How We Made ALBION (and how it changed our lives)

[@westhave]

Albion One was my first Spitfire purchase, and definitely a life-changing one. I have since then bought Tundra, EDNA Earth and Solo Strings (+ LABS) which has opened the door to a whole new world of sounds. I have literally put off finishing 2 pieces for a year or so until I could afford buying Albion because I knew the end result would be much better that way. Paul, Christian, thank you so much!

[@richdewhittaker1746]

I put Albion One in my morning coffee...awesome library.

[@Imagination_Music]

Albion One is probably the best library ever. I am very much like Christian and don't have a formal education in music, but I am learning so much. And I love using Albion One on my learning journey of creating music. Thanks Christian and Spitfire!

[@BlackFoot1]

I agree. This library is simply amazing!

[@syntheticorchestra]

Short Winds Hi and String Lo/Hi Ostinatum Short/Spicc are staple patches for me too - still work their way into everything!

[@BlizStudio]

I loved hearing the back story. Thank you for all you and the spitfire team have put together. I'm a game developer and have been wanting to create music for my own games and the videos you produce and the products seem amazing and are inspirational.

[@morganpierce007]

Getting Albion one tonight. My first time dipping my toe into this industry after watching Christian Handson over the last few months. Really excited.

[@Mr_A_Mia]

Fascinating story! Congratulations!

[@YamanPalak]

Albion One is my first orchestral library. I love it! Thanks for creating the library!!

[@DaveToneMusic]

Really wonderful story, great to hear how it all came together. What an awesome collection of people and synchronicity. Thanks for all your great work and thanks for sharing!

[@paulmarriott7683]

Albion One was my first library, total game changer and I LOVE it! So pleased that you guys are giving royalties - totally amazing.

[@doguskucuk]

I love your passion, you become my idol from day to day.

[@adamkadmon6339]

You guys are awesome, and you changed our lives too.

[@LegacyStudio]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this video. Just Got Albion One yesterday and just finished my review video of it. And anything I was questioning about the library was answered right here in this video. Christian, you are a true genius. Seriously.

[@btidelius7344]

Great piece of history. There is a very special kind of enthusiasm in the Albion, it does shine thru. And you can feel it as you mess around with it. It is still a true companion. As are you, C. Yet another good one! Best to you all!

[@CatatanAimar]

Currently downloading Albion One. I have been waiting to have this library for quite some time. Can't wait to finally use it on my compositions.

[@shadooonemusic6510]

I use it in every type of production. It can be mixed in so many ways! And the results are always magic! Spitfire audio for life! Y'all are the best!

[@LightsandMotion]

Just bought Albion 1,2 and 5 in one go. Congratulations on all of your milestones, and thank you for the inspiration

[@gesslr]

It’s the romantics that blaze trails. Fantastic video. Thanks.

[@patzumbrunn]

Christian .Sometimes we need a short movie like this, to see ,what Albion ONE really is: a big, great, deep and clever Librarie ! I love it more and more.... with work with it.And of Course you all of Spitfire Audio.Nice to see, how was it created.Thanx for your hard work and for your going to leave your vision with us !

[@wphmusic]

Very nice to hear the story behind the library and company.

[@bsrobinson]

Thanks for sharing! Albion is my most used and favourite library ever!

[@johnrushtonmusic]

I remember (and still use) the original Albion. Stu Kennedy was doing a talk at a screened music event and demoed it. At that time I didn’t have kontakt. Once I got back to the studio I bought komplete so I could buy Albion - absolutely fell in love with the beauty of this library along with its slightly rough edges :) Albion one is lovely and sorts out some of these rough edges whilst keeping the beauty of the original. Love them both. Great video - lovely to hear the story

[@ianlecheminant]

Congrats Christian,Paul and the Team! Albion is at the top of my templates just about all the time! Albion ONE the ultimate one stop for bespoke inspiration! :)

[@TheCrowHillCo]

Its worth it and you probably still have that mega cheap upgrade path.... highlights for me are the runs and the shorts are much tighter.

[@ianlecheminant]

@@TheCrowHillCo Totally worth it! I picked up my copy last January! Use it almost everyday! Am loving my new Solo Strings from this year's sale! Thanks!

[@ianlecheminant]

@@TheCrowHillCo my favorite Albion One patches are the Mid String Legato in the legacy folder and the mixed Spicc/Stacc Shorts Strings in the main orchestra folder!

[@polkmusic]

Great behind the scenes look at a classic. Albion is one of the best.

[@AlexBallMusic]

A modern music story of pioneering. I still have the original Albion and still use it regularly, so was fascinating to hear the back story. Btw - Was always a fan of the trumpet fiddle and combining it with Pendle's Dulcitone in particular.

