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Strings

  • Abbey Road One: Legendary Low Strings

    Create impact and intrigue with epic low-string performances inspired by classic legend and fantasy films. This self-contained, stand-alone library will add that unmistakable Abbey Road magic to your compositions. It also makes the perfect accompaniment to Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations.

  • Abbey Road One: Soaring High Strings

    Offering a harmonious and rich sound, Soaring High Strings is tailored for romantic, lyrical passages without sacrificing high speed runs. 16 1st Violins and 14 2nd Violins play in unison to create a passionate and lush sonic tapestry perfect for crafting a resonant composition.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: 1st Violins Core

    Our core tier offers a comprehensive collection of articulations, 2 technologically advanced and detailed legato techniques, a high level of sampling depth and one signal option curated by GRAMMY -Award-winner Simon Rhodes.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Basses Professional

    Celebrating the exquisite sound of a Double Bass section captured at Abbey Road Studios, this virtual instrument offers a comprehensive collection of long and short articulations.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional

    Celebrating the stunning sound of a Cello section captured at Abbey Road Studios, this VST offers a comprehensive collection of long and short articulations, 8 technologically advanced legato techniques — with extended velocity triggered patches (portamento and detaché), a high level of sampling de…

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Violas Professional

    Celebrating the exquisite sound of a Viola section captured at Abbey Road Studios, this virtual instrument offers a comprehensive collection of long and short articulations.

  • Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings

    Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings represents something truly unique - a landmark, one-off sample library consisting of a signature string sound never before available. Captured at Abbey Road's Studio Two, the most famous recording venue in the world.

  • Fractured Strings

    From AIR Studios, to the edge of the world. We've collaborated with Hans Zimmer's prestigious scoring collective Bleeding Fingers Music ( Frozen Planet II, Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II ) and London's finest string players to create a new kind of small ensemble library — featured in BBC's Frozen …

  • Fragile String Evolutions

    A collection of long, intensely beautiful chamber evolutions, perfectly complementing our other evolutions libraries, while also thriving as its own compositional tool.

  • Hans Zimmer Strings

    To create the greatest film scores in the world, you need to think outside the box.

  • Ólafur Arnalds Cells

    "Cells constantly surprises me with little melodies that get created within the random intervals, often inspiring new melodies that I then take over to other instruments." – Ólafur Arnalds Moving beyond the realm of a typical sample library, Cells is our latest collaboration with Ólafur Arnalds, on…

  • Originals Epic Strings

    A truly epic ensemble recorded in the reverberant acoustics of AIR Studios, London. With 11 essential articulations, from expressive Longs and Con Sordino to driving Short Ostinato and Pizzicato, Epic Strings delivers the full power and versatility of a professional string section.

  • Originals Intimate Strings

    Chamber section (8,6,4,4,3) featuring 25 of London's finest string players. Expertly recorded in the reverberant acoustics of AIR Studios, home of blockbuster scores. Close, Tree & Vintage signals. 9 essential and extended techniques including Flautando, Half-Section, and Harmonics.

  • Polaris

    A modern string orchestra imitating classic synth sounds, from the mind of Grammy-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer & technologist Brian Transeau, AKA BT, Polaris is a mesmerising aural innovation which tastefully pairs the worlds of synthesis and orchestra, an encyclopaedia of new and i…

  • Spitfire Appassionata Strings

    Infuse your music with more passion than ever before with the best-sounding, most alive string legato sound available today.

  • Spitfire Symphonic Motions

    This dynamic addition to the Spitfire Symphonic series is an inspiring tool created by composers, for composers, offering the flexibility to design expressive shorts and intricate rhythmic patterns with ease, enhancing the realism of your scores and bringing them to life.

Sound Library

  • BBC Radiophonic Workshop

    For 40 years, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was the place to go for the sound of the impossible – the unruly engine behind the music and effects of Doctor Who, the Goon Show, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and countless other BBC productions.

  • Estática

    These electrifying soundscapes come from the combined vision of two boundary-pushing artists — cellist and composer, Mabe Fratti, and multidisciplinary sound artist, Concepción Huerta.

