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

[dzilizzi]

Try Blackmagic Disk Speed

I'm a PC. But actually my problem has been with peripherals, like a keyboard. It works, but not quite as it should. I change out the cable and everything is working fine. But it could also be that they don't carry sufficient power from the USB port but with a powered peripheral, they are fine.

 

[JJHLH]

Would BBCSO pair well with Eric Whitacre Choir?

 

[Michaelt]

It definitely does!

 

[Noeticus]

Would BBCSO pair well with Eric Whitacre Choir?

What doesn't.

 

[JJHLH]

Haha! Awesome, thanks guys!

 

[erikradbo]

Here's another excerpt from my 'War Child' piece. I've simulated divisi by using the legato, con sordino, flautando, and sul tasto arcs from the two violin leaders and put one of each on its own track (new instance). I recorded each track separately to simulate independent players, and also recorded the dynamics and vibrato independently. Mix 2, with some extra IR reverb within the plugin. I also panned some players very slightly away from each other:

Def one of the more convincing string passage so far from this library. There is a lot of that room though, making it both muddy and realistic, which makes comparisons harder. Sounds really nice!

 

[Fleer]

Anxiously waiting for my BBCSO to arrive, particularly in order to play those strings.

 

[madfloyd]

Anxiously waiting for my BBCSO to arrive, particularly in order to play those strings.

are you mac or pc?

 

[Fleer]

Mac

 

[AllanH]

Anxiously waiting for my BBCSO to arrive, particularly in order to play those strings.

You're in for a treat. Enjoy

 

[mralmostpopular]

Anxiously waiting for my BBCSO to arrive, particularly in order to play those strings.

Mine come soon, as well.

 

[PerryD]

I think most of us here intend to use BBCSO with our existing libraries. I used the celeste, celli, pizzicato basses and cor Anglais from BBCSO. Added some CSS marcato ensemble and used SM violin and viola ensembles for the lyrical parts. I think it all blends nicely...BBCSO seems to create a good foundation.

 

[erica-grace]

I think most of us here intend to use BBCSO with our existing libraries. I used the celeste, celli, pizzicato basses and cor Anglais from BBCSO. Added some CSS marcato ensemble and used SM violin and viola ensembles for the lyrical parts. I think it all blends nicely...BBCSO seems to create a good foundation.

Very nice!

I wanted to hear more, however :(

 

[PerryD]

Very nice!

I wanted to hear more, however :(

Thanks! Work in progress.

 

[Jay Panikkar]

I'm glad I passed on this at the last moment, I would have deeply regretted it otherwise. I was expecting something more than a loosely put together "sketching" library, so this is not for me.

 

[erica-grace]

I'm glad I passed on this at the last moment, I would have deeply regretted it otherwise. I was expecting something more than a loosely put together "sketching" library, so this is not for me.

I don't have BBSCO. And while I agree that outside of the spill mics, and a different flavor, this brings nothing new to the table, I wouldn't call this a "sketching" library.

 

[jbuhler]

I think most of us here intend to use BBCSO with our existing libraries. I used the celeste, celli, pizzicato basses and cor Anglais from BBCSO. Added some CSS marcato ensemble and used SM violin and viola ensembles for the lyrical parts. I think it all blends nicely...BBCSO seems to create a good foundation.

For me, if I got BBCSO, I'd hope it could serve as the base library for the template, which other libraries could supplement to bring more detail and expression but where BBCSO would provide cohesion and basic balance, also (hopefully) a reasonable amount of programming consistency across instruments to speed up the compositional phase. So far, I've been impressed with how the library seems to allow users to get quickly to a reasonably credible sound, even if that sound is somewhat limited. And the sound of the orchestra itself is most appealing.

Even with all the user demos that have been shared, I'm less sure how well it would take to adding something like say SCS for more detailed articulations but with the strong sonic imprint of Air to it. I can see adding BBCSO to SCS, but going that direction would seem to undo a lot of the advantages of BBCSO. So for those of you who have BBCSO, what's been your experience with layering other libraries with BBCSO in order to get more detail, dynamic layers, expressivity, what not? Is it relatively easy to retain the cohesive quality of BBCSO as you layer those other libraries with it?

 

[ed buller]

I'm glad I passed on this at the last moment, I would have deeply regretted it otherwise. I was expecting something more than a loosely put together "sketching" library, so this is not for me.

that's NOT what it is !

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[AllanH]

For me, ... So far, I've been impressed with how the library seems to allow users to get quickly to a reasonably credible sound, even if that sound is somewhat limited. And the sound of the orchestra itself is most appealing.
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This is exactly the "sweet spot" with the BBCSO for me. The tone is beautifully resonant without the fat tail of Air, which allows me to combine it with other libraries fairly easily. I still think Air Hall has a certain magic, especially for brass, but BBCSO can easily stand on its own for the vast amount of music I write.

 

[ridgero]

I'm glad I passed on this at the last moment, I would have deeply regretted it otherwise. I was expecting something more than a loosely put together "sketching" library, so this is not for me.

And that’s exactly what it not is, a sketching library. Is it just trolling or do you have an explanation?