SPITFIRE AUDIO Albion Neo £400
Spitfire Audio’s ever-increasing catalogue has been boosted recently thanks to some gargantuan libraries. The BBC Symphony Orchestra package, for example, demonstrates how a symphony might sound in a world-renowned space such as the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios. If that’s not quite epic enough for you, we recommend checking out the monumental 344-piece player section found in its Hans Zimmer Strings collection.
Size matters, sure, but bigger isn’t necessarily better. For many composers and producers, a tidy workflow and solid off-the-shelf samples are just as important as the breadth of a library’s ensemble – and this is where the Albion series has won Spitfire many friends.
Its five-strong Albion range has taken us from the orchestral highs of One and the thunderous and apocalyptic low-ends of III Iceni to the Scandinavian sounds of V Tundra. In a reaction to current trends, Albion Neo provides a different ensemble and palette, something more suited to the needs of today’s composers and producers.
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