  • Hainbach — Landfill Totems

    Made in collaboration with Berlin-based composer, producer, and pioneer in experimental electronics, Hainbach, these one-of-a-kind, complex sounds have been expertly created from vintage test equipment collected from nuclear research labs and scrap heaps — given a new lease of life and transformed …

  • Heirloom

    From the mind of acclaimed artist Keaton Henson comes a compositional toolkit of unique, modern scoring sounds, bestowed to enhance your sonic fingerprint with a beautiful human touch.

  • Jupiter by Trevor Horn

    Created with innovative production tools designed by pop pioneer Trevor Horn. A comprehensive collection of characteristic and crafted drums, basses, synths, piano and FX, capturing the production style and otherworldly sonic elements associated with the pop innovator's work.

  • Mercury

    Mercury samples fourteen one-of-a-kind acoustic sculptures, hand-crafted by Hollywood's premier instrument designer, Chas Smith.

  • Oliver Patrice Weder — OPW

    Step into the sound world of composer Oliver Patrice Weder with OPW, a beautifully intimate composing toolkit made up of a unique blend of melodic and percussive elements, giving you both organic, emotive instruments and shimmering electronic manipulations.

  • Orbis

    Orbis

    £299

    Sometimes a score needs more than an orchestra. Now updated with 50 new presets and NKS compatibility, Orbis offers over 2500 extraordinary sounds, born out of organic performances, then treated and transported to epic new dimensions.

  • Originals Media Toolkit

    From Spitfire Audio co-founder and award-winning media composer, Paul Thomson. Discover the composer's trade secrets and go-to sounds with this broad range of inspiring professional instruments — from classic to experimental.

  • Raven Bush — Moonglades

    Enhance your sonic storytelling with this dynamic spectrum of contemporary sounds, made in collaboration with composer and producer Raven Bush.

  • Tenebra by The Newton Brothers

    Step into the shadows with Tenebra, the definitive toolkit from The Newton Brothers – the composer duo behind today's most gripping films and TV series.

  • Trinz — Colours PST

    The first sample library of its kind to lend itself to multiple genres, this self-contained toolkit offers instant inspiration. At its core is a range of 20 tempo-mapped loops created from multi-layered guitar, keys, synths, sax performances, split into stems across a colour-mapped keyboard.

  • Yair Elazar Glotman — Speculative Memories

    Create instant suspense, tension and atmosphere with these cutting-edge cinematic textures — from the heart and mind of Berlin-based composer and experimental sound artist Yair Elazar Glotman.

Woodwind

  • Abbey Road One: Sparkling Woodwinds

    Create magical, lyrical woodwind lines with this brilliant set of performances captured in Abbey Road's iconic Studio One. This self-contained, stand-alone library will add that unmistakable Abbey Road magic to your compositions.

  • Abbey Road One: Vibrant Reeds

    Add brilliance and colour to your themes with this set of masterful performances captured in Abbey Road's legendary Studio One.

  • Abbey Road One: Wondrous Flutes

    Fast, flowing, and fun flute and piccolo performances, with dazzling legato patches, captured within the cinematic acoustics of Abbey Road Studio One. This stand-alone, self-contained library will bring that distinctive Abbey Road magic to your compositions.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Bassoons Core

    Adding a rich, velvety sweetness to the bass and tenor ranges, the Abbey Road Orchestra Woodwinds section is completed by a world-class Bassoons a2 section.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets Professional

    Celebrating the exquisite sound of a world-class Clarinets a2 section captured at Abbey Road Studios, this virtual instrument offers a comprehensive collection of articulations for all your compositional needs.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Flutes Professional

    Celebrating the exquisite sound of a world-class Flutes a2 section captured at Abbey Road Studios, this virtual instrument offers a comprehensive collection of articulations for all your compositional needs.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes Core

    Celebrating the exquisite sound of a world-class Oboes a2 section captured in Studio One at Abbey Road, the Core version of Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes delivers the essential sound and key expressive articulations of this beautiful woodwind instrument in a streamlined, powerful package.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Oboes Professional

    Celebrating the exquisite sound of a world-class Oboes a2 section captured in Studio One at Abbey Road, this virtual instrument offers a comprehensive collection of articulations for all your compositional needs.

