Spitfire Audio “This is London Calling” - BBC Symphony Orchestra

[KEM]

I don't use logic/cubase, but for me every extra kontakt instance is around 60mb of Ram. It mounts up unfortunately.

Especially when you’re using each articulation per MIDI channel instead of keyswitches, which is how I prefer to work. That’s where multis come into play.

 

[Alex Fraser]

Especially when you’re using each articulation per MIDI channel instead of keyswitches, which is how I prefer to work. That’s where multis come into play.

In the HZ player, you can trigger articulation via midi channel. Depending on your workflow, that may be a solution?

 

[Alex Fraser]

Just to keep everybody up-to-date with the real subject of this thread - some chocolate news:

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...tmas-shrinkflation-trims-quality-street-again

Excellent. The good news that BBCSO will run well on older machines is topped only by the news that there's less toffee in a tin of Quality Street this Christmas.

 

[VinRice]

Excellent. The good news that BBCSO will run well on older machines is topped only by the news that there's less toffee in a tin of Quality Street this Christmas.

Swings and roundabouts as always Alex, what are going to use to prop up that wobbly table now huh?

 

[KEM]

In the HZ player, you can trigger articulation via midi channel. Depending on your workflow, that may be a solution?

Was not aware of that actually, I’ll have to take a look!

 

[D Halgren]

I am an owner of SSO with the extended mics. I love that sound and I also love the sound of the BBCO. I know that each sound inspires different creative processes and for me will inspire different compositions. Both libraries will have their place and fine music will come from both. One does not replace the other.

I own SSO with the extended mics as well. I understand the difference in sound and options. I think my question is really what makes SSO more expensive than BBCSO? Is it the NI fees?

Anyway, I'm a fan of your work, Rob! Everything that I hear from you is great!

I am also very excited about the HZ Strings update!

 

[Cat]

Excellent thread, I read most of its posts, but I haven't seen asked what I believe is one of the most important questions;

How many dynamic layers do the instruments have? Because if it is on par with Symphonic Orchestra then it is bad, bad, bad! If it is on par with Cinematic Studio Strings/Brass and Hollywood Strings/Brass then it is good news.

 

[Sovereign]

How many dynamic layers do the instruments have? Because if it is on par with Symphonic Orchestra then it is bad, bad, bad! If it is on par with Cinematic Studio Strings/Brass and Hollywood Strings/Brass then it is good news.

SO is that bad then? Either way, I think everyone here wants to know the answer.

 

[axb312]

Excellent thread, I read most of its posts, but I haven't seen asked what I believe is one of the most important questions;

How many dynamic layers do the instruments have? Because if it is on par with Symphonic Orchestra then it is bad, bad, bad! If it is on par with Cinematic Studio Strings/Brass and Hollywood Strings/Brass then it is good news.

Asked this many posts ago. No response yet. How many dynamic layers and how many round robins...?

 

[mikeh-375]

I'll bet it's the usual boring 3 layers....I hate cc11.

 

[Fleer]

Any professional knows Quality Street tins are full of dynamic layers and round robins.

 

[jamwerks]

I didn't really use much the SSO Brass or Woodwinds. But I doen't remember hearing problems. Berlin Woodwinds Revive did only two layers for the majority of the instruments, and I found that to be too little. And brass instruments have so much of a timbral change that the more layers the better. Didn't CSB do up to 5 layers?

Anyway, here I'm hoping for at least 3 for the WW's !

 

[Noeticus]

A "Game Changing" VST should have lots of round robins, dynamic layers, various length shorts etc. etc.

 

[mikeh-375]

Any professional knows Quality Street tins are full of dynamic layers and round robins.

That maybe true @Fleer. One things for sure, the tins aint full of Quality chocolate (see what I did there)......reaches for hard hat....and ....ducks.....

 

[Cat]

I'll bet it's the usual boring 3 layers....I hate cc11.

That would be terrible! I mean for Strings (longs/legatos) you might barely get by with only 3 layers (and use CC11), for Woodwinds and especially Brass (longs/legatos) it is, in my personal humble opionin, very bad! (I decided not to use "unusable", just to be polite). Well, depends on the music you want to write, of course, but considering this is a "stellar" BBC orchestra library, providing only 3 dyn layers would be un-excusable! Hope it is at least 4 dynamic layers, like other mainstream libraries.

 

[Michael Antrum]

Any professional knows Quality Street tins are full of dynamic layers and round robins.

All top tier creatives know that sweets like Quality Street are for big girls blouses and girly swots.

Real creatives know that true inspiraition and enlightenment is only reached with the consumption of Chocolate HobNobs.....

Nom Nom Nom.....​

 

[Fleer]

Indeed. But in the end, happiness is a cigar called Hamlet.

 

[mikeh-375]

That remark ages you @Fleer....the fact that I said that ages me too..shit.

 

[redlester]

Yet again further proof that whatever Spitfire do they will never please everyone - I hate Hob Nobs. The most over-rated biscuit ever.

Chocolate Digestive's all the way (milk or plain, either will do).

 

[redlester]

Indeed. But in the end, happiness is a cigar called Hamlet.

Indeed, and of course...Roses grow on you - OOH. (One for the over-55's I reckon).

https://www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/record/9545b843-4a89-4980-ae6a-228c624ce2e7