SPITFIRE AUDIO Albion One
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Product Albion One
Publisher Spitfire Audio
Price £383
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hen the first version of Spitfire’s Albion appeared back in 2011, it caused quite a stir. Until then, Project SAM’s Symphobia ruled the roost when it came to orchestral sample libraries developed specifically for cinematic productions. Albion went on to become a best seller and Spitfire followed up with numerous string and orchestral libraries, gaining valuable experience in the process – so much so that it decided to revisit the Albion concept and record a new, improved version, rather than just updating it. The orchestra was larger this time round (109 players) and more articulations were captured, along with a host of string runs. The Darwin percussion was also re-recorded, and the Brunel loops and evocatively named Stephenson’s Steam Synth were
