it's not "a string" at all. rather as you say "delicate strings" plural.
^^^^^^!
strings means a real or (more likely) simulated string section--cello,
violin, etc.
yes, pads and strings would likely be playing chords. strings
can be digitally or electronically synthesized, and they can
also be samples.
a pad? nobody knows what a pad is :) but in common usage it's any
lush sustaining or long undulating sound that usually isn't too
rich sounding so that it can fill (pad) a mix without dominating it.
i'm being more the pedant here. :) i don't really want to be that way,
but since nobody else gave a good definition of strings...
> Okay, I think I knew what a chord (from my childhood year or two of piano
> lessons) and string were: though actually I wasn't sure that a string
> literally referred to a string. Is a string a digitally synthesized sound
> that resembles a string? or actually a sample of a string?
>
> And I'm still not entirely sure that I understand what a pad is. A prolonged
> ambient sound is my understanding of the answers I've got. Can a chord or a
> string be a pad?
>
> I'm being a pedant, but the reason I want to know is that the music I like
> is often described as having deep chords, delicate strings and lush pads. I
> just want to be sure I know what people are talking about.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rol
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