LONDON, UK: Spitfire Audio is proud to announce the availability of 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 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, produced this time from performances by Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers, an American folk-rock band based in Denver, Colorado, which is also where the latest library was expertly recorded (at Colorado Sound Studios) — as of October 29…
Christening the intriguingly — and, as it happens, aptly — named FIREWOOD PIANO is a noteworthy footnote in itself. So starting, briefly, back at the beginning, the piano that gave rise to that notable name is a very small upright spinet design — distinguished by shorter keys with rods that connect each key to the rest of the action (as opposed to console pianos with regular-style upright action where the key is much longer and connects directly to the action) — albeit one with a cracked bridge, bursting with character. Built back in 1955 by the Krakeuer Brothers (NYC), the instrument in question is not only favored by Jeremiah Fraites of American folk-rockers The Lumineers for its distinctive tone, but it also holds personal value for him since it has been in his family for years. Yet the future FIREWOOD PIANO name came from something that piano tuner Michael Jackson once said since the faithful Fraites’ spinet was so obviously old and battered: “All this is good for is firewood!”
Fortunately for the piano-playing world at large, Fraites’ favored piano was not chopped up for firewood, but lived on to be played another day and, ultimately, make musical firewood — FIREWOOD PIANO, the seventh release in Spitfire Audio’s ongoing ORIGINALS series of instant library tools. The delicate and emotional sound of FIREWOOD PIANO was captured at Colorado Sound Studios — providing top-quality recording services for local artists, national artists, and businesses for over 42 years as a full-service, professional facility for music production, mastering, composing, arranging, MIDI, video production, and access to the finest professional talent — with Jeremiah Fraites himself at the keys, before being transformed to become an easy-to-use plug-in perfectly suited to a wide range of contemporary production and film scoring settings, thanks in no small part to its five — Firewood, Firewood + Pad, Felt, Felt + Pad, and Warps — presets ranging from the ‘straight’ sound through to felted alternatives, plus pads and warped sounds made from the piano’s resonances.
Digging deeper, though not too deep — as is the nature of the sound-specializing British music technology company’s ongoing ORIGINALS series of instant library tools as essential cinematic ingredients, there are also three sound-altering signal paths available to choose from: Close, a nice-sounding upfront pair of close mics; Mid, created from recordings with the middle pedal down, which exposes the unique nature of the instrument in question’s broken bridge; and Pad. Plainly speaking REVERB, TIGHTNESS, HAMMERS, and PEDAL parameters provide further control and effects. All are self-explanatory and allow the vintage character and timeless sound of performer Jeremiah Fraites’ favored piano to shine forth for all to play as they see fit to have it sound — simplified and presented in Spitfire Audio’s free, easy-to-use plug-in as FIREWOOD PIANO.
Perfectly positioned as another next step up from Spitfire Audio’s free LABS libraries, or even a wonderful way of side-stepping across from BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DISCOVER — a universal starting point to explore and create with 35 instruments impeccably performed by the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra, brought to life inside another beautifully designed, easy-to-use plug-in, compatible with any major music creation software from Garageband to Pro Tools, and affordably priced to boot — and onwards and upwards into the far-reaching realms of those ‘full-blown’ blue-chip libraries with which Spitfire Audio has built its reputation, the even more affordably-priced FIREWOOD PIANO should certainly appeal to the sound-specializing British music technology company’s core audience and a potential new audience alike.
As such, playing with FIREWOOD PIANO should certainly fire up the creative compositional minds of anyone interested in contemporary production and film scoring. Fraites’ favored piano was good for a whole lot more than firewood, after all, as The Lumineers’ piano-playing principal composer knows only too well!
Witness the delicate and emotional sound of FIREWOOD PIANO while watching its trailer video here:
About Spitfire Audio (www.spitfireaudio.com)
Spitfire Audio is a British music technology company that specializes in sounds — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and other useful software devices. It collaborates with the best composers, artists, and engineers in the world to build musical tools that sound great and are exciting to use.
