BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional
BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional - the gold standard of orchestral samples. Strings, brass, woodwind and percussion, housed inside our award-winning plugin.
The new gold standard
Now with 36GB of extra content.
In partnership with BBC Studios and the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra, Spitfire Audio has finally been able to capture what no other sample library has before: the musical synergy of a family of astoundingly accomplished players with a 90-year heritage of performances and recordings, deep sampled at London’s famous Maida Vale Studios — home of the BBCSO, and host to The Beatles, Hendrix and Bowie. This landmark library is the stuff of composing dreams: strings, brass, woodwind and percussion, all housed inside our award-winning plugin. Including three editions (Discover, Core and Professional) interchangeable through our groundbreaking mode-switching technology, BBCSO Professional is our definitive orchestral library.
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57 instruments
12 mics / 3 mixes
468 techniques
Dedicated plugin
Listen to BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional
Features Eric Whitacre Choir
Features Ólafur Arnalds Stratus


The Professional edition
Created as a universal starting point for composers and music creators of every level, BBC Symphony Orchestra now comes in three editions: Discover, Core and Professional. Professional is the definitive, comprehensive collection for writing professional, world-class orchestral music, featuring 67 different instrument presets recorded on world-class Millennia preamps, including groups and soloists, and 468 techniques, including 45 legatos, for each melodic instrument — as well as a staggering 20 signals.

Mode switching
The latest update makes it easier than ever to share and collaborate with fellow composers, collaborators and directors — whatever edition of BBCSO you own. Our groundbreaking mode switching technology makes each edition of BBC Symphony Orchestra interchangeable, so you can mock up your scores quickly and with ease. For example, start writing a piece of music using Discover, and finish it in the Core or Professional edition, with a fuller range of instruments, capabilities 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 instruments, articulations and signals. Discover and Core are free for owners of BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional.
Free templates and more
Access our knowledge base of how-to videos, key features and more for BBC Symphony Orchestra, and download templates for your DAW of choice — consistently updated with exciting new material.


