SPITFIRE AUDIO LABS Free Plugins - Demo of them ALL!

[@TaffmanGuyo]

Spitfire Audio have done a great service offering these for free.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Dope.

[@LittleRichard1988]

@@HOLLASOUNDS No those sounds were actually recorded from scratch by people who work at Spitfire Audio. Many of them are also taster samples from Spitfire's commercial libraries.

[@DataCommando]

@@HOLLASOUNDS Yeah, right! Not sure what gave you that idea, but you’re very wrong. I say that as an owner of the Arturia V8 collection, a whole bunch of NI and Spitfire (among many others). Hans Zimmer also has collaborated with Spitfire on their libraries. You really should check your facts, before posting nonsense such as you have done.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@DataCommando Yes I got the wrong company.

[@ivaneushvicious2601]

Literally i dont know if i wrote a single song without any of LABS plugins since ive got them, they're absolutely dope as a free software

[@ConorFenlon]

What a time to be alive... With free VSTs of this calibre, in conjunction with Ardour, there is NO reason people can't kickstart their solo music career right now, FOR FREE! Unbelievable. Thanks so much for the demos!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hello conor, my pleasure.

[@OffiongEniang]

....with Ardour I say!

[@MacTime89]

That is incredible, makes me so happy

[@joshcoxmusic]

Ardour. Wow classic. Alot of people don't know about that one but it's cool! If you're going for free if have to say cakewalk by bandlab takes the gold.

[@ConorFenlon]

@@joshcoxmusic I must look into it

[@FLH3official]

The LABs is one of the most inspiring library, I begin many of my compositions with them.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

cool! i might end up doing the same :)

[@furiobisotti8150]

Happy to see you back playing for us. We love your vids Woody! Lots of nice samples, free of charge is just amazing.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yes, spitfire are doing a fine service to our community! thx for the compliment.

[@dykodesigns]

The atmospheric stuff is great! The organic textures and the city sounds are my favourites. The sounds of London sound like a movie, it sounds 3-dimensional.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi, yeah it does rather! maybe why it's called atmos!? there are also processed versions of the atmos patches that are rather wonderful. i was just playing one preset per library, but there were many others I skipped over for time reasons... :)

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Sounds like Native instruments.

[@diacoal2433]

@@HOLLASOUNDS I'm new to music making and I only know about NI's great hardware. Is your comment a compliment?

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@diacoal2433 I'm saying the sound I heard was identical to a Native instruments preset.

[@lundsweden]

Nothing sounds bad here, amazing stuff!

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

Woody, your video is a good time saving service! You nicely, efficiently demonstrated the sounds within 19 minutes, much faster than it would take me to load one by one, and I was able to catch some amazing ones that I had missed! Thank you.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi! that was the basic idea of the vid yes, glad to help.

[@RegularDude00]

Im blown away by the quality of those sounds and all of that for free. Siren song is by far the coolest.

[@LDdrums20]

That was absolutely amazing. Pleasure to the ear. These things are priceless

[@kabedford]

I have all of them, but I have not explored all of them like this! Thank you, Woody! This was marvellous! I smiled like a silly fool throughout! Your enthusiasm is infectious! :)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

nice to hear that, have fun playing them yourself!

[@ScottofOakland]

Damn, some of those chord progressions were just breathtaking. The sounds were insane, of course too.

[@j0rdan18]

I've already got a few of these installed, and after watching this I'm going to grab a few more. Outstanding sounds that would hold their own even if they cost money.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

if you've installed the manager app, and the player app, you might as well grab them all if you have 20GB to spare, that is.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Sounds like native instruments.

[@virgo47]

This truly is a great gift by Spitfire, no questions about it. Great demo showing the range of this library of libraries.

[@jenstornell]

The strings and choir sounds incredible.

[@cgxone7578]

Lovin that Robert Miles at 4:41. I always enjoy your song selections, maybe we're close to the same age so "songs from a certain era" resonate with us? Great work man!

