A New Era In Epic Scoring

[@786itube]

Irrespective of what Spitfire Audio offers, it’s such a pleasure to watch Homay’s appealing and most inspirational presentation style

[@Slynell1]

weird

[@drew6524]

Homay! Great to see you- I was looking for a Colossus video without a certain person who just rubs me the wrong way.. a spitfire composer with 1/10th your skill but with a MASSIVE “oh i am such a special genius that I can just leave my hair greasy because im so busy with DEEP THOUGHTS”-self presentation which nauseates me immediately. You are an actual gifted composer (what he pretends at) but absolutely humble and comfortable to listen to. Thank you for your music and your videos too!

[@eren3390]

I would find it cool to have an Albion „Middle East“ or something like that. Instruments that are rare like the Ney flute for example. We always get the same instruments, it bothers me tbh.

[@BigMTBrain]

Sounds like a good entry for a fall expansion pack. Send them your wish list.

[@drew6524]

The ComposerCloud+ with EastWest has like 42,000 instruments for like $10/month. INCLUDING: “Ra” and “Silk” libraries of ethnic instruments especially middle eastern. These have many Ney - various types and articulations, oud, cimbalom, duduks erhu,bansuri, kemenche, dilruba and many many more. Also Vocal instruments and phrases in Persian, etc And-first month is free! I love it. That includes the Hollywood Strings Diamond Edition (like $800 to purchase) and choirs including the new Elven choirs and fantasy orchestras Another great option is Albion Solstice “folk noir” is a very eclectic Albion. From hurdy gurdy to bells and pipes and electric guitars- plus string ensembles with unique articulations found only here. It’s an amazing idea prompt and I’ve done more pieces using only this than any other -even BBCSO pro. It’s better than you think. It’s better than an Albion it’s really a FULL “folk noir” toolkit with two string ensembles with special artics and a choir with mesmerizing articulations and a humming which I’ve used as a backing chord saturation with total realism feel many many times. I would check it out!!

[@septemberwalk]

WOW THE PERCUSSION IS AMAZING

[@markustoyfl]

Thank you, Hoamy - for demonstrating, explaining and conveying joy and pleasure!

[@JonesyTheCat]

I'm sure users will be happy to have all Albion libraries upgraded with the dedicated UI.

[@D76-z2h]

A must have purchase for me as soon as funds are available. Spitfire Audio you are a truly amazing company. Will sure be a fine addition to the existing libraries I've bought from you over the past few years. Well done Homay and Oliver!!

[@friedrichgattermann]

I love all the little imperfections (bow noises, key clicking) you have captured in this library! The hype function is awesome as well and the sounds you created with Snakes Of Russia just take me to a different universe. Congrats on this new release!

[@septemberwalk]

love the depth of round robins, i think you should offer traditional mic mixing as well though cause this limits flexible, what if i wanted a very roomy sound with just a bit of close? Having it on a slider is definitely great for certain cases though, but i think having both options would be best

[@BaraMatahariPagi]

Yep, definitely agree!

[@Justin.Franks]

It also severely increases the loading time, since all 4 mic mixes need to be loaded in order to crossfade between them.

[@Justin.Franks]

​@@Xaverai Then you have extra tracks you have to deal with. The point is a workaround shouldn't have been needed. My standard mic mix in the Albions, SSO, Appassionata, and every Spitfire library that has them, is the outriggers @ 0 dB and the close mics @ -6 dB. This is no longer possible with Colossus, which is a shame.

[@tommeeprofitt]

this entire library.... SO SICK!!!

[@BF-up5xw]

I really love the sounds! It's not what I was expecting, but it a really interesting library that offers easy access to some rather industrial, aggressive sounds.

[@k8923]

Impressive interface. Great sounds and control.

[@BaraMatahariPagi]

Those altered drums sounds wonderful!

[@triskelion86]

I’m totally in love of Spitfire products, they are such an incredible company!

[@morenomelchiorri4717]

Spitfire Audio è la numero UNO delle librerie musicali. Grazie a tutti Voi per il vostro lavoro e un grazie alla adorabile ragazza che nel video spiega ogni singola libreria

[@AdilManuel]

Homay, could you please walk us through your home studio setup?

