The Sampleist - Spitfire Symphony Orchestra by Spitfire Audio - Overview

[@alontrigger]

This re-release is a very smart move from Spitfire Audio. I'll get this!

[@thesampleist]

Having bought these some years ago, I can 100% say they are my most used libraries. It's an incredible bargain now! Great work Spitfire Audio! Thanks so much for watching!

[@patzumbrunn]

Yes. Absolutely. The new GUI, the new legatos. Perfect. I am now falling new in love with this new relaunched librarie. All together now in on librarie. Amazing

[@StraatBil]

would you say this library is better in sound and value than the BBC Core library? i'm doubting between the two @pleist

[@alontrigger]

@@StraatBil it sure seems like it. Much more content and runs on Kontakt which is an advantage in my opinion as you can batch re-save and can work with a regular hard drive.

[@Metalpazallteway]

I hope they do the same re work for The studio Orchestra Pro version

[@DexterDexter123]

7:16 this sounds lovely

[@FLH3official]

Thank you for the review. I must say I'm very excited by this new offer, could be a nice complement to my BBC SO "black". 4:33 You can now resize the Kontakt 7 window; at least on MacOS (check in the "view" scroling menu). Not a proper resizing with a handle although, just size presets. Better than nothing

[@thesampleist]

Thanks for the info! I’m on Windows and I’m new to Kontakt 7 I guess having just upgraded my controller. I clicked around but could resize the preset window but it doesn’t expand the column where the presets are written to make them viewable. You can fit more presets there though. I found earlier Komplete Kontrol perfect for windows and the different views which snap everyone into the same same window. I hope it’s addressed. After making the video I did see I could have used the traditional Kontakt browser view and opened everything in the same size window so for future videos that is what I’ll do! I really appreciate the advice so thank you very much! :)

[@FLH3official]

@@thesampleist Well, all the musicians community agrees the Kontakt GUI is far from great and was programed in the mid-90s, when we were yound and 4K monitors didn't exist yet. We still need glasses to use it. 👓🔎

[@robshrock-shirakbari1862]

How consistent are the delay compensations and uniformity between articulations?

[@alontrigger]

BTW: the string samples sound much better now in my opinion. It seems they left in a lot of the original noise that might have been edited out in the last version that sounded too processed.

[@chipk5468]

It just missed the switch to chamber strings to make it perfect

[@patzumbrunn]

I think, this will come later. Also all the other older libraries with the new GUI. The best or one of the best new things is, the Purge Unused

[@LeeNashMusic]

Do you have a low threshhold compressor used in the mix inside Cubase? Louder sounds especailly percussion and brass sound very unnatural compressed

[@consonaadversapars]

Yea, seems like there's a limiter or compressor there.

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

For me get this library is a very hard decision because I own the Symphonic Strings and Symphonic Woodwings. Thanks

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

Only one think I have to take into a consideretion is that maybe having this Library I can delete from my ssd drive the Symphonic Strings and Symphonic Woodwings and save some ssd space. What is your advise? Thanks

[@Bomb_and_Kou]

If you want to consolidate for file space It's worth noting the Total file size comes just under 320GB and is a complete package, you cant pick and choose to only download certain parts

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

Now it start to look different because right now I have using 322 GB for this two Packs Strings and Woodwings. I wondering if some articulation are missing in the new library because with a lot more instrument is only 320 GB. Thanks

[@JayMitchellMusic]

I basically had to do the same thing. Cut all of the standalone SF libraries and replace it with this one prior to downloading. I backed those original libraries on my back-up drive. 👍🏾

[@giedriusnakas5795]

can you briefly define the differences between this and Abbey Road One collection please?

[@Ximonic]

As for the library content, Abbey Road One is an ensemble library and SSO has the individual orchestral sections and some solo instruments. In Abbey Road you have already nice and realistic sounding and common combinations of instruments playing together, and it's very good for sketching. Being recorded together, they actually sound a bit more realistic acoustically I think. But for detailed composition for each instrument, that's SSO. BBCSO and SSO would be two competitors in this case, they sound a bit different, but one isn't necessarily better than the other. Soundwise, several users have observed SSO being more ''modern'' and ''Zimmeresque'' sounding, whereas BBCSO being more traditionally classical and ''John Williamsy''. What does that make Abbey Road One? Well, I own BBCSO and Abbey Road One and I think they blend quite well with a little bit of tweaking. They both have quite traditional John Williams sound, Abbey Road even being a well known recording place for such kind of stuff. Other than just the amount of content, you might seriously want to concider if the sound is right for you, or can you use it _with_ the other sounds you already have.

