r/VSTi • u/mamadmetal • 25d ago

The best cello under 50$?

Hi guys

I need a simple but yet realistic solo cello but I’m not able to spend more than 50$

Any recommendations?

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u/CavernWitch 25d ago

Philharmonik if it's still on sale. A lot of people hate it. I think it's great. The harpsichord is 🔥

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u/mamadmetal 25d ago

Unfortunately it doesn’t run natively on Macs with M series.

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u/CavernWitch 25d ago

Oh that sucks. I guess you've tried the free BBC spitfire one?

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u/mamadmetal 25d ago

I did my best to make it work, but I couldn’t. Their Spitfire app doesn’t work anymore since they switched to the Labs app.

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u/CaptainChiant 24d ago

You can use a standalone vst for the bbc orchestra, I'm working on a track rn using it. No need to go trough spitfire i think, i might be misremembering tho

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u/RohmanOnTwitch 25d ago

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover and its free

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u/mamadmetal 25d ago

I couldn’t install, I believe this was released before they switch to their LABS app so it doesn’t show up in my VST libraries when I install it.

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u/Mr_Bo_Jandals 25d ago

It’s not in labs plugin. It has its own plugin.

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u/Ok_Control7824 24d ago

"Spitfire audio app required"

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u/dreikelvin 25d ago

Orchestraltools lets you purchase solo instruments one-by-one

Their cellos are great! Price is between 37 and 56€

Sine player is free btw

https://www.orchestraltools.com/products

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u/goettel 25d ago

Can't think of any under $50. Strings Flows by Decent Sampler is $69 and ofc runs in their free plugin.

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u/mamadmetal 25d ago

It doesn’t have a solo cellos apparently

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u/goettel 25d ago

Worth a shot. Had another look around and the only option I find close to $50 is Sonixinema Intimate Legato Cello, which is £52 (~$70) and runs in the free Kontakt player. There are some other options at around $100, but yeah.

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u/HellbellyUK 25d ago

You could have a look at "Solo Cello Spurs" on Pianobook. Its free and works with Kontakt or Decentsampler.

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u/Fallevo 23d ago

The solo cello in the Salu library from Orchestral Tools. It's 37 euros, so under 50$. Have a look at the demos.

https://www.orchestraltools.com/salu

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u/SentientAutocorrect 23d ago

If it’s just for one project you could do a Musio subscription for a while ($10 usd a month)

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u/mervenca 22d ago

Depends on your workflow but the best free cello sound you can get is Musescore notation app with Muse sounds. You can write the lines in the right bpm and export the audio to bring in your daw after.

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u/normalbot9999 22d ago edited 22d ago

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbtV5LjNoQE

Then check out the Salu solo cello:

https://www.orchestraltools.com/salu