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Spitfire Audio Announces A distinctive collection of exceptional woodwinds with ORIGINALS: Rare Flutes

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Originals Rare Flutes bestows an extraordinary collection of flutes, sourced from all over the globe, performed by world renowned flautist, Andy Findon. This library contains woodwinds, such as the Bansuri and Chinese bamboo flute, to add a unique palette to your compositions.

 

 

Delicate and exquisite, these artisanal instruments were purposefully recorded dry in order to allow more control over the sound.  With a central focus on the tone of each woodwind and three distinctive signals, (Close, Room, and Super Reverb) you have the option to give your sound warmth, sharpness, or ambiance — or blend all three signals to create something truly exquisite.

 

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KEY FEATURES

  • Played by Europe’s most recorded flautist, Andy Findon
  • Recorded dry to allow you more control over your sound
  • Rare woodwinds not found in any other Spitfire library currently available

PRESENTS (16)

  • A collection of eight instruments split into Long and Short Articulations:
    • Chinese bamboo flute
    • Contrabass Flute
    • Fujara
    • Chinese Membrane Flute
    • Mid Ocarina
    • Low Ocarina
    • Bansuri
    • Low Pan Pipes

SIGNALS (3)

  • Close – A close mix of the ribbon microphones, for a clear yet warm sound
  • Room – A stereo room pair, giving a tight and compact sound
  • Super Reverb – A reverb signal with a long decay created by analog processing effects

CONTROLS (4)

  • Reverb – Controls the amount of reverb
  • Release – Controls the amount of release trigger, only affects Longs patches
  • Tightness – This cuts further into the note to make it tighter, but reduces the realism
  • Vibrato – Controls the amount of vibrato

DOWNLOAD SIZE
3.94 GB

THE SPITFIRE AUDIO ORIGINALS SERIES

Originals is a series of inspiring 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. This is the 19th library in the series. 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.

 

: www.spitfireaudio.com/originals-rare-flutes

 

 

Link – http://www.spitfireaudio.com/originals-rare-flutes/

RRP Price: £29 / $29 / 29€

 

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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. 

19 Jan 2023
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EastWest’s Forbidden Planet Nominated for Best Musical Instrument Software

Hollywood, CA (January 18, 2023) – EastWest new hybrid synth instrument Forbidden Planet has been nominated as a NAMM TEC Awards Finalist!

 

Voting is open now: https://voting.broadjam.com/vote/tec.php

East West LOGOFORBIDDEN PLANET is EastWest’s new revolutionary hybrid synth that allows you to instantly morph between synth layers and acoustic instruments to create new instruments as you’ve never heard before, from dreamy cinematic soundscapes to hard-hitting EDM bass lines. Produced by multi-award-winning producers Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, it combines some of the best synths ever sampled with the world’s most pristine sampled instruments. It includes over 600 expertly crafted morphing synths across categories such as Arpeggiator, Bass, Drones, FX, Leads, Pads, and Polysynth. Forbidden Planet is simply a composer’s dream, perfect for all genres.

For this year’s TEC Award, product nominations in 21 Technical Achievement and Studio Design Project categories were evaluated by industry professionals across major music, sound, and game audio associations, along with pro audio-focused media groups. Finalists are those products and projects that represent superior achievements and performance in their respective fields.

The finalists will be celebrated at The 2023 NAMM Show at the TEC Experience, a special reception to applaud the achievements of the researchers and developers, product designers, marketers, and innovators behind the innovations. The event, which is open to all NAMM Show attendees, will be held on the campus of the Anaheim Convention Center on the evening of Thursday, April 13.

Learn more about the TEC Awards at www.tecawards.org.

About EASTWEST EastWest Sounds (www.soundsonline.com) has been dedicated to perpetual innovation and uncompromising quality of Sample Libraries and Virtual Instruments for 35 years, setting the industry standard as the most critically acclaimed sound developer. Find more about EastWest Sounds at soundsonline.com

18 Jan 2023
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Quadra Traveler Featured

UVI RELEASE QUADRA TRAVELER, CREATIVE MULTI-INSTRUMENT BLENDS SOUNDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

UVI LogoParis, January 18th, 2023 – UVI releases Quadra Traveler, a creative 4-part instrument and sequence designer blending sounds from around the world with a curated selection of synth tones. Draw from a huge number of multi-sampled world and synth sound sources to create dynamic, and evolving sequences with a focused and intuitive workflow, powerful arpeggiator and phrase sequencer, expressive
performance controls, a deep factory library, and more. Quadra Traveler is available now, with a special introductory price of $99 / 99€ through January 31st, 2023 (regularly $149 / 149€).