[@Teevoteev]

im doing music production now for almost 10 years. last year i started orchestral production. albion one was the entry for me and i couldnt have been a easier and better entry into the world of orchestral music composition. i started, ironically in january 18 and just finished upload my first split album very recently. over the course of last year i also bought albion v, which is just an immense work of art, i bought the entry level symphonic strings and cinesamples brass library. i also learned lots and lots of stuff in music theory, music production, classic music and lots more. through doing it, through watching tutorials and mostly watching spitifire stuff or especiall your videos! so thank you very much for this! i cant wait to learn more, do more and create more, but this is a massive THANK YOU to the work youve been doing! keep it up

[@J-MLindeMusic]

Albion ONE was the first high quality orchestral sample library that I bought. I remember playing the celli+basses octave patch and saying to myself: "This sounds so ******* good". Still use it!

[@weschilton]

So cool to hear the story of your and Paul's amazing journey!

[@Genshi]

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this video; hearing the origins of Spitfire and Albion, and how much I appreciate all of you at Spitfire! Definitely my favorite library company, even though I can't afford to get all that I want (I currently only have Albion III, Bernard Herrmann, and the first two Olafur Arnalds libraries.) But I did just complete my first Feature Film score for the SyFy Channel using mostly your software!

[@johnwade7430]

Really interesting - stories about how people started are SO interesting; the struggles and the paths that people take are the interesting info. Well done for such an inspiring video.

[@awpqq]

very interesting to hear the story behind my most used library! thanks.

[@mahyar1362]

Good on you guys. Best of luck to you and the entire Spitfire team, it’s an achievement you’ve truly earned!

[@JulianDoe]

What a great story. Videos like this one make me love this channel. Pure passion for the job and pride of the work you've done. Really motivational and inspirational film. Thank you

[@russell_szabados]

I remember the first Spitfire ad I ever saw, in EQ or Electronic Musician, maybe Keyboard or some such magazine. It stopped me in my tracks and I remember just staring at it for minutes, admiring its unique aesthetic and how evocative it was of a Britain I could imagine but, as an American I would never really know. I admire your design aesthetic very much!

[@The_Musical_Cartograph]

i've always struggled with finding the way to finance my primary kit thanks to this event, i can now finalize it Proud owner of Albion One since today ^^

[@GrantCarvalho]

Thanks for sharing the story of your journey!

[@defman9414]

very interesting backstory... thanks for sharing

[@samshrimpton407]

A real measure of how good that library is, that composers at every level use it all the time. Must be an amazing feeling to have a concept and product take off like that! Huge congrats to yourself and Paul 😊

[@ArturoAlbero]

Ostinaaaatum!! Great and valuable info here! Thank you for sharing your story :)

[@creatingacomposer3838]

Just reposting a comment of mine, from the trolling thread; Having the baker-come-composer himself tell me that he doesn't have any of the stereotypical entry requirements for the industry, and seeing the success that has been built there did more for me than most other advice combined. All of it I have ever had. You're the only person on KZbin I think I'm actually arsed about meeting, cause you changed a lot for me, through your rants, down-to-earth insights, subtle call-outs of what would be bad habits for myself... The list goes on, mate. I can't say thank you, I am a composer because of you, yet. But I'm fucking trying. You can take credit for that. Not bad for a chancer.

[@patjackmanesq]

Another soooo entertaining video! Thanks Christian!

[@sonicindustries227]

Inspiring story Christian - awesome

[@farley333]

Loved the story. :) I don't have too many of orchestral libraries as I do electronic music mainly, but I needed one that would be my "oh, I might need an symphonic section here" thing and oh boy, Albion delivered. Bought the legacy one first, gladly upgraded to ONE. (Still keeping both on my drive. :) ) It's so versatile you can, as many have said here, use it again and again with not much of orchestral fatique. ...well and if I ever manage to get to some scoring work that'd pay for it, I'll definitely stop by and grab a few more libraries. You guys are just awesome. :)

[@jeremiahis]

Man thanks for that story! I knew some of it but ‘story time’ can’t be beat and frames the context brilliantly. Absolutely inspiring entrepreneurial tale. Oh and thanks again for the Mac.

[@Markrspooner]

Love hearing the story of Albion One but also Spitfire and how with "necessity being the mother of invention", leading to Spitfire being a sample library company for the many not just the AAA few

[@rich_in_paradise]

Wonderful video! I love hearing about the history of products and the people who made them.