[@giedriusnakas5795]

@@Ximonic thanks for your answer!

[@nicksaya]

I have both versions they sound almost identical.

[@Metalpazallteway]

Do they have all microphones from the previous library?

[@Metalpazallteway]

Also with the new Legato is it polyphonic Legato as well?

[@jackemerson6101]

my window looks nothing like this how does it look like that

[@jackemerson6101]

like i open it on kontakt and it is a very small window without the dynamics, vibrato, etc sliders

[@kahahabahaha]

@@jackemerson6101there might be 3 or 4 buttons in the top right corner that expands or collapses that instrument

[@jackemerson6101]

unfortunately does not, thank you though@@kahahabahaha

[@kahahabahaha]

​@@jackemerson6101dang, ok. could you put more detail on what you do see? others might be able to help if you describe it. My thinking was that you had the instrument collapsed, but maybe I'm totally imagining the wrong thing.

[@thesampleist]

Are you using the legacy patches or the new patches?

[@markdenton8027]

I would have liked to hear a few instruments with the verb turned down a bit.. it's all very very wet.

[@g.p616]

I think the real reason for this release is to remove the pro versions from their catalogue to put distance between BBCSO and more importantly their future Abbey Road Orchestra releases.

[@warequalsnofuture]

The price dropped significantly to just 500 something Euros / Dollars.

[@DexterDexter123]

13:11 these sound terrible to me. anyone else?

[@zoopvonbeezle6241]

Yeah, sounds awful. The packed in strings from FL studio sound better.

[@thedailyremedy968]

Correct however the overall detail and quality of the library is excellent. The lower register strings are full and warm. Spitfire really excel though with their more creative hybrid sound releases such as Symphonic Strings Evolutions: sounds amazing on good speakers.

[@JohnChandlerEdmonton]

You’d had vibrato at 100% for a lot of the strings demos. I my opinion this made it sound awful. Vibrato should not a at that level on a continuous basis

[@thesampleist]

Hello, I was automating vibrato with controller for a lot of it and made a point of that. They default load in at 100% so it happened in places but not for the majority. Cheers for the comment and I’ll watch the video again today to take on constructive feedback. Thanks.

[@thesampleist]

I just flicked through and it was about 17:30 until the end of the string section where vibrato was on full, during the ensemble patches and some of the legato. Of course there were shorts here too which aren’t affected by vibrato. Cheers for pointing it out though, these things happen when you’re controlling three faders while recording a long continuous video. I do a legato comparison later one where the vibrato is varied so there is a bit of everything going on. Thanks for the comment and watching! :)

[@lattetown]

Useless re-packaging of the Symphonic libraries that worked in Kontakt 6, but now won't work in the exact same player. Why didn't they migrate this to their dedicated player?! If you have an Intel-based Mac and need multi-monitor target display support, then you need Catalina support from your music software.

[@LMDAFL]

why they didn't updated the piano library, it sound like shit :/

[@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ]

Not impressed.Old legacy content mic positions are the same.

[@thesampleist]

Yes, but in the new versions you get the outriggers and lead mics from the pro versions. It’s a great move on the part of Spitfire :)

[@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ]

@@thesampleist do i need it when i own Opus Holywood diamond bundle,Metropolis ark bundle,Red Room audio symphonic bundle,8dio full symphony bundle,Native Instruments Symphony series bundle?

[@contemplativecomposer5983]

@@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ Out of curiosity what is the 8Dio Full Symphony Bundle? If you are referring to Century Series, they still have not launched the Woodwinds or Percussion. I would know, as I was waiting for so long to complete that Orchestra (who knows when that will be now). I have also waited to acquire SSO though, wanting that more. And now new composers and students will be able to get this incredible Library for less than 1/3rd the price it was before.

[@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ]

@@contemplativecomposer5983 there's century strings and brass.I also included any other orchestral from 8dio,solo instruments etc.

[@d_lydian]

The piano sounds so weird

[@blackorangegraphite]

It's a very old library.