Quadra Traveler is a versatile and creative instrument, able to be morphed and performed in numerous ways to suit productions of any style. Loaded with a huge selection of fretted, wooden, string, wind, and keyboard instruments from around the world, and a massive selection of synthesizer sounds including analog, FM, modeled, PCM, and more, users are free to explore and create complex layered voices, adaptive progressions, and dazzling sequences with a focused and inspiring toolset.

 

 

The Quadra series instruments are designed to be immediately inspiring, delivering 4 customizable instrument layers with keyzone support, XY and dynamics morphing, fully-editable synthesis, and numerous effects. An advanced 64-step arpeggiator and phrase sequencer with pitch drift, scale quantization, and more complete the package, adding powerful and expressive performance controls.
Quadra Traveler comes with an impressive collection of factory patches, offering hundreds of unique, hand-crafted visions ready to be explored. All presets in Quadra are fully editable, functioning as fantastic starting points for your own creative journeys, or as ready-to-go mojo for your productions. Quadra Traveler offers native 64-bit standalone operation by way of Falcon or the free UVI Workstation,
providing comprehensive support for all modern DAWs and simultaneous authorization on up to 3 computers or iLok keys.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Quadra Traveler is available immediately with a special introductory price of $99 / 99€ through January
31st, 2023 (regularly $149 / 149€).
ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
Additional information on Quadra Traveler is available at:
http://www.uvi.net/quadra-traveler
Download the press kit here:

Get Quadra Traveler and our entire catalog of products instantly with UVI SonicPass.
For $24/24€ a month or $240/240€ annually you can enjoy unlimited access to 1,000+ instruments
and effects, including day-one access to new releases. Learn more at: uvi.net/sonicpass

18 Jan 2023
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Heavyocity Foundations Emotive Choir Featured

Heavyocity Expands Its FREE FOUNDATIONS Collection With Emotive Choir

NEW YORK, January 17, 2023 – Heavyocity Media announces the release of FOUNDATIONS | Emotive Choir, the newest entry into Heavyocity’s line of free virtual instruments. FOUNDATIONS | Emotive Choir is a dynamic introduction to the power of the human voice. Featuring evolving, sustained vowels and textures paired with a layer of our signature sound design, all housed in a highly customizable interface—FOUNDATIONS | Emotive Choir is an instant mood setter and valuable addition to your scoring toolkit.

FOUNDATIONS | Emotive Choir is now available for FREE at https://www.heavyocity.comEmotive-Choir

“Our FOUNDATIONS line was created to introduce all music makers to the dynamic world of cinematic sound,” said Ari Winters, Creative Director/Senior Partner, Heavyocity. “We want to deliver professional-quality, foundational instruments designed to inspire the next generation of film, TV, and game scores.”

As a “powered-by-Kontakt” instrument FOUNDATIONS | Emotive Choir offers all playback and sound-shaping functionality through the full version of Kontakt 6 or the free Kontakt 6 Player.

ABOUT HEAVYOCITY MEDIA
Heavyocity Media is a developer of award-winning virtual instruments and effects for computer-based music production, composition, and sound design. Heavyocity’s critically-acclaimed products push the boundaries of creativity, providing new and unique tools for professional composers and producers.

17 Jan 2023
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United Plugins Fire Sonic FireMaximizer

United Plugins pours gasoline on the virtual fire to ignite FireMaximizer as the most flexible and detail-orientated loudness maximizer out there

United Plugins LogoPRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: independent development teams federation United Plugins is proud to announce the availability of FireMaximizer from founding partner FireSonic — fuelling the virtual fire of loudness processing as the most flexible and detail-orientated loudness maximizer plug-in out there, though it is effectively easy as it gets in operation on account of only having to dial the DRIVE (dB) control and blend its maximization algorithms by ear to achieve job satisfaction — as of January 16…