© 2020 Spitfire Audio Holdings Limited
Continuing 15 Years Of celebrations, Spitfire Audio announces their Winter Sale 2023, offering specially selected discounts on sample libraries that have shaped the sound of countless film scores and music productions.
From orchestral ensembles to unique experimental textures, Spitfire Audio’s Winter Sale is a celebration of innovation and inspiration, providing an opportunity for music makers to level up, enhance their sonic palette and bring their artistic visions to life.
Running from Thursday December 21st, 2023 (5pm GMT) to Monday January 1st, 2024 (23:59pm GMT), the Winter Sale offerings include a saving of up to 75% across the site, with the biggest savings found on three curated bundles; Classic, Modern and Future, and up to 60% off a selection of individual products – highlights include Albion Neo, Albion Tundra, Ólafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit, and Spitfire Appassionata Strings.
Alongside this, Spitfire Audio will continue to keep you delighted during the festive period with educational and entertaining content, including a unique insight into scoring for DreamWorks animation, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, with Steph Economou, and tips about scoring techniques with Spitfire Audio’s co-founder, Paul Thomson. Head to Spitfire Audio’s YouTube channel for more information.
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Curated with an eye on emerging music trends, this forward-thinking selection of sounds hints at the future of scoring over the coming years:
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About Spitfire Audio (www.spitfireaudio.com)
Spitfire Audio is the leading creator of sounds and sample libraries for music makers, uniting pioneering artists with pioneering sounds and music technology.
Partnering with outstanding affiliates including the world’s most exceptional composers and musicians, celebrated recording studios, Abbey Road and AIR Studios, and the renowned BBC Symphony Orchestra, has cemented Spitfire Audio’s global reputation as the premier music sound library company.
Spitfire Audio records and curates the best sounding virtual instruments, utilising in-house developed music technology and advanced software devices.
Collaborations with a diverse and eclectic set of award-winning composers and artists range from global icon Hans Zimmer, Iceland’s innovative artist composer Ólafur Arnalds, GRAMMY® Award winning choral composer Eric Whitacre, German/Turkish ethereal pop composer Alev Lenz, influential British producer Trevor Horn and Scotland’s ground-breaking percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie through to GRAMMY® Award winning artists including Queen’s Roger Taylor, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, to Nine Inch Nails keyboardist and film composer Charlie Clouser.
Music makers around the globe use Spitfire Audio products in their compositions and through their phenomenal work, research suggests that a major percentage of composers use Spitfire Audio products in their journey to scoring films and projects, including those who have been nominated for and have won Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, GRAMMY® or César Awards. www.spitfireaudio.com
Originals Orchestra is the perfect starting point for anyone taking their first steps in writing with an orchestral library. A comprehensive collection of five essential libraries featuring strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, pads, and piano – all you need to instantly create cinematic scores, rich sonic compositions, and modern-sounding productions. Whether you’re a beginner composer, a seasoned producer looking to expand your cinematic orchestral skills, or a fan of Spitfire Audio’s Originals range looking to expand your collection.
A DEFINITIVE INTRODUCTION
Five Originals selections – four of which have been recorded in the reverberant acoustics of AIR Studios, London – an ideal next step for those who own BBCSO Discover or the LABS series of free virtual instruments, or for those who are not quite ready to get Spitfire Audio’s top tier libraries, such as the BBCSO Pro or the Albion and Abbey Road ranges.
Epic Strings – Customise and create super clean string arrangements using a 60-strong symphonic string section, featuring London’s best players, recorded in the reverberant acoustics of AIR Studios
Epic Brass and Woodwinds – Nineteen players of dynamic brass & woodwinds, recorded in London’s AIR Studios, perfect for instantly adding power and punch to your composition.
