OUT NOW - Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings

[@leonbosch149]

Gagliano and I had such fun recording this, and the sound here is just amazing!

[@Kingchord2000]

Maestro, thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for your time and dedication of sampling this great library👏👏👏👍👍. I bought the professional version. It gave me goosebumps when I’m playing the library on my setup. Kudos to you and the other string players who dedicated their time of giving us this awesome library!👏👏👏👍👍

[@philchimbolo]

I’m going broke… again! My wallet should have a Spitfire Audio logo on it. I LOVE THESE LIBRARIES!!!!

[@spitfireaudiollp]

Customizable credit cards, brilliant idea!

[@SoundSignals]

@@spitfireaudiollp on the webpage for these strings there is a lot of big pop, name drops, but no examples of the strings being used in that context. How about Christian doing a rock/pop/soul "how to" with these strings? That would be amazing!

[@ashverjee]

I used to go swimming with Paul years ago. I'd always say shall we go down the little silver ladder thing and get acclimatised to the water slowly, and he'd say no let's dive straight in.

[@ToeShimmel]

You deserve a medal

[@rbingraham]

:-)

[@clonekillerz]

Was he very excited back then?

[@spitfireaudiollp]

😂 excellent

[@crossrootsdoc]

🔥

[@raagamuffin]

No way I can afford another sample library at the moment but my God! this sounds incredible 🙂 Some day!

[@ndavies8]

Talk about hitting a home run. Stellar library!

[@axel.lessio]

I can't put into words how in love I am with this library and how amazing are the results I'm able to get. I especially love combining 3-5 legato tracks instead of using the ensemble. It takes a bit more time to program but it's really worth it, feels super alive and organic.

[@dorothyshrodinger]

Finally! Very interested by this release.

[@jammypockets606]

Agreed 👌🏻

[@spitfireaudiollp]

You won't be disappointed!

[@Utkarshn]

I purchased the pro version while Paul was demonstrating ❤️

[@patcecil1685]

Ok, TAKE MY MONEY!! Love, thank you, brilliant as always Spitfire Audio

[@peteragoston-petrosthemusi8260]

SPA makes everyone addicted. But what I - as musician - really appreciate that behind their philosophy & fiery enthusiasm they are the greatest players on the musical instrument, called " studio environment/s" :-)

[@jammypockets606]

I hope Paul is very excited today 😁

[@DexterBritain]

You read my mind! This is exactly what I've been looking for

[@MixedByDotRob]

Do I need another string library! Hell no. Did I buy this library? Hell yes! Of course I did. Thanks for making this. Sounds absolutely wonderful!

[@AlexRaptakis]

Finally a proper competitor to LASS, with the sound of Abbey Road, woah!

[@misterpete1928]

I’m lucky enough to own a fair few solo string libraries which are wonderful, but this is something very different, and very special! Kudos to Spitfire, very very well played! Instant purchase!

[@koothka]

Is it possible to take the ensemble system and put it in BBCSO pro ? It would be marvellous.

[@issiewizzie]

"This is it" ? MJ said these exact same words and look how that turned out ....

[@b3owu1f]

Spitfire Audio.. can you PLEASE stop releasing so many good libraries so close together. :D Seriously I can't afford all this.. and I am just a hobbyist.. this is amazing!

[@andymacc]

Fabulous introduction and yeah to hear these sounds, in this way at our finger tips, to inspire us all, is very special indeed. Blessings and gratitude. Wonderful ☀️

[@brunocoliveira89]

Once in a while Spitfire releases a perfect library

[@vaiman7777]

Shame it wasn't today, maybe next time.

[@petersvan7880]

Congrats to the Spitfire team! Just listened to Lucie Treacher's Jetsam demo, a gorgeous sound. But no matter how wonderful: when do we get our ARO legato's???

[@Dan-pj4pp]

I've wanted this for about 10 years!! Sounds absolutely amazing! 👏🏻

[@julianrowe8352]

The passion of you both when describing this is inspirational, and that's even without hearing the strings! Absolutely sublime sounding instrument. Well done, Spitfire!

[@FloatingOnAZephyr]

I gasped when you hit the first notes. This sounds like history.

[@pmishraofficial]

First BBC and now this. Superb!!

[@matteogalesi7761]

Amazing! Been waiting for this my whole life! 💸💸💸

[@olegazimov9672]

It's just amazing! I need it! Thank you!!!

[@paulmdevenney]

dear god that sounds amazing. I promised I was done with strings when I got BBCSO.....

[@lesliemakin]

Love the Two Ronnies sign off 👓👓

[@robertnightingale3213]

Darn your genius and your irresistible charm! I am powerless to resist. . I must have these sounds.

