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Back to the Retro Future
Paying homage to the great vintage synthesizers of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, String Machine brings the past into the future. Produced by sound titans Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, String Machine samples from some of the greats - the Arp Solina, Oberheim OBX, Roland RS-505, and the Roland Jupiter 6 - and allows you to instantly combine them with modern strings, brass, woodwinds, and vocals to create unique vintage vibes perfect for your next pop, rock, or hip-hop masterpiece.

A Classic User Interface
String Machine's user interface takes inspiration from the design of vintage string machine synthesizers. From the chunky instrument switches adorned along the front panel, to the glide of envelope sliders, and the click of push buttons, String Machine's form and function is informed by the original hardware units.

Global Main Controls
Add final touches to an instrument's master stereo output (which sums together each of the 4 instrument sections) with volume, pan, stereo field, and filter.

Global Send Controls
Click the Reverb switches along the top to turn the 4 reverb presets on and off, allowing you to quickly audition the different types, and try various combinations of reverb presets. Use the Send knobs to dial in the desired amount of reverb, which simultaneously sends all 4 instrument sections to the given reverb send effect.

Volume
Control the volume of each instrument section, allowing you to blend multi-layered sounds together with ease.

Effects
Enable the Chorus and Ensemble Chorus effects on and off. String Machines were well known for their ensemble chorus effects, and the one included in String Machine features 3 modes, each with distinct characteristics. With effect emulations modeled from the ARP Solina, and Roland VP-330 hardware units, along with a 'Modern' mode, our Ensemble Chorus effect delivers everything from vintage warmth and thickness, to modern transparency and dimension.

Envelopes
Use the 4-stage envelope (attack, decay, sustain, release) to control the volume of each instrument section over time.

Mod Wheel
Each instrument in String Machine is made up of 2 layers which you can use the Mod Wheel (MIDI CC 01) to cross-fade between, enabling you to blend together 2 layers, or transform from one to another.

Instruments
Instruments belong to 1 of 4 instrument sections: string machines and pads (red), section strings (green), solo woodwinds and brass (teal), and choir and soloist. (orange).

• Use the Instrument switches to turn the instruments within each section on and off, combining them in various ways to produce a variety of timbres
• Use the Alternative (Alt) switches above each Instrument switch to swap the main instrument out for an alternative one

Unique Vintage Effects
String Machines were well known for their ensemble chorus effects, and the one included in String Machine features 3 modes, each with distinct characteristics. With effect emulations modeled from the Arp Solina, and Roland VP-330 hardware units, along with a 'Modern' mode, our Ensemble Chorus effect delivers everything from vintage warmth and thickness, to modern transparency and dimension. This makes String Machine's use flexible for a variety of genres, especially those that are heavy on retro nostalgia, like chillwave or pop.

Instrument Groups
String Machine features 4 color-coded instrument sections, including string machines and pads (red), section strings (green), solo woodwinds and brass (teal), and choirs and soloist (orange). Each instrument section features a number of instruments and alternatives, giving you countless ways to combine them into a diverse range of timbres, and the ease of mixing the individual instrument sections together to create rich, multi-layered pads.

Presets
String Machine comes with 17 presets programmed by Nick Phoenix. These presets demonstrate the type of sounds possible with String Machine, but we encourage you to use String Machine as it was intended - creating your own presets!

New String Machine Expansion Pack
String Machine now includes the new String Machine Expansion Pack, featuring 19 brand new patches that channel all the analog vibes of the legendary string machines we sampled for String Machine along with modern effects and samples. This is a Free expansion pack for all String Machine owners and ComposerCloud+ subscribers.