Cinematic Percussion – Recorded at AIR Studios with London’s best percussion players, featuring seven instruments and effects – including striking metal hits and tension-inducing swells – for widescreen dramatic effect
Firewood Piano – Performed by Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers and recorded at Colorado Sound Studios, this is one of the Spitfire Audio composer team’s favorites. A detailed upright piano bursting with character, with its cracked bridge creating unique harmonic resonances and a timeless sound
Cinematic Pads – Made from symphonic orchestral recordings, originally captured at AIR Studios, treated and warped to create a range of classic pad sounds — from rich, dystopian tension beds to celestial, ethereal textures – perfect for creating atmospheric, ambient sound worlds
THE SPITFIRE AUDIO ORIGINALS SERIES
Originals is a series of inspiring individual sample libraries, making rare and classic instruments accessible to all for just £29 / $29 / €29 — meticulously sampled in authentic detail, with no compromise on recording quality.
NKS compatible, users can tailor these sounds to suit a range of scoring styles and genres through a range of carefully curated signals, presets and controls. The plugin is designed to be incredibly useful and inspiring straight out of the box, with presets loading up with controls set in the way they are intended to be used.
DOWNLOAD SIZE
15.3 GB Total Download Size
Product page URL: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/originals-orchestra
AVAILABILITY & PRICING
Available – May 24th, 2023 at 9am BST
RRP Price: £99 / $99 / 99€
About Spitfire Audio (www.spitfireaudio.com)
Spitfire Audio is a British music technology company that specializes in sounds — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and other useful software devices. It collaborates with the best composers, artists, and engineers in the world to build musical tools that sound great and are exciting to use.
Spitfire Audio was founded by two award-winning composers. Born out of their shared dissatisfaction for string sample libraries, they pooled their resources and decided to record their own string samples at the legendary AIR Studios in London. Initially, they invited a limited number of friends and associates to own copies of their samples, but whispers of this private sample club soon started to echo across the Atlantic Ocean throughout the composer community. Within a year, some of the most renowned composers in film and television signed up, so they decided to take their samples public.
To date, Spitfire Audio has recorded and released over 100 sample libraries, collaborating with some of the biggest names in media composition, including Hans Zimmer, Eric Whitacre, Ólafur Arnalds & the London Contemporary Orchestra. Spitfire Audio has worked closely with one of the world’s most renowned orchestras, BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as partnered with the legendary Abbey Road Studios to create sample libraries in the iconic Studio One – considered one of the finest acoustical spaces in the world – and the famous Studio Two. Spitfire Audio’s sounds are heard in everything, from major Hollywood film scores to recordings by Radiohead and U2.
What was an initial side project, is now a thriving international music technology enterprise with a uniquely experienced and diverse workforce, all focused on a shared mission: to inspire a generation of composers. The composer team remains at the center of the business, drawing on their own experience as obsessive music makers to explore the needs and wants of their fellow composers.
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Monday April 24th, 2023 (10:00am BST) – Thursday May 4th, 2023 (11:59pm BST)
Spitfire Audio announces the Spring Sale 2023 – running from Monday, April 24th, 2023 (10:00 am BST) to Thursday, May 4th, 2023 (11:59 pm BST).
Save up to 60% on bundles including three Exclusive bundles – Spring Essentials, Spring Core, and Spring Pro – as well as 40% on everything* – including libraries released in the last 12 months, Originals, and SA Recordings’ libraries.
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ARO: Thematic Trumpets
Essentials is a combination of incredibly inspiring libraries that work in harmony to help you create both beautiful and mysterious compositions. This eclectic collection will fuel your imagination and light your creative spark.
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SPRING CORE £199 / £249 / 249€:
British Drama Toolkit
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Spitfire Solo Cello
Spring Core gives you out-of-the-box emotion and depth with stunning intrinsic patterns to make your music soar and take your listeners to the highest highs whilst haunting them with dramatic, low timbres. Made in collaboration with award-winning composers and musicians, this passionate collection provides excitement, expression, and spirit.
ANGELIC, APOCALYPTIC, AND AWE-INSPIRING
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Eric Whitacre Choir
Ólafur Arnalds STRATUS
Ambient Guitars
Spring Professional is an assembly of some of our most-inspirational libraries to date. Created with renowned and award-winning musicians, this collection provides expressive tools, covering cinematic and punchy guitars, rhythmic and colorful piano movements, and the angelic, haunting power of the human voice, all at your fingertips.
