VST strings for metal

[alessandrocar88]

Hi everbody!
i've composed some songs, and now i wanna get a preview of it...I use a lot of strings and pianos, and i'm looking for the best choice.

usually i use the strings in 2 different ways:
1- background: so long chords very legato between them
2- fast scales and arpeggios
3- riffs

first i was using the presets in cubase, but they sounded too much fake, so i tried Symphobia (since it has tremendous realistic sounds)...in this case the sounds are awesome, but i don't like how they play (i mean the attack of them is too slow, causing something like a mini-pause between a chord and the other...and of course terrible results for the scales).
I tried to put to "0" the attack time and the release, but it doesn't sounds good.
and it doesn't work at all for the riffs

Do you think i can achieve what i want with this strings? or i need another VST?
basically what i'm looking for is a strong sound with an immediate attack for the riffs, and a good sound for the long chords.

thanks,
Alessandro

 

[Guitargodgt]

I use NI's session strings (not the pro version).

But this is just a quartet and I can't remember (not in front of my daw at the moment) if it had staccato settings or not.

 

[Scorge]

I've used Nexus for nearly all synths on my bands progressive metal album, and Nexus is primarily a Dance/Trance Rompler type thing. It's a whole 16 gigs but the classical section actually has some synths and strings that sound freaking awesome and have super fast attack (depending on the patch). It's got some great ambient pads too for those moments when you just want to thicken everything up. Presets work great, it's practically plug-and-play... er load and it already sounds great. I found a really freakin cool harpsichord the other day in the program... so beautiful.

Another option would be Omnisphere, it's 42 gigs and is a massive library of strings, synths, and sounds. Picking the right patch can be tricky but when you find something that works, it works perfectly. The great thing about Omnisphere is it has a million parameters and is a lot more dynamic in terms of creating your own sounds than Nexus is.

Anyway, check out some demo's on Youtube! I think you'll like it.

- Zac