Compose with a BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bring your compositional dreams to life with the Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Core plug-in. This software packs 44 exceptionally sampled orchestral instruments and over 200 hours of recordings undertaken at the historic BBC Maida Vale Studios — you may recognize this as being host to such artists as the Beatles, David Bowie, and Jimi Hendrix. These recordings bring together a family of expert orchestral players with a 90-year heritage of performance and recording to create an expansive library of strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion. With 344 playing techniques to choose from and one mix signal, you have a comprehensive library of orchestration right at your fingertips that’s ready to create cohesive orchestral landscapes.
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The prowess of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
To create the BBC Symphony Orchestra series of plug-ins, Spitfire Audio worked closely with the BBC’s talented players and historic recording studios. Both Sweetwater and Spitfire Audio admire the values of the BBC — to inform, educate, and entertain. This collaboration between Spitfire Audio and the BBC has brought a new standard and dimension to orchestral sample libraries. Every note has been sampled with expertise at the Maida Vale Studios, which has carried a rich musical history since 1909. If you’re ready to define the future through orchestral music, then you’ve come to the right place. Plus, with aspects like Mode Switching, users can start with the Discover version of the plug-in and finish that same piece in the Core or Professional version because they are designed to be interchangeable. Welcome to the modern age of orchestral composing.
Instruments:
- Violins 1 (16)
- Violins 2 (14)
- Violas (12)
- Cellos (10)
- Basses (8)
- Flute
- Flutes A3 (3)
- Piccolo
- Oboe
- Oboes A3 (3)
- Clarinet
- Clarinets A3 (3)
- Bassoon
- Bassoons A3 (3)
- Horn
- Horns A4 (4)
- Trumpet
- Trumpets A3 (3)
- Tenor trombone
- Tenor trombones A3 (3)
- Bass trombones A2 (2)
- Tuba
- Celeste
- Harp
- Glockenspiel
- Timpani
- Xylophone
- Marimba
- Tubular bells
- Anvil
- Bass drum 1
- Bass drum 2
- Cymbal
- Military drum
- Piatti
- Snare 1
- Snare 2
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Tenor drum
- Toys
- Triangle
Spitfire Audio: virtual tools for weaving sonic colorful tapestries
As the constellation of technologies that allow us to ideate, record, perform, create, and reimagine music continues to grow, so does our artistic potential. Spitfire Audio sits at the nexus of power and possibility, with its expansive catalog of diverse and inspiring virtual instruments serving as tools for summiting uncharted peaks of sonic exploration. Across classical, experimental, esoteric, and international realms of orchestration, Spitfire Audio’s instrumental suite comprises an invigorating medley of evocative compositional capabilities. State-of-the-art capture technologies were wielded by daring musical minds, with the likes of Hans Zimmer, BT, Ólafur Arnalds, Evelyn Glennie, Lea Bertucci, and the London Contemporary Orchestra among the company’s pantheon of collaborators. Strings, brass, world percussion, keys, guitars, synths, effects — Spitfire Audio is your gateway to varying hues of masterfully designed and resynthesized cinematic sound.
Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Features:
- Compose your own music with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
- A comprehensive starting point for any orchestral composition
- Includes 44 expertly sampled instruments and over 200 hours of recordings
- Offers strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion
- 344 playing techniques to choose from
- Recorded and sampled at historic BBC Maida Vale Studios — host to the Beatles, David Bowie, and Jimi Hendrix
- The orchestra includes players with expert skills and collective musical chemistry
- Mode Switching makes Discover, Core, and Professional versions interchangeable