Furia Staccato Strings
Powerful ensemble string staccatos perfect for tension and drama in film, TV, game, and trailing scoring.
US$29
Hear Furia Staccato Strings In Action
- Our Immortal Souls Andrew Aversa 1:24
- He's a Pirate (Tribute) Hans Zimmer (arr. Nabeel Ansari) 1:16
- Into the Sunset Henning Nugel 1:34
- Fate of the Heavens David Levy 3:13
- Furiosity Killed The Cat Brad Jerkins 1:25
- Furiosity Killed The Cat (Orchestra Only) Brad Jerkins 1:25
Reviews
Simon Franglen
Titanic, Skyfall, Spectre, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water
Impact Soundworks make detailed, emotive instruments. I’ve happily bought over two dozen of their libraries which should say everything. They get used every day.
Mark Portmann
Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones
"[ISW]'s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire."
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
"Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Stewart Winter
Co-founder, VideoHelper
"I'm a keyboard player -- I can't even make a REAL guitar sound convincing. But Telos and Rosette are my go-to guitars because they sound incredible, sit well in a mix and are so easy to configure to my personal playing habits. I'm constantly discovering new ways to play them and they've saved my ass more times than I can count. And the pedal Steel is still my favorite library of its kind for Country, Folk and organic layering behind synths."
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
"I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW's do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism."
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Richard Jacques
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
"I'm a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It's so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments... from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further."
Kevin Manthei
Angry Birds Mystery Island, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Villainous, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online
"ISW creates some of the most inspiring & realistic guitar sample libraries. I had to write a bunch of really gritty, angry heavy metal & sports action rock cues. I used Shreddage 3 Serpent for leads and was blown away by its onboard processing, programming, and amazing live-sounding leads. I also created a signature sound based on the lead guitar in David Lynch's Twin Peaks series, originally played on baritone guitar. [Serpent] built a convincing replica of that sound just using on-board FX. It was so fun and easy to do!"
Audio Demos
- Our Immortal Souls Andrew Aversa 1:24
- He's a Pirate (Tribute) Hans Zimmer (arr. Nabeel Ansari) 1:16
- Into the Sunset Henning Nugel 1:34
- Fate of the Heavens David Levy 3:13
- Furiosity Killed The Cat Brad Jerkins 1:25
- Furiosity Killed The Cat (Orchestra Only) Brad Jerkins 1:25
Overview
An orchestral library designed for powerful ensemble string staccatos, Furia delivers instant gratification for film, TV, game and trailer scoring. Perfect for epic action string stabs and ostinatos, dramatic builds, and tense underscore rhythms!
Product Info
Focused and powerful staccatos strings
Recorded in a medium hall with both close and hall mic positions so you can dial in as much space as you want.
Everything in unison
All strings in the orchestra (violins, viola, cellos, basses) recorded in unison – tutti – for a huge sound.
Up to 16x round robin layers
Lots of recorded variations means realistic playback even with fast, repeated notes.
Ready to play out-of-the-box
No special mixing, effects, or keyswitches needed. Just load and play.
Only one dynamic - EPIC
Made for a huge, trailer-ready sound right out of the box.
Features
Instantly playable for fast, epic results
Ensemble size multiplier 1-8x
Easy envelope + sample shaping controls
Four built-in FX modules
Dozens of reverb options
Requirements
200MB of disk space
7200 RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
4GB of RAM
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments.
Kontakt 5.3.1+ Full Version
This library is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player.
Kontakt Requirements - Mac OS
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update).
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
Kontakt Requirements - Windows
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher. Windows 10 strongly recommended.
Tutorials
Overview and Demo Walkthrough
Featured Artists & Composers
Lena Raine
Celeste, Chicory, Minecraft, Guild Wars 2, Deltarune
Instruments from ISW are a staple of my soundtrack work for games. Vocalisa has been a mainstay vocal aesthetic of nearly every game I’ve worked on including Celeste & Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shreddage 3 has also given me the confidence to write some really fun guitar riffs & solos despite not being able to play a real one. I’ve started incorporating Tokyo Scoring Strings into the acoustic side of my scoring work, and can’t wait to try out more from ISW in the future!
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
“Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Matthew Carl Earl
Overwatch 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty Mobile, PUBG Mobile, Arknights
“Impact Soundworks creates easy-to-use, great-sounding virtual instruments right out of the box. Highland Harps, Emotional Mallets, and Shreddage 3 are in my daily toolkit.”
String ensemble staccatos are a composer’s best friend. Whether you need to accentuate dramatic rhythms in an action cue, create tension with a repeating ostinato line, build an epic swashbuckling main melody, or weave ominous arpeggiating textures, staccato strings are de facto standard.
Furia is a library tailor-made to deliver that very sound, and ONLY that sound. It is simple and streamlined, with no extraneous features or samples. As soon as you load it up and begin playing, you’ll see the appeal of this elegant design. With no complex UI or exhaustive patch lists, you instead have an instant, highly-versatile staccato sound out-of-the-box.
Use Furia on its own with either (or both) of two included mic positions and a handy FX rack, or layer it with other orchestral sounds like our Bravura Scoring Brass for even more ‘oomph’. Either way, we know you’ll find it a fantastic and very practical tool for your template!
Ensemble Multiplier
Furia Staccato Strings was recorded with a 22-piece string ensemble. With this control, you can multiply the size of the ensemble up to 8x for an even more epic sound!
Timing Controls
The Ensemble Timing knob controls the amount of random timing variation in the ensemble multiplier, while Sample Offset adjusts the sample playback to be more aggressive (at the cost of some pre-bow noise).
Mic Mixer
Here you can load or unload either of the two included mic positions, plus change or automate their volume & stereo width.
Envelope Shaping
Dial down the decay and sustain for a very tight and aggressive staccato sound, or turn them up with release to let each note ring out.
Reviews
Furia Staccato Strings – Solonoid Studio
“… a massive amount of power in such a small and affordable package. It’s amazing! […] It’s basically straight in your face, so there’s no mucking around. You can’t get lost… It presents itself as, ‘Here I am. Take me. This is what I am.’ … you can start playing as soon as you’re finished downloading and get brilliant ideas. Very unique especially for a library with just one articulation. It’s very, very diverse in its range of uses, its playability, and I highly, highly recommend it, […] It doesn’t matter if you have those [other] libraries. Still pick [it] up because it’s very useful.” Cory Pelizzari (Solonoid Studio)