barteredbride
Hello and hola...a Brit in Spain
I had completely ignored Spitfire Percussion after buying it in a bundle that completed my early Spitfire collection a few years ago, not even knowing what was in it and assuming it was not a very deep library due to being "old" and a catch-all.
Due to this library being mentioned in some other threads recently, I finally got around to reviewing and annotating it in full tonight, and was blown away by how much of it is deep, broad, flexible, and better than almost anything out there for several instruments! Even the chromatic percussion is top-notch, and for that sort of thing I usually go to specialty single-instrument libraries.
What really made me happy though was the Anvils, as I use them a fair amount and need a LOT of variety in them. No one library will do for all projects, but the ones in Spitfire Percussion are the most varied of any library by far! The newer Hans Zimmer Pro is a bit better-recorded, but it only has a single articulation and pitch, which won't always be the one I need.
The one in Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion is also quite good and flexible, but not recorded nearly as well overall. It actually can serve as a good replacement for tired old synth drum type "trash" sounds.
I'm surprised anyone would compare this unfavourably with EWQLSO Gold, but perhaps I never went deep enough on that one either. I've long been put off by the Play interface as I find it so time-consuming to figure out what's really available articulation-wise and an efficient way to quickly review.
Ok...sooooo although this thread started in 2012, what's the general view on spitfire percussion after all these years?
Does it still hold up against some of the newer libraries?
Not that the age thing should matter too much, if the sampling is good of course!