Hyperion Strings Version Comparison

Version Hyperion Strings Micro edition Hyperion Strings Elements edition Hyperion Strings Ensemble full edition
Core Features Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Intimate and Detailed Stage Microphone Position ✓
Well-Rounded Close Hall Microphone Position ✓ ✓ re-mastered
Wide and Airy Mid Hall Microphone Position ✓
Silky and Dark Far Hall Microphone Position ✓
Multi-Mic Mixer Panel ✓
Instrument Sections 4 4 5
Aleatoric Effects ✓
Dynamic True-Legato and Portamento ✓ ✓
Articulation Group Dynamic Blending System ✓
Sound-designed instruments and textures ✓
Wide-format User Interface ✓
Automatic Staccato/Sustain Performance Mode ✓
Tightness Auto-Switching for short articulation types ✓ ✓ ✓
Expression Auto-Release, Tempo-Synching and Play-Through modes ✓ ✓ ✓
Sustain Bow-Change Control ✓ ✓ ✓
Algorithmic Space Mode ✓
Convolution Space Mode with custom envrironmental impulses ✓ ✓ ✓
Player Soundstage Positioning with traditional and custom section seating presets ✓ ✓ ✓
Per-Articulation velocity range, volume and pan control ✓ ✓ ✓
Legato Accent Control ✓
Legato Speed Control modes manual auto, manual auto, manual
Player proximity, tone and sound-shaping controls ✓ ✓ ✓
Dynamic Swell Control ✓ ✓ ✓
Niente Volume Control ✓
Articulation Keyswitch Assignment basic basic advanced
Requires Full version of Kontakt ✓
Multi-instrument Presets (nkm) 10
Instrument Presets (nki) 5 9 78
Samples 2,950 20,148 157,567
Wav Data Size 5.8 GB 14 GB 139 GB
Download Size 2.5 GB 10 GB 81 GB
Price $59 $99 $549

1st Violins

Longs

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
True-Legato Fingered ✓ ✓
True-Legato Portamento ✓ ✓
Sordino True-Legato Fingered ✓
Sordino True-Legato Portamento ✓
Sustain Non-vibrato: p, mp, mf, f p, mf, f p, mf, f p, mp, mf, f
Sustain Vibrato: p, mp, mf, f p, mf, f p, mf, f p, mp, mf, f
Sustain Natural Bowing: p, mf, f ✓
Sustain Tremolo: p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Sustain Flautando ✓
Sustain Ponticello: p, f ✓
Sustain Trill Fast: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd, Min 3rd, Maj 3rd ✓
Sustain Trill Slow Up: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd, Min 3rd, Maj 3rd, 4th, 5b, 5th ✓
Sustain Trill Slow Down: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd, Min 3rd, Maj 3rd, 4th, 5b, 5th ✓
Sustain Harmonic ✓
Sordino Sustain Vibrato: p, mf, f ✓
Sordino Sustain Natural Bowing ✓
Sordino Sustain Trill Slow: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓

Shorts

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Staccato Long 4th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Staccato Long 8th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Staccato 16th: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Staccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 32nd: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Pizzicato Loose & Tight (4rr): p, f 2rr 4rr 4rr
Bartok Pizzicato (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Col Legno (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Staccato Tremolo (4rr): p, mf, f ✓
Staccato Trill: Min 2nd up, Min 2nd down, Maj 2nd up,  Maj 2nd down ✓
Ponticello Staccato (4rr): p, f ✓
Harmonic Staccato (2rr) ✓
Flautando Staccato (2rr) ✓
Sordino Staccato Long 4th (4rr) ✓
Sordino Staccato 8th (8rr) ✓
Sordino Staccato 16th Hammer-on (4rr) ✓
Sordino Staccato 16th Pull-off (4rr) ✓
Sordino Spiccato 24th (8rr): p, mf, f ✓

 

Dynamic Expressions

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Crescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 8-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F p<F only ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf p only ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Clean-to-Vibrato: p<mp, mp<mf, mf<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato-to-Clean: mp>p, mf>mp, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Tremolo: p<F, p<F alt, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Tremolo: F>p, F>p alt, mf>p, F>mf/td> ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count Tremolo F>p ✓
Sforzando 4-Count: mf>p<mf, F>p<F ✓ ✓
Swell 4-Count: p<mf>p, p<F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 2-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 1-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 1-Count F>p ✓ ✓
Sordino Crescendo 4-Count p<F ✓
Sordino Decrescendo 4-Count F>p ✓
Sordino Sforzando 4-Count F>p<F ✓
Sordino Swell 4-Count p<F>p ✓

 

