Sonokinetic Sultan Strings Kontakt Library Better

Sonokinetic Sultan Strings isn't just better—it is essential for a specific sound palette. It transforms the tedium of MIDI programming into the joy of organic performance. For the composer tired of faking Middle Eastern scales with pitch wheels, this library is the answer.

Pro Action Step: Load Sultan Strings, choose the "Sultan" articulation, hold down C3 and D3 simultaneously at 90bpm. Listen to the polyrhythm that emerges. That sound—chaotic, beautiful, razor-sharp—is the sound you cannot get anywhere else.

That is why Sultan Strings is better.

Have you used Sultan Strings in a mix? Drop a comment below if you've layered it with Taiko drums or Synths—the results are incredible.

Here’s a balanced, in-depth review of the Sonokinetic Sultan Strings library for Kontakt, focusing on how it compares to other string libraries and where it truly “does better.”

Kontakt’s standard scripting allows for arpeggiators and step sequencers. Sultan Strings includes a dedicated Phrase Animator that syncs to your DAW’s tempo.

Sultan Strings isn’t trying to be another generic symphonic string library. Instead, it excels at highly expressive, ornamented Middle Eastern string phrasing – something most standard libraries (even great ones like Spitfire or Cinematic Studio Strings) simply cannot do without heavy editing. If you write for film, games, or world music, Sultan Strings will save you days of programming. Dynamic Bowing Layers

Most libraries offer Legato, Spiccato, and Pizzicato. Sultan offers "Sultan." This is a rapid, aggressive, three-note ostinato figure that oscillates between a major second and a perfect fourth. It sounds like a scimitar slicing the air.