There’s something about the sound of an acoustic guitar that just speaks to our soul. Whether it’s a delicate fingerstyle piece or a hard-hitting bluegrass jam, the acoustic guitar always finds a way to touch our hearts. In this review, we’ll be taking a closer look at FINK – SIGNATURES: A Definitive Acoustic Guitar Toolkit…
Polaris, the latest sound library from Grammy-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer & technologist Brian Transeau, AKA BT, is a mesmerizing aural innovation. Polaris tastefully pairs the worlds of synthesis and orchestra to take your scores into 2022 and beyond. This sophisticated yet eclectic sound library offers massive multi-layers of organic string orchestral recordings, performed by…
There’s something special about Heirloom. They carry with them a sense of history, emotion, and personal connection that can’t be found in anything else. In the same way, Heirloom is an emotional ensemble with a beautiful human touch. Heirloom: The Emotional Ensemble with a Beautiful Human Touch A contemporary composition toolkit was formed by Keaton…
Abbey Road One: Thematic Trumpets for Film Scoring Selections Spitfire Audio’s ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS is continuing its ongoing ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series of standalone orchestral libraries, this time capturing the distinctive sound of film in one of the world’s finest acoustic spaces. ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series –…
Step into the world of Abbey Road One: Mysterious Reeds. This library is perfect for adding a touch of magic and mystery to your compositions. Featuring a wide range of textures and sounds, this library is great for all kinds of music, from orchestral pieces to film soundtracks. With its lush and evocative sounds, Abbey…
You’ve been trying to find a soundscape that captures the warring scales of London’s industrial basslines and the future-forward energy of SPITFIRE AUDIO. You’re also striving for something that is difficult to put into words, but you’ll know it when you hear it – GAIKA War Island achieves your goals. SPITFIRE AUDIO and GAIKA have…
Why do you need Spitfire Appassionata Strings? Perhaps you’re an aspiring musician who’s looking to add some passion to their compositions. Or maybe you’re a film composer looking for the perfect sound to bring your blockbuster movie to life. Whatever your reason maybe, if you’re looking for the most emotive and alive string legato sound…
Welcome to the world of Spitfire Audio Originals! Here you’ll find a collection of Spitfire Audio’s most popular orchestral library, Cinematic Frozen Strings. Cinematic Frozen Strings: Spitfire Audio Originals Winter blues will be vanquished with a sampled smorgasbord of low-level musical magic inspired by the icy atmospheric tones of the sound-specializing British music technology company’s…
The next version of Iconic Strings is finally here. Abbey Road Two has been released to the public, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about it! The sound of five of London’s best string players is captured on Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings (V1, V2, Va, Cello, Bass). The two producers Spitfire Audio & Abbey…
The Aperture instrument from Spitfire Audio is a new take on the Wall-of-Amps sound. It’s not just an amp simulator, it’s an entire recording studio in one virtual instrument plugin! The Aperture: The Stack captures all of that great wall of amps sound while also providing backed-in compression, EQ, and distortion models to play with…
Get the sound of this summer night’s sky The Albion Solstice is a new music library from Spitfire Audio that brings together many different genres of music into one package. It includes rootsy folk, horror, noir, and Celtic spirit aplenty. All of these styles are perfect for scoring any film or TV show you might…
Spitfire Audio is proud to announce the launch of their new creative division, QMF. With TRINZ – COLOURS PST sample library as its first project, Spitifearean Audio has created an innovative way for musicians and producers alike to introduce themselves to modern music with creativity at its core! Is Spitfire Audio royalty free? This release…
Spitfire Audio continues its creative partnership with Abbey Road Studios Spitfire Audio is excited to announce ABBEY ROAD ONE: VIBRANT REEDS, the next installment in its ABBEY ROAD series. This new library captures the sound of Abbey Road Studios’ world-famous Studio One with a vintage microphone collection and Spitfire’s award-winning virtual instrument technology. Enter the…