[@enrico_stornelli]

I wasn't expecting John Browne to be in there! Can't say I'm sad about it! 😂

[@eylam9690]

Bit too 'crunchy' for my personal taste. Does not sound like many dynamic layers. To my ears, it seems the 'loud' dynamics are achieved by adding saturation/distortion, maybe? But this makes the instruments sound synthy. No cuivre in the brass, it seems. Also, would have been nice to hear the whole dynamic transition, from pp to ff. I quite like the staccatos and the woods layering. Something sounds 'off' with the flutes legato patch.

[@lukesimas]

Agree

[@Ritermann]

I see Homay, I click.

[@pyampendleton7831]

Absolutely love the flutes here

[@robberry6204]

Thanks Homay!

[@gregorypara]

I am disappointed, I do not really understand the sound offered by this library, sorry but I am unpleasantly surprised 😥😥😥

[@damiangonzalez_esp]

I already have Albion One and Abbey Road One (among others), but those strings spiccatos at 07:09 are so tempting... much better (and more in tune, I hope) of Albion One's, and more dry than Abbey Road One's.

[@liammcneill5844]

Outside of the core competency of Spitfire and I think it shows here. Sounds a bit cheap like Heavyocity to me

[@eylam9690]

I hear ya.

[@gotmoresoul]

You, and the few who liked your comment, don't know what hell you're talking about and are just reaching for a contrarian thing to complain about.

[@idontgivea1769]

Sounds awful to me as well

[@UmutErhan]

I agree. Especially strings and brass sound really cheap and too much low-end going on all instruments.

[@allankeenmusic]

"If your piccolo didn't come through before... it definitely will now." Best comment!

[@quantumcadillac4748]

ha I was gonna say that

[@damiangonzalez_esp]

I bought it and loved. HOWEVER, I found something that bothers me and I wish you can add an option there sometimes. And it is: While in Albion One's spicatto you had access the whole range of dinamics just with your fingers (let's call them pp to ff), and "dynamics" controller had no effect, here (in short notes) with dynamics set to 0%, you only have control of pp-mf layers, with dynamics set to 50%, you have control of mp-f layers, with 100%, you have control of f-ff layers. I just wish I could control the entire dynamic range just with my fingers (like on an acoustic piano), or at least add an option to switch to "full dynamic range" mode. I wish this could reach to Spitfire. Take it as a constructive critic to improve the already excelent product.

[@hadiramoficial]

I love you Homay ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lovelymusicnow4404]

@6:53 sounds synth-y.... are they naturally layered with low synth bass? if so can we turn that off?

[@svono_svono_music]

I recently got hans zimmer strings, which was great for the ambient music I am working on (other music on my channel if anyone is interested). This looks cool too.

[@HOBBITSODYSSEY]

Never seen such a tamed/quiet Colossus. There's nothing Colossal about this.

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

Fine. Run it through DevilLoc or Decapitator or something.

[@HOBBITSODYSSEY]

@@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 Spending more money just to try to make this Colossal isn't really an option, also those plugins wont make the brass play notes that weren't recorded .

[@lukesimas]

Yikes I have to agree

[@ragnarsrevenge3248]

In the market for a colossus library, can you recommend any similar alternatives? please and thank you

[@Markplaysmusic]

If I was Inuit she could sell me snow with that voice. (blushes not). Love the power of those sounds.

[@alexanderhobson5585]

Wonderful video very helpful. May I ask what is the controller you are using with your left hand?

[@dac21j]

Looks like a 16 channel Kenton Control Freak

[@dannydr]

I'm so glad you put the new libraries in your own plugin, since I'm not a huge fan of Kontakt in combination with fl studio. So thank you, Spitfire! Keep your own plugins going!

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

as a former flstudio user I recommend switching asap!

[@Redhollow]

Kontakt is awful on notation softwares like Notion 6. The UI is fixed in its size and can't be resized; it doesn't adjust to the native resolution. So it is sometimes too small or far too big for my screen.

[@ExistentialMusic]

This looks great, what is that control surface you are using?

[@68caribou]

:: I like that you guys have a great sense of humour: Yesferatu!!! hahahaha Excellent :) ::

[@ziadkhalaf198]

Can you please provide the name and model of the midi fader/controller on your left hand side?

