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

I guess Junkie XL Brass is in my future, but damn I didn't want to pay for better brass
You might want to check on that one. I was reading a lot of complaints on it also.

Then again, every new library seems to have those who love it and those who were expecting it to be something it isn't. But I would definitely make sure the Sine player works for you first.
 
You might want to check on that one. I was reading a lot of complaints on it also.

Then again, every new library seems to have those who love it and those who were expecting it to be something it isn't. But I would definitely make sure the Sine player works for you first.
Yeah, I followed a lot of the release issues. They just released an update which apparently fixed the player.
 
"There's definitely more on the way" were the exact words I and some others were told at one of their workshop days in London back in December. Granted, they may have just said that to incentivise people to buy the damn thing, but it doesn't make any sense to lie about that. Pretty sure these things just take times. It took them ages to release that massive update to the Hans Zimmer Strings, and I'm pretty sure they'd rather not push things out incrementally in micro updates.
 
New mix of a piece I posted a few weeks ago.

In this new version, I used BBCSO 'Mix 1' Channel for the majority of the tracks (as opposed to Mix 2 with extra processing by me previously), and removed much of the per track compression as it was not helping. I also tried some parallel compression to raise the quieter sections a bit.

I was not happy with my previous mix, so I hope this is a better mix now.




24-bit 44.1kHz WAV file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pozx8soicgidaem/War%20Child%20-%20Mvt1%20-%20BBCSO%20-%20D%20Prescott%20v38-MASTER%20FX%20ON%20-2dBTP.wav?dl=0
Previous version for comparison:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/20couywsulj6jh5/War%20Child%20-%20Mvt1%20-%20BBCSO%20-%20D%20Prescott%20v36-MASTER%20FX%20ON%20-2dBTP.wav?dl=0
#ONEORCHESTRA
 
I don’t think that’s it. I think those things will materialise. Possibly on the 1st anniversary? Pretty sure they recorded them so why wouldn’t they release them? Timing is important so they probably have it in their roadmap. Look at all the free updates they’ve been releasing to older libraries.
Lol! Give them some credit. The library is barely 6 months old, I’m confident there’s more to come.

Perhaps I was misunderstood here. I am sure they will release the piano and bass flute at some point, but I was hoping for an expansion, mostly more percussion. And I don't think anybody would cry if they redid the horns.

Edit: I forgot to mention that ensemble patches would be a REALLY big addition.
 
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New mix of a piece I posted a few weeks ago.

In this new version, I used BBCSO 'Mix 1' Channel for the majority of the tracks (as opposed to Mix 2 with extra processing by me previously), and removed much of the per track compression as it was not helping. I also tried some parallel compression to raise the quieter sections a bit.

I was not happy with my previous mix, so I hope this is a better mix now.


First off, absolutely love your piece. You typed movement 1, are the other movements written yet? The intense sections remind me of the best of Shostakovich’s symphonies when they really let loose, like the 2nd movement of his 11th and I mean this as a huge compliment.

And yes! This mix is much, much better than your first one. The clarity is exceptional and transparent and the stage really seems coherent amongst the orchestral sections. I would love to hear a version of this with an additional reverb tail added to the mix just for comparison from dry sound stage to concert stage, but this mix hits the spot as it is. You said most of the tracks were with Mix 1, did you use the spill mics at all?

Hands down, this is the best track I’ve heard with the BBCSO library.
 
First off, absolutely love your piece. You typed movement 1, are the other movements written yet? The intense sections remind me of the best of Shostakovich’s symphonies when they really let loose, like the 2nd movement of his 11th and I mean this as a huge compliment.

And yes! This mix is much, much better than your first one. The clarity is exceptional and transparent and the stage really seems coherent amongst the orchestral sections. I would love to hear a version of this with an additional reverb tail added to the mix just for comparison from dry sound stage to concert stage, but this mix hits the spot as it is. You said most of the tracks were with Mix 1, did you use the spill mics at all?

Hands down, this is the best track I’ve heard with the BBCSO library.
Really great of you to take the time to listen and comment. I will need to acquaint myself with Shostakovich’s 11th as I’m not sure I’ve heard that one.

