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Warm Vintage Sounds Revived

62 string synthesizers in a single instrument

Choose from 842 hardware sounds, layering machines together to create your own hybrids

Powerful modulation and built-in effects

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Over 60 string synthesizers spanning 50+ years of design innovation from around the globe have been carefully collected, restored and recorded to create one remarkable instrument: String Machines 2. A multi-year effort, String Machines 2 greatly expands on the original, including many rare sounds and machines exclusive to this collection as well as a completely updated architecture and interface. Now you can create stunning keys, pads, brass, bass, voices, piano sounds and more with the warm analog tones of vintage string synths. 355 hand-crafted presets have been designed to get you started, built on a foundation of 46,000 samples, while a versatile dual-layer architecture lets you easily combine the sounds of multiple machines together to create new hybrids with creative freedom.

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History

In the 1970s, commercial keyboard designers began an attempt to reproduce orchestral string sounds through analog synthesis. The results were far from their original goal, and while niche at the time, the sounds of these machines have become timeless, not for their similarity to orchestral instruments but for their place in our collective memory and nostalgia. Today these synths are mostly gone, broken with age and discarded, the threat of many of them disappearing completely becoming a reality.

Expanding the Archive

6 years ago we released String Machines, which captured 11 of the most iconic of these synths. Now we're back and we've added 51 more machines to the list. Explore classics like the Solina, Freeman String Symphonizer and Elka Rhapsody as well as extremely rare models including the Yamaha SK-50D, Logan Vocalist, Jen SM2007 and more. Many of these machines were very hard to track down and most of them came to us in non-working condition, needing to undergo serious repair and restoration. The result was well worth the effort, as String Machines 2 has grown into both an important archive and an inspiring instrument.

Sound Signature

Each of these old string synths was meticulously inspected, tested and calibrated to ensure as close to factory functionality as possible. After spending time with each machine to identify signature sounds, unique qualities and natural strengths, our sound designers captured them in the highest-quality possible with premium DI boxes, hardware processors and converters. Each sample was hand-trimmed and processed to bring out the best sound with a mastered finish. A diverse assembly of instruments, some made decades and continents apart, the sound of String Machines 2 is vivid and soulful, rich with the subtle character and quirks of aged components.

Dual-Layer Design

String Machines 2 is designed with two discrete layers so that you can easily choose from and stack any of the 842 included synthesizer sounds. Having been originally designed to emulate acoustic strings, the sound of these machines often layer and modulate in very pleasing ways, naturally lending themselves to work in ensemble. With String Machines 2 you have full control over amp ADSR, multi-mode filter, voicing, stereo, LFO and step modulators and arpeggiator for each machine, allowing you to modify presets or create new sounds from scratch in any way you like. A capable effect bus adds the finishing touch, including EQ, Drive, Thorus, Phasor, Delay, Sparkverb and an authentic ensemble effect modeled after the Roland RS-505.
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Machines

Omni 2 • Quadra • CRUMAR T3 • Multiman • Performer • Stringman • EKO Stradivarius • ELECTRONICA EM-25 • ELECTRONICA EM-26 • Rhapsody 490 • Rhapsody 610 • Twin 61 • EMINENT 310 • EMINENT K150 • Morpheus • EXCELSIOR Strings Synthesizer K4 • FARFISA Polychrome • Soundmaker • FARFISA String-Orchestra • FARFISA Syntorchestra • FORMANTA EMS-01 • FREEMAN String Symphonizer • Godwin Symphony 249 • HOHNER String Performer • HOHNER-LOGAN String Melody • HOHNER-LOGAN String Melody II • JEN SM2007 • Junost-21 • Delta • EPS-1 • Lambda • Poly Ensemble 1000 • Poly Ensemble 2000 • Symphony O3 • Trident Mk1 • LOGAN Big Band • LOGAN Piano String Synthesizer • LOGAN Vocalist • Opus 3 • Matrix-12 • PAiA Strings • Russian Opus • RS-09 • RS-101 • RS-202 • RS-505 • VP330 Mk1 • VP330 Mk2 • SCI Prelude • SIEL Cruise • SIEL Orchestra • SOLINA • SOLTON Programmer 24 • TEISCO SX400 • German Box • CE20 • CE25 • SK15 • SK20 • SK30 • SK50D • SS30
With the authentic sound of 62 string synthesizers, String Machines 2 is a sonic archive reinvigorating these warm, charactered timbres in a singular creative instrument.

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Reviews

Junkie XL

Grammy Nominated and Multu Platinum Producer, Musician & Composer

Batman vs Superman, Deadpool, Mad Max, Divergent, 300, Tomb Raider, Justice League

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String Machines 2 is a beautiful plugin with loads of different sounds that are immediately great! Whether you want to create dark low drones or you want to imitate real strings! They also sound great WITH real strings! It adds a really nice color to it! A must have!

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Guy Fletcher

Musician, Sound Engineer & Producer

Dire Straits, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Mark Knopfler, Randy Newman

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The dual layers combined with the onboard effects potential makes for a fantastic go-to device to get those creative juices flowing. The purity of sound and the flexibility for layering or de-layering means the sounds are extremely useable in the studio.

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Pianoman

Ministry Of Sound, London/FFRR Records, AATW Records, Polydor Records, EMI

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String Machines 2 is a massive update with more patches from 62 machines. So much choice and the sound quality is 100%. This is a studio MUST HAVE no matter what genre you make. New master FX features and redesigned interface is a very nice touch. Yet again...

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Hajime Okano

Producer, Musician

Pink, L’Arc~en~Ciel, Dead End, Janne Da Arc

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I'm all about string synths, including the KORG Symphony and Poly Ensemble 2000, so this is a must-have! I also have the real machines, so thanks to UVI I don't have to look for spare ones! This is the heaven, as it comes with so many string synths that you can easily layer: the SK30, RS-505, Matrix-12, and much more!

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"A very powerful and inspiring plug-in, thanks to modulation, FX and arpeggiation contraptions, all of which can easily take the package completely away from its published manifesto, and into a beautiful world of sound design and ethereality."
"It has a pleasant mild pure sound recollective of hardware instruments. Truly, this is a really incredible library."

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Specs

Licensing:

3 activations per license on any combination of machines or iLok dongles

What you get:

Size:

16.83 GB (FLAC lossless encoding, was 29.39 GB in WAV)

Content:

46,311 Samples, 355 Presets

Sample Resolution:

44.1 kHz. Recording at 88.2 kHz

System requirements:

  • Runs in UVI Workstation version 3.0.1, and Falcon version 1.5.4
  • iLok account (free, dongle not required)
  • Internet connection for the license activation
  • Supported Operating Systems:
    • - MacOS 10.14 Mojave to macOS 26 Tahoe
    • - Windows 10 to Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • 17GB of disk space
  • Hard Drive: 7,200 rpm recommended or Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 4 GB RAM

Compatibility:

Supported Formats:

Audio Units, AAX, VST, VST3, Stand-alone

Tested and certified in:

Digital Performer 8+, Pro Tools 2019+, Logic Pro X+, Cubase 7+, Nuendo 6+, Ableton Live 8+, Studio One 2+, Garage Band 6+, Maschine 1+, Tracktion 4+, Vienna Ensemble Pro 5+, Reaper 4+, Sonar X3+, MainStage 3, MuLab 5.5+, FL Studio, Bitwig 1+, Reason 9.5+, Ability 1+

String Machines 2 Manual Soundbank Installation Guide

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