[@invisiblemusician]

I can appreciate the comment by @Nyanko. The comment by @FenicsSX made me take a closer look at the Low Strings memory usage on how much RAM - Low strings at 24GB? In the settings of the Spitfire plugin - the default size starts at 12288. My usual triple number of that has seemed to work with the other libraries at 36897. I loaded 7 tracks of Colossus with first track on the low strings - and they all seemed to reach about 8.3GB each. I reset the number to be 9x that base number - 110691 the tracks are still loading, they are over 30GB each and computer memory has nearly run out and is behaving like it is going to crash . I stepped away from computer for 15 minutes and came back - the tracks settled at 37GB each and the memory usage dropped down to 45%. maybe loading samples from disk was causing the computer to hitting 97 to 98% and causing issues on the computer performance - not sure I was going to complete my comment. On my computer I have a 16TB disk - not an SSD - which is an issue on my system as it can take a long time to load a template. It makes me think my next music computer will need multiple fast SSD drives and 128GB of RAM which means some serious cash. The library is interesting to play with - but I am going to need to watch how I use it in pieces - until I can buy the Colossus computers to with the library. EDIT COMMENTS: - @BrandonHawley corrected me - that the Spitfire Plugin show the total amount used across all instances. Doing a single track on the default sound loaded 12.9GB - and then Low Strings as a single track loaded 6..08GB. EDIT TWO: I was mistaken - my system had 32GB - and when I hit issues with loading 22 Tracks of BBSO - i had to upgrade to 64GB and now when loading the default Anthology voice selection after it loads its 12.9GB my memory is only at 47%. So on a technical level these libraries need a beefy amount of memory to get the full value of the samples. The Colossus Library sounds do give you a good amount of dynamic range using just the mod wheel. The two new sliders Scale and Depth, have a drop down setting under them. On loading an instance of Colossus - the Scale is set to be Linked to the Dynamic range - and moves with the mod wheel. It can be "unlinked" or use Dynamics, or Expression. Both sliders have these options and the default setting for the Depth slider is "unlinked". From a UI perspective that is well done and gives flexibility to how you use it. The quality of the sounds do not disappoint - you can find the very subtle to the bombastic in here - the idea of putting two orchestras into the plugin and going between them is a very interesting twist and can certainly find its way into pieces.

[@Lufade]

The RAM displayed in the Spitfire plugin shows total usage across all instances of that plugin in the project, not just the single instrument displayed.

[@jazzdude7014]

Build a decent WIN 10 computer at abt 1200$ with 2x1TB M2 NVME (150$) 128GB RAM (400$) AMD RYZEN 8+8 CPU with integrated Graphics and Cooler (200$) Mainboard (100$) PSU 60$ case (60$)+ add a 32" Monitor 2560x1440 @60Hz (200-240$) WIN10 License (use a WIN10 LITE Version of win 10 pro =abt 25$)

[@invisiblemusician]

@@jazzdude7014 - Thinking you might be one of the moderators in the Cubase Discord group? - Yes - I rebuilt my music computer in December of 2020 with a WinPro - had the case. Went with an Intel processor i7 8 cores - had to buy a lowend graphics card $89 as the pandemic made those hard to get. I bought a 2TB C drive and 16TB Ddrive -had 27" 1980x1280 monitor - needed to upgrade my sound card to Motu ultralite-mk5 as the old one would not work with the new hardware - and it was approaching a decade of use. The sound card at about 600 brought my expenses up to about $2200 - and the music tools since then have been an order of magnitude more.

[@invisiblemusician]

@@Lufade Thank you for the correction - I have added an edit for that correction

[@ytinutroppo]

Anyone knows where I can get a desk like shown in the Videos?

[@gentaharamain]

sound it very interesting, but when i look how many ram consume for sample on parameter it's show 24 gb to big for me

[@junglevariety]

Does anyone know what fader she’s using? Need an external expression controller

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

Can't wait to write something with it but I have to download it first 🤣 110 GB is an epic size!

[@krysvonbloom]

Yo you guys should really put the hype fader into a single effect plugin :D

[@TomasOlivaMusic]

How about you release the "hype knob" as a plugin?

[@constair]

V-very powerfull beast! What about Multi patches?

[@quantumcadillac4748]

holy sht this sounds huge!

[@ElRobboz]

This looks like an exceptional product!!! One of of my observations, so far, for anyone who doesn't have a high-end computer system, is that the short basses, for example, consume 25.4 GB of RAM. Wow…is this something that everybody has, now??? If you do, enjoy!!! If you don't, be cautious to investigate your system specs before purchase. It wasn't long ago that virtual instruments only required a few Megabytes…I love the advancement of technology (a.k.a. a fancy way to simply say 'tools') but you have to factor in the expense that this may entail. Wonderful advancements, but buyer should beware of their system specs beforehand, methinks! ;o)

[@MichaelDowComposer]

I think the player is showing ram usage across all instances of the plugin

[@thomasvinelli]

I believe libraries would be better if instruments were total performance like some spitfire libraries. That’s the future.