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About Spitfire Audio (www.spitfireaudio.com)
Spitfire Audio is a British music technology company that specializes in sounds — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and other useful software devices. It collaborates with the best composers, artists, and engineers in the world to build musical tools that sound great and are exciting to use.
Spitfire Audio was founded by two award-winning composers: Christian Henson and Paul Thomson. Born out of their shared dissatisfaction with string sample libraries, they pooled their resources and decided to record their own string samples at the legendary Air Studios in London. Initially, they invited a limited number of friends and associates to own copies of their samples, but whispers of this private sample club soon started to echo across the Atlantic Ocean throughout the composer community. Within a year, some of the most renowned composers in film and television signed up, so Paul and Christian decided to take their samples public.
To date, Spitfire Audio has recorded and released over 100 sample libraries, collaborating with some of the biggest names in media composition, including Hans Zimmer, Eric Whitacre, Ólafur Arnalds & the London Contemporary Orchestra. Spitfire Audio has worked closely with one of the world’s most renowned orchestras, BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as partnered with the legendary Abbey Road Studios to create sample libraries in the iconic Studio One – considered one of the finest acoustical spaces in the world – and the famous Studio Two. Spitfire Audio’s sounds are heard in everything, from major Hollywood film scores to recordings by Radiohead and U2.
Paul and Christian’s initial side project is now a thriving international music technology enterprise, with a uniquely experienced and diverse workforce, all focused on a shared mission: to inspire a generation of composers. The composer team remains at the center of the business, drawing on their own experience as obsessive music makers to explore the needs and wants of their fellow composers.
LONDON, UK: sound-specialising British music technology company Spitfire Audio is proud to announce 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 Bleeding Fingers Music composer collective (created as a joint venture between composer Hans Zimmer, his business partner Steve Kofsky, and Extreme Music, the production arm of Sony/ATV Music Publishing as the television and film industry’s leading custom scoring company) to work with world champion drum corps The Blue Devils, recorded by Bleeding Fingers Music CEO Russell Emanuel in the controlled acoustics of FOX’s famed Newman Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, CA, USA, for a tight, focused sound served up alongside variable effects as nine presets featuring ~1.5GB of sampled snares, tenor drums, bass drums, and cymbals with five straightforward NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) compatible controls, creating the spirit of the stadium — as of December 21…
Spitfire Audio initiated its (ongoing) ORIGINALS series when releasing EPIC STRINGS — an aptly-named symphonic-sized, 60-strong string section of London’s best players professionally recorded in the hallowed (Lyndhurst) Hall at London’s legendary AIR Studios, serving up 11 appetizing articulations as a wallet-friendly yet eminently essential cinematic ingredient for any professional or budding professional composer and music-maker — to widespread critical acclaim in November last year, successfully followed throughout this year by EPIC BRASS & WOODS, FELT PIANO, CINEMATIC PERCUSSION, CINEMATIC SOFT PIANO, INTIMATE STRINGS, FIREWOOD PIANO, and, now, the also-aptly-named DRUMLINE. Duly delivering the precision and excellence of The Blue Devils drumline to the fingertips of music producers, film composers, and percussion arrangers as the latest in a lengthening line of instant library tools with the same outstanding recording quality as the ‘full-blown’ blue-chip libraries with which Spitfire Audio has built its reputation, simplified and presented in its free, easy-to-use plug-in, DRUMLINE allows its users to harness the spirit of the stadium with a collection of sounds that are guaranteed to add depth and impact to musical projects, freed from the sporting stadiums that its namesake drumline have so successfully performed within to so many for so long.