It is fair to say that the so-called Loudness War — whereby increasing audio levels in recorded music reduces audio fidelity and, according to some critics, listener enjoyment — effectively peaked in around 2005 as the musical fallout from the introduction of DSP (Digital Signal Processing) techniques such as dynamic range compression and equalization enabling engineers to competitively increase loudness to the point of sacrificing sound quality finally took its toll. That ‘war’ may well be over, but sound still matters. Musically speaking, some tracks need a punchy, more aggressive treatment, while others demand a clean, transparent finish. It is also fair to say, however, that limiters alone are often too smooth, while clippers can be too aggressive. After all, saturators and clippers can make modern metal and EDM (Electronic Dance Music) tracks punchy and aggressive, while limiters lend themselves to producing pleasingly transparent sound suited to any genre — from ambient and classical music to pop, and, well, anything in between. Fortunately, FireSonic has a solution: surely combining those techniques is the way to go!

united Plugins Fires Sonic FireMaximizer GUI

FireSonic’s FireMaximizer does just that and more by providing pristine clipper, saturator, limiter, and multi-band limiter algorithms, allowing users to blend between them to get the exact ratio of digital and ‘analog’ grit and transparency needed to best serve the needs of their master — or, indeed, individual instruments! Thanks to those unique algorithms, FireMaximizer can comfortably accommodate transparency to brutalism. Better still, its photorealistic 3D yet flexible GUI (Graphical User Interface) makes it easy to operate. The fact of it, dragging around an XY pad makes mixing the ratio between the CLIP (clipping) — highly useful for aggressive genres such as metal, drum ’n’ bass, hip-hop, and more; SATURATE (saturation) — similar to clipping, but also produces some ‘analog’ warmth; LIMIT (limiting) — provides a classic brick-wall limiter that is as transparent as possible, so useful for less aggressive genres where the user does not want the spectrum to be altered; and MULTIBAND (multi-band limiter) — a multi-band version of the brick-wall limiter that performs the limiting in separate parts of the spectrum, so potentially squeezes more loudness out of it and mainly flattens it naturally, making it useful for various genres, including rock, pop, and more — modes an absolute breeze… blending those maximization algorithms by ear to achieve job satisfaction, in other words.

But beyond that, users only have to dial the DRIVE (dB) control — controlling IN (dB) (input amplification) and, in turn, OUT (dB) (output loudness), which, when used wisely, can achieve the correct loudness for the media that the audio is being mastered for. It is worth mentioning, though, that there are several other useful controls always at hand: CEILING (dB) — controls the output level, allowing users to lower the output slightly from 0dBFS (Zero Decibels Full Scale) to provide room for true peaks and audio compression artifacts; CLEAN (%) — lets users lower the amount of distortion produced by the limiters at the expense of actually reducing loudness (without affecting the clipper or saturator), and LOOK-AHEAD (ms) — potentially lowers the distortion of the limiters (albeit at the expense of introducing a little latency).

Last, but by no means least, users can change the internal resolution of the FireMaximizer plug-in to achieve better quality results using the onboard OVERSAMPLING selections — up to 16x, in fact, allowing its algorithms to operate in way better resolution than the human ear can possibly hear (but with a significant impact on the final sound, still).

Saying that FireMaximizer shares several admirable attributes with fellow family members now numbering 31 plug-ins, each playing their part in United Plugins’ proliferating product portfolio, providing maximum audio quality by using internal 64-bit audio processing as well as being able to handle any sampling rate — 192 kHz (or even higher) — and also the fact that it intelligently detects whether it makes sense to perform any processing at all; if not, it temporarily turns on sleep mode, meaning it requires virtually no CPU (Central Processing Unit) power at all, thereby saving computing resources for other processes.

Primarily intended to be used on the master track, users can choose to use FireMaximizer to power up almost any instrument track, too. It is outstanding on drums, acoustic or electric guitars, and also vocals. Time, then, to fuel the virtual fire of loudness processing with FireMaximizer as the most flexible and detail-orientated loudness maximizer plug-in out there!

FireSonic’s FireMaximizer is available to purchase for a time-limited introductory promo price of only €29.00 EUR through to the end of February 2023 — rising thereafter to its regular price of €119.00 EUR — as an AAX-, AU-, VST-, and VST3-compatible plug-in (using internal 64-bit audio processing capable of handling any sample rate) directly from its dedicated webpage (https://unitedplugins.com/FireMaximizer/), where a 15-day, fully-functional trial version for macOS 10.10 and newer and Windows 8/10/11 can also be downloaded for free.

FireMaximizer is also available as a free gift when purchasing the Ultimate FireSonic Bundle (https://unitedplugins.com/UltimateFireSonicBundle/) — comprising FireSonic’s FirePressor, FireCharger, FireCobra, and FireMaster — for €199.00 EUR — itself representing a significant saving over purchasing those four virtual effect plug-ins individually — through to the end of January 2023.

