Brass
New Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra
2025
Fundamental British Orchestral Package
Spitfire Audio released BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — the most fundamental orchestral package the sound specializing British music technology company has ever created.
Spitfire Audio partnering with BBC
Spitfire Audio working in partnership with BBC Studios, the British television production and distribution company that is the commercial arm of the oldest entertainment organization in the world, and in close collaboration with one of the world’s most renowned orchestras (to which it obviously owes its notable name) at one of the world’s most renowned recording venues (London’s legendary Maida Vale Studios) to realise a new standard in orchestral composition as a landmark library.
“To suddenly have all I need at my fingertips is a game-changer.” comments Christian Henson
Cutting to the creative core of what makes BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA so special is Spitfire Audio co-founder and composer Christian Henson. He has every right to be so musically moved since this is the most essential orchestral package the sound specializing — sample library-, virtual instruments, and other useful software-creating. Collaborating with the best composers, artists, and engineers in the world to build musical tools that sound great and are exciting to use. Clearly, Ivor Norvello Lifetime Achievement Award-winning British-Indian composer, musician, and producer Nitin Sawhney (Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle) concurs when stating, “Incredible and revolutionary; this is an epiphany for every composer with access to a computer — the stuff of childhood dreams for musicians.” As does Los Angeles-based, GRAMMY® Award-winning Canadian composer, musician, and producer Greg Wells (The Greatest Showman, Adele): “Exquisite, exquisite stuff; I’ve dreamt about being able to use technology like this.” Technology definitely doesn’t get greater or musically more exciting than BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, a new standard in orchestral composition.
Orchestral samples have become an essential component of modern scoring, and the range of libraries available is vast, what if a single product could become the universal starting point for a generation of composers? Clearly, this is the taxing compositional question that Spitfire Audio has successfully sought to address with BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. On the face of it, Spitfire Audio has taken over a decade of sampling experience to bring this comprehensive orchestral library of epic proportions — comprising over 200 hours of recordings resulting in 1,000,000-plus samples, all available at anyone’s fingertips — to the likes of Nitin Sawhney and Greg Wells, which sound exactly as they would if its world-renowned BBC Symphonic Orchestra namesake was performing right there in the same room as any (computer-based) composer, top-tier or otherwise.
Spitfire Audio recorded 55 different instruments on world-class Millennia pre-amps, including groups and soloists, with 418 techniques, including 33 legatos, for each melodic instrument. It also includes a staggering 20 signals, including 11 microphone positions, two stereo mixes, a set of signals designed for use in Dolby Atmos mixing, plus five spill signals, for added realism and ultimate control. This is, indeed, the definitive orchestra, made accessible through cutting-edge technology, all in one perfectly-produced package.
With BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Spitfire Audio has finally been able to capture what no other sample library has hitherto achieved — a family of astoundingly accomplished players that have shared the stage for thousands of hours, whose musical telepathy and the 90-year heritage of performances and recordings is a national and international treasure.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra to which BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA obviously owes its hallowed name has been expertly recorded by the talented and trusted team that is Spitfire Audio at home in London’s legendary Maida Vale studios, host to The Beatles, Hendrix, and Bowie as a complex of seven BBC sound studios sited in one of the BBC’s earliest premises, pre-dating Broadcasting House, and the centre of the BBC News operation during World War II, before being used to record thousands of classical music, popular music, and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 6 Music from 1946 to the present. Musically, Maida Vale has also been home to the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 1934.
85 years later, BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is comfortably housed in Spitfire Audio’s award-winning standalone — AAX-, AU-, VST2-, and VST3-compatible, NKS- ready — plug-in, developed primarily for composers, by composers. easy to use, intuitive, and inspiring. But BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is so much more than a sample-based virtual instrument library alone — albeit an outstanding one like no other on earth, as Spitfire Audio admirably continues to work on new ways to encourage composers and music-makers to work together and share using BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA itself, learning from each other to gain more knowledge and help everyone improve their compositional skills for the better.
Spitfire Audio’s own plugin is constantly evolving with new features and optimizations that aren’t possible in Kontakt. They can do more in-depth sampling, and offer all 20 signal options without any risk of crashing. BBC Symphony Orchestra was originally 1.4TB, but we have compressed it to ~600GB in a lossless format, which compresses the data further than Kontakt sample files for perfect sample quality at smaller download sizes. Spitfire Audio also give you Global Memory Sharing, meaning you’ll only ever load one version of a sample in to RAM, and the modulators react much more quickly.
BBC Symphony Orchestra is available to buy and download now. Order BBC Symphony Orchestra with our external SSD drive for instant playability.
Spitfire Audio recommends you buy the library on our 1TB External Solid State Drive, as the library is ~600GB. You can add this to your cart on the BBC Symphony Orchestra product page. The library will run directly from the external drive for instant playability, saving space on your internal hard drive. The library is also available on our standard external hard drive which you can add to your cart at checkout, but it can be slower to load given the size of the library.