[@tylerskrovemusic]

Dang those synths go hard, my wallet is looking at me with tears in its eyes

[@damiangonzalez_esp]

Let's do something: let's buy it, you can have all the synths and I get the rest 😁 (Just kidding, I know we can't do that)

[@tylerskrovemusic]

@@damiangonzalez_esp oh man that would be amazing lol

[@septemberwalk]

WOW EVEN ROUND ROBINS ON STUFF LIKE FLAUTANDO

[@Alexandrina-z4t]

The quality of the sounds are outstanding for sure. But it takes AGES TO load anything.There are some random glitches like the convolution exploding causing the audio to go like +6 dbs. Opening this is a mission, but the sounds are so good that i endure the pain... My PC is Ok and handles other programmes...Cubase12 user.

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

Such a tamed colossus indeed...

[@inspisiavideos8542]

Hi! Please pet me know what is the name of the device she used to control Volume and Dynamics!

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

I would like the difference vs Metropoly ARK 1? Thanks

[@rene.rodriguez]

I love your videos.

[@LowCMusiq]

All Spitfire products I've purchased so far are painfully quiet.

[@ralfmoss]

Sound sooooo dope. One day I might afford 😂

[@FenicsSX]

Hi all. Really need about 30 GB of RAM? 0o I have Macbook Pro M1/8GB Will it play well?

[@invisiblemusician]

I have found the Spitfire plugins default to 12288 for the ram setting - and that notes drop out while trying to play something - so I triple that to 36897 to help. Your comment made me look at Homay's screen for the low strings and she has loaded 24GB for one track. I have 64GB of ram currently - and now I am not sure 128 would be enough. I am not sure I can afford a multiple computer setup to run all these. I need to run it on one. It will take a Colossus machine to run Colossus.

[@HarryKoopman]

Homay, your microphone track will benefit from boosting a little EQ in the high range. This has nothing to do with the (exciting!) library itself but with the audio of your voice. It may be perfectly normal for young normal people but I am a senior having trouble with hearing loss in the upper frequencies. And I have trouble following your audio comment. Am I the only one?

[@dafingaz]

Genius! Can’t wait to get this!

[@TemmeSikkema]

Congratulations Spitfire on this new release.

[@goodNews11111]

Colossus sounds really great, but....why spitfire audio doesn´t develop and improve existing older libraries. For example, Albion one GUI in KONTAKT could be scalable in size. Or spitfire could improve the envelope control in older libraries. There are so many possibilities to maintanance older products. Older libraries are still great, but in my opinion spitfire should think about this.

[@eastdevil]

I am a little more interested in that keyboard she is using. What keyboard is that?

[@ZozillaThaGreat]

The attack on the shorts is what 's missing from 90 % of other lib's , simply suyperb , i used to hype those with a dbx 160 + transient designers ect .... Can we expect old titles to be ported in this engine ?

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

Whoa! At 17:07. 😲

[@rodolfovalente3253]

Does it substitute every other Albion library?

[@damiangonzalez_esp]

maybe Albion One and Abbey Road One

[@axonathan]

No trumpets though?

[@echoesofthefuture5811]

Sonic genius and the most amazing thing about this library, is if you already own one of the Albion series you get a discount on top of the introductory price. Incredible value for a state of the art library, some of the additional control functions they have added are just incredible.

[@OrKestrAlan]

How always excellent product, thanks spitfire,will take a look.

[@music_creator_capable]

Nice !

A new era with every library that they release ... 😂

[@andrewcampbell8938]

Can these controls be mapped to polyphonic aftertouch or MPE? Not sure I want to play with one hand on a controller and the other on the keyboard.

[@matrixate]

Gotta admit...it's looking like another must-have library next to Tundra. There's so much unique content in this library that it's kind of hard to not consider getting it.

[@davidsiddle3700]

It sounds very good (of course it does, with Homay at the wheel) but what I would really be interested in is an Albion Intimate, with a similar range of instruments recorded in the same space but with that barely there feel of the recent strings library that Dan did.

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

Like Neo?

[@davidsiddle3700]

@@anatomicallymodernhuman5175 Thanks, I will check out Neo (I am currently Albion-less) as I see that they are all on sale for the same price as the Colossus intro.

