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Hyperion Strings Micro Black Friday pricing is 50% off, which brings this Soundiron orchestral string library for Kontakt to $24.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
It is the introductory edition of Soundiron's Hyperion Strings line, built for the free Kontakt Player, Komplete Kontrol and Native Instruments S-Series keyboards. The maker pitches it at songwriters new to orchestral writing and at composers who want another colour in their palette.
The sound is described as forward and robust, from rock, pop and EDM through to full orchestral work.
The library ships as 5 nki instruments, with 2,950 samples and 2.5 GB installed. Samples are 24-bit, 48 kHz stereo in lossless NCW format.
The 5 master presets are:
This Micro edition keeps the core articulations for each section: multi-dynamic sustains with and without natural vibrato, staccatos, spiccatos, pizzicatos, plus long crescendos and decrescendos.
The sustains, staccatos, spiccatos and pizzicatos crossfade across dynamic layers, piano to forte, with the Swell control.
Sustains can be natural vibrato, clean non-vibrato, or a blend of the two with the sustain blend control.
Staccatos, spiccatos and pizzicatos can switch to velocity-sensitive mode, so you set dynamics straight from how hard you play. Each of those short articulations has 2 round-robin variations per note.
Pizzicatos switch between loose flams and tight plucks, manually or automatically, and the automatic mode adapts to your playing speed.
Crescendo and Decrescendo trigger dynamically aware release samples and support tempo-syncing and time-stretching. The maker presents them as an introduction to its wider Expressions concept for modular arrangement.
Soundiron recorded the sections up close on a dry stage at Studio A, Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA. The interface then adds spatialization, environment simulation and positioning controls so you can dial in the room and character.
Every section can be positioned in the stereo field and set into one of many included spaces, from rooms and halls to chambers and effect-style environments, while Adaptive Play Assist and Arpeggio tools are on board to help sketch ideas fast. The maker says the interface is deep but intuitive, with a short learning curve.
The library is licensed for the free Kontakt Player and also runs in full Kontakt, version 5.7.3 or later, as a VST, AU or AAX plugin. It appears in the Libraries browser and needs online serial registration through the Native Instruments Service Center app.
Yes. The Hyperion Strings Micro Black Friday deal takes 50% off, which brings the Soundiron Kontakt library to $24.50. The offer runs until Dec 6, 2026.
It has 5 nki instruments: Ensemble, Violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses, covering 8 violins, 6 violas, 5 cellos and 4 double basses. Articulations are sustains with and without vibrato, staccatos, spiccatos, pizzicatos, crescendos and decrescendos.
No. It is licensed for the free Kontakt Player (version 5.7.3 or later) and also loads in full Kontakt as VST, AU or AAX. It needs online serial registration through the Native Instruments Service Center app.
It takes 2.5 GB installed, with 2,950 samples at 24-bit, 48 kHz. Soundiron lists Windows 7 or OSX 10.10 or higher, a dual core CPU and 3+ GB of RAM, with a SATA or SSD drive recommended.
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