Spitfire Audio’s Set Of Broadcast-ready Composing Essentials Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of ORIGINALS MEDIA TOOLKIT, the thirteenth instalment in its ongoing ORIGINALS series of inspiring sample libraries making rare and classic instruments available to all — this time playing closer to home as an adaptable set of broadcast-ready composing essentials carefully curated…
ABBEY ROAD ONE: GRAND BRASS Abbey Road Studios late last year as ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS inaugurated its ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series showcasing the foundational film scoring sound of Studio One by carefully capturing a 90-piece symphonic orchestra inside the world’s largest purpose-built recording studio, Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of ABBEY ROAD ONE: GRAND BRASS — following…
LABS Synth Strings Spitfire Audio released classic synth textures. The library was originated from the infamous Solina String Ensemble — a 70s string synthesizer, used on countless iconic disco and rock records. From fuzzy, warm vibrations to bright stabs that cut through the mix. LABS Synth Strings has been recorded at Spitfire HQ by Harry…
HAMMERS Produced in Collaboration with Composer Charlie Clouser HAMMERS — hitting hard as a comprehensive collection of drums and percussion instruments presented in the sound-specializing British music technology company’s dedicated plug-in with customizations in the mapping of the performances inside the GUI (Graphical User Interface) that are unique to the library itself; it is created…
Spitfire Audio’s ORIGINALS JANGLE BOX PIANO Spitfire Audio partners with Abbey Road Studios to capture truly iconic instruments as ORIGINALS JANGLE BOX PIANO. This is the second Abbey Road Studios-residing piano to be released in the sound-specialising British music technology company’s ORIGINALS series of inspiring sample libraries making rare and classic instruments available to all,…
Albion Solstice – MODERN SCORING, INSPIRED BY THE PAST Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of ALBION SOLSTICE — starting recorded life in Scotland’s celebrated Castlesound Studios outside of Edinburgh, exploring the visionary artistry from modern, folk, and heritage instruments as a celebration of un-noted traditions, passed down through the generations, and captured through the magic of…
ORIGINALS CINEMATIC PADS by Spitfire Audio Spitfire Audio released ORIGINALS CINEMATIC PADS — positioned as the eleventh entry in its ongoing ORIGINALS series of inspiring sample libraries making rare and classic instruments accessible to all, this time offering electronic sounds for the first time as a diverse range of classic, broadcast-ready synth textures made entirely from stunning symphonic orchestral recordings…
Audio’s ABBEY ROAD ONE: WONDROUS FLUTES Having successfully cemented a creative partnership with world-famous Abbey Road Studios late last year as ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS inaugurated its ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series showcasing the foundational film scoring sound of Studio One by carefully capturing a full symphony-sized (90-plus-piece) orchestra inside the world’s largest purpose-built recording studio. ABBEY ROAD…
Review of Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Professional Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Professional or SSO Professional is under review today. If you interested in similar libraries from Spitfire Audio also take a look at StrongMocha’s Review of Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra, or Studio Orchestra Professional Review – Strings, Brass and Woodwinds Bundle by Spitfire Audio. Sound The…
Spitfire Audio completes blockbuster symphonic anthology as SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL at AIR Studios spiritual home. SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL — returning to where it all began by completing its definitive anthology that provides the tools to create blockbuster symphonic works for film, games, and television with additional choice and control above and beyond the musically matured…
LANDFILL TOTEMS Sample Library by Spitfire Audio Spitfire Audio released a new sample library. HAINBACH – LANDFILL TOTEMS — a sample library comprising an augmentation of the sound palette of Berlin-based electronic music composer and performer Hainbach’s musically mind-blowing Landfill Totems concept album simultaneously released on SA Recordings. The London-based label owned by the British music technology company, allowing access to a…
LABS Percussion a versatile selection of percussion instruments will provide the backbone to your next track or composition. From essential drum hits to shakers, timbales, cowbells, and congas, each instrument has been expertly recorded at Rosewood Studios, UK — a studio purpose-built for pristine percussion recordings. LABS Percussion is available now, for free.
