EastWest Hollywood Strings 2 Virtual Instrument Library
ID: 4542
• MPN: EW-345D
• SKU: 1181-124
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Key Features
• Intimate 21-Piece String Ensemble
• Recorded with New Close Mic Techniques
• Suitable for Music and Film Production
• 6 Mic Positions, Atmos Ready
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EastWest Hollywood Strings 2 Virtual Instrument Library Overview
Make your strings shine in your mixes with Hollywood Strings 2 from EastWest, the sequel to the award-winning Hollywood Strings 1, which provides 148 instruments, 160GB of samples, and six flexible mic positions. Atmos ready and ideal for music and film productions, Hollywood Strings 2 delivers intimate strings for any occasion.
Recorded using new close-miking techniques for even more clarity and emotion, Hollywood Strings 2 provides you with precise trills, runs, and fast articulations to compose everything from cozy studio pieces to large, epic orchestrations. The library offers several sections, including six 1st violins, four 2nd violins, four violas, 4 celli, and three basses, as well as the full 21-player ensemble for you to arrange to your heart’s content, all available in three Moods: Classic, Soft, and Epic. Hollywood Strings 2 is available in VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU plug-in formats for 64-bit DAWs on macOS or Windows computers.
Emotional, Intimate, and Raw
EastWest close-miked every instrument closer than they ever have before, capturing the grit, depth, and air of every note in the finest detail possible. You can independently control 3 separate close-mic positions (including mics attached directly to the instruments), plus main, mid-field, and surround mics.
New Strings. New Room. Rich History
Hollywood Strings 2 was recorded in EastWest’s own Studio 2, just like the themes to The Beverly Hillbillies, Hawaii Five-O, and the soundtracks to Encanto, and A Star is Born. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Weezer, and Metallica also selected Studio 2 for its tight and punchy sound.
It’s only fitting that these strings suit cinematic metal or heavy rock as well as they would an epic film cue. If you’ve had your fill of massive ensembles and need focus and precision, Hollywood Strings 2 delivers a uniquely intimate string library.
The Original Cast Returns
The original Hollywood Strings featured the collaboration of award-winning producers Doug Rogers & Nick Phoenix and engineer Shawn Murphy. Together, they created one of the most advanced string libraries of all time, and now, all 3 returned to do it again.
Their goal was simple—capture the same cinematic quality as the original, but with more granular control than any string library to date. The result is clear, clean, and dry, with a character that effortlessly lends itself to any genre.
Hollywood Strings 2 Ensemble Breakdown
Six 1st Violins
Lyrical legato, crisp, laser-focused spiccato, articulate detaché—everything you could want from 1st violins, captured in pristine detail. A common issue with violin libraries is that they refuse to come to the front of the mix, no matter how you treat them with EQ. Not so with Hollywood Strings 2; you can mix for the sound you want, without wrangling other string libraries to fit inside a box for which they weren’t made.
Four 2nd Violins
All the flexibility and rawness of the 1st violins, but in a smaller support ensemble, ideal for doubling and harmonizing. The main, mid, and surround mics provide as much or as little depth as you need, or you can mute them for an in-your-face yet cinematic sound. You get articulation, style, and control mapping for maximum flexibility—spacious, bone-dry, or anything in-between.
Four Violas
Rich, resonant, and full. The Hollywood Strings 2 violas excel at delivering an earthy, dry, brilliant tone that pierces through any mix—but it just as easily melds into the background during soft, lyrical passages.
Tight pizzicato, gritty spiccato, and tons of other articulations are at your disposal. Play through the various staccato options, and you’ll find a mix of clean and staccato slur articulations for maximum realism and character.
Four Celli
Sonorous in the bottom octave and brilliant in its top range, this cello section delivers a full spectrum of timbres and articulations. All, of course, with the same ultraclose miking and 6 adjustable mic positions.
Many patches contain expressive vibrato controlled via the modwheel. Combined with deep slurs and portamento, you can capture any performance you need, in any style. You get the same grandeur as the original Hollywood Strings 1, but with infinitely more flexibility.
Three Basses
Your double basses never need to sit in the background again. EastWest captured every detail of their rich harmonics with fantastic balance, lending intense raw power to the bottom octave of any string arrangement.
They’re equally adept with hefty staccato and lyrical melodies in their higher range, with every articulation captured in pristine detail and next to zero bleed or ambience in the close mics.
Full Strings
Close mics don’t mean sacrificing power. EastWest stacked all 21 players in octaves for a rich, bright tone, perfect for filling the entire frequency range. All instruments have three Mood options: Classic, Soft, and Epic.