[@spadogs]

Paul, you're so excited!

[@jimsanger]

Oh my god! I've been waiting for something like this

[@impulseproman]

As soon as possible I am having this

[@andymacc]

I’m hearing that very ADT you’ve captured here and those reverbs you’ve got there now need to jump out of the box and be issued in plug in form for all our vocal/instrument takes everywhere. This will put the whole mix in the room, Imagine that 👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍🙏

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

This is amazing. Can't wait to get this.

[@JoaoRelego]

Instant buy. Thank u!

[@kevincourcey813]

Stunning recording of the instruments. Bravo.

[@Yau_G.R.]

I JUST GOT ABBEY ROAD ONE ARE YOU SERIOUS GUYS, OH GOD

[@tanukibrahma]

We boomer composers will want a chamber strings version to go along with this. 44321 maybe. Love this sound so much.

[@DennisCaunce]

Is abbey road one finished, or is there going to be more content released?

[@jaketanner109]

Finally a solo cello that I think I can use...LOL

[@duncanthompson957]

And it's goodbye from him! Brilliant. Classic! Great stuff. Me want. ~

[@jammypockets606]

This company is rather addictive. The next four hours are going to be like waiting for the sweet/candy shop to open. Then when it opens, I'll buy those sweet sweet sounds and roll around in them like Scrooge McDuck in money. Update: I'm not buying these sweet sweet sounds :(

[@okay1904]

No doubt - Spitfire libraries sound very well sampled - excellent recording chain, instruments and players, and orchestrators. Good job. Well done. Aspirational.

[@devincreilly]

Suddenly glad I held off on grabbing the Sacconi Quartet during the BF sale.

[@musicalnut20041]

Is there vibrato control or is it baked in?

[@seanfourie7]

Sounds absolutely amazing.

[@jacquescousteau217]

Great ! He mentions the strings on Eleanor Rigby . The sound of the cello on Rigby is remarkable . They’re using a string quintet, not a quartet. Rather than doubling the violas,they added an upright contra bass . This looks like studio two. The room the Beatles built. They’re even using analog technology,and vintage Neumann condensers . What’s not to love …

[@ShiningHourPop]

It was a double string quartet wasn’t it? George Martin said himself.

[@thehatofmysteries]

@@ShiningHourPop Yes, you are correct. It was indeed a string octet.

[@ShiningHourPop]

@@thehatofmysteries I recommend a podcast called “Producing The Beatles” if you’ve not heard it. It’s excellent and one of the episodes concentrates solely on the recording of “Eleanor Rigby”.

[@thehatofmysteries]

@@ShiningHourPop Thanks for the tip! Will be checking it out ...

[@robshrock-shirakbari1862]

Looking forward to putting this into action and through the paces.

[@SoundSignals]

Christian, please do a rock/pop/soul "how to" with these strings

[@rogernewton7831]

String Quintet. I want this one.

[@mikekane9881]

Damn! I just purchased Abbey Road One Orchestral Foundations after spending a few months in Spitfire Audio Anonymous. And now this!

[@NicStride]

14:00 Well put, Christian!

[@klangstrum]

ah wow that sounds amazing

[@nickpmusic]

That dude's midi keyboard is dusty ,whoa

[@caradaly1661]

Please sample a piano in the same space with the 2 core mixes. This would be a really great pairing. Sounds very nice.

[@jeremybilliams]

Here we go!

[@philh27]

Sounds absolutely incredible and exactly what I’ve been looking for. Core or Pro….?🤔

[@manuelfilho11]

Sounds really good!

[@Oliasn8]

Fantastic! 🙏🏻

[@Mrjononotbono]

Sounds amazing!

[@MusicFed]

How does this stack against Sacconi strings?

[@geoffreyschumann]

How does this layer with AR-One?

[@budbringer8181]

Wish I had the money to get spitfire plugins. They are without a doubt the best out there

[@dafingaz]

Whoa. I need a contest for an opportunity to win this! 🙂🤣

[@daleturner]

9:05 TETRIS!

[@StephenKrecklo]

Just finishing up a project and I see this? Score is due to the dub stage Monday morning... how could you do this to me Spitfire??? 😂

[@bennycole1257]

I am never going to financially recover from this.

[@1basketeveryday]

I wonder how good is it for doing fast runs?

[@music_creator_capable]

Great!

[@isaacisaac9658]

Sounds great but I'm curious to know if there is rebow control and a more gradated vibrato than what can be found in Spitfire Solo Strings.

[@johnhill762]

Don’t really need another set of strings. But those do sound great. Just like Eleanor Rigby!

[@albert-stefanstancu4634]

IMPORTANT! Don't buy this if you are not 100% sure you need it, once you download the library, you'll never get your money back!

