Spitfire Symphonic Strings FAQ

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT’S IN SPITFIRE SYMPHONIC STRINGS?

60 Star Players, 16 1st Violins, 14 2nd Violins, 12 Violas, 10 Cellos & 8 Basses super deep sampled with over 175 articulations, including 59 shorts, 94 longs, and 5 extraordinary performance legato patches programmed by Andrew Blaney. Recorded with multiple round robins, dynamic layers and presented with 3 essential and versatile microphone positions. In addition to each individual section we also have a comprehensive selection of articulations and techniques presented in an ‘ensemble’ format designed for sketching and composing with ‘out of the box’ satisfaction.

We have taken Mural 1, 2, 3, Ensembles & Evolutions off our shelves. We have released Spitfire Symphonic Strings with everyone’s favourite and most diverse microphone positions C(lose), T(ree), A(mbient). 

 

WHAT’S IN SPITFIRE SYMPHONIC STRINGS PROFESSIONAL?

Spitfire Symphonic Strings Pro builds on the core Spitfire Symphonic Strings library, with 152.61GB of extra content. Included inside the expansion pack are 4 alternative (ALT) microphones: a microphone placed close to the leader of each section (L), warm Close Ribbon (Cr), close Stereo Pair (St) and spacious Gallery (G) signals, as well as the addition of Outrigger signals to the common Close Tree Ambient (known as CTA), creating CTAO for the ‘classic Spitfire’ setup. On top of this we offer the Fine (F), Medium (M) and Broad (B) stereo mixes mixed by Jake Jackson for instant great sounding mixes, with low CPU/RAM usage.

Further detail on the extended array of signals is provided here.

 

WHY GO PRO?

The Professional version gives you a higher degree of control and nuance demanded by professional composers of modern film and TV scoring. Allowing you the ultimate control of width, space and detail when composing.
 
 

I OWN CORE, HOW MUCH SPACE DO I NEED TO INSTALL THE PROFESSIONAL CONTENT?

You will need ~306GB of free space to install the professional content. 
 

FULL ARTICULATIONS LIST:

VIOLINS 1:

  • FX
  • Long CS Blend
  • Long CS Sul Pont
  • Long CS
  • Long Flautando
  • Long Harmonics
  • Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
  • Long Sul G
  • Long Sul Pont Distorted
  • Long Sul Pont
  • Long Sul Tasto
  • Long Super Sul Tasto
  • Long
  • Marcato Attack
  • Short 0’5
  • Short 1’0
  • Short Brushed CS
  • Short Brushed
  • Short Col Legno
  • Short CS
  • Short Harmonics
  • Short Pizzicato Bartok
  • Short Pizzicato
  • Short Spiccato
  • Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured CS (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Sul Pont
  • Tremolo
  • Trill (Major 2nd)
  • Trill (Major 3rd)
  • Trill (Minor 2nd)
  • Trill (Minor 3rd)

VIOLINS 2:

  • FX
  • Long CS Blend
  • Long CS Sul Pont
  • Long CS
  • Long Flautando
  • Long Harmonics
  • Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
  • Long Sul G
  • Long Sul Pont
  • Long Super Sul Tasto
  • Long
  • Marcato Attack
  • Short 0’5
  • Short 1’0
  • Short Brushed CS
  • Short Brushed
  • Short Col Legno
  • Short CS
  • Short Harmonics
  • Short Pizzicato Bartok
  • Short Pizzicato
  • Short Spiccato
  • Tremolo CS
  • Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
  • Tremolo Sul Pont
  • Tremolo
  • Trill (Major 2nd)
  • Trill (Minor 2nd)
 

VIOLAS:

  • FX
  • Long CS Blend
  • Long CS Sul Pont
  • Long CS
  • Long Flautando
  • Long Harmonics
  • Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
  • Long Sul C
  • Long Sul Pont
  • Long Super Sul Tasto
  • Long
  • Marcato Attack
  • Short 0’5
  • Short 1’0
  • Short Brushed CS
  • Short Brushed
  • Short Col Legno
  • Short CS
  • Short Harmonics
  • Short Pizzicato Bartok
  • Short Pizzicato
  • Short Spiccato
  • Tremolo CS
  • Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
  • Tremolo Sul Pont
  • Tremolo
  • Trill (Major 2nd)
  • Trill (Minor 2nd)

CELLI:

  • FX
  • Long CS Blend
  • Long CS Sul Pont
  • Long CS
  • Long Flautando
  • Long Harmonics
  • Long Rachmaninoff Molto Vib
  • Long Sul C
  • Long Sul Pont
  • Long Super Sul Tasto
  • Long
  • Marcato Attack
  • Short 0’5
  • Short 1’0
  • Short Brushed CS
  • Short Brushed
  • Short Col Legno
  • Short CS
  • Short Harmonics
  • Short Pizzicato Bartok
  • Short Pizzicato
  • Short Spiccato
  • Tremolo CS
  • Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured CS (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Sul Pont
  • Tremolo
  • Trill (Major 2nd)
  • Trill (Major 3rd)
  • Trill (Minor 2nd)
  • Trill (Minor 3rd)
 

BASSES:

  • FX
  • Long Flautando
  • Long Harmonics
  • Long Sul Pont Distorted
  • Long Sul Pont
  • Long Super Sul Tasto
  • Long
  • Marcato Attack
  • Short 0’5
  • Short 1’0
  • Short Bartok Pizz
  • Short Col Legno
  • Short Harmonics
  • Short Pizzicato Bartok
  • Short Pizzicato
  • Short Spicc-Pizz
  • Short Spiccato
  • Short Staccato Dig
  • Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
  • Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
  • Tremolo Sul Pont
  • Tremolo
  • Trill (Major 2nd)
  • Trill (Minor 2nd)

ENSEMBLES:

  • Long CS Blend
  • Long CS
  • Long Flautando
  • Long Harmonics
  • Long Sul Pont
  • Long Sul String
  • Long Super Sul Tasto
  • Long
  • Marcato Attack
  • Short 0’5
  • Short Brushed CS
  • Short Brushed
  • Short Col Legno
  • Short Harmonics
  • Short Pizzicato Bartok
  • Short Pizzicato
  • Short Spiccato CS
  • Short Spiccato
  • Tremolo CS
  • Tremolo SulPont
  • Tremolo
  • Trill (Major 2nd)
  • Trill (Minor 2nd)

LEGATO TECHNIQUES:

  • Legato Sul G
  • Legato Sul G
  • Legato Sul C
  • Legato Sul C

LEGACY PATCHES:

  • CB - Legato Performance palette
  • V1 - Legato Performance palette
  • V2 - Legato Performance palette
  • Va - Legato Performance palette
  • VC - Legato Performance palette

PERFORMANCE LEGATOS:

  • Violins 1
  • Violins 2
  • Violas
  • Celli
  • Basses
  • Ensembles

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