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BBC Symphony Orchestra

Mics

Effects

What's included
Instruments
Strings
Violin 1 leader
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Marcato
Violins1 (16)
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Long Marcato Attack
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo CS
- Long Sul Pont
- Spiccato CS
Violin 2 leader
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Marcato
Violins 2 (14)
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Long Marcato Attack
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo CS
- Long Sul Pont
- Spiccato CS
Viola leader
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Marcato
Violas (12)
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Long Marcato Attack
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo CS
- Long Sul Pont
- Spiccato CS
Cello leader
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Marcato
Celli (10)
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Long Marcato Attack
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo CS
- Long Sul Pont
- Spiccato CS
Bass leader
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Marcato
Basses (8)
- Legato (Portamento & Slurred)
- Long
- Long CS
- Long Flautando
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Col Legno
- Tremolo
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long Sul Tasto
- Long Harmonics
- Short Harmonics
- Bartok Pizzicato
- Long Marcato Attack
- Tremolo Sul Pont
- Tremolo CS
- Long Sul Pont
- Spiccato CS
Woodwinds
Flute
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
Flutes A3 (3)
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
Bass flute
- Long Flutter
- Long
- Marcato
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Trill (Major 2nd)
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
Piccolo
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Rips
- Falls
Oboe
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Multitongue
Oboes A3 (3)
- Legato
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Multitongue
Clarinet
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
Clarinets A3 (3)
- Legato
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
Bass clarinet
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
Contrabass clarinet
- Legato
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
Bassoon
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
Bassoons A3 (3)
- Legato
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
Contrabassoon
- Legato
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Flutter
Cor anglais
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Staccatissimo
- Tenuto
- Marcato
Brass
Horn
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Horns A4 (4)
- Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Trumpet
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Trumpets A3 (3)
- Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Trill Major 2nd
- Trill Minor 2nd
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Tenor trombone
- Legato (Extended — Slurred & Fast Runs)
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Tenor trombones A3 (3)
- Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Bass trombones A2 (2)
Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
- Long (Muted)
- Staccatissimo (Muted)
- Marcato (Muted)
Contrabass trombone
- Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
Tuba
- Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
- Long Flutter
- Multitongue
Contrabass tuba
- Legato
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
Cimbasso
- Long
- Staccatissimo
- Marcato
- Long Cuivre
- Long Sfz
Percussion
Tuned
Celeste
- Sustained
- Damped
- Damped Medium
Harp
- Sustained
- Damped
- Damped Medium
- Bisbigliando Trem
- Gliss FX
Marimba
- Hits
- Rolls
Crotales
- Hits
- Hits Bowed
Glockenspiel
- Hits
- Rolls
Timpani
- Hits
- Rolls
- Hits Soft
- Rolls Soft
- Hits Hotrods
- Long Rolls Hotrods
- Hits Damped
- Hits Super Damped
- Hotrods Hits Damped
- Hits Damped Soft
Tubular bells
- Hits
- Rolls
- Hits Damped
Vibraphone
- Hits
Xylophone
- Hits
- Rolls
Untuned
Anvil
- Hit
- Hit Choked
Bass drum 1
- Hit
- Hard Sticks
- Hit Damped
- Hand Muted Hit
- Roll Hard
- Roll Soft
Bass drum 2
- Hit
- Hit Damped
- Roll
- Super Ball
Cymbal
- Crash
- Crash Muted
- Crash Hard Stick
- Crash Hard Stick Muted
- Roll
- Bowed
- Crescendo
Military drum
- Hit
- Rimshot
- Short Ruff
- Side Stick Hit
- Roll
Piatti
- Choked Hit
- Clash Hit
- Short Roll
Snare 1
- Hit
- Rimshot
- Short Ruff
- Side Stick Hit
- Roll
Snare 2
- Hit
- Rimshot
- Short Ruff
- Side Stick Hit
- Roll
Tam tam
- Hit Damped
- Hit
- Roll
- Bowed
- Crescendo
Tambourine
- Hit
- Shake
- Roll
Tenor drum
- Hit
- Rimshot
- Short Ruff
- Side Stick Hit
- Roll
Toys
- Castanets
- Woodblock
- Vibraslap
- Cowbell
- Sleigh Bells
- Short Guiro
- Long Guiro
Triangle
- Open Hit
- Hit Muted
- Roll
Mics & mixes
Signals
- Mono
- Close
- Tree
- Out
- Ambient
- Balcony
- Leader
- Stereo
- Mids
- Sides
- Close Wide Pan
Spill mics
- Spill (Strings)
- Spill (Woodwinds)
- Spill (Brass)
- Spill (Percussion)
- Spill (Full)
Mixes
- Mix 1 (Full)
- Mix 2 (Jake Jackson)
- Atmos (2 — front & rear)
Videos
Testimonials
Composers will relish its great sound, excellent performances and large, consistent articulations menu.

Insanely great – legatos that really sing, even in the quiet ranges, and that unmistakable sound of a world class orchestra. Bravo!
Benjamin Wallfisch Composer (Bladerunner 2049, IT)
Exquisite stuff. I've dreamt about being able to use technology like this.
Greg Wells Composer and producer (The Greatest Showman, Adele)
Incredible and revolutionary — this is an epiphany for every composer with access to a computer. The stuff of childhood dreams for musicians.
Nitin Sawhney Artist and composer (Mowgli)
FAQs
What is the difference between BBCSO Discover, Core and Professional?
Please visit our Comparison Tool for more information on this
Is this product available with an educational discount?
Yes, this library will be available with an educational discount. Request your educational discount here. The Educational Discount will apply to the full RRP of the library, not the introductory offer, so any codes received during the promotional period will only “top up” the discount to 30%.
Can I use this library on more than one computer?
Yes, this is a single user license, but our EULA allows for installation on up to two computers at a time.
Read more FAQs for this productTech specs
Mac system requirements
Mac OSX 10.10 - Mac OS 12
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
64 bit DAW required (32 bit DAWs not supported)
Machine must be connected to the internet during install
PC system requirements
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5
Recommended: Intel 2.8 GHz i7 (six-core) or AMD R7 2700
Machine must be connected to the internet during install
File size
~1005296 samples
630.3 GB download size
632.00 GB disk space required during install
Too large to download? Choose SSD or hard drive delivery at checkout. Made up of 4 separate downloads - strings, brass, woodwinds & percussion.