[@olegazimov9672]

Wow!!!

[@f.herumusu8341]

Any plans to release a library for Disco-style strings? Optimised for the typical fast runs, swells and decorative techniques like falls and portamentos? That sounds good together with a funky brass section? I currently use your Chamber Strings for that, but there's IMHO room for improvement on that.

[@petersvan7880]

Hmm, would say that Chamber Strings works very well for Disco-style strings. Tons of articulations, dry enough if needed. Doubt Iconic Strings would do a better job here, but YMMV.

[@f.herumusu8341]

@@petersvan7880 Yes, they sound good as disco-strings, but are a bit hard to programm for that purpose and the typical runs ending in a sustained are difficult for most string libraries.

[@globehb7645]

Installed 64G🐏 so 🙏 good for arping this✅ 😃

[@DonHajicek]

So, Core has no portamento in the legatos? Going by the stated specs in the FAQ.

[@TommieKelly]

Yeah, they mention that in the video.

[@DonHajicek]

@@TommieKelly they kind of mention it. A little unclear. The specs say NO PORTAMENTO.

[@MePeterNicholls]

*glares in overdraft*

[@fabianspartan]

I dont need to know what is, take all My money

[@mikeshakespeare4596]

Can someone buy Paul a duster..? But great sounding library guys!

[@NotSoSilentPete]

There's definitely a mistake with the pricing on the website. Not the same price on the main AR2 page and the individual core and pro pages.

[@petersvan7880]

Our long awaited ARO strings & orchestra legatos ?

[@vrod2144]

Nick Drake mood

[@alex0589]

The world's most advance mellotron! (I guess that's true for anything you guys make though...)

[@wolfie8748]

Woww!

[@daniellee3059]

Sounds great - can you please give us legato horns now?!? Without cello and tuba

[@JohnsysChannel]

Dear Spitfire, please stop releasing products. I've had both of my kneecaps shot off now, if I don't pay them off for the last products, they've threatened to set my shins on fire. I'm now having to loan more money to buy this.

[@JohnsysChannel]

Does anyone need spare organs?

[@rjerecords]

@@JohnsysChannel Hilarious!!

[@JohnsysChannel]

@@rjerecords Glad my terrible sense of humour made you smile :)

[@ShiningHourPop]

Don’t come crawling to me! 😀

[@JohnsysChannel]

@@ShiningHourPop lol. Alms for an ex Leper?

[@bobheatliesongs]

Oooooof!

[@MaximilianMKGill]

I don’t want a walkthrough by Christian Henson I want a walkthrough by Paul Thomson.

[@jammypockets606]

A little disappointed to be honest. Does anyone want to buy the stuff I bought in the black Friday sale? The laptop comes free with it. Thought there may have been a better intro discount for AR1 collection owners rather than 25% for intimate strings owners. I'm confused. I'll have to pass on this one. I'd hoped for a bolt on for AR1, not a whole new studio 2 library.

[@m_jasionowski]

Yes i'm confused as well.... I just bought Abbey Road One on sale and don't know why such a release is released JUST after such a sale. Maybe I'd have chosen the new one instead of the older one when i would have know of this... a discount for abbey road owners would be fair anyway....

[@jammypockets606]

@@m_jasionowski I'm not too fussed now. I just placed all the solo strings together in a kontakt patch and the result will do me for now. I can't deny that the detail in AR2 is soooo much nicer, but I only bought solo strings a few months ago, so I can't justify this spend right now. I'll just have to remain mildly jealous of those who have bought it.

[@Renaxelo]

can we own this without the previous abbey road library?

[@PraiseTracks]

Yes, it comes in its own dedicated player so it can stand on its own.

[@elliespohr]

None of their libraries require any of their other libraries to my knowledge. They all function independently from each other. However, all of the Abbey Road Scoring Selections are housed in the same plugin. They're integrated but don't require each other to work, like different members living in the same house.

[@now_im_here3698]

STAHP I'm running out of money >.

[@Superdelphinus]

Little cheeky bit of oasis in there

[@RickAbbott76]

If anyone is looking for IT, this is where IT is, I think? I don't know exactly what IT is, but IT sounds like a cool version of IT. Anyway, I'm interested in IT.

[@MartinJG100]

I can almost hear the dust....

[@animationstation3044]

High strings patch?

[@Bezowinz]

Is this NKS compatible?

[@GnoattoMusic]

Will you add the goodies of "two" to "one"? Would be amazing to have them!

[@erictrezza5788]

let IT be ! Spector's strings ?

[@HolgerBleeker]

Spector didn’t record at Abbey Road. Spector‘s strings aren’t intimate - many more players.

[@mesomarket5327]

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