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Entangled Species Black Friday pricing is 51% off, bringing this 128-patch String Studio VS-3 bank to $19, with the deal ending Nov 18, 2026.
Entangled Species is a sound bank for String Studio VS-3, built by composer and sound designer David Kristian. It collects the tools he has used in his own projects.
The bank covers arpeggiators, pads, loopers, synthesizers, keyboards, noises and sound effects. The maker pitches it at electro-acoustic, ambient and film music arrangements.
The core is 128 analog string presets. Kristian describes them as an experimentalist's labor of love and a nod to the composers and sound designers who inspired him.
The purchase includes:
Most patches ship with preset notes covering where each sound came from and what it was meant for.
String Studio VS-3 is built on physical modelling, and the maker says it has become a go-to synth for organic-sounding material, from film scores to game sound design. Entangled Species leans on that engine.
Kristian's aim is for these patches to augment traditional acoustic instruments, and in some cases replace them, in electro-acoustic, ambient and film arrangements.
His advice is to spend time with each sound's range, tuning and response before you edit. Read the preset notes, then tweak the patch until it is yours.
Martin Walker of YewTreeMagic called the bank stunning. He says Kristian pushed the String Studio engine, and the Bow Excitator in particular, further than he thought possible, with some sounds that could have come from an Alfred Hitchcock film.
No. All AAS Sound Banks run on the free AAS Player, which is included in this purchase.
If String Studio VS-3 is installed on your computer, the expansion is added to it automatically after installation. If you don't own String Studio VS-3, you can play the bank from the AAS Player plug-in or its standalone application.
Either way, the sounds are meant to be a few tweaks away from becoming your own, with String Studio VS-3 acting as the go-between.
Yes. The Entangled Species Black Friday deal takes 51% off this String Studio VS-3 sound bank, bringing it to $19. The offer ends Nov 18, 2026. The purchase includes the preset bank and the free AAS Player plug-in.
You get the preset bank for String Studio VS-3, the AAS Player plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, a serial number and installation instructions. The bank itself holds 128 analog string presets from composer David Kristian.
No. The bank runs on the free AAS Player, which comes with the purchase, as a plug-in or standalone application. If String Studio VS-3 is already installed, the expansion is added to it automatically.
The maker lists arpeggiators, pads, loopers, synthesizers, keyboards, noises and sound effects. David Kristian made the patches for electro-acoustic, ambient and film music, and most come with preset notes explaining their origins.
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