[@cgxone7578]

also wanted to let you know I got a reply to a comment that said I won something and to contact on telegram. I'm assuming you didn't really send that? I did not click on it or reply. Just wanted to let you know.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

happening on all yt channels afaik, bummer but glad you didn't fall for that nonsense.

[@kadiummusic]

As a pianist and keyboard player I absolutely hated that record. For me it marked the end of the golden age of pop and the entrance into the world of loops, samples, superstar/producer DJ's, rap, autotune and now AI... whatever that means. 🙁

[@LittleRichard1988]

Discovering Spitfire Labs was one of the few highlights being stuck indoors for the majority of 2020. I haven't updated it in over a year and they are still bringing out new libraries. I didn't know Labs also has a mandolin sound one of the most difficult sounds to synthesize. Another good thing about Labs is that it's quite easy on your hard drive space. BBCSO Discovery is another really good free library to complement Labs. The sound effects are also very useful. You can never have too many music box sounds although I think that one is an older library.

[@Roboprogs]

Nice “Gary Numan” style pad at 4:00. Not sure it needs revisiting, but it sounds good. Edit: the piano pad around 4:45 is also pretty good.

[@Mainamusicc]

All of them are good and useful. This is gold

[@modernninja1372]

You are so talented that all of these demos could be full amazing songs

[@robbebruers2841]

They need to make a Detroit atmos with just gunshots

[@chessward4832]

😂😢

[@86Sentra]

😂

[@michelleparsons9881]

i downloaded all these patches, iv'e been looking for these sounds. Thanks Woody for demonstrating these!

[@billyruss]

Some great sounds in these labs - I've played with a few of them, must go and have another listen. Looks like you were clearly enjoying them, too! 🙂

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i was enjoying them, i had not prepared or played them earlier so we were all hearing them for the first time.

[@subwaygaragemusic]

I've actually done some ambient pieces featuring quite a number of those sounds mixed in with other synths and samples. Overall they sound very lovely!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, all your ingredients here to cook up some ambient!

[@allanallen1835]

Where can I find them? Will they work on Yamaha sx700

[@subwaygaragemusic]

@@allanallen1835 You had to have the Spitfire program and account in order to use them. If you've got an account and logged in using the program the sounds will be available right at the front page and yes, it will work with your Yamaha provided you can connect MIDI to your computer. It's just that the sounds are available as a virtual instrument inside your computer.

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

Subway Garage, can you give a link to your tracks?

[@subwaygaragemusic]

@@OfficialStevenCravis It's the Seven Hours til Morning album playlist on my channel. You could check it out. It's not actually very good now that I look back on it.

[@Xande.TheQuietOne]

Thank you so much for doing this video, this was a huge help!!!

[@andymooresmith5098]

You've done it again. Sadly I had never heard of Spitfire until your demo. Now I have the Free stuff and made purchases! Those piano sounds and the atmospheric guitar pluck are amazing. I just had to had to have them, couldn't resist. How they do it for the prices they charge, I don't know. Also very low impact on the computer processor, unlike some other VST's. Many thanks.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

cool! love to hear what you purchased Andy as I might pull the trig on some Originals

[@andymooresmith5098]

Hi Woody, I started with the " Originals Media Toolkit " which has an amazing piano. Really bright. I still love my NORD VST pianos, but this is one I have been playing since I got home from work ( must turn in soon ). It was £29.00! About 2 and a bit GB download. Has lovely reverbs too. I am playng this on my M Audio Hammer 88, which was also your fault!

[@dylannolan7454]

What a pleasure to listen to you play!

[@pollardwillow]

Nice choice of music to use! :) From Art of Noise, Gary Numan's Cars, to even Paul Simon's Call Me Al, and whom I deeply respect and love : Mike Oldfield!! Thank you for reviewing these in a nutshell!! Though my ears searched for a Glass-esque example for the Glass Piano.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, bach was a bit of a cop-out but when the camera is rolling you don't have much time to come up with tunes and my mind is often blank, that's the hardest thing about these demos!

[@bradenknight7552]

I'm just starting my VST journey in earnest and I just wanted to say thank you for making this video. It was a very helpful guide to the Spitfire library. I know exactly which plugins I want now. I'm sure this video took a while for you to make, but I'm glad you did.