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is available as an AAX-, AU-, VST2-, and VST3-compatible, NKS-ready plug-in that loads directly into a DAW(Digital Audio Workstation) for a time-limited introductory promo price of £679.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$749.00 USD/€749.00 EUR (inc. VAT) until November 7, 2019 — rising thereafter to an RRP (Recommended Retail Price) of £899.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$899.00 USD/€899.00 EUR (inc. VAT) — from here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra/
A Decade of Sampling Experience and publishing leading Orchestral Kontakt Libraries
Orchestral Instrument
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Hidden Path Audio’s BATTALION is a new brass instrument for Kontakt that allows you to create epic orchestral scores and futuristic sound designs easily. This powerful tool utilizes Hidden Path Audio’s Orchestral Devices engine, which gives you access to traditional orchestral scoring and hybrid brass sound design.
With 135 unique sound sources, you can easily create any music or soundscape you desire. So, if you want to add some serious power and punch to your next project, don’t miss out on BATTALION!
Orchestral Devices: BATTALION
BATTALION is a new kind of cinematic brass library that utilizes Hidden Path Audio’s brand-new Orchestral Devices engine. This allows for traditional orchestral scoring and hybrid brass sound design, all in one genuinely inspiring package!
The sound of BATTALION is simply massive. With its many different articulations and sound-shaping possibilities, it is perfect for any situation where you need brass that packs a punch. Whether you are looking to add some extra weight to your orchestral arrangements or you want to create something wholly new and unique, BATTALION is the perfect tool for the job.
Modern XY Pad
If you want to add some extra oomph to your emails, you need BATTALION! With Hidden Path Audio’s cutting-edge brass sounds, you’ll be sure to impress anyone who receives your messages. And with our easy MIDI implementation, it’s easy to control the four different sound sources in real-time. Whether you’re looking for melodic patterns or truly unique FX, BATTALION has you covered.
BATTALION is the perfect tool for anyone looking to add some extra oomph to their tracks. With a modern XY pad, quad multi-lane sequencers, extensive FX and sound shaping capabilities, and a wealth of included sound sources, it’s easy to get the cutting-edge brass sounds you need. The XY pad interface makes it simple to blend up to four sources in real-time, and with easy MIDI implementation for your controllers or pad control devices, you can always get the perfect sound. Hidden Path Audio’s built-in sequencers allow for easily accessible melodic patterns or go wholly aleatoric and set the sequencer to ‘random playback’ for some genuinely unique FX not capable in most sample libraries.
135 Exceptional Sound Sources and 250 Presets
If you want to add some extra oomph to your compositions, look no further than BATTALION. With 135 unique sound sources, you’ll have no trouble finding the perfect way to beef up your brass section. And with three different mix options for all of the orchestral content, you can get things sounding just the way you want them. The 250 included presets are a great starting point for any cinematic composition. So don’t wait any longer – add some BATTALION to your tracks today!
The best thing about having a (Virtual Instrument) trumpet is that you can get involved in many different musical performances. Before enjoying the benefits of being a trumpet player, you must choose the right trumpet. With so many types of trumpets available on the market, it can be challenging to know where to start.
If you’re looking for some high-quality sound sources, you’ve come to the right place. Trumpet Solo and Trumpet Ensemble offer a wide range of trumpet recordings, from single notes to full ensemble performances. Check out French Horn Solo and French Horn Ensemble for a more mellow sound. And if you’re looking for something unique, don’t miss Low Brass Ensemble – a truly one-of-a-kind sound source category.
Trombone Solo and Trombone Ensemble provide an extensive collection of trombone recordings, ranging from solo performances to total ensemble pieces. And Hybrid Sound Design offers a unique blend of analog synths and organic sounds guaranteed to add interest and intrigue to your tracks. So whatever your sound source needs, we’ve got you covered.
Create Epic Orchestral Scores
Orchestral music has been the foundation of film scoring for generations, and with BATTALION, it’s easier than ever to create truly epic orchestral scores. With its massive sound and extensive articulation, BATTALION is perfect for any movie or TV show soundtrack.
Trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba players are in high demand for orchestras. If you’re looking to add some brass to your orchestral scores, BATTALION is the perfect tool for the job. With its massive sound and extensive articulation, BATTALION is ideal for any movie or TV show soundtrack. And with Hidden Path Audio’s easy MIDI implementation, it’s easy to control the sound sources from your controllers or DAW in real-time.
If you’re a fan of Miles Davis, then you’ll definitely want to check out the Mute Trumpet. Part of the Elastik Instrument Series, it captures the intimate and jazz-flavored sound most often associated with Davis. The performances throughout are masterful and all the details have been beautifully captured.