Note that no iLok, dongle, or internet access is required for FireMaximizer activation. (All United Plugins software uses license files for activation and owners can freely use purchased software on all their computers as long as they are the user.)

See and hear FireMaximizer in action while watching United Plugins’ illuminating introductory video here: https://youtu.be/UI-dGYAjEJA

About United Plugins (www.unitedplugins.com)
As implied in the carefully chosen wording for an apt appellation that really represents how the Prague-registered Limited Company came about and what it collectively creates, United Plugins is a federation of small, independent development teams comprised of individuals involved in the music industry. Indeed, the founding triad of FireSonic, JMG Sound, and SounDevice Digital can count engineers, producers, and artists amongst their ‘united’ names. Needless to say, all were seeking the freedom to create the tools that they would like to use in their studios and on their projects. And all agreed that this could be better achieved when working together. Though United Plugins’ proliferating product portfolio may not always be for the musical masses, surely someone, somewhere will always find those tools to be a perfect fit for their own music productions… just like those inventive individuals behind United Plugins’ partner brands, the ranks of which have since swelled to include Muramasa Audio and MeldaProduction. Thanks to the latter letting United Plugins utilise its super-easy licensing system, which is why selected MeldaProduction products are also available from the United Plugins website, a thriving future for the federation is assured.

© 2023 United Plugins

16 Jan 2023
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UVI Digital SYNSATIONS Featured Image

UVI REFRESHES DIGITAL SYNSATIONS VOL. 1, A FREE UPDATE WITH 140 NEW PRESETS, ARPEGGIATOR AND MORE

Paris, January 12th, 2023 – UVI has refreshed Digital Synsations Vol. 1, adding new samples,140 new hand-crafted presets, updated high resolution UIs for all 4 instruments, and a featured arpeggiator, significantly broadening its sonic range, capabilities, and aesthetic experience. Digital Synsations Vol. 1 is a free update for existing users, including users of Vintage Vault, and is available immediately through UVI Portal.

With a massive collection of over 640 patches created with 4 iconic digital synthesizers from the 1990s, including the SY77 (hybrid FM/PCM synthesis), Korg M1 (AI synthesis), the VFX (Transwave synthesis), and the Digital 50 (hybrid PCM/LA synthesis), Digital Synsations Vol. 1 delivers new and classic sounds perfect for inspiring music of any style, from synthwave to modern production and beyond. The new refresh delivers more of what made the original great, including more sounds, more presets, more features, more character, and 4 freshly minted UIs preserving the original hardware flavor. A perfect addition for anyone looking for a touch of the familiar with a distinct and modern vibe. Digital Synsations Vol. 1 offers native 64-bit standalone operation by way of Falcon or the free UVI
Workstation, providing comprehensive support for all modern DAWs and simultaneous authorization on up to 3 computers or iLok keys.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Digital Synsations Vol. 1 is included in the Vintage Vault bundle, as a free update for existing users, or separately for $149/149€, and is available immediately through UVI Portal.

Both Digital Synsations Vol. 1 and Vintage Vault 4 are currently on sale as part of the UVI Lucky Deal event, with discounts of up to 50% on all products at uvi.net through January 15th, 2023.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
Additional information on Digital Synsations Vol. 1 is available at:
https://www.uvi.net/digital-synsations.html

14 Jan 2023
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Chris Hein OCTA Featured

Best Service Announce Chirs Hein OCTA, The Future Dimension Of Virtual Instruments

Chris Hein – OCTA is a musical workhorse that is incredibly adaptable and easy to be inspired by. The technical idea behind the instrument’s chameleon character, which allows it to function as a solo instrument or an ensemble of 8 instruments, is called Mega Structure.

  • 100 High Quality Solo Instruments
  • 8 Core Multi Channel Instruments
  • 8 Channel Sequencer

The true beauty of this instrument resides in the odd way it inspires you to improvise, whether you’re writing an underscore or the main theme – after all, improvisation is the foundation of music composition – regardless of how complex your programmability may be. Feel free to go through every detail of OCTA’s functionality, however, we recommend starting by playing around with your keyboard to tap into its beautiful lyrical nature and find hidden treasures along the way.