Effects

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Run Up Finger (chromatic): min up, min down, maj up, maj down ✓
Run Sautille (chromatic): min up, min down, maj up, maj down ✓
Cluster Stabs ✓
Cluster Slides ✓
Pluck Slide Up (chromatic) ✓
Ricochet Sustains (chromatic): single, double, triple ✓
Ricochet Drops (chromatic) (2rr) ✓
Bridge Sustains (per-string): on, behind ✓
Bridge Staccatos (per-string) (8rr): on, behind, plucks ✓
Sustaining Clusters ✓
Sliding Clusters ✓
Skittering Clusters ✓
Tremolo Clusters ✓
Sordino Clusters ✓
Tuning Cacophonies ✓
Body Taps (8rr) ✓
Silent Sustain ✓
Silent Fingering Sfx (chromatic) ✓

 

2nd Violins

Longs

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
True-Legato Fingered ✓
True-Legato Portamento ✓
Sustain Non-vibrato: p, mp, mf, f ✓
Sustain Vibrato: p, mf, f ✓
Sustain Tremolo: p, mf, f ✓
Sustain Flautando ✓
Sustain Ponticello: p, f ✓
Sustain Trill Fast: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Trill Slow Up: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Harmonic ✓

Shorts

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Staccato Long 4th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓
Staccato Long 8th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓
Staccato 16th (8rr): p, mf, f ✓
Staccato 24th (8rr): p, mf, f ✓
Spiccato 24th (8rr): p, mf, f ✓
Spiccato 32nd (8rr): p, mf, f ✓
Pizzicato Loose & Tight (4rr): p, f ✓
Col Legno (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓
Staccato Tremolo (4rr) ✓
Staccato Trill: Min 2nd up,  Min 2nd down, Maj 2nd up,  Maj 2nd down ✓
Ponticello Staccato (4rr): p, f ✓
Harmonic Staccato (2rr) ✓
Flautando Staccato (2rr) ✓

 

Dynamic Expressions

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Crescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Crescendo 8-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Clean-to-Vibrato: p<mp, mp<mf, mf<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato-to-Clean: mp>p, mf>mp, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Tremolo p<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Tremolo F>p ✓
Sforzando 4-Count: mf>p<mf, F>p<F ✓
Swell 4-Count: p<mf>p, p<F>p ✓
Crescendo 2-Count p<F ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count F>p ✓
Crescendo 1-Count p<F ✓
Decrescendo 1-Count F>p ✓

 

Effects

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Run Up Finger (chromatic): min up, min down, maj up, maj down ✓
Run Sautille (chromatic): min up, min down, maj up, maj down ✓
Cluster Stabs ✓
Sustain Ricochet Single ✓
Cluster Slides ✓
Bridge Sustains (per-string): on, behind ✓
Bridge Staccatos (per-string) (8rr): on, behind, plucks ✓
Sustaining Clusters ✓
Sliding Clusters ✓
Skittering Clusters ✓
Tremolo Clusters ✓
Tuning Cacophonies ✓
Body Taps (8rr) ✓

 

 

Violas

Longs

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
True-Legato Fingered ✓ ✓
True-Legato Portamento ✓ ✓
Sustain Non-vibrato: p, mf, f 1rr 1rr 2rr
Sustain Vibrato: p, mf, f 1rr 1rr 2rr
Sustain Natural Bowing: p, mf, f ✓
Sustain Tremolo: p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Sustain Flautando ✓
Sustain Ponticello: p, f ✓
Sustain Trill Fast: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Trill Slow Up: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Trill Slow Down: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Harmonic ✓

Shorts

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Staccato Long 4th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Staccato Long 8th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Staccato 16th: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Staccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 32nd: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Pizzicato Loose & Tight: p, f 2rr 4rr 4rr
Bartok Pizzicato (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Col Legno (2rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Staccato Tremolo: p, f ✓
Staccato Trill: Min 2nd up,  Min 2nd down ✓
Ponticello Staccato (2rr): p, f ✓
Harmonic Staccato (2rr) ✓
Flautando Staccato (2rr) ✓

 

Dynamic Expressions

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Crescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 8-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F p<F only ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf F>p only ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Clean-to-Vibrato: p<mp, mp<mf, mf<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato-to-Clean: mp>p, mf>mp, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Tremolo: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Tremolo: F>p, mf>p, F>mf  ✓
Crescendo 2-Count Tremolo: p<mp, mp<mf, F<FF ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count Tremolo: mp>p, mf>mp, FF>F, F>p ✓
Sforzando 4-Count: mf>p<mf, F>p<F ✓ ✓
Swell 4-Count: p<mf>p, p<F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 2-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 1-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 1-Count F>p ✓ ✓