The sound of the instrument is open and airy. The playing style is delicate, fragile, and soulful but also includes plenty of dynamics if you need your melodies to reach a powerful or vivid highlight.
When it’s time to get back to work on your latest composition, you know just what you need – the smooth, mellow sound of a intimate mute trumpet. This type of trumpet is perfect for adding a touch of sophistication to any piece, whether it’s a ballad or an up-tempo number.
The intimate mute trumpet has a rich, full sound that is sure to please any audience. And when you’re ready to really wow them, add a few flourishes and trills. The intimate mute trumpet is the perfect way to add a touch of class to your next composition.
Beautifully Personal And Soulful Sound
There’s something about the muted trumpet sound that just makes your heart feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe it’s the delicate, intimate style of playing, or maybe it’s the way that the instrument can be used to create soulful and jazzy melodies – but whatever it is, we just can’t get enough of it! In this sample library, we’ve captured the magic of the muted trumpet and provided you with a massive collection of solo phrases to help you add that jazz-flavored sound to your music.
Whether you’re looking for some new solo phrases to add to your repertoire or just want to get that classic Miles Davis sound, the Mute Trumpet is definitely worth checking out. Mute Trumpet has got you covered whether you need a mellow melody line or a powerful climax!
Mute Trumpet
Mute Trumpet is a refreshing new take on the classic jazz sound. The intimate, jazzy solo phrases evoke the playing style of Miles Davis, while the massive collection of jazzy solo phrases provides plenty of dynamic range for your melodies.
The result is a sound that is both open and airy, yet soulful and powerful. Whether you’re looking for a delicate, fragile melody or a vivid, highlights-reached soundtrack, Mute Trumpet has you covered. So don’t be afraid to give this new jazz standard a try – your ears will thank you.
Beautifully Intimate
The library is a great resource for anyone looking for high-quality samples. With over 1.3 GB of samples, it has something for everyone. There are nearly 700 different loops and phrases, recorded in tempos ranging from 60 to 90 BPM.
These are organized into 41 folders, each based on a particular key/tempo combination and containing between 13 and 23 phrases and phrase variations. The library is also easy to use, with a simple interface that makes it easy to find the perfect sample for your project. Whether you’re looking for a specific loop or just browsing for inspiration, the library is a great place to start.
Soulful Sound
The Mute Trumpet recordings are a great way to add a touch of brass to your musical productions. The recordings include a touch of room ambiance, but no EQ or compression has been added. Simply dial in your own choice of reverb or delay and Mute Trumpet will add a beautiful sonic quality to your own productions, full of character. Individual phrases can easily be combined to create longer performances.
With Elastik’s excellent time-stretching and pitch-shifting capabilities, the phrases can also be mixed and matched between folders, or to suit the needs of an existing musical project. Whether you’re looking for a few sparse notes to add atmosphere or want to build a trumpet part from the ground up, Mute Trumpet is an essential tool for any producer.
Emotive Downtempo Expressions
The trumpet has long been a staple of jazz music, and the muted trumpet is no exception. With its slower tempos and jazzy influences, the muted trumpet is an ideal complement to our other “downtempo” titles such as Upright Bass 2, Downtempo Guitar or Tenor Saxophone. The muted sound of the trumpet allows for a more relaxed and mellow feeling, making it perfect for creating a laid-back atmosphere. The muted trumpet is a great option, whether you’re looking to add some extra flavor to your next jazz track or simply want to create a more relaxed vibe.
The trumpet is one of the most versatile instruments in the world, capable of producing a wide range of sounds. Among the most distinctive of these is the sound of the harmon mute trumpet. This type of trumpet uses a mute, or dampener, to change the way the air flows through the instrument.
As a result, it produces a softer, more intimate sound that is often associated with Jazz music. However, the sound of the harmon mute trumpet can also find a home within other genres, such as Soul, Funk, LoFi, and R&B.
This makes it an ideal choice for any music producer or media composer looking to add a touch of class and soulfulness to their work. So if you’re looking to add something special to your next project, consider reaching for a muted trumpet. You might just be surprised by what you can achieve.
Conclusion
The Mute Trumpet library provides high-quality samples of a muted trumpet, ideal for adding a jazzy touch to your productions. The recordings are full of character and include a touch of room ambiance. With Elastik’s time-stretching and pitch-shifting capabilities, the phrases can be easily mixed and matched to suit the needs of your project.
If you’re looking for a more relaxed and mellow sound, the muted trumpet is a great option. So don’t be afraid to give this new jazz standard a try – your ears will thank you.
If you’re looking for a beautifully mellow sound to add to your next score, look no further than the intimate mute trumpet. This unique instrument is well suited for lyrical and expressive passages and can add a touch of warmth to any composition.
