BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Bundle
The complete orchestra including piano
The complete orchestra including piano
The BBCSO Core Bundle offers a stunning streamlined package, from the world-class BBC Symphony Orchestra. A complete orchestra at your fingertips, featuring strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion— plus, BBCSO Piano — a highly expressive Steinway concert grand. All instruments have been recorded at the iconic Maida Vale Studios, featuring a range of beautifully performed articulations with one expertly curated signal, as well as full sampling depth and controls.
BBCSO offers a universal starting point for music creators of every level – from those just starting out, to professional composers. Presented in our award-winning, dedicated plugin, switch between three editions with our inbuilt Mode Switching technology. For the full range of signals, instruments and articulations, you can upgrade to our Professional Bundle.
Offer ends June 26th, 2025.
What's included
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Mode Switching
It’s now easier than ever to share and collaborate with fellow composers, collaborators and directors — whatever edition of BBCSO Piano you own. Our groundbreaking mode switching technology makes each edition of BBCSO Piano and BBC Symphony Orchestra interchangeable, so you can mock up your scores quickly and with ease.
For composers on the go or with a limited technical setup, start writing a piece of music using Discover, and finish it in the Core or Professional edition, with a fuller range of signals, controls and versatility. It also works the other way around: write a piece in the Professional edition and a collaborator can open it in Discover, play what you’ve written (with the sounds intelligently substituted), and add to it. When you reopen their edited version, you will hear their additions alongside your original composition – with your full selection of signals.
FAQs
Are BBCSO and BBCSO Piano two different products?
Yes, these are two different products. They are purchased separately and installed separately. However they do use the same plugin file in your digital audio workstation. The plugin file is the main BBC Symphony Orchestra Plugin.
What is the difference between BBCSO Piano Core and Pro?
The only difference between BBCSO Piano Core and Professional is the number of microphone signals.
BBC Core only has the main MIX 1 signal available.
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Tech specs
Mac system requirements
Mac OS X 10.15 to OS12
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz i7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
Intel and M1 Macs supported
64-bit DAW Required (32-bit DAWs not supported)
PC system requirements
Windows 10 and Windows 11 (latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel Core 2.8GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel 2.8GHzi7 (six-core) or AMD R7 2700, 16GB RAM
64-bit DAW required (32-bit DAWs not supported)
File size
BBC Symphony Orchestra Core —28.2 GB download size
BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano Core — 2.8 GB download size
31 GB disk space required during install