[@WinItReigns]

I wish you the best journey possible in music.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

glad it was helpful, thanks for the commment

[@alm5966]

What fantastic sounds! That Lap Steel is amazing.

[@warbatron2]

I’ve been searching a load of vids for good kontakt libraries, what’s really obviously is how many young content creators are great with video editing, but terrible at actually being able to play keys to demo the sounds well. This vid on the other hand, love it!

[@samaitcheson7057]

Thanks for this! Great to see you enjoying these inspiring plugins. And thanks to Spitfire for making them free.

[@RachelHardy]

Just here to say I love your energy. Also this video was exactly what I was looking for -- thanks!

[@E1Streamz]

4:40 Nearly had Robert miles children 👌 awesome video, I have updated my labs folder and had a bit of a play around the other day with the new ones, beautiful sounds can't wait to compose something with them

[@philbjackson]

Woody always surprise me of what synth he is using, Give him a vintage synth an see a smile grow to infinite. Korg Kross do look comfy, Synth companies these days use cheap plastic. Glad to see you playing. Playing is defiantly your peace.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

happy to surprise you! i like to show that you don't need loads of expensive gear...

[@Roboprogs]

@@WoodyPianoShack it’s certainly possible to do A LOT with just an iPad and a few plugins or even just “Garage Band” on it. On the other hand, it’s certainly pleasurable if you can afford it to have hardware that agrees with your tastes with quick access to your favorite sounds.

[@volksbahn]

@@RoboprogsWhat a timely direction for me. Kindly suggest the best full key 49 keys midi keyboard for iPad. Thanks.

[@Roboprogs]

@@volksbahn I couldn’t tell you “the best”. The M Audio Keystation ES works pretty well, as it can be powered by a phone or tablet, WITHOUT needing a powered USB hub. It has a modulation wheel and an assignable slider, and doesn’t require desktop software to configure. Edit: I recorded a jam using this rig last month. There’s no video, just a still, but you can see it on my channel (where I drop random stuff to share with family and friends). I’m using the mod wheel to open the filter cutoff as the song goes on.

[@biroefraim268]

Thank you so much for the demo, it was a great quick-look into some of their sounds. Be blessed and keep it up, sir!

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

I love the soft piano… and the trumpet fields! The mandolin and the charanga are pretty good as well!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi rebecca, yes they were all fab weren't they! i didn't explain but each library has several presets, and I was just playing one preset, so there is much more variety that I demonstrated. i may have taken the most wacky trumpet fields! :)

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

@@WoodyPianoShack couldn't help thinking of Chuck Mangione's 'Feels So Good' - one of the very few pieces that can stop me in my tracks!

[@FlowJunkie65]

Thank you, Woody! What a great demo of the software, which sounds outstanding!

[@KennethKBBenson]

Wow! Thank you for the inspiration!!

[@Driftuner]

Wow, incredible that this is free

[@davidsgospelmusic9844]

Thanks a lot for taking the time and the efforts to give us this very informative acoustic preview of all these free gems.Very well done and very useful!

[@ethan-king]

Am I hearing a bit of Bruce Hornsby at 16:54? Thanks for the demo, I've been using Labs for years and remain amazed at the sound you can get out of them!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

it wouldn't surprise me if a bit of bruce found its way into the demo!

[@genistgn853]

Spitfire Labs is these kind of things that make you cry as a producer

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hmm. now I'm curious, why, what do you mean?

[@genistgn853]

@@WoodyPianoShack so beautiful sounds for free. Impossible not to love Spitfire

[@volksbahn]

Nice to see you Woody. Just enjoying your presence. 💙

[@WoodyPianoShack]

nice of you to say so, thx!

[@_verza]

Soft piano really chilled me, beautiful

[@csm_sounds]

Great review! I'm using then more and more

[@nicktaylor5264]

You should do a sample-pack of your enthusiastic exclamations :)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

"enthusiastic exclamations", I LOVE THAT!

