Friedlander Violin

Craft realistic Violin performances with staggering depth of control and versatility.

Friedlander Violin

We set out to create a virtual violin with malleable, intuitive controls, and an authentic, living sound. From the beginning we wanted control over vibrato and dynamics, so we presented our talented violinist, Dovid, with an insane almost athletic challenge: to record more than 4000 samples with musical purpose and a beautiful tone – all without vibrato. With a variety of smart musical parameters available, this puts you in complete control to craft authentic performances, offering a deep level of expressivity unlike any other traditionally sampled violin. Discover a new way to bring your virtual violin performances to life!

Standout Features

True Legato Samples
We recorded transitions two-and from each note for three Legato styles. When you play connected lines, you hear real transition performances – without crossfading into sustain samples.
Bow Position Modeler

Produce a wide spectrum of tone colors by changing the position of the bow between the bridge and fingerboard dynamically in realtime.

Dynamics Morphing
Seamlessly morph between real dynamic layers. All samples are phase-locked so they can blend in-and-out of each other without problematic crossfade issues.
Physically Modeled Vibrato
Vibrato scripting is modeled off real vibrato source-recordings, allowing independent control over vibrato intensity and speed – displayed across an X/Y grid.
Adaptive Legato
All Intimate Strings instruments wield our innovative Adaptive Legato feature, which adjusts legato transition speed in response to your performance, offering performative action that had never been achievable before.
Adaptive Shorts

Perform longer or shorter Staccato notes in realtime based on key velocity or MIDI control. This works extremely well for creating Spiccato, tackling agile passages, or for playing longer accented notes.

Ensemble Mode
Create your own virtual string section via the Ensemble builder. Stack up to 8 players, change their seating position, and tweak other humanization parameters such as intonation and timing for realistic (and fun) effects.
Improved Efficiency
Enjoy the benefits of some crucial updates to our script and programming. You’ll notice improvements focusing on RAM efficiency and MIDI CC handling.
Looped Sustains
Samples are looped to allow continuous re-bowing while you hold down the note.
Meet the Musician

Dovid Friedlander has been a member of the North Carolina Symphony as Associate Concertmaster since 2005. He previously held a position in the Columbus Symphony and was the Assistant Concertmaster of the San Antonio Symphony. He has also played with the Boston Symphony at the Tanglewood Music Festival, and regularly with the PittsburghSymphony in concerts and on tour, with such conductors as Seiji Ozawa, Mariss Jansons, and Claudio Abbado.

Mr. Friedlander studied with Cleveland Orchestra Concertmaster, William Preucil, at theEastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. While at the Cleveland Institute, he won the Jerome Gross award and his quartet was the recipient of the esteemed Darius Milaud award.

In addition to playing with the North Carolina Symphony, Dovid is an active chamber musician in the Raleigh area. He also maintains a full teaching studio and was on the faculty of the Triada Music Festival in 2006 and 2007. Dovid has enjoyed soloing with the North Carolina Symphony each season, including three performances of Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 4 in January of 2009. He also played solo with the Brussels Chamber Orchestra during the Crosscurrents Chamber Festival in 2009 and 2010.

Intimate Strings Bundle

Our first foray into strings sampling, built on physical modeling principles. These tools reward exploration—approach them like real instruments, and you’ll uncover their expressive potential. For a deep discount, get the entire Intimate Strings bundle which includes: Friedlander Violin, Fischer Viola, Blakus Cello, and Leonid Bass.
Original price was: $396.00.Current price is: $299.00.
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TouchOSC Compatible

Friedlander Violin comes with our custom preset for TouchOSC, a modular touch control surface for sending and receiving Open Sound Control and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi and controlling CoreMIDI compatible software, hardware, and mobile apps.

Friedlander Violin runs on the free

Features

  • True Legato
  • Multiple Articulations & Styles
  • Continuous Dynamics Control
  • Physically Modeled Vibrato
  • Color Morphing (Bow Position)
  • Adaptive Legato
  • Staccato Length Control
  • Ensemble Mode

Content

  • 3 Legato Types: Bow, Slur, Portamento
  • 3 Attack Types: Soft, Normal, Accent​
  • 3 Tone Styles: Sordino, Sul Pont, Sul Tasto
  • Tremolo: 2 Dynamics​
  • Staccato: 3 Dynamics, 8 RR​
  • Pizzicato: 4 Dynamics (+Snap Pizz), 4 RR​
  • Natural Release Samples​

Specs

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EDU Discount Request

If you’re a currently enrolled student or an educator at an accredited school – whether it’s a university, high school, conservatory, or a structured online program – we’d love to offer you 20% off our instruments.

To apply, just send us a message including your school or program name, your role (like student or teacher), and any other relevant info – along with a quick proof of your academic status (like a scanned student or faculty ID). Once we’ve had a chance to review your info, we’ll send you a custom discount code to use at checkout.

A few things to note: This discount can’t be combined with other discount codes, sale pricing, or upgrade offers. Short-term courses, non-accredited programs, or quick certificate workshops don’t qualify.

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Product Upgrade Request

We offer upgrades from a lower edition (e.g., Lite) to a higher edition (e.g., Full) by paying the price difference between what you originally paid and the current price of the higher edition of eligible product series. Promotional pricing will also be factored into the upgrade process during active sales. Additionally, you have the option to retain access to your current edition for a $10 license fee.


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