Unfortunately I am a very slow worker. For movements 2 and 3 I do have sketches on paper, fragments and ideas in my head, and even some ideas mocked up, but nothing fully formed yet. However, this new threat to our lives has made me think I should get this done sooner rather than later.

I can try adding some extra reverb, although my production abilities are poor so I’m not sure how successful or terrible that would be.

I did use the Spill Full mics on almost everything. I would have to go back and check exactly what I didn’t use it on, but if memory serves I excluded it from the bass drum to help with low end clarity.

Thank you for your kind words.
 
Really great of you to take the time to listen and comment. I will need to acquaint myself with Shostakovich’s 11th as I’m not sure I’ve heard that one.
Thanks for the reply Darren. I just saw you had it posted in the member composition forum section. Lots of great feedback. Also noticed your avatar, yeah, The day the earth stood still is one of my faves too!

Shostakovich’s 11th is his second best symphony next to the 5th IMO. Rather than abstract music, it is a narrative of the 1905 revolution. Focusing on the slaughter on Bloody Sunday at the Winter Palace of Tsar Nicholas II, the 1st movement is sunrise at the palace square, quiet, mysterious, foreboding. Almost the whole movement is quiet and is known for Carl Sagan using the score throughout his Cosmos miniseries. The second movement is the slaughter when imperial guards fired upon the peaceful protestors and killed hundreds of them. The 3rd expresses the grief and funerals of the victims and the 4th says, “we will not forget this!!) leading to the 1917 revolution and overthrow of the Tsarist regime.

Sorry for the long explanation of the symphony but it helps to know the history behind it before listening to it. It would make a tremendous movie score and there are so many phenomenal passages of creativity and ingenuity pertaining to variation and orchestration, for anyone who aspires to write great scores, this is a must listen.

Hear's a link to a very short passage from it, about one minute.

https://app.box.com/s/dgl2d8roio4yxk42m5qtorcqhiubht6b (<span style="font-size: 22px">Shostakovich&#039;s 11th sym 2nd mvt</span>)
 
How is the issue with the ram and dropouts nowadays? I'm considering buying the BBC SO, but am hesitant because of the many issues I read about.
 
All smooth for me, but I didn't have many problems to begin with. Only thing is that in the middle of loading a patch, it will hang for a number of seconds before loading the rest. Might be because I've deleted some mic positions and it's looking for them, or maybe it's a widespread kink that can still be ironed out.

In addition to more instrument content of course, one thing that I think would be useful to add to the plugin's functionality is putting the articulation/mic selection ahead of anything actually loading into RAM. Would make more sense to tell it what you want, and have that load, rather than loading everything and a mic position you might not want.
 
Thanks for the reply Darren. I just saw you had it posted in the member composition forum section. Lots of great feedback. Also noticed your avatar, yeah, The day the earth stood still is one of my faves too!

Shostakovich’s 11th is his second best symphony next to the 5th IMO. Rather than abstract music, it is a narrative of the 1905 revolution. Focusing on the slaughter on Bloody Sunday at the Winter Palace of Tsar Nicholas II, the 1st movement is sunrise at the palace square, quiet, mysterious, foreboding. Almost the whole movement is quiet and is known for Carl Sagan using the score throughout his Cosmos miniseries. The second movement is the slaughter when imperial guards fired upon the peaceful protestors and killed hundreds of them. The 3rd expresses the grief and funerals of the victims and the 4th says, “we will not forget this!!) leading to the 1917 revolution and overthrow of the Tsarist regime.

Sorry for the long explanation of the symphony but it helps to know the history behind it before listening to it. It would make a tremendous movie score and there are so many phenomenal passages of creativity and ingenuity pertaining to variation and orchestration, for anyone who aspires to write great scores, this is a must listen.

Hear's a link to a very short passage from it, about one minute.

https://app.box.com/s/dgl2d8roio4yxk42m5qtorcqhiubht6b (<span style="font-size: 22px">Shostakovich&#039;s 11th sym 2nd mvt</span>)

Appreciate this focused Shostakovich symphony perspective ! No. 11 was indeed a long search thru his albums from my quality (flac), streaming source. Finally found (far down the list) in: 'Shostakovich: The Symphonies' _ Vladimir Ashkenazy / St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006.
Will audtion and then search best alternative recordings.
Many thanks !
 
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