[@davidsiddle3700]

Hmmm, now wondering if Tundra might be a better choice. This is gonna be tough...

[@mTurnaviotov]

Two right bars from main reverb circle not described correctly (undefined) or linked to Expression/Dynamic isnn’t good description - only in this video now i know what is going on with this controls

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

Some of those sounds will stop you in your tracks. Younger Dryas Impact in a plugin.

[@raffaelesantabarbara1449]

I need to stop watching Spitfire KZbin channel. Every time I watch one, I end up buying stuff. 😅

[@ZEALMEStudios]

Sweet

[@hitmusiccabal]

Overly hyped. Not like the other Albions with loads more content. Expanding the sound just sounds like an extra reverb and with distortion. Where all the brunnel loops. Not worth it, nothing new and other competitors matching this but better. Will give this one a miss.

[@StefanNitzsche]

Everyone Spitfire introduces something it’s a new era. So many new eras in the last few years 🙄

[@trombonzen]

I miss Paul Thompson..

[@FenicsSX]

Why was so little shown from the Guitar section?

[@REDSTUDIORECORDS]

24,5gb ram ? 😮 wow

[@Slynell1]

😀

[@es__music]

I’ll pass 1. No komplete kontrol with oodles of presets and audio previews. Only 4 drones? Really takes away from the all in one package with variety vibe. 2. Hype = Mixing nightmare. 3. So basically strings and brass with a saturator and low end EQ. No thanks, I have plenty of other “epic” string libraries that I can put those effects on manually. 4. Nothing new is brought to the table here. Just a different marketing angle with a lot of bass added to stuff. We already have heavyocity for that. 5. Everything sounds very muffled. Is it just me?

[@AlexNiedt]

I think you nailed it with "Hype = mixing nightmare". Can't wait to hear a bunch of stuff with loads of sub information in literally every track. 😆

[@lukesimas]

Nope. Spot on. Really disappointed

[@finniantreherne]

When can we have Albion Iceni back? This feels like a strange choice of sounds, I agree with others that although impressive this library is quite disappointing. It feels like a refresh of already existing content from other products and not that useful. What we need is a library like Iceni, for computer games, more unique instruments, not commercial sounds that others such as native instruments do very well. One of the reasons I always loved spitfire audio was because you focused on creating new and exciting sounds, things we composers can't find anywhere else...

[@lukesimas]

Yep. Totally bummed out with colossus and I bought it impulsively. And I’m poor. Lol

[@ivanmisurecmouseproduction493]

it is a pity that Homay doesn't wear glasses here...

[@habanahna7267]

Why?

[@haukekasten]

🎉🎉🎉

[@nanotechreviews3064]

There goes my lunch money😅

[@nanotechreviews3064]

Sounds great 2 hr download

[@860anthony]

No voices? It seems that voices would be integral in a "colossal" library.

[@krudler406]

this is a high quality product and still im not sure it's the most amazing thing in the video. what talent Spitfire is lucky to have ✨

[@shredseeker8420]

I gotta say, this library sounds awful. Oversaturated and totally artificial sounding. I get that this will cut through the mix well in a dense mix, but it all sounds like a synth from the 80s rather than anything remotely similar to an orchestral sound.

[@franbeck8]

Not my cope of tea, good piccolo and some percs the rest unusable specially legato.

[@ulysses65]

Do you cooperate with Russian producers? And then why not with Hitler?....I don't want my money to go to war...

[@MichaelDowComposer]

what?

[@sethlu627]

Did you take your pills?

[@johnlehmkuhl2695]

Snakes of Russia is a very talented individual that lives in Los Angeles and has a very unique voice. This is not the '50's where name alone could cause the police to show up....

[@ZacharyKibbeeofficial]

This can’t be a real comment!

[@lukesimas]

Be nice guys. Notice “slow” when you see it.

[@lukesimas]

Is it just me or do the orchestral instruments sound very synthetic in Colossus? And also, only one guitar patch? Not too many sounds in the synth department. The synth basses sound INSANE. And I will use colossus mainly for them and their pads. Am I crazy? I’m just confused because Spitfire is THEE company for orchestral instruments and film scoring. I just impulsively bought Colossus cause I need a library for big epic sounds. Man how did they fall so flat here?! However I bought Abby Road ONE and couldn’t be happier. I have a feeling that they must get a lot of complaints with Colossus purchasers. I hope they add to the library asap