100 Instruments

  • 64 Acoustic Instruments
  • 32 Carefully selected Synths
  • 4 Percussion Sets with 1500 Samples

Chris Hein – OCTA is a collection of 100 meticulously sampled instruments. This may initially look like a little collection, but as you explore its aural potential you’ll realize that more would be unnecessary.

Chris Hein OCTA GUI

8-Channel Multi Instruments

The notational and aural possibilities expand when up to 8 core instruments are placed in their respective channels. You can create anything from tapestries of flying harmonies wind swept through the expansive field of sky-scaping legato strings to the most delicate, strangely mixed acoustic instruments to deep sea droning mass. OCTA is comparable to an amethyst stone that, as you gaze deeper into it, reveals ever-richer rainbows of color.

The 8-channel mixer features an individual sound source browser with many presets for each instrument.

Unique controls per channel:

  • Chord Type
  • Transpose
  • Tune
  • Playing Type
  • Individual audio outputs
  • Individual Key range with fade in and fade out
  • Envelope
  • Velocity dynamic controls
  • Keyswitches to activate channels

Comprehensive 8-Core Sequencer

The built-in sequencer is the heart of Chris Hein – OCTA. Simply play anything, from a single note to powerful chords, and the sequencer will perfectly match your pace and chord progression.

Combining the strength of the channel strip parameters and effects with this extremely programmable rhythmic instrument allows you to get as creative as you like. Despite how complicated it may seem, after only a few minutes of learning, it becomes incredibly simple to use.

Combining Instruments

The sound magic comes to shine when you combine and layer different instruments. The basic idea of Chris Hein – OCTA is, to combine up to 8 sound sources to create new sonic experiences. Imagine a wooden attack from a Marimba, combined with the metallic sustain of a Vibraphone, the possibilities are almost endless.

Also included: 8 instruments from the „Chris Hein – EASY Series“

Each of the EASY instruments contains 16 acoustic instruments with a variety of sub-presets and a clean and simple interface with the most important editing features. If you need great-sounding, pure instruments like the Vibraphone, the Grand Marimba, or the unique MyTube, the EASY instruments are a perfect choice.

With over 30 years of experience in sampling, Chris Hein is one of the best sample library producers. OCTA benefits from this expertise and convinces with maximum flexibility, easy to configure, and great practical use.

Available Now!

Best Service Chris Hein OCTA Specials
OCTA is available now for $299 from Best Service:

Best Service is also offering a LOYALTY CROSSGRADE for $239 through January:

05 Jan 2023
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Spitfire 2022 Winter Sale Featured

Spitfire Announces THE WINTER SALE Special Bundles and 40% OFF EVERYTHING

Save 40% on everything **

The Winter Sale: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/ 

Friday December 23rd, 2022 (3pm GMT) – Monday January 2nd, 2023 (23:59pm GMT)

 

Spitfire Audio announces the Winter Sale 2022 – running from Friday, December 23rd, 2022 (3 pm GMT) to Monday, January 2nd, 2023 (23:59pm GMT).

Save up to 60% on bundles including three Exclusive bundles, one of which includes an SA Recordings bundle, and, for the first time ever, the Winter Sale will feature 40% on everything – including libraries released in the last 12 months, Originals, and SA Recordings’ libraries.

** Excludes HHDs, SSDs, and The Professional Composer’s Guide [see the FAQ on the Spitfire Audio website] **

 

SAVE UP TO 60% WITH EXCLUSIVE BUNDLES:

SA RECORDINGS £59 / $59 / 59€

Oliver Patrice Weder – OPW 

Mabe Fratti & Concepción Huerta – Estática 

Alev Lenz 3

Hainbach – Landfill Totems 

Henrietta Smith-Rolla — Spectrum

 

WINTER CORE £199 / $249 / 249€

Spitfire Studio Strings 

London Contemporary Orchestra Textures 

Abbey Road One: Wondrous Flutes

 

WINTER PROFESSIONAL £399 / $449 / 449€

Aperture The Stack 

Hans Zimmer Piano

Albion IV Uist

SAVE 40% ON ALL LIBRARIES 

(Including libraries released in the last 12 months, Originals & SA Recordings)

 