  • Originals Intimate Woodwinds

    A curated ensemble of Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Alto Flute and Flute, captured in the reverberant acoustics of Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios.

  • Woodwind Evolutions

    Woodwind Evolutions gives you some of the most instantly gratifying sounds we've ever had the pleasure of making.

Percussion

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion

    A meticulously curated selection of 62 percussive instruments performed by internationally renowned percussionist Joby Burgess and expertly captured in the legendary acoustic space that is Abbey Road Studio One.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion

    Introducing the most detailed sample library we have ever created, and the first in a new flagship series. Crafted for professional composers, producers and sound designers, Abbey Road Orchestra will bring you every section of the orchestra in breathtaking detail.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion

    Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion combines both an expertly curated library of orchestral staples and a crafted collection of distinctive sounds and textures.

  • Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion Core

    Inject a metallic edge into your orchestral compositions. This library not only delivers traditional metals from the orchestral palette, but includes the resonant clang of anvils, the shimmering brilliance of bowed cymbals, the otherworldly textures of waterphones, and of course a range of cowbells…

  • Hammers

    Make an impact with an explosive collection of drums and percussion.

  • Nok Cultural Ensemble — Tape Percussion

    On Tape Percussion, the Nok Cultural Ensemble centre diverse Afro-diasporic percussive traditions expressed through free jazz sensibilities and glitching beats, extending the futuristic pulse of dub technologies.

  • Originals Drumline

    An extensively sampled collection of marching band percussion, made in collaboration with Bleeding Fingers. Performed by world champion drum corps, the Blue Devils. Recorded by Russell Emanuel in the controlled acoustics of the Newman Stage, 20th Century Fox, for a tight, focused sound.

  • Resonate

    For years, half the magic of sound has been disregarded. Films and trailers have delivered gigantic hits in epic technicolour, but neglected the essence of percussion's power: resonance.

Orchestral

  • Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations

    Enter the room most composers can only dream of: Studio One at Abbey Road. Unparalleled and exclusive access to the world's most celebrated recording location for movie music — from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings , to Harry Potter and Avengers: Endgame — it doesn't get more iconic.

  • Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings Professional

    Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings represents something truly unique - a landmark, one-off sample library consisting of a signature string sound never before available. Captured at Abbey Road's Studio Two, the most famous recording venue in the world.

  • Albion Colossus

    A new era in blockbuster scoring is upon us. Spitfire Audio's most epic library yet, this gargantuan, all-in-one toolkit pushes contrast, dynamism and intensity to eleven, elevating your scores to breathtaking new heights. Action films are nothing without suspense.

  • Aperture Cassette Symphony

    Prepare for orchestral time travel - go from intimate solo players to a full symphony — in an instant — resampled through 200 cassette players, all in the same virtual instrument.

  • In partnership with BBC Studios and the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra, Spitfire Audio has captured what no other sample library has before: the musical synergy of a family of astoundingly accomplished players with over 90 years of heritage in performance and recording, expertly captured at Lo…

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover

    Write music with the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra, now including a concert grand piano. Discover 34 instruments, brought to life inside Spitfire Audio's free, easy-to-use plugin, compatible with any major music creation software, from Garageband to Pro Tools.

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional

    Now with 36GB of extra content. An industry standard, universal starting point for composers and music creators of every level, this all-in-one sample library features strings, brass, woodwind and percussion performed by the world-renowned BBC Symphony Orchestra, captured at London's famous Maida …

  • Impressionism

    A love letter to 150 years of Impressionist art, our latest creation offers a brightly hued palette of instrumental sounds to inspire your next masterpiece.

  • Originals Epic Brass and Woodwinds

    London's best symphonic brass and woodwinds sections — 19 players recorded in the reverberant acoustics of AIR Studios, London. Six essential articulations across both Brass and Woodwinds sections, each with Long and Short presets, as well as Live patches that combine the two.