While it shares many qualities with its cousin the standard trumpet, the intimate mute trumpet has a softer, more velvety tone that is perfect for creating an intimate atmosphere. Whether you’re writing a love song or a bittersweet ballad, the intimate mute trumpet will help you to express the emotions of your piece in the most beautiful way.
Abbey Road One: Thematic Trumpets for Film Scoring Selections
Spitfire Audio’s ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS is continuing its ongoing ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series of standalone orchestral libraries, this time capturing the distinctive sound of film in one of the world’s finest acoustic spaces.
ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series – a definitive collection of orchestral sounds for modern media composers. This new range from Abbey Road offers an expansive palette of cinematic brass, strings and percussion, recorded in our iconic Studio One. Whether you’re looking to score an epic blockbuster or add a touch of class to your latest indie production, this range has something for everyone.
With the world-famous Abbey Road Studios as a foundation, the ABBEY ROAD ONE collection builds upon its creative collaboration with world-renowned Abbey Road Studios, beginning with the trailblazing 90-piece symphonic orchestra and continuing through to this release.
This time, four players execute a variety of pre-orchestrated moves to provide everything necessary to construct big screen-ready themes, including easy-to-use legato techniques from the sound-specializing British music technology firm.
Abbey Road One: Thematic Trumpets
The THEMATIC TRUMPETS are a knockout. They put us in mind of John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and Jerry Goldsmith’s scores with that complete section trumpet sound – the singing and soaring melody sound – you’re so familiar with from the scores of John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and Jerry Goldsmith. This really delivers an
This unique trumpet collection, with a particular emphasis on lead lines and fanfare, has a commanding presence without being piercing or click.
Thematic in its name indicates a wealth of narrative structure options and the beautiful acoustics of the world-renowned recording studio that helped to propel it to legendary status.
These trumpets, which are meticulously produced with a multi-sensory approach that values beauty and artistry, exquisitely evoke pomp and ceremony while also delivering a wide range of lush dynamics — ideal for inspiring timeless themes and generating beautiful soundscapes with ease.
Furthermore, many of the world’s top orchestras will be performing on ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS. This library’s harmonically rich collection can invigorate its listeners’ scores while offering a genuinely distinct character inspired by the singing lead lines of those legendary Hollywood A-listers listed by Paul Thomson.
The ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS library has four first-call London players, the same individuals who appear on global blockbusters.
Simon Rhodes
Simon Rhodes, a GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer who has worked on Avatar, Hugo, and Harry Potter movies (among others), guided the engineers through a variety of pre-orchestrated methods to provide everything needed to create big screen-ready themes, including Spitfire Audio’s easy-to-use legato approaches.
This library has four players performing a variety of approaches, including Spitfire’s simple legato. Everything you need to write themes for the big screen is included.
Abbey Road Studios’ Studio One
Abbey Road Studios’ Studio One has been a foundation for creating world-class music for over 80 years. With a rich history of iconic recordings, it’s the perfect place to capture the sound of film.
The distinctive sound of cinema is at everyone’s fingertips with ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS, allowing users to step into Studio One, the birthplace of most great composers’ dreams – Abbey Road Studios’ Studio One.
Studio One is one of the world’s most renowned recording studios, with an unrivaled legacy built on its scores. It has become one of the main recording spaces in the world, where many of history’s best films were composed and recorded. Studio One has recorded a number of musical duets made in heaven, including Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Avengers: Endgame. Studio One’s sound is wide and huge, with rich tonality and notorious reverb that make it the iconic sound of the film.
You’ve got that fantastic huge dynamic range all the way down at the bottom, but you’ve also got a full singing tone in the upper part of the dynamic range that is always powerful yet never shrill or aggressive; it’s just magnificent.
Conclusion
Yes, the Trumpets do sound life-like. They have a wide range of dynamics, and they are perfect for creating stirring themes. I highly recommend them for anyone looking to write film music.
We use a midi keyboard to compose and play trumpets. When compared to how they’d sound note to note on a real trumpet, the way the keys are depressed on the piano keyboard creates an intonation difference. Spitfire Audio prepares their ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS to compensate it.
This unique trumpet collection, which includes 4 performers executing a variety of moves including Spitfire’s simple legato, with a concentration on lead lines and fanfare, has an imposing presence without being piercing or conventional. This powerful library has a wide range of thematic potential, from brave, emotive tropes to aggressive, hostile identifiers.
The ABBEY ROAD ONE: THEMATIC TRUMPETS library offers an impressive collection of trumpets that are perfect for creating memorable themes. The library was recorded in the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios, and it features first-call London players.
The trumpets are sonically rich and evoke a sense of pomp and ceremony, making them ideal for scoring. If you’re looking for a unique and distinct trumpet sound, this is the library for you. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Please feel free to share it with your friends.
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