Spitfire Audio Spitfire Symphony Orchestra v1.3.4 Update ONLY [KONTAKT]

Are world-class musicians Spitfire Symphony Orchestra, revered by the world's best composers, delivers a full symphonic experience, featuring ensemble strings, brass, woodwinds, soloists, harp, piano, and a complete percussion section. Recorded in breathtaking detail at AIR Studios' Lyndhurst Hall, these gold-standard sounds, performed by remarkable musicians, have graced countless AAA film, game, and TV scores. Updated in 2025 with the addition of three top-tier soloists on Violin, Viola and Cello, improved programming for ensemble Violins, Violas, Celli and Basses, as well as Total Performance patches for Principal Oboe and Solo Trombone, Spitfire Symphony Orchestra continues to set the bar for orchestral VSTs. Exceptional talent joins the orchestra The 2025 update of Spitfire Symphony Orchestra includes the addition of three remarkable soloists. - Solo Violin: World-renowned violinist Andrew Haveron's impressive career includes leading roles with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Brodsky Quartet, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Philharmonia Orchestra. His virtuosity shines through in a dedicated performance patch with fingered, bowed, and portamento legatos, longs, staccatos, pizzicatos, and harmonics. - Solo Viola: With an astounding number of film, TV, video game, and recording credits, Bruce White is one of the most sought-after violists in the world. His rich and expressive playing is captured in wonderful detail. - Solo Cello: One of the most in-demand session cellists in the world, Caroline Dale brings her exceptional talent and experience to SSO. Principal cellist for the English Chamber Orchestra and London Metropolitan Orchestra, Dale has performed with leading orchestras and artists worldwide. Her contributions to film scores, including the Oscar-winning "Atonement," are legendary, not to mention her long list of performance credits alongside Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Oasis, Joan Armatrading, Peter Gabriel, David Gilmour and U2. - Three legato transition types - Fingered, Bowed and Portamento, plus other articulations including Long Non-Vibrato and Vibrato, Staccato, Pizzicato, Long Harmonics and Short Harmonics. - C(lose), Decca T(ree), and A(mbient) mic signals allow you to find the perfect balance for your mix. Recorded in Lyndhurst Hall, at AIR Studios, London, performed by a gold generation of musicians who have featured on some of the top film scores of the last decade. This definitive selection of blockbuster sounds are some of the best, most classic recordings by Spitfire Audio, a set of flagship virtual instruments which are already used by the worlds top composers and music-makers, and have already played a part in the productions of the hundreds of AAA film, game and TV scores over the past decade. A modern classic This updated version of Spitfire Symphony Orchestra features a redesigned interface within Kontakt 7, refined sample content, and all-new legatos created by Andrew Blaney. Explore the stunning performances of these incredible musicians and elevate your scores to new heights. Symphonic Strings 60 of the worlds best The strings in this library captured has been created with 60 of the world's finest strings players - 16 1st violins, 14 2nd violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos & 8 basses - performing over 175 articulations, including 9 legato patches programmed by Andrew Blaney, and presented with four versatile microphone positions. - 60 top London string players - 175 articulations, including 59 shorts, 94 longs, & 9 legatos - Multiple dynamic layers and round robins - Diverse and detailed with essential, additional and some totally unique articulations for individual sections - Legatos designed by Andy Blaney - A comprehensive selection of specially curated 'Ensemble' patches, over 100 unique players layered to give up to 300+ musicians in a single patch. - Ostinatum mode - Four mic positions: C(lose), T(ree), A(mbient) & O(utriggers) Symphonic Brass Bold, detailed and powerful - The world's finest brass players - A broad band covering solo, chamber, symphonic and cinematic instrument groups - The full range of brass instruments, from classic to lesser known - Multiple dynamic layers and round robins - Diverse and detailed with essential and unique articulations, including performance legato - Ostinatum mode - Four mic positions: C(lose), T(ree), A(mbient) & O(utriggers) Symphonic Woodwind Timeless, melodic and expressive - World class woodwind players - From traditional piccolos, flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons to a contemporary selection of instruments, from alto, bass flutes, bass clarinets, contrabass clarinets and a thunderous contrabassoon - A broad band covering both solo and a2 sections - combine both to create your a3 sections. - Expertly sampled with the most comprehensive selection of articulations, dynamic layers and round robins available in any woodwinds library, including performance legato - Ostinatum mode - Four mic positions: C(lose), T(ree), A(mbient) & O(utriggers) Percussion, Piano and Harp The definitive orchestral extras - This comprehensive orchestral percussion library performed by award-winning percussionist Joby Burgess - This vast array of percussion instruments features, 9 tuned, 13 drums, 12 'toys', from agogo to shakers, 14 unpitched metal instruments, and 3 unpitched wood instruments - Harp performed by London's leading harpist Skaila Kanga, featuring a comprehensive range of articulations and pedalling, with glisses in every key - Orchestral Grand Piano is a very realistic "contextual" piano designed specifically to fit proudly within your full orchestral arrangements - Percussion, piano and harp mic positions include C(lose), T(ree) & A(mbient), with piano also featuring O(utriggers) AIR Lyndhurst Hall The Crown, Wonder Woman 1984, The Trial of The Chicago 7, James Bond, Interstellar, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Gladiator - all were recorded in Lyndhurst Hall at London's AIR Studios, Spitfire Audio's spiritual home and a room where blockbuster scores are born. Architecturally unique, the acoustic properties of the interior of Lyndhurst Hall are renowned globally, loved by composers and musicians alike. FAQs show/hide text What is in Spitfire Symphony Orchestra? Spitfire Symphony Orchestra features a full symphonic string, symphonic brass and symphonic woodwind sections including solo instruments, plus harp, piano and all core elements of percussion needed to complete the band - giving your music the professional sounds that stand out. Is this library from new or existing content? We are relaunching our cornerstone libraries, with updated UI, reviewed content and providing in a single more user friendly package. These libraries include Spitfire Symphonic Strings, Spitfire Symphonic Brass, Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds, Spitfire Percussion, Spitfire Harp, Orchestral Grand and Masse. If Spitfire Symphony Orchestra is content from existing libraries, what's new? With this relaunch you can now explore the stunning performances of these incredible musicians, in one place with a new UI, a review of all sample content, all-new legatos created by Andrew Blaney, and all presented in Native Instrument's Kontakt 7. This new library is also NKS-ready. The consolidation of our Symphonic range, Spitfire Percussion, Harp and Orchestral Grand also means that you can have everything from the six recording blocks at Air Studios in one place. CHANGELOG v1.3.4 (February 2025) ADDED: Configuration menu button added to top-right of UI ADDED: Mini, Nano and Controller only views (reload patch after setting) ADDED: Option to enable/disable CC32 changing articulation ADDED: Option to enable/disable polyphonic keyswitches ADDED: 'Dummy keyswitch' option added to new configuration menu ADDED: Solo Violin longs experimental 'bowless' longs (play velocity < 20) ADDED: Colour tint added to top-left to quickly spot instrument section FIX: Performance guide view vibrato slider not updating correctly in certain DAWs HOTFIX: Various minor performance playing guide corrections (Solo strings, Oboe Principal, Tenor Trombone solo) HOTFIX: Celli Sul C, Violin 1/2 Sul G had missing zones HOTFIX: Trumpet Solo Trem had missing zones HOTFIX: Corrected icon on Oboe Principal play guide HOTFIX: Solo Violin - Long - missing loop points re-added Works with Kontakt FULL or Kontakt Player v7.5.2 or higher! Required installed Spitfire Symphony Orchestra v1.1.0