ORIGINALS MRS MILLS PIANO A Steinway Vertegrand, recorded in Abbey Road, Studio Two. Spitfire Audio delivers the distinctive sound of Abbey Road-residing pop history housed in inexpensive ORIGINALS MRS MILLS PIANO plug-in namesake. Spitfire Audio is proud to partner with world-famous Abbey Road Studios to present ORIGINALS MRS MILLS PIANO — professionally recorded in the latter’s Studio Two, the legendary home…
Explore the versatile sound palette of a cinematic scoring staple — from ethereal to majestic beauty. LABS Pipe Organ is available now for free. Recorded by Spitfire Audio’s Angus Roberts-Carey at his local church, this pipe organ has been developed in collaboration with the Pianobook community. Choose from seven diverse presets, specially curated from all…
Walkthrough — Legendary Low Strings Spitfire Audio founder Paul Thomson takes a detailed look at the new Legendary Low Strings library, part of Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One series. Create impact and intrigue with epic low-string performances inspired by classic legend and fantasy films. This self-contained, stand-alone library will add that unmistakable Abbey Road magic…
Walkthrough — Sparkling Woodwinds Spitfire Audio founder Paul Thomson takes a detailed look at the new Sparkling Woodwinds library, part of Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One series. Create magical, lyrical woodwind lines with this brilliant set of performances captured in Abbey Road’s iconic Studio One. This self-contained, stand-alone library will add that unmistakable Abbey Road…
Sparkling Woodwinds & Legendary Low Strings | Abbey Road One Now with three libraries to choose from, there’s never been a better time to walk through the hallowed doors of Abbey Road Studios. Create magical, lyrical woodwind lines with Sparkling Woodwinds, and build impact and intrigue with an epic set of low string performances in…
First Two Additions to Abbey Road One Foundations by Spitfire Audio Spitfire Audio released two expansions €49 each (free if you buy ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS during the pre-order time frame): ABBEY ROAD ONE: SPARKLING WOODWINDS and ABBEY ROAD ONE: LEGENDARY LOW STRINGS. Abbey Road One Foundations itself is not required to run these. Now with three…
CIMBALOM – shimmering, spine-tingling tuned percussion plug-in Spitfire Audio released CIMBALOM — an appropriately-named extension to its continuous ORIGINALS series of immediate writing tools with the same exceptional recording character as the ‘full-blown’ flagship libraries with which it has built its reputation. Perfectly capturing its 19th century-originating sparkling, spine-tingling tuned percussion instrument namesake (nowadays familiar from being brought into play…
DiscoverStation and CoreStation for Unify 1.3 DiscoverStation and CoreStation libraries have been released! 185 Patches / 397 MIDI Files all put together to create amazing multi-layered patches that will give this Spitfire Audio Orchestral PlugIn a hands on real-time library that only Unify could create! The BBC Symphony Orchestra (See our Review of Spitfire Audio…
Contemporary Drama Toolkit is available now Contemporary Drama Toolkit is available now! CDT is a broadcast-ready sound set, expertly curated and produced by award-winning composer Samuel Sim and our team of composers, to help you score to picture without the theory — without compromising on emotion. Across 72 individual instrument patches and 44 combinations, expression…
Walkthrough — Contemporary Drama Toolkit Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson dives into Contemporary Drama Toolkit, Spitfire Audio’s latest collaboration with Ivor-Novello nominated British composer, Samuel Sim. A broadcast-ready sound set, CDT is designed to help you score to picture without the theory — without compromising on emotion. Contemporary Drama Toolkit is a broadcast-ready sound set,…
Contemporary Drama Toolkit Spitfire Audio is proud to musically (kick)start the New Year by announcing availability of its first ‘full-blown’ library of 2021 with the timely release of Contemporary Drama Toolkit — teaming up again with British composer, producer, and songwriter Samuel Sim, whose scores for film and television have won numerous awards and accolades including BAFTA and…
LABS Tape Orchestra In January 2020, Spitfire Audio selected a range of orchestral and synth recordings and fed them through pre-distressed cassettes and tape loops, via an old-school Tascam Portastudio. The tapes were crinkled to create distorted textures, evoking a sense of fragility and nostalgia. Tape Orchestra is available for free.
BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional 1.2.0 In the latest update to the BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional library (See StrongMocha’s Review of Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra), Spitfire Audio added an extra set of stunning performances from the brilliant brass section, as well as updating a selection of legatos with abilities including fast runs and shorts. Spitfire…
Alternative Solo Strings Alternative Solo Strings is a relaunch of Spitfire Audio’s Artisan Cello and Artisan Violin plus additional instruments. Spitfire did take the existing Cello and Violin and added Double Bass and Viola and wrapped everything up in a new interface.
Library Spotlight – LCO Strings London Contemporary Orchestra Strings gives you everything you need to make cutting-edge chamber strings music. Unique among our String libraries, it offers you tools that capture the unconventional techniques and stunning performances of an extremely exciting group of musicians. With over 100 never-before-sampled, dynamically controllable articulations, this library provides a…
LABS Lap Steel Lap Steel is the latest released by Spitfire Audio adding another instrument to the free LABS libraries. Performed and recorded by composer and producer Harpal Mudhar, these inspiring textures and plucks have been created using a vintage lap steel guitar run through beautiful delays and reverbs, taking the instrument beyond its traditional…
Spitfire Audio Launches DRUMLINE Sound-specializing British music technology company Spitfire Audio is proud to announce the availability of DRUMLINE — the eighth release in its ongoing ORIGINALS series of instant library tools with the same outstanding recording quality as the ‘full-blown’ blue-chip libraries with which it has built its reputation, simplified and presented in its free, easy-to-use plug-in. This time collaborating with…
The Spirit of the Stadium An extensively sampled collection of marching band percussion, made in collaboration with Bleeding Fingers. Performed by world champion drum corps, the Blue Devils. Recorded by Russell Emanuel in the controlled acoustics of the Newman Stage, 20th Century Fox, for a tight, focused sound. Features Snares, Tenor Drums, Bass Drums &…
Alfa Mist: Confliction Growing up in Newham, East London, Alfa Mist began his musical career in grime and hip-hop before being drawn to jazz, world music and movie soundtracks he discovered through sampling. In this film, we follow Alfa Mist’s journey as he collaborates with the London Contemporary Orchestra to re-imagine ‘Confliction’: a track he…
Spitfire Audio Black Friday Spitfire Audio is getting ready for their The Black Weekend Sale — with wallet-friendly discounts of up to 40% on individual products across its entire (INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRAS, and COLLABORATIONS) range of sample libraries and virtual instruments and up to 80% on its COLLECTIONS, engaging extra happenings on its YouTube Channel and…
Creating A Modern Hybrid Score Spitfire Audio in-house composer Homay Schmitz takes you through her composition, ‘Not the Same’, written using DARKSTAR – HAUNTED HOUSE and Originals Intimate Strings — showing you how to create a modern score combining electronic and orchestral elements. This brand new sample library Darkstar has been made in collaboration with…
Abbey Road One In this video, let’s have a little sample library review and explore Abbey Road One by Spitfire Audio.
DARKSTAR – HAUNTED HOUSE Spitfire Audio in-house composer Homay Schmitz breaks down this brand new sample library made in collaboration with Warp Records electronic duo Darkstar — spectral synth textures and loops, warm sub-basses, processed drums, and icy vocals, layered with subliminal spectral rave echoes.
