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Description
Elevate your compositions with the Spitfire Audio Symphonic Woodwinds, a masterfully crafted orchestral winds library that breathes life into your musical scores. Crafted in the legendary Air Studios Lyndhurst Hall, this plugin features recordings of top-tier London session players, ensuring each note resonates with authenticity and cinematic grandeur. From delicate piccolos to resonant contrabassoons, this collection includes both traditional and exotic woodwinds, offering a versatile palette that enriches any orchestral arrangement.
Designed with composers in mind, Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds offers three customizable mic positions: close, Decca tree, and ambient. This flexibility allows you to create the perfect mix for any setting, be it stereo or 5.0 surround sound. With multiple round robins and dynamic layers, your orchestrations gain depth and realism. The user-friendly interface ensures you can easily navigate its rich features, making it an indispensable tool for both amateur and professional musicians alike.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive collection featuring solo and a2 sections
- Inclusion of rare instruments like alto and bass flutes, bass clarinets, and contrabassoon
- Recorded at Air Studios using vintage mics and a Neve 88R console
- High-fidelity recordings at 24-bit/96kHz with Prism A/D converters
- Deep sampling with multiple round robins and dynamic layers
- Customizable mic positions: close, Decca tree, and ambient
- Compatible with Kontakt 4 or 5, or the included Kontakt Player
- Intuitive GUI with onboard help system, NKS-ready for Native Instruments hardware
Videos
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Owner Insights
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Comparisons
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Symphonic Woodwinds includes additional instruments like bass flute and English horn, which BBC Core lacks, making it more comprehensive for detailed orchestration.
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Berlin Woodwinds are noted for their relatively dry recordings, offering better mixing flexibility with other libraries compared to Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds.
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Features and functionality
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Symphonic Woodwinds offers solo instrument options, providing more control for composers who need precise orchestration compared to ensemble-only libraries like Albion One.
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Users report that Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds lacks sharp attack capabilities, making it less suitable for compositions requiring precise articulation.
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Software and compatibility
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Symphonic Woodwinds is noted for better blending with Symphonic Strings due to similar recording environments, unlike the drier BBC Core which can be challenging to mix.
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Use cases and applications
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Albion One is more suited for users who prefer a "section" approach rather than writing for individual instruments, making it less ideal for detailed orchestration.
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Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds are praised for their ease of use when manually inputting MIDI, avoiding the complexities of keyswitches.
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Critic Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 1 Review and 4 Ratings
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Exquisite
Absolutely Exquisite !!!
The Instruments - The Room - AAA+
I love that I can run this off my UAD Satellite (Chips) NOT the CPU
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