Piano

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano Core

    In partnership with BBC Studios and the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBCSO Piano faithfully captures the live concert sound of a pristine Steinway Model D grand, recorded at the iconic home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Maida Vale Studios — also host to The Beatles, Hendrix, Bowie, and cou…

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano Professional

    Introducing the BBCSO Piano, an exciting addition to the BBCSO line. Our most detailed and versatile piano to date, the BBCSO Piano faithfully captures the live concert sound of a pristine Steinway Model D grand, at the iconic home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Maida Vale Studios.

  • Château Piano

    Deep within Château d'Hérouville, just north of Paris, lies a timeless piece of pop music history. This isn't just a piano; it's the iconic 1901 Steinway B grand – once owned by film composer Michel Magne – heard across era-defining albums from Elton John, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, and many more.

  • Originals Felt Piano

    Performed by jazz legend and Mercury Prize nominee Gwilym Simcock, Felt Piano was recorded dry at Spitfire Studios with soft felt placed between the hammers and the strings. Condenser, Ribbon, and Hammers signals. Ten presets, from dry and close, to reverberant and pad-like.

  • Originals Firewood Piano

    A detailed upright piano, with a cracked bridge, creating unique resonances. Performed by Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers. Recorded at Colorado Sound Studios. Five presets, including Felt and Warps. Close, Mid and Pad signals. Six controls and effects.

  • Originals Intimate Grand Piano

    A versatile, up-close-and-personal piano, designed to suit a range of styles — whether for solo composition, accompaniment, or as part of a larger ensemble. A vintage Steinway Model A grand, expertly recorded in the intimate acoustics of Castlesound Studios, Scotland.

  • Originals Jangle Box Piano

    Abbey Road's iconic 'studio' piano, expertly recorded at its legendary home, in Studio Two. Famous for its use on countless '60s pop era records, including The Zombies, Pink Floyd and The Beatles — featuring prominently on The Beatles (aka The White Album) and Magical Mystery Tour .

  • Originals Mrs Mills Piano

    A beloved Steinway Vertegrand, expertly recorded at its legendary home: Abbey Road, Studio Two. Full of character and nostalgic charm, with a bright, metallic tone owing to its lacquered hammers.

Synthesizer

  • Alev Lenz — 3

    '3' is a collection of evolving drones, haunting vocals and textural beds made in collaboration with acclaimed composer Alev Lenz ( Black Mirror ).

  • Aperture The Stack

    A record-breaking wall of sound comprised of 56 guitar amps, 4 subs on 4 levels of rigging, with sources from an unbelievable selection of vintage synths, drum machines, Eurorack and guitars, all captured in the rarified space of AIR Lyndhurst Hall. The sound of this library is truly one-of-a-kind.

  • BlankFor.ms — Tape Synths

    Immerse yourself in the tape-drenched world of artist BlankFor.ms with this vast collection of mind bending, dreamlike sounds and unpredictable, multi-layered textures — dripping with vintage analog warmth and nostalgia.

  • BT Phobos

    Phobos is a must-have synthesiser for composers writing epic, cinematic electronic and hybrid compositions.

  • Darkstar — Haunted House

    Immerse yourself in the unique and inspiring sound world of electronic duo Darkstar — processed analogue synth textures and loops, rich sub-basses, pitched-down drums, and icy, warped vocals, each layered with subliminal spectral echoes of rave culture and industrial white noise — ghosts in the mac…

  • GAIKA — War Island

    A timely collaboration with innovative producer and composer GAIKA, War Island offers multidimensional, evolving sounds from the beating heart of London's industrial underground.

  • Henrietta Smith-Rolla — Spectrum

    Unleash your narrative by delving into a world of colour. Spectrum has been created in collaboration with composer, producer and DJ, Henrietta Smith-Rolla, also known as AFRODEUTSCHE — an innovator known both for her techno house productions and piano-based scores.

  • Phoenix

    A modern score does as much work in sound design as it does in melody. The tension under a scene is as likely to come from a detuned drone or a granular texture as from the string section.

