A More Streamlined Chamber Strings Package
Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials is a streamlined iteration of Spitfire Audio’s Chamber Strings plug-in, providing you with a rock-solid foundation of orchestra samples and articulations to enhance your project. This library comprises a chamber orchestra of 16 first-rate musicians, all of whom were captured with impeccable depth and detail at AIR Studios' legendary Lyndhurst Hall. An impressive collection of 53 techniques covers your bases with the most common and requested articulations. Furthermore, Chamber Strings Essentials grants you both Close and Tree mic signals to shape the scale and response of your samples. Sporting a more focused and defined sound than Spitfire’s massive 40-piece Symphony Orchestra plug-in, Chamber Strings Essentials is an immensely powerful tool that lends an intimate edge to scores, soundtracks, pop records, and beyond.
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A more intimate orchestral sound
While epic-sounding 40-piece orchestra plug-ins have their place, Spitfire Audio’s Chamber strings collection was born from a need for a clearer and more intimate orchestra library. In fact, Spitfire Audio tells Sweetwater that the plug-in is the result of a rather compelling musical question: just how far can you pare down an orchestra section before it loses the sound of a section? According to Spitfire, the answer is four first violins, three second violins, three violas, three cellos, and three basses — a configuration that retains the lush depth and elegance of an ensemble, only with a more refined and understated feel to better serve composers seeking a less bombastic orchestra tool.
About Lyndhurst Hall
Lyndhurst Hall was initially constructed in 1884 by Alfred Waterhouse, an architect renowned for devising London’s Natural History Museum. The hall would be used for a multitude of purposes throughout the decades, including emergency shelters during both World War I and II, as well as hosting live events, club meetings, and church gatherings. Following a closure in the 1970s, Sir George Martin reopened Lyndhurst Hall in 1992, becoming a go-to choice for recording music that would go on to be heard in homes and cinemas around the world, including Oscar-winning and nominated works, as well as triple-A video games.
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 Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials Features:
- An orchestra plug-in engineered to offer a more intimate and focused sound
- Recorded with 16 world-class musicians: 4 x 1st violins, 3 x 2nd violins, 3 x violas, 3 x cellos, and 3 x basses
- 53 techniques cover all your typical orchestral duties with the most requested articulations
- Includes Close and Tree mic positions
- Captured at AIR Studios’ legendary Lyndhurst Hall using an ultra-premium signal chain, including vintage valve and ribbon mics, Air Montserrat preamps, a Neve 88R desk, and a Studer tape machine
- Straightforward and intuitive graphic UI