DARKSTAR – HAUNTED HOUSE Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of DARKSTAR – HAUNTED HOUSE — the latest sample library presented in its award-winning, easy-to-use plug-in, this time immersing its users in the unique sound world of electronic music duo Darkstar, acclaimed artists on the trailblazing British independent record label Warp Records roster responsible…
Spitfire Audio’s DARKSTAR – HAUNTED HOUSE Spitfire Audio announces creative collaboration with Warp Records’ electronic duo Darkstar on HAUNTED HOUSE plug-in library like no other. “HAUNTED HOUSE IS THOSE SOUNDS THAT CREEP AROUND AND LIE IN THE PERIPHERY. THE EDGES OF EACH SOUND BLUR BECAUSE THAT’S HOW WE LIKE THEM – NOISE AND ALL.” JAMES…
ARCTIC SWELLS by Jon Meyer By mingling contemporaneously the rises and falls of two instruments — a violin, and a handmade Native American flute musician and sound maker Jon Meyer created this unprecedented hybrid instrument. Recorded using Neumann KM84s and Coles 4038s, for a close sound, ARCTIC SWELLS the result is icy, undulating swells and…
Spitfire Audio Adds FIREWOOD PIANO expands to Essential Cinematic Original Series Spitfire Audio released FIREWOOD PIANO — a stunning-sounding upright piano bursting with character (due to unique resonances created by its cracked bridge), becoming the latest library in the sound-specializing British music technology company’s ongoing ORIGINALS series of instant library tools with the same outstanding…
ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS See and hear ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS in action in Paul Thomson’s thrilling ‘Journey Across The Red Planet’. Since Spitfire Audio has been hard at work writing its own chapter into recording history as a British music technology company that specialises in sounds — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and…
ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS Walkthrough Watch Spitfire Audio co-founder and composer Paul Thomson’s ‘traditional’ ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS walkthrough Enter the room most composers can only dream of Studio One at Abbey Road. Unparalleled and exclusive access to the world’s most celebrated recording location for movie music — from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings,…
Spitfire Audio and Abbey Road Studios Partnership Spitfire Audio and Abbey Road Studios partnership announcement revealing that exciting new projects are already in the works. Enter the room most composers can only dream of: Studio One at Abbey Road. Unparalleled and exclusive access to the world’s most celebrated recording location for movie music — from Star…
ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS Spitfire Audio is proud to announce a partnership with world-famous Abbey Road Studios, showcasing the foundational film scoring sound of Studio One on ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS. Enter the room most composers can only dream of: Studio One at Abbey Road. Unparalleled and exclusive access to the world’s most…
Orchestral Rhythms Vol. 01 Orchestral Rhythms Vol. 01 is a music loop pack that features rhythms in various time signatures. Vol. 01 focuses on the individual string sections and our biggest release so far. Orchestral Rhythms has been created with and optimized for Spitfire Audio BBCSO. This music loop pack contains: all in all over 500…
Spitfire’s TEXTURAL PADS is inspired by sci-fi soundtracks during the lockdown, Spitfire Audio developer Mark Summerell sampled a selection of instruments at his home studio — bowed and scratched bass guitar, kalimba, cello, and vocals. Combining these recordings with synths from developer Harnek Mudhar, he used bespoke granular effects to transform these sounds into otherworldly…
Spitfire Audio’s INTIMATE STRINGS INTIMATE STRINGS is the next release in the ORIGINALS collection of cinematic components, and it promises to be an intimate and emotive experience. The collection focuses on the fundamental building blocks of cinema, such as light, color, and sound. INTIMATE STRINGS will explore the power of music in film, utilizing a…
Spitfire Audio’s LABS Monochord In Spitfire Audio’s second collaboration with the National Theatre, they worked with Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck to capture this unique microtonal instrument, which formed the backbone to his score for the hit 2019 production, Translations. Performed by Stephen Hiscock, it features various playing styles and effects, including plucks, swipes, sustained paddling…