[@medionamusic]

high quality sounds

[@Helvetica09]

Just found LABS while looking for a cute little piano. Siren Song's Gossip haunts me in my dreams

[@barneystinson2382]

Amazing video and energy! I wish I could see what you were playing, so many cool chords and voicings!

[@michaelduff2382]

When you played the Hand Bells, i was like "hmm... that sounds like a section in Tubular Bells, but it could just be coincidence"... then we got to the Music Box, and I was like "well it's more likely now, but I'm not quite sure".... and then finally Christmas came ;) enjoyed this

[@Ambienfinity]

Brilliant, thanks for taking the time to unpack all these sounds. I'm into ambient writing and there are plenty here to go at.

[@clydesight]

Thanks for the video. It is fun watching how you react to the sounds you discover! Very expressive! I "followed along" by having the Spitfire LABs app open, and when you opened a library, I could decide if I wanted it, download it, a try it out and play along with you! What fun! These are excellent libraries and free is AMAZING! I know they have bunch of subscription options too so they are pretty flexible. It is now July 2024 and Spitfire has graphically re-designed their products and made downloading a breeze. The new interface is WAY better than the washed out one (lt. grey type on a white background - as seen here -- really???) they had been using. It is now bold, bright, and colorful, a pleasure to use. And, no more squinting to figure out what you are trying to see! This is a wonderful time for musicians and musician wannbes. So much MUSIC!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

interesting did not know about the reskin, thanks for the comment

[@barrystevens3550]

good to see you back. my PSR SX 900 is a year old soon. no rush.

[@GodLogic-je7lg]

The strings...I dont know if if the player is that good or its the strings. but that is exactly the moment I knew I am getting this spitfire.

[@codexstudios]

Thanks for making this! Its nice to have a reference since I haven't had the time to try them all out myself yet

[@iknowcharley5]

you're missing out, download it NOW!

[@codexstudios]

@@iknowcharley5 consider it downloaded!

[@yvesbouillet1290]

Nice to see your smile back. YB.

[@ThePreschiste]

This tools is amazing, the sounds is so good

[@iKohnMusic]

These sound amazing. Thanks for the demo.

[@Soulera805]

Great run-through! Your reactions to some of them made me laugh 🤣

[@Dionne_Sheree]

Same! This is great lol! I can’t wait to download Spitfire this week!

[@LovinglyShree]

This was incredibly helpful, thank you for making this video!

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Hey I watched your video with Espen last years and then didn't think much more about you but I just watched another video you did on Software sythersizors vs Hardware sythersizors and that was a very well made video on an almost mainstream Television show quality, your voice and the structure of the video was very professional so I have subscribed.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

well thank you, i really appreciate that and found your comment very motivating. cheers.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@WoodyPianoShack No problem. 😎

[@aaronpoiesis]

gracias señor por este gran vídeo demostrativo.

[@ryanmelvey8764]

i like the soft piano, glass piano, and dulcimer a lot

[@barrystevens3550]

Most useful video, I listened and picked about 10 of the 45, makes a big difference when you play something credible. How's the one man online concert going?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

glad to help! to answer your question, you just watched it!

[@makeboyonthebeat]

You play so good! Great video!

[@wavlordbeats]

What a time saver ! Thank you my friend

[@markbon5146]

I am late to this thread. I think you have just saved me a fortune. I could lose myself for hours in just the voices you shared . Added to that they're free .

[@Brendan-Black]

Fantastic sounds here and some of what you played was absolutely beautiful. Thanks for this. Subscribed!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

glad to have you onboard, thanks for the comment and sub!

[@beaumas]

Wow I came for a product review and have left thinking about how good the player and the preparation were!! What a great video.

[@mikew6840]

Yeah that soft piano is a winner! Nice to see you doing this stuff again.

[@tonyjackson5261]

Man, thank you Woody, I had no idea this stuff was out there.

[@XavierRadix]

Love these. Full of inspirational sounds.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

for sure, always wanted to do a dreamy piano album, this might be what i need.

[@XavierRadix]

@@WoodyPianoShack Go for it!

[@pauljeavons8878]

Will give it a go Woody. I'd heard about spitfire from the famous and much loved piano. Thanks for making the time to put this together. I share your enthusiasm.

