SOUND ON SOUND
Producer, DJ and remixer Dave Clarke meets the innovative producer acclaimed both for her piano‑based film soundtracks and her techno music.
When it comes to emulating acoustic instruments, the modern orchestra probably represents the ultimate challenge. Philip Meehan shows you how to take it on and win.
Spitfire Audio's latest library combines two flutes and a piccolo, recorded in Abbey Road's Studio One.
Rating **** 4/5 Stars. As promised at the time of release, Spitfire Audio are now following up Abbey Road One with a series of smaller, inexpensive mini‑libraries derived from the main collection.
Flagship orchestral library expanded, and now includes eight individual mic signals plus three mixes engineered by score mixer Jake Jackson.
Rating **** 4/5 Stars. As with its predecessor, this toolkit lacks any rhythmic material, but its astonishing sounds are well worth the entry price.
You can now play Abbey Road's 1905 Steinway, as used by the Beatles, in your DAW — for just £29.
Use your phone or tablet to control articulations, mix levels and more in real time.
New string and woodwind sample libraries can be used on their own, or alongside the full Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations instrument.
Spitfire's latest artist-created Kontakt instrument features a hammered dulcimer played by legendary percussionist Greg Knowles.