Let us step back, briefly, in time, then, to — technologically and musically — make our way forward. Founded in 1957, The Blue Devils drumline and Bugle Corps is a world-renowned marching music ensemble based in Concord, CA, USA. Ultimately spending summers traveling throughout the USA as a talented group of brass, percussion, and color guard members, competing and performing for millions of fans in massive stadiums, it is the most decorated ensemble in DCI (Drum Corps International) history, having won the World Championship title an unprecedented 19 times — a record that stands as an envied accomplishment in the drum corps community. Furthermore, finishing first or second in national competitions during the past 13 seasons and placing no lower than fifth since earning third place in 1975, The Blue Devils’ performance pedigree extends beyond the USA with well-known international performances and outreach in Europe, Japan, South Africa, and beyond. But working with world-renowned sound-specializing British music technology company Spitfire Audio to create DRUMLINE is audibly a whole new ballgame!
BD Performing Arts CEO Shaun Gallant says, “This has been a very exciting project for us to work on with Spitfire Audio. They are truly the best in the business, and we’re so thankful for this opportunity to partner with them in providing top-of-the-line tools for arrangers and producers everywhere. We want to extend a special thanks to producer Russell Emanuel and the team at FOX’s Newman Scoring Stage for hosting our session with Extreme Music in preparation for this project. What’s even more exciting is this is only the beginning of what is sure to be an incredible partnership. We can’t wait to see what opportunities the future presents.”
Putting it this way, Spitfire Audio co-founder and composer Paul Thomson responds in kind: “At Spitfire Audio we take pride in working with the most talented musicians and artists in the world. We’re enormously excited to be releasing DRUMLINE with the exceptional players from The Blue Devils. Our mission is to inspire a generation of composers and, working with The Blue Devils and producer Russell Emanuel, we’ve created something that is going to inspire composers of all ages to learn more about this exciting musical genre!”
DRUMLINE is available as an AAX-, AU-, VST2-, and VST3-compatible plug-in supporting Native Instruments’ NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) for Mac (OS X 10.10 or later) and Windows (7, 8, and 10 — latest Service Pack) that loads directly into any compatible DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for an RRP (Recommended Retail Price) of only £29.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$29.00 USD/€29.00 EUR (inc. VAT) — from here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/originals
Spitfire Audio’s namesake Spitfire Audio application allows anyone to buy now and download anytime and is available for free from here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/info/library-manager/
For more in-depth information, please visit Spitfire Audio’s ORIGINALS Frequently Asked Questions webpage here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/info/faq/spitfire-originals/
Feel the spirit of the stadium while watching Spitfire Audio’s DRUMLINE trailer video showcasing its stirring sounds here:
About Spitfire Audio (www.spitfireaudio.com)
Spitfire Audio is a British music technology company that specializes in sounds — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and other useful software devices. It collaborates with the best composers, artists, and engineers in the world to build musical tools that sound great and are exciting to use.
© 2020 Spitfire Audio Holdings Limiteds
LONDON, UK: sound-specialising British music technology company Spitfire Audio is proud to announce The Black Weekend — 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 social media channels, plus the time-limited return of The Black Edition, albeit as the-weekend-only-available APERTURE ORCHESTRA (following on from the short-lived, standout APERTURE STRINGS, which was based around the string sections of an orchestra only, from last year’s enticing event), this time allowing anyone to instantly and seamlessly move from a lower layer STRING QUARTET of players performing at the softest level right up to a top layer SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA playing at full tilt, working on the basis of an imagined aperture in sound, all in the same sample-based virtual instrument library, available for free when spending £299.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$349.00 USD/€349.00 EUR (inc. VAT) or more during The Black Weekend itself — running from November 26 through to December 1…
Watch Spitfire Audio co-founder and composer Paul Thomson’s ‘traditional’ walkthrough of APERTURE ORCHESTRA here:
The Black Weekend sees Spitfire Audio applying attractive site-wide wallet-friendly discounts of up to 40% to (almost) all of its individual sample libraries and virtual instruments upon which it has established its notable name, including several creative COLLABORATIONS with Hans Zimmer — one of the most successful, influential, and prolific film composers of all time; the extensive ALBION… orchestral range; and the numerous namesake SPITFIRE… series of orchestral offerings covering all bases from solo instruments through to various full symphony orchestras and much in between, to name but a notable few. Furthermore, BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CORE — featuring the same outstanding recording quality as BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL, the musical beating heart of the BBC itself, in a more streamlined, affordable package priced accordingly — is available at a 40% saving for the first time, as is BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL itself, while a selection of other products are already highlighted in advance with their 30% saving shown on The Black Weekend webpage (https://www.spitfireaudio.com/black-weekend-2020-all-products/), including the recently-updated ÓLAFUR ARNALDS STRATUS — reimagining the piano as a versatile, multidimensional tool that bends space and time through an intricate network of polyrhythmic piano performances, ÓLAFUR ARNALDS CHAMBER EVOLUTIONS — inspiring chamber strings textures using Spitfire Audio’s Evo Grid technology to make it easy to create sophisticated chamber strings music from the most simplistic of arrangements, ÓLAFUR ARNALDS EVOLUTIONS — providing an almost infinite number of outcomes using that trailblazing Evo Grid system, and ÓLAFUR ARNALDS COMPOSER TOOLKIT — an intimate and deeply personal set of tools designed for composers, producers, and songwriters, together with their associated ÓLAFUR collection (https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/olafur/); on top of that, SPITFIRE SYMPHONIC MOTIONS — an inspiring tool created by composers, for composers, offering the flexibility to design expressive shorts and intricate rhythmic patterns with ease, enhancing the realism of scores and bringing them to life — is once again available at its introductory promo price, while the time-limited introductory promo price of the recently-released ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS, created in partnership with world-famous Abbey Road Studios, showcasing the foundational film scoring sound of Studio One, ends on December 1, coinciding with the end of The Black Weekend event.
Exclusively available during The Black Weekend, two new COLLECTIONS offer standout savings: suitably weighing in at only £100.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$100.00 USD/€100.00 EUR (inc. VAT), THE TON (https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/the-ton/) — taking in ORCHESTRAL SWARM, RICOTTI MALLETS, and SPITFIRE HARP — makes Spitfire Audio history as the sound-specialising British music technology company’s highest discount yet with a staggering 80% saving surely ranking as absolutely unmissable, while THE BLACK WEEKEND (https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/the-black-weekend/) — comprising ALBION TUNDRA, ERIC WHITACRE CHOIR, and SPITFIRE SOLO STRINGS — is also an attractive proposition at £700.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$781.00 USD/€781.00 EUR (inc. VAT), representing a significant saving of 46% over purchasing those titles separately. Savings of 40% are applied to all other COLLECTIONS during The Black Weekend.
With so much on offer during The Black Weekend, perhaps potential purchasers can take time out to consider their options while enjoying engaging extra happenings on Spitfire Audio’s YouTube Channel and social media channels: cue a very special video created with London-born multi-instrumentalist, pianist, producer, and rapper Alfa Mist and a chosen group of musicians from the London Contemporary Orchestra (with whom Spitfire Audio has collaborated); an incredible 360-degree video with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (with whom Spitfire Audio has clearly collaborated); and the return of Spitfire Audio’s popular tombola — a game in which, for the benefit of non-British audiences, people pick tickets out of a revolving drum and certain tickets win immediate prizes — with prizes ranging from fellow British company Aston Microphones’ award-winning Spirit large-diaphragm condenser model through to the sound-specialising British music technology company’s own self-explanatory EVERYTHING hard-drive-based bundle (https://www.spitfireaudio.com/everything/) that is worth well into five-figure territory; and much more besides!