[@SamNiverba]

THOSE SOUND AMAZING!! WOODY!! i think i might download them too! "but gotta free up some space on my drive first" DARN IT!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

these are fairly compact, but doanload all 45 and you'll need about 20GB

[@ARNABOSS]

many thanks, i needed to see this demo and hear them all

[@anantwashere]

Thank you so much for sharing. THey sound great, plus your playing skills really amplify what the sounds can actually sound like, if the musical phrases are nice.

[@arcanics1971]

That Autoharp sounds better than the real thing! Glass Piano is lovely, as does Peel Guitar, though the Tundra one made me want to go for a wee! Dulcimer's pretty nice too.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i have no clue what the original instruments are so will perhaps start by reading the descriptions of what I just downloaded!

[@briancase6180]

I think I read that the Glass Piano is Philip Glass' upright.

[@Roboprogs]

I also liked the dulcimer. I wonder how it could be tweaked?

[@GroleBrat]

u saved me a shit ton of time and storage, me and my pc thank you for that truly

[@BVK.]

That was so many!!!! Oh my gosh, Too much is really overwhelming.

[@jdub630]

Nice.Sounds good.

[@amychi_]

i remember having an expensive toy piano synth as a kid. Loved it to bits until i lost its charger when some strangers came into our house. i wanna experience the joy of creating music again, and i wanna try better instruments this time lol.

[@nkosiphilenathanael8740]

Thanks a lot for this informative video king. I still find it hard to believe that this is all free.

[@scottwilliams1902]

Down in the park! Classic.

[@musicbycandlelightmbc3225]

Spitfire Audio LABS has been out for some time now. I have all the ones I think are useful and fun to play around with. Their BBCSO Discover is also free if you 'first create an account' then fill out a long questionnaire. Lastly, you will need to wait for 14 days before they will send you the link. If you are into composing orchestral pieces then this is a great free option to start anyone off. Aside from this are the Originals series libraries for 29 dollars. Two stand out the most...Intimate and Frozen that offer orchestral composing and layering a complimentary helping hand. I felt the same way when I heard them the first time too..lol.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah I remember trying labs when it launched, but wasn't so impressed first time around. definitely the originals have got my attention, thanks for the comment and tips.

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

I adore your enthusiasm.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

oh! thank you, appreciate that zoe!

[@TallicaMan1986]

0:42 the percussion part sounds like something in Seinfeld lol. Just needed the keyboard slap bass on it.

[@Excellentness]

I'm convinced now woody

[@DunamisPagaialii]

What song is that at 1:41 ? Very beautiful man !

[@prebsi8603]

Great to see you again behind the keys - and with 4 times Oldfield - FANTASTIC ❤❤

[@WoodyPianoShack]

gosh, was it so much! i need to look for new inspiration!

[@prebsi8603]

@@WoodyPianoShack Nooooo - it was very inspiring 👍

[@vcampos9154]

moon guitar looks like im reaching a village inside a MMORPG

[@rojoratatatata4002]

Really enjoyed your vibe and your smiling expressions haha :)

[@Djent7779]

Keep it up grist video I love requiem choir pro and bamboo orchestra

[@FilipLackovicMusic]

Thank you for this video, very useful! :)

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

This video was very helpful. Thank you!😊

Thank you!

[@djGreenALERT]

Hi Woody, Long time no see. Hope you are well. I just paused the video to say how much I really like those synth strings. Going to watch the rest now.. Textural pads = Very Tubeway Army. There are some real beauties there. I particularly like the Electric Guitars.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i was feeling the numan vibes today! thanks for watching and pausing!

[@PeteMel1875]

Just what I needed, great video thanks😁

[@devans83]

Thank you for the wonderful demo and the info on Spitfire LABS!

[@stofenn]

Soulive steppin on the wurli! niiiice

[@WoodyPianoShack]

well identified!

[@v3xman]

Amazing sounds and I didn't expect to see the Kross here as the midi controller.

[@6581punk]

I think that's the only one Woody has with him that's not in storage.