 

Effects

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Run Up Finger (chromatic): min up, min down, maj up, maj down ✓
Run Sautille (chromatic): min up, min down, maj up, maj down ✓
Cluster Stabs ✓
Cluster Slides ✓
Bridge Sustains (per-string): on, behind ✓
Bridge Staccatos (per-string) (8rr): on, behind, plucks ✓
Sustaining Clusters ✓
Tuning Cacophonies ✓
Body Taps (8rr) ✓

 

Cellos

Longs

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
True-Legato Fingered ✓ ✓
True-Legato Portamento ✓ ✓
Sustain Non-vibrato: p, mp, mf, f p, mf, f p, mf, f p, mp, mf, f
Sustain Vibrato: p, mf, f ✓ ✓ ✓
Sustain Natural Bowing: p, mf, f ✓
Sustain Tremolo: p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Sustain Flautando ✓
Sustain Ponticello: p, f ✓
Sustain Trill Fast: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Trill Slow: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Harmonic ✓

Shorts

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Staccato Long 4th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Staccato Long 8th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Staccato 16th: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Staccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 32nd: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Pizzicato Loose & Tight: p, f 2rr 4rr 4rr
Bartok Pizzicato (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Col Legno (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Staccato Tremolo ✓
Ponticello Staccato (4rr) ✓
Harmonic Staccato (4rr) ✓
Flautando Staccato (4rr) ✓

 

Dynamic Expressions

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Crescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 8-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F p<F only ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf F>p only ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Clean-to-Vibrato: p<mp, mp<mf, mf<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato-to-Clean: mp>p, mf>mp, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Tremolo p<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Tremolo F>p ✓
Crescendo 2-Count Tremolo: p<mp, mp<mf, F<FF ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count Tremolo: mp>p, mf>mp, FF>F, F>p ✓
Sforzando 4-Count: mf>p<mf, F>p<F ✓ ✓
Swell 4-Count: p<mf>p, p<F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 2-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 1-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 1-Count F>p ✓ ✓

 

Effects

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Run Up Finger (chromatic): maj up, maj down ✓
Octave Slide (chromatic): up, down ✓
Cluster Stabs ✓
Cluster Slides ✓
Bridge Sustains (per-string): on, behind ✓
Bridge Staccatos (per-string) (8rr): on, behind ✓
Sustaining Clusters ✓
Tuning Cacophonies ✓

 

Basses

Longs

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
True-Legato Fingered ✓ ✓
True-Legato Portamento ✓ ✓
Sustain Non-vibrato: p, mf, f ✓ ✓ ✓
Sustain Vibrato: p, mf, f ✓ ✓ ✓
Sustain Natural Bowing: p, mf, f ✓
Sustain Tremolo: p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Sustain Ponticello ✓
Sustain Trill Fast: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓
Sustain Trill Slow: Min 2nd, Maj 2nd ✓

Shorts

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Staccato Long 4th: p, mf, f 4rr 6rr
Staccato Long 8th: p, mf, f 4rr 6rr
Staccato 16th: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 4rr
Staccato 24th (4rr): p, mf, f ✓ ✓
Spiccato 24th: p, mf, f 4rr 8rr
Spiccato 32nd: p, mf, f 2rr 4rr 8rr
Pizzicato Loose & Tight: p, f 2rr 4rr 4rr
Bartok Pizzicato (4rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Col Legno (2rr): Loose, Tight ✓ ✓
Staccato Tremolo (4rr) ✓

 

Dynamic Expressions

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Crescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 8-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F p<F only ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 8-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf F>p only ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓ ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Vibrato: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Non-Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato: F>p, mf>p, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Clean-to-Vibrato: p<mp, mp<mf, mf<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Vibrato-to-Clean: mp>p, mf>mp, F>mf ✓
Crescendo 4-Count Tremolo: p<F, p<mf, mp<F ✓
Decrescendo 4-Count Tremolo F>p, mf>p, F>mf  ✓
Crescendo 2-Count Tremolo: p<mp, mp<mf, F<FF ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count Tremolo: mp>p, mf>mp, FF>F, F>p ✓
Sforzando 4-Count mf>p<mf, F>p<F ✓ ✓
Swell 4-Count p<mf>p, p<F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 2-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 2-Count F>p ✓ ✓
Crescendo 1-Count p<F ✓ ✓
Decrescendo 1-Count F>p ✓ ✓

 

Effects

Articulations Micro Elements Full Ensemble
Octave Slide (chromatic): up, down ✓
Cluster Stabs ✓
Cluster Slides ✓
Sustaining Clusters ✓
Tuning Cacophonies ✓
Body Taps (8rr) ✓