[@dip_jones]

Still recall buying my copy on 26th June 2012 and the amazement of being able to play orchestral samples on a keyboard. Still have my legacy copy and still think there are so many good things about it. If anything I loved Albion 2 Loegria even more for the smaller section sound of the strings and am still hoping that this will be updated in an anniversary edition. Do I detect a sliver of hope there at the end? Spitfire - you rock! Thank you

[@RLeaguer_Saint]

Love Albion - it was the first real library I ever bought - it established my love and appreciation of sample libraries, and having bought many libraries since, it is still my favorite. I often see a new library that sounds great, fire up Albion One, and think, 'nah, I can already do that with Albion'. It really is that good.

[@ThemFuzzyMonsters]

Great story ... can't wait to hear Albion One 2.0

[@IntimateNoise]

That was inspiring in many levels, not only the obvious ones.

[@skylightmusicshowree]

Thanks for making this, I really enjoyed it! Albion One was my first Spitfire library and although I have bought a few more since, it remains my go to to start a cue. In fact it’s on my current project which, funnily enough, happens to have a short turnaround time too! 😎

[@obibrenbenobi]

Fantastic! One day I'll be able to afford Albion and more even though I won't make money with it, but just because music is a passion and its freaking awesome!

[@sohailkeys3925]

Hi Christian, I'm a subscriber and a big fan of your work. I wonder if you could make vst plugs for North Indian instruments and especially for Tabla. Thank you

[@mrconcept]

Enjoyed that story thanks.

[@jimsanger]

Love the loops and pads in Albion, I like how they don't dominate a track

[@DojoOfCool]

As part of my retirement bucket list is getting into piano and composing, something I've dabble with in the past. So looking forward to getting my skills up enough and buying Albion to sit at home write cues for imaginary media. Continued success to all at Spitfire!

[@MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello]

I loved Albion ONE at first listen, though I debated a lot with myself before I finally decided to grab it. And I was blown away! I used it on the 2nd EP of my former band, and it is heavily featured on an album I released a year ago. Needless to say, I always go back to it, even layering it with the Symphonic libraries, becuase it really gives that extra edge!

[@clockworkboy8968]

Oh no way, so the Fenton Reversals are in reference to Roger Fenton?? I thought they were named after that video of the dog who chases deer through Richmond Park while his owner runs after him yelling 'Fenton! Fenton!! Oh, Jesus Christ!'

[@JPDC624]

It sat in my wish list for 3 days with the discount. Wasn't sure if I wanted another library to learn or if I really needed it. Then you post this.Downloading now... vi-control forum crew is going to razz me... "we KNEW you'd give in!", lol.

[@basswolf86]

Excited to see if there will be another Albion or a similar revitalising for Loegria. My pay days didn’t match up to get the death knell offer on that!

[@mihalynagy8483]

Hi Christian! May I ask what is the music started from 24:00 peakings around 24:30, 24:50?

[@LLBMusicPublishing]

Just got Albion One-Exploring.

[@VoidloniXaarii]

Thank you so very much

[@karl.weaver]

Mesmerising

[@AirwaveMusic]

Spitfire is my main source of sounds when making edm nowadays 😻

[@warrenography]

What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing, it's inspirational as well as practical. I discovered Spitfire Albion sometime between 2012 and 2014, I was living in Tanzania and scoring our first feature film, and at the same time learning vfx; Zach King tutorials lead me to Andrew Gerlicher, as they'd teamed up for a freebie of Movie Voice and some trailer music, using: Spitfire Albion, and as a Brit, born Weymouth, I thought, anything with those to iconic names has to be @#$@% good! and the name itself evoked such imagery! I grew up on Commando comics, and the Spitfire stories were my favorites, Nan n Grandad told me all their blitz stories, their church bombed the day before the wedding, etc. I love this video! Congratulations, and it just goes to show what can happen if you have an idea and follow it through, dealing with obstacles and hangovers along the way.

[@Table-Top]

I bought Albion One a couple of years ago as my first serious sample library. I keep forgetting just how deep the library is and keep going back and discovering new things. The eDNA engine is good too.

[@MichaelBogaMusic]

Love it Christian, thanks for sharing the backstory! Well i guess, I'm glad it's in my Wishlist then!

[@TrendOrchestra]

Really enjoyed that, Christian! Thanks :)

[@deepspacemusicofficial9671]

Thank you ❤

[@mouk0u]

Awesome video full of interesting info! 16:48 which controller is this?

[@charliexu5013]

I was asking for more tutorials of Albion One in the community yesterday LOL, and today I saw this video.

[@feelingdream]

Love your videos, please dont stop! Cheers

[@chrismassa5891]

Origin stories built out of necessity. Always amazing to look back 10 years and think, "who would have thought we would be here today."

[@elitemusicmfm]

Ive used Albion One in every one of my tracks so far. It is so Amazing!! I definitely reccomend getting it of you don't have it already!!

