Spitfire - QUARTET - Released - New update walkthrough from Paul

[Spitfire Team]

At long last, a 5 year project is realised and repackaged as originally intended… The definitive tool for the creation of string quartet music recorded with a white hot London Quartet in the most sought after chamber music locations…



AVAILABLE TO BUY AND DOWNLOAD NOW



First up... Andy:


(all made from the new 'performance' patches).

...and next along Homay:



FOR MORE DEMOS AND INFO GO HERE.

• 1st Violin, 2nd Violin. Viola, Cello, Ensemble
• Multi Mic recorded at Wigmore Hall
• Performance & Keyswitch versions of solo instruments

** NEW UPDATE VIDEO FROM PAUL **



For more info, demos, teasers, and spec please go to the PRODUCT PAGE.

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[givemenoughrope]

Any crossgrade for SSS owners?

 

[Spitfire Team]

All cross-grades offered are listed above. Quartet is a very different beast from SSS, different room, 4 players, playing in a quartet (ie not soloistic) style, seated in a quartet formation, new sample techniques, both keyswitch and performance presets and ensemble patches (not available at launch but as a free update at end of promo).

 

[procreative]

Please refrain from using Andy Blaney to do your demos! His programming and writing is so amazing, as usual (the other demos aren't bad either!!).

I bet he could write a convincing demo with a Solina String Ensemble (old 70s synth).

Sounds very good for that Indie British/Channel 4 film vibe.

 

[Spitfire Team]

We love the Solina, see here:

http://www.spitfireaudio.com/editorial/cribs/andy-gray/

8 Mins In the real deal.... another Andy, but the real deal nevertheless!

More demos soon.

 

[cadenzajon]

Can existing Sacconi owners comment a bit more on these snippets from the new quartet product page description?

> "exploratory approaches to vibrato"

I see a "vibrato" control in the cello/violin walkthrough but am not sure if this is algorithmic (a la Embertone) or sampled+overlaid somehow (as that usually has its own set of problems)? It's nice to have it controllable vs the more limited vibrato that has caused grief for some users of the OT solo strings, but... how does this really work?

> Or indeed "performance" which is a geniusly scripted automatic tool that analyses the way you're playing an interprets the style of performance you need

How similar is this to what can be seen in Bohemian Violin, which is really quite easy to work with? A comparison by owners of both would be awesome.

 

[Spitfire Team]

Hi there, vibrato is controllable as before. 'performance' refers to amazing presets programmed by Andy Blaney that respond to the style in which you're playing and delivers the ultra realism you hear in his demos...

 

[givemenoughrope]

All cross-grades offered are listed above. Quartet is a very different beast from SSS, different room, 4 players, playing in a quartet (ie not soloistic) style, seated in a quartet formation, new sample techniques, both keyswitch and performance presets and ensemble patches (not available at launch but as a free update at end of promo).

Fancy!
It's just that many of us having been turning blue waiting for an SSS update that obv isn't coming.

 

[Spitfire Team]

Hi there giveme... we appreciate your enthusiasm for SSS and have contributed to the threads on VI-C regarding this. But (excuse my candour) this product (Quartet) has nothing to do with the one you're referring to.

So without being rude, we look forward to comments on our efforts (5 years eeek!) for the product being launched here which is a real one-off in our catalogue and something that we must congratulate all contributors efforts for, not least Andy B who is doing something very special with Quartet programming for us all.... Now lets listen to that demo..... WTF!!!!

 

[Maximvs]

Any chance to see the violin 2 and viola register span?

I am interested to know if current owners of the Sacconi Vol. 1 and/or Vol. 2 will get a free upgrade with the new "performance" patch mentioned in this post.

I am also wondering when the "portamento" upgrade mentioned when Sacconi Vol. 1 was released is going to appear, if ever.

Thanks!

 

[lumcas]

Ouch, this will be a very hard one to resist, congrats Spitfire! May I ask what's the upper range of viola and cello? Thanks.

 

[givemenoughrope]

Very impressive demo indeed

 

[prodigalson]

unbelievable demo, was it REALLY made with only the performance patches? pizz and trems and all? amazing

 

[colony nofi]

I'm excited. This will help a great deal with a quartet project I'm currently working on long term. Thanks guys as always.

 

[Andy B]

unbelievable demo, was it REALLY made with only the performance patches? pizz and trems and all? amazing

Thanks – yes, apart from the pizz, it was just one playable patch per instrument used. No keyswitching or stitching arts together.

Thanks,

Andy.

 

[Spitfire Team]

Please don't hold me to this but I think the plan is to release QUARTET with 1st,2nd,Va,VC (2nds and Vas will have the fancy new performance patches) then update it at the end of the promo with latest performance versions of v1 and VC + the baked ensemble patch (which I've been beta-ing today and is awesome). At that point owners of the single vols will also get updated.

 

[mickeyl]

Awesome. Looking forward to the ensemble patch for rough sketching of ideas!

 

[Spip]

Awesome !

 

[mickeyl]

@Andy B "POLITICS OF THE DRAWING ROOM (VIOLIN) - ANDY BLANEY" is my favorite demo – could you disclose which piano is accompanying the violin here?

 

[milesito]

I would love to see a demo on how Andy b created the demo, or how we could create music like that. It sounds absolutely stellar! But how easy is it to program?