday sale on that one though

[MrFigg]

Finally a Rack Extension.

To be fair, Re-Strings also has a Solina sound set and has been available for quite some time now

No Black Friday sale on that one though

Yeah, forgot. Was actually using that one a few months ago for that exact purpose. .

[WOO]

Where can I hear sound examples of this device?

[crimsonwarlock]

Where can I hear sound examples of this device?

I guess when you trial it.

[Oenkenstein]

Where can I hear sound examples of this device?

A Soundcloud playlist is in the making and will be added to the shop page later, just need time to get some recordings done with the local meastro. In the meantime you can listen to two demo fragments. They are MIDI files where the ID8 instruments are replaced by Dalina's, Roads and Rumbler.
http://www.oenkenstein.nl/uploadmap/sou ... moSong.mp3
http://www.oenkenstein.nl/uploadmap/sou ... Dalina.mp3

[avasopht]

Nah that demo is pretty dope ... Def gonna get this

[avasopht]

Where can I hear sound examples of this device?

A Soundcloud playlist is in the making and will be added to the shop page later, just need time to get some recordings done with the local meastro. In the meantime you can listen to two demo fragments. They are MIDI files where the ID8 instruments are replaced by Dalina's, Roads and Rumbler.
http://www.oenkenstein.nl/uploadmap/sou ... moSong.mp3
http://www.oenkenstein.nl/uploadmap/sou ... Dalina.mp3

What's going on in the first demo?

Is that a combination of acoustic samples and the Solina?

[Oenkenstein]

What's going on in the first demo?

Is that a combination of acoustic samples and the Solina?

No. In the first demo It is just the acoustic orchestra mixer you hear. No Dalina synthesizer strings are involved.

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The second demo has a Rumbler as bass, a Roads mixed with both the Dalina string ensemble synthesizer and acoustic orchestra mixer for the keys, and Dalina's for the brass section.

The shop page is updated and contains a Soundcloud playlist with the two demo songs.

[AnotherMathias]

I'm enjoying this one - the real orchestral sounds have a lot of character.
I caught a few bugs in the sample mapping - something for a future update?

Bass Sustain 1st Octave A: Hard sample is a semitone up, and the soft sample is very low volume.
Bass Tremolo 1st Octave A: Both soft and hard samples are a semitone down.
Cello Sustain 2nd Octave F#: Low velocity is an octave down.
Cello Tremolo 2nd Octave B: Hard note is an octave down.

Hope that helps!

[challism]

There's a song competition for this device happening now. Download the trial, submit your best song and you might win a license.
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=7530056

[Oenkenstein]

I'm enjoying this one - the real orchestral sounds have a lot of character.
I caught a few bugs in the sample mapping - something for a future update?

There were 975 samples to map, something had to go wrong..

Tomorrow a new version will be sent for validation. I hope to come with an update this or next week.

Thank you for your report. Thumbs up!

[Oenkenstein]

An update of the Dalina String Ensemble Rack Extension is now available. Current version: 1.2.3.

The free update contains a fix for some mapping errors with samples,

You can get the latest version at the Reason Studios shop:
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... -ensemble/

The Dalina String Ensemble Operation Manual got updated as well. The pictures of the back panel got refreshed to the new version number:
http://www.oenkenstein.nl/uploadmap/Dal ... Manual.pdf

There is also a song challenge going on on this forum. Just a few days left to send in your submissions:
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=7530056
Love to hear your creative work.

Hope you enjoy!

[Oenkenstein]

FYI, the webshop page of the Solina String Ensemble has been updated. The end date of the introduction sales period has been extended to December 31, 2022. Yay!

https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... -ensemble/