Brass

  • Abbey Road One: Grand Brass

    Create soaring and regal melodies with this set of masterful performances captured in Abbey Road's iconic Studio One. Performed by London's first-call session players, Grand Brass offers you exceptional performances of horns and tuba, as well as the idiomatic pairing of horns and cellos.

  • Abbey Road One: Thematic Horns

    From the wistful main theme of Braveheart to the thunderous horn section used in The Batman original theme, as well as countless other themes spanning the entire history of cinema, the horn has proven itself to be the irreplaceable heart of orchestral scoring.

  • Abbey Road One: Thematic Trumpets

    Establish signature themes with this heroic accompaniment to Abbey Road's Studio One. With particular focus on lead lines and fanfare, this inimitable trumpet collection offers commanding presence without being piercing or clichéd.

  • British Drama Toolkit: Brass and Reeds

    Immerse yourself in a new world of brass and reeds — a stunning sound palette of 99 patches, brought to life with our unique and intuitive Layers technology. Instantly sparking inspiration on first play, it's every composer's dream — the ability to finish a whole cue within a single patch.

  • Originals Intimate Brass

    A custom ensemble of Tuba, Euphonium, Tenor Trombone and Flugelhorn, playing warm and delicate articulations in the reverberant acoustics of Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios.

Choir

  • Eric Whitacre Choir

    Hard-wired to humanity, nothing gets to the heart of music like the human voice – and our most anticipated release to date is a choir that captures the breathtaking range of our most personal musical instrument.

  • Eric Whitacre Contrast

    Transcending the boundaries of choral performance, experience the human voice in a completely new light.

  • Mervyn Warren Choir

    Capture the unique timbre and expressive power of an elite Black choir, meticulously curated and produced by five-time Grammy winner Mervyn Warren.

  • Originals Epic Choir

    All the power and beauty of the human voice at your fingertips… All the power and emotion of the human voice, captured at the world's most celebrated scoring stage.

Reverb

  • AIR Studios Reverb

    Introducing Spitfire Audio's first ever effects plug-in AIR Studios Reverb, an immensely detailed convolution reverb, created in collaboration with the team at London's iconic AIR Studios.

  • AIR Studios Reverb Essentials

    Introducing a more streamlined, easy-to-use AIR Studios Reverb Essentials, an immensely detailed convolution reverb — created in collaboration with the team at London's iconic AIR Studios.

Acoustic Guitar

  • Fink — Signatures

    Signatures is a definitive acoustic guitar toolkit with a human touch, full of character and sonic depth.

Cello

  • Originals Emotional Cello

    Created with London-based cellist Reinoud Ford, Emotional Cello captures the full expressive range of the solo cello, from tender and lyrical to visceral and unsettling. Subtle vibrato, natural dynamic movement, and 11 techniques covering an array of long, short, and experimental articulations.

Cinematic

  • Alex Epton — Entropy

    Made in collaboration with XL Recordings' in-house producer-turned-composer Alex Epton (FKA Twigs, Björk, Arca), these post-industrial soundscapes offer a deep dive into the raw, chaotic nature of feedback. Discover an inspiring spectrum of disorienting sounds that create both dramatic impact and eerie beauty, sweeping synths, pulsing bass drones, multilayered sound design textures and distorted percussive elements which evolve, unravel or detune as you play, instantly sparking new ideas.

Electric Piano

  • Originals Wurli

    Originals Wurli is the definitive rendition of the legendary Wurlitzer keyboard.

Flute

  • Originals Rare Flutes

    Originals Rare Flutes bestows an extraordinary collection of flutes, sourced from all over the globe, performed by world-renowned flautist Andy Findon. This library contains woodwinds, such as the Bansuri and Chinese bamboo flute, to add a unique palette to your compositions.

Organ

  • Shakespeare's Church Organ

    In the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, lies the Church of the Holy Trinity – a Grade I listed building with an incredible story. This spectacular historical site is where William Shakespeare, the most celebrated playwright in the English language, was baptised and is buried.

Vocals

  • Lea Bertucci — Xtended Vox

    Explore the outer reaches of the human voice with this incredibly unique world of cutting-edge textures, rhythms and evolving drones.

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