  • Albion Neo – At the heart of this modern cinematic collection is a chamber-sized orchestra with an intimate string section, split by divisi across all articulations for incredible definition and expression — all captured in the unparalleled resonance of The Hall at AIR Studios, London
  • Albion OneThis title comprises a 109-piece orchestra, accompanied by a thunderous cinematic percussion section, recorded at the world-famous Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios, London
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Core – A full orchestra, offering a large range of instruments performing all articulations, with one mix signal. BBCSO Core has been designed for composers wanting to create instantly professional sounding orchestral music, without taking up too much hard drive space
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional – The Professional edition is the definitive, comprehensive collection for writing professional, world-class orchestral music, featuring 67 different instruments presets recorded on world-class Millennia preamps, including groups and soloists, and 468 techniques, including 45 legatos, for each melodic instrument — as well as a staggering 20 signals
  • Eric Whitacre Choir Crafted and conducted by Grammy winner Eric Whitacre and showcasing his 
  • Spitfire Chamber Strings – This is our definitive chamber range – a hugely versatile classic that will enhance your film, TV, and game scores and pop records
  • Spitfire Chamber Strings Professional – The Professional edition includes four additional microphone positions and three CPU-friendly stereo mixes by award-winning engineer Jake Jackson
  • Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings Five of the world’s best players, recorded by GRAMMY-winning engineer Sam Okell using a mouth-watering array of beautiful microphones and recording equipment from the studio’s impressive collection
  • Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings Professional The Professional edition offers the most control and customization featuring 12 signals including two modern mixes, two vintage mixes, eight microphone positions, and some of our most expressive legatos to date
  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion – The most detailed sample library we have ever created – the first in a brand new flagship series. It explores the timbral and textural range of 20 drums from across the orchestral repertoire and is further, captured in incredible detail
  • Spitfire Appassionata Strings Crafted from years of sampling experience, this is your ultimate companion for writing with intention, emotion, and – most of all – passion
  • Mercury – This samples fourteen one-of-a-kind acoustic sculptures, hand-crafted by Hollywood’s premier instrument designer, Chas Smith. This collection delivers 600+ textures, tones, and pads—organic and synthesized in Solar, our new eDNA-powered plug-in
  • Heirloom From the mind of acclaimed artist Keaton Henson comes a compositional toolkit of unique, modern scoring sounds, created to enhance your sonic fingerprint with a beautiful human touch
  • Fractured Strings – We’ve collaborated with Hans Zimmer’s prestigious scoring collective Bleeding Fingers Music and London’s finest string players to create a new kind of small ensemble library — featured in BBC’s Frozen Planet II
  • PolarisA modern string orchestra imitating classic synth sounds, from the mind of Grammy-nominated composer, and electronic music pioneer Brian Transeau, AKA BT
  • ResonateBuilt in collaboration with Dame Evelyn Glennie — one of history’s most influential percussionists — Resonate unlocks the other-worldly mystery, magic, and tension of orchestral percussion
  • Originals Mrs Mills Piano A beloved Steinway Vertegrand, expertly recorded at its legendary home: Abbey Road, Studio Two. Full of character and nostalgic charm, with a bright, metallic tone owing to its lacquered hammers. Five presets and six controls – available in Spitfire Audio’s easy-to-use, award-winning plug-in
  • Originals Epic Choir – All the power and beauty of the human voice at your fingertips…Spitfire Audio’s largest choir recorded to date, this highly anticipated library features 50 of London’s finest singers, recorded in two sections (Sopranos & Altos/Tenors & Basses)
  • Originals Cinematic Soft Piano – LABS Soft Piano, reborn. A felted upright Yamaha U3,  recorded in the reverberant acoustics of AIR Studios, London. From close and intimate, to reverberant and enveloping
  • Nok Cultural Ensemble – Tape Percussion (SA Recordings) – Recorded to tape at the legendary Ariwa Studios and presented in Spitfire Audio’s award-winning plugin with a range of in-built FX, these sounds and textures thrum, crackle, and crash with new possibilities for modern tracks and contemporary media scores
  • Alex Epton featuring Lucinda Chua – 30HA (SA Recordings) – The soundtrack to Clayton Vomero’s ‘3OHA’ (or ‘Zona’ in English), featuring original music by Alex Epton and Lucinda Chua

 

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 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 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.

