Strings Amateur SSO - Dorico Template

Discover excellence in string writing with orchestral templates for Dorico, based on the prestigious Spitfire Symphony Orchestra (SSO) library in Kontakt format. Every detail has been meticulously crafted to offer an intuitive and immediate composition experience, allowing you to focus solely on music without technical compromises.

Three levels of perfection:

Amateur – The ideal starting point for diving into orchestral writing with SSO. This template provides a complete string orchestra, with all articulations from the Performant patch perfectly programmed. Each articulation mark on the score is precisely interpreted: a dash triggers the tenuto, a dot activates the staccato, ensuring a smooth and natural performance without manual adjustments.

Professional – Elevate your orchestration control. In addition to all the features of the Amateur level, this template enables section divisions, allowing the first violins (or any other section) to play different melodic lines within the same section. This innovative parallel programming grants effortless divisi creation while maintaining impeccable dynamic and articulation management.

Expert – The ultimate versatility for the demanding composer. This template offers a full range of instruments, extensive percussion, and an orchestra a3 setup with pre-configured additional instruments such as English horn, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. Thanks to advanced programming, it delivers an incredibly realistic performance without requiring manual intervention. Fast note input triggers the runs patch, while staccato and marcato notes automatically activate their respective articulations across all instruments, including divisi, in complete autonomy. No extra adjustments needed! Additionally, the Expert version includes all professional string techniques such as sul ponticello, sul tasto, harmonics, flautando, standard and muted tremolo, and more, offering the highest level of expressive detail.

With these templates, composing for strings in Dorico becomes a natural and fluid process, as if using a native library. Every detail is pre-configured, every articulation is pre-programmed: all that's left is to write your music.

Choose the level that best suits your needs and take your orchestration to a new standard of excellence.