But best of all, anyone spending £299.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$349.00 USD/€349.00 EUR (inc. VAT) or more during The Black Weekend will receive APERTURE ORCHESTRA — available as a one-off weekend-only offer which will never be made available again — for free! From an intimate string quartet to rapturous symphony orchestra, APERTURE ORCHESTRA is an inspiring, world-class creative tool and a true innovation in sampling that sees Spitfire Audio harnessing the power of four different orchestral sections to release the beastly power of strings, brass, and woodwind. Move seamlessly from a lower layer STRING QUARTET of players performing at the softest level right up to a top layer SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA playing at full tilt — all in the same instrument. It is an imagined aperture in sound, expertly recorded in the hallowed (Lyndhurst) Hall at London’s legendary AIR Studios — scoring stage for Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, including Harry Potter, The Dark Knight, and Interstellar — and split into two sets of articulations. As such, RAPTOR is a collection of 16 presets ranging from intimate to action in an instant. “The concept here is that you have the ‘aperture’ available at all times, whether on the short patches simply by playing harder or on the long patches by moving the mod wheel up so you get an incredible size difference,” describes Spitfire Audio co-founder and composer Paul Thomson, before adding: “There’s nothing purist about this; I think you can tell that from the dinosaur eye crying lava on the GUI!” As a collection of 14 presets offering stunning clouds of orchestras, blooming from light and textured strings to a widescreen beautiful and effects-full orchestral ambiance, the DREADNOUGHT articulations clearly change musical tack. “There we’re really finding our way through this kind of synth-made-of-orchestras feel that you get with a lot of great crossover film scores,” says Paul Thomson.
That all being said, APERTURE ORCHESTRA offers the most explosive orchestral sample-based virtual instrument library that Spitfire Audio has ever created — one which is almost impossible to recreate live, which is all the more reason to get it for free before it is gone forever! Fortunately, The Black Weekend provides plentiful opportunities to get more musical bang for the buck when spending £299.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$349.00 USD/€349.00 EUR (inc. VAT) or more — not least APERTURE ORCHESTRA… open that imagined aperture in sound to instantly and seamlessly walk between performance worlds with mind-blowing musical results.
A selection of Spitfire Audio’s most popular individual sample libraries and virtual instruments included in The Black Weekend can conveniently be browsed and purchased via its dedicated webpage (https://www.spitfireaudio.com/black-weekend-2020-all-products/), while COLLECTIONS are already grouped here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/ranges/collections/
The following smaller Spitfire Audio libraries are excluded from The Black Weekend sale since they already represent remarkable value: DARKSTAR – HAUNTED HOUSE, ORIGINALS FIREWOOD PIANO, ORIGINALS INTIMATE STRINGS, ORIGINALS CINEMATIC SOFT PIANO, BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DISCOVER, RAVEN BUSH – MOONGLADES, ORIGINALS CINEMATIC PERCUSSION, ORIGINALS FELT PIANO, ORIGINALS EPIC BRASS AND WOODWINDS, ORIGINALS EPIC STRINGS, ALEX EPTON -ENTROPY, LEA BURTUCCI – ACOUSTIC SHADOWS, OLIVER PATRICE WEDER – OPW, ALEV LENZ – 3, and HENRIETTA SMITH-ROLLA – SPECTRUM.
Although it is not possible to purchase APERTURE ORCHESTRA, anyone spending £299.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$349.00 USD/€349.00 EUR (inc. VAT) or more from Spitfire Audio’s online store during The Black Weekend — running from November 26, 2020 through to midnight on December 1, 2020, inclusive — will receive this 6GB sample-based virtual instrument library (featuring 30 articulations and 6,378 samples) for free within 24 hours via e-mail. (Note that there is no need to spend that amount in one order, but rather make as many orders as needed to reach the threshold throughout the full six days of The Black Weekend.)
APERTURE ORCHESTRA needs Native Instruments’ KONTAKT PLAYER (5.6.8 or higher) — a free version of the KONTAKT sample playback engine (included in its purchase) — to run as a fully NKS (NATIVE KONTROL STANDARD®) supporting plug-in instrument for Mac (OS X 10.10 or later) or Windows (7, 8, or 10 — latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit), while Spitfire Audio’s free Download Manager application allows anyone to buy now and download anytime.
For more in-depth information, including some superb-sounding audio demos by Spitfire Audio co-founder and composer Christian Henson and others, please visit the dedicated APERTURE ORCHESTRA webpage here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/aperture-orchestra/
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