Spitfire Audio Expands Orchestral Collection with Avant-Garde Instruments.
British music software developer Spitfire Audio has launched Symphonic Extras, a new library that adds unconventional sounds to their orchestral software lineup. The company recorded these instruments at London's AIR Studios, matching the acoustic environment of their existing Symphony Orchestra collection.
The library focuses on rare and experimental percussion instruments. Musicians will find the metallic Aluphone alongside the traditional Hungarian Cimbalom and the ethereal tones of the Hg2O water phone. The collection includes innovative scraped percussion sounds, such as recordings of a bowed bicycle wheel, which push traditional orchestral boundaries.
Keyboard instruments feature prominently in the release. A prepared piano offers modified tones through objects placed inside the instrument. The library also captures both steel drums and a baroque harpsichord, providing a contrast between modern and historical timbres.
Professional session musicians performed these instruments in AIR's Lyndhurst Hall, a space renowned for countless film scores. This recording environment creates seamless integration with Spitfire's Albion series and Symphony Orchestra products, as all share identical acoustic characteristics.
The release strengthens Spitfire Audio's position in the orchestral sampling market. These distinctive instruments give composers fresh creative options beyond standard orchestral palettes, particularly for contemporary scoring and sound design applications.
British music software developer Spitfire Audio has launched Symphonic Extras, a new library that adds unconventional sounds to their orchestral software lineup. The company recorded these instruments at London's AIR Studios, matching the acoustic environment of their existing Symphony Orchestra collection.
The library focuses on rare and experimental percussion instruments. Musicians will find the metallic Aluphone alongside the traditional Hungarian Cimbalom and the ethereal tones of the Hg2O water phone. The collection includes innovative scraped percussion sounds, such as recordings of a bowed bicycle wheel, which push traditional orchestral boundaries.
Keyboard instruments feature prominently in the release. A prepared piano offers modified tones through objects placed inside the instrument. The library also captures both steel drums and a baroque harpsichord, providing a contrast between modern and historical timbres.
Professional session musicians performed these instruments in AIR's Lyndhurst Hall, a space renowned for countless film scores. This recording environment creates seamless integration with Spitfire's Albion series and Symphony Orchestra products, as all share identical acoustic characteristics.
The release strengthens Spitfire Audio's position in the orchestral sampling market. These distinctive instruments give composers fresh creative options beyond standard orchestral palettes, particularly for contemporary scoring and sound design applications.
