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

I've sent some notes into the team to detail which spill mics and also mark which legatos have different legato types and are selectable via velocity.

**EDIT** Also worth noting that the leaders are separate recordings not just leader mics.

When do we get to know about dynamic Layers?
 
I've sent some notes into the team to detail which spill mics and also mark which legatos have different legato types and are selectable via velocity.

**EDIT** Also worth noting that the leaders are separate recordings not just leader mics.
Is the legato like the Performance Legato, as described here? Or more akin to Legato Performance (confusing - but difference described here).

EDIT: legato is now listed as portamento & slurred, so assuming this will be similar to the Performance Legato - is that correct?
 
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Those articulations look great. Would be interesting to know what forms the untuned percussion comes in - I don't see articulations like snare/cymbal rolls etc. Perhaps they're simply part of the one patch, ie: the triangles patch contains hits on the first key, rolls on the second etc.
 
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RT function?
A very-very useful part of the Spitfire Kontakt libraries:
SHORT ARTICULATIONS RT - This option allows you to toggle whether staccato/tenuto/marcato notes have a release trigger that plays on release. This lets you tighten up staccatos or end marcatos/tenutos earlier than they were recorded.
 
EDIT: legato is now listed as portamento & slurred, so assuming this will be similar to the Performance Legato - is that correct?
I'm guessing it's more like the studio series ones - portamento triggered on lower velocities.
Maybe it's something not seen before - those Andy Blaney runs sound quite speedy.
 
I've only ever used EW orchestras, so have no idea how Spitfire have previously handled such things, but I'm wondering about playable runs and things like that for the more agile instruments (flutes, violins, etc).
EW Hollywood Orchestra has 'Run Simulator' patches for such moments, but I see there is nothing obviously comparable to that in the articulation list.
Any ideas?
 
I don't think most libraries advertise the number of RR and dynamic layers?

List looks good to me. I wish there were a few more tenuto recordings, I don't use them often but sometimes they're just right. But otherwise it looks great. I was expecting fewer articulations than the original sections at the price/size, but they have all the ones I really use regularly.
 
For 600€ this is starting to sound more and more compelling... I'm more than covered when it comes to orchestral sample libraries, but a whole, cohesive library would be something else.
 
I thought an earlier version of the articulation list had long muted brass. But now there seems to be no muted brass at all. I hope they plan to add that at a later date.
 
I thought an earlier version of the articulation list had long muted brass. But now there seems to be no muted brass at all. I hope they plan to add that at a later date.
Well as long as we're talking about missing articulations, I'd have liked to see horns glissando too and regular staccato for brass and woodwinds. Mutes would be welcome too.
 
Updated Articulations List for BBCSO!

 
• Full specifications / articulation list not made public yet for fear that people buy based on this and then certain specs / artics don't make release version.

That's fine, just PM it to me then :)

Seriously though, thanks for the heads up, Christian!

EDIT: Whoops, I'm too late, it's public now
 
Yes please. If you are going to replace Kontakt the first thing to replace is the microscopic UI.
Just buy yourself some kontakt lenses

For clarification... The leader patches mean that we get 5 Solo Strings as well, fully functional without the ensembles? How freaking cool is that?
 
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