23 Dec 2022
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Heritage Audio - LANG Electronics

Heritage Audio announces acquisition of rights to historic audio equipment brand Lang Electronics, Inc. famous throughout the Fifties and Sixties

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Heritage Audio LogoMADRID, SPAIN: European pro audio manufacturer Heritage Audio is proud to announce that it has acquired the rights to Lang Electronics, Inc. — an audio equipment brand originally from New York, USA, previously popularised throughout the Fifties and Sixties as a better value alternative to other professional audio companies of the day on account of its high-quality products, particularly its Model PEQ-2 (a.k.a. ‘LANG PROGRAM EQUALIZER’) that is now held in high regard by many discerning artists, engineers, and producers who consider it to be better than a Pultec when choosing it as their secret weapon, which is why the historic brand’s new owner plans to bring it back to life as a creative tool fit for the 21st century with nothing now standing in its way of returning with all the benefits of a brand-new piece providing problem-free, heavy-duty usage — as of December 14…

Originally operating out of downtown New York, Lang Electronics, Inc. enjoyed a reasonable run stretching from the Fifties through to the Sixties. Starting out by providing enhanced replacement parts and modifications to improve the performance and reliability of other well-known audio processors and recorders used in the broadcast and recording industries of the time, the company soon set about supplying complete audio systems, designing equipment of its own at veryLANG Electronics - Circle LOGO competitive prices — often with better quality than their contemporaries. Cue some of the then-most spectacular tools around, some of which continue to be revered to this day, decades later, including the Model PEQ-2 (a.k.a. ‘LANG PROGRAM EQUALIZER’) that is now held in high regard by many discerning artists, engineers, and producers who consider it to be better than a Pultec when choosing it as their secret weapon.

Pressing pause today, Heritage Audio is intent on offering professional, high-quality equipment at amazing value, a philosophy that is somewhat similar to what Lang Electronics, Inc. built its reputation on back in the day. It is all the more fitting that the European pro audio manufacturer has acquired the rights to that historic audio equipment brand. But more exciting still, the first product to be produced by Heritage Audio after this well-intentioned acquisition will be the LANG PEQ-2. As a brand-new piece at a price that will put it within reach of most musicians and engineers, it will, without doubt, provide problem-free access to some of the sweetest-sounding tones and textures the industry has ever heard!

However, it is only a question until Heritage Audio — a European pro audio manufacturer not known for resting on its laurels — makes more products bearing the lauded LANG appellation available at an amazing value. So stay tuned!

 

About Heritage Audio (www.heritageaudio.com)
Heritage Audio was founded in 2011 by Peter Rodriguez. As a civil engineer and music producer, he went from building wind turbines to follow his true passion — developing recording equipment with the vintage sound that he himself admired so much and so many others yearned for. Fortunately for all, he was able to master the key elements necessary to make high-quality recording gear affordable and reliable by combining his analytical mindset with his experience as a producer within a relatively short space of time. Today, the 30-person team has expanded its production plant located in the heart of Madrid, Spain, where it collectively continues to follow a philosophy of making vintage sound possible for today’s studios, successfully introducing innovative products to rank amongst the most popular brands with top retailers throughout the world.

© 2022 Heritage Audio

22 Dec 2022
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Ujam VIBE Virtual Pianist series

UJAM Announces the second entry in their Virtual Pianist series, VIBE

VIBE is an electric piano model based on recordings of a hand-picked 1972 vintage instrument. It is a professional session player well-versed in a range of musical styles. This virtual musician can contribute rhythmic tracks as part of a band, accompaniments for singers and instrumentalists, or simple but appealing solo passages and instrumental playbacks. 

Ujam Vibe GUI

Users can choose from 40 styles, 150 Presets and 45 Finisher Multi-Effect Modes, and 45 Ambience FX Presets custom-tailored for VIBE. VIBE’s sound aesthetic perfectly complements everything from soul to EDM. There are sounds and mixes for any contemporary music style. A free 30 days trial without limitations is available immediately!

Pricing and availability

Virtual Pianist VIBE is now available at ujam.com at the introductory price of 99 EUR / USD until December 25th, 2022. After that, the single plug-in sells for 149 EUR / USD. Owners of VOGUE are entitled to a time-limited loyalty offer of 79 EUR / USD until December 25th. The new Virtual Pianist Bundle sells for 199 EUR / USD instead of 298 EUR / USD if bought individually. Virtual Pianist is natively Apple Silicon compatible and currently available in VST 2, AU 2, and AAX formats for all major DAWs. 

 

About UJAM

UJAM is a German-American maker of music technology co-founded by Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams. With the Plug-in series Virtual Pianist, Usynth, Groovemate, Symphonic Elements, Virtual Guitarist, Virtual Bassist, Virtual Drummer, Beatmaker and Finisher, and a range of software solutions, UJAM helps people to make music.

 

18 Dec 2022
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