[@OliKember]

Great story and looking forward to the next chapter! Perchance including the soft piano in the hall..?

[@chasvox2]

Excellent presentation! Great story! And good for you to make the musicians part of the revenue stream. As to ALBION...I'm going to proceed. BTW - I enjoyed your chat with Rick Beato. He's a friend of mine. We have chatted quite a bit on FaceTime......

[@reacherstudio]

What were some famous recordings that used Albion ? I'm fascinated. Love your videos and products.

[@seanpruitt506]

Amazing journey!

[@BluemountScore]

Interesting to hear the back story of it!

[@carlstephenkoto619]

Fascinating! Thanks for a deepish look into a musical resource I take for granted every day CH. What a long and interesting journey Albion has taken you on. It seems to me that some of these digital age creations have broken new ground in the way that the creators and users relate to them. Something that social scientists will develop novel branches of study to understand someday?

[@francisxavier-rabanes5495]

That "Trumpet Fiddle" is apparently an English version of a Brasilian Berimbau..try putting the end of the horn on your belly. and tap the string . it should resonate. then add it as an update sample :)

[@TheCrowHillCo]

Francis Xavier-Rabanes I ain’t resonating this belly for no one!

[@francisxavier-rabanes5495]

@@TheCrowHillCo Haaaa!

[@Latzenpratz]

How about a mini Albion-Samplepack for the OP-1? I'd love that!

[@bishopspage]

Many thanks for taking that initial leap. Those of us who use Spitfire products are better off for it. Cheers!

[@XiXora]

Wah. 17:58 Sounded like the start of Periphery-Marigold. I may have got here due to Misha playing around with Albion on a stream once.

[@peterbjargo3440]

So cool to learn about the story behind Albion. I only have the first version of Albion, perhaps it’s time to upgrade 😂 I do have quite alot of other Spitfire libraries though 👍🏻👍🏻

[@rockingxmasman]

When I started out wanting to do orchestral Music, I got Albion, orchestral Percussion and solo strings with your educational Discount. It still felt like a fortune for me but was a great starting point! Did you know 'Albion' also is the name of a land a Videogame called Fable is taking place in? The score for Fable is awesome, you should have a listen to it.

[@rockingxmasman]

@@ronanemmerson3842 yeah, back then I got their legacy solo strings - they have been way cheaper than the new solo strings library they released a few years ago.

[@JakubPietras]

Just opened it and installed after nearly 11 hours of downloading ( I wasn't blessed with fast internet connection). What a library!

[@Sacrifice13]

awesome video! thank you!

[@LLBMusicPublishing]

You know any reason why there would be a problem with a M Audio KS 88 keyboard not being able to properly play the legato patches in Albion One? Other patches are no problem. The problem isn't with the patches as they all play fine with the virtual keyboard in the Kontakt player window. All the patches have lag or delay and are choppy with the keyboard. In the case of the brass legato you can have on high or mid brass and press one key on the KS 88 and the patch is somehow changed back to the low brass patch. This doesn't happen with another Roland KB I have. Maybe its time to get rid of that MAudio KB if its defective. Just wondering why this happens only with the legato patches. Thanks.

[@marcdeschryver7687]

Albion One was my first Spitfire library. I now have the whole series as well as many other of their wonderful libraries and loads of stuff from other developers. Strange ... not really :-)... but, I still have a soft spot for Albion One and go back to it all the time. It just has this incredible warm sound and ambiance, is fast to work with while having loads great features .. one of the best, if not the best, all-round Cinematic orchestral libraries on the market. (Sad that Albion II went EOL).

[@chrisridenhour]

I hardly go a day without Albion One, Legato Strings

[@int3533]

I was just using Albion One (Strings-Long to be exact) but I stopped to watch this.

[@BluemountScore]

mind blown! :p

[@bradmodd7856]

this show is giving me Top Gear feels...that tv voice is money

[@SalomonAbiassi]

@Christian Henson Music When you put the "Native VSS3" Reverb on your Orchestral samples, at which frequency do you make lowcuts and/or highcuts on the reverb Channel so to avoid muddiness? A hint would be much appreciated. Cheers Salomon

[@AndreasvanHaren]

It's funny that I always think that libraries like this simply are a given. like it's magically appearing online. But there are of course people sweating many hours on it.

[@martenhillbom2460]

What are those colourful single faders/knobs to the left of his monitor?

[@spooky_zoo]

Great story!

[@magmakum4628]

Of course Paul records the video in portrait. What a savage.

[@sambrashear3637]

Hey Christian. Did you make any walkthroughs for any of the bespoke stuff? Even though none of us will ever have them,I think it would really be cool to see and hear more about them.