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Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds Professional

Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds is our definitive woodwind orchestra, offering the ultimate level of choice and control - the most of any Spitfire Audio library.

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  • Our definitive woodwind orchestra

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    Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios, London. In the origin story of Spitfire Audio, this is where it all began. We return to complete what is the beating heart of our symphonic range—Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds Professional. Performed by London’s first-call woodwind players, captured in a room unlike any other, the sound is equally majestic and inspiring, warmly embracing the instruments in The Hall’s lush reverberation.

    The Professional edition brings additional customisation with a total of 10 signals, featuring 7 mic positions and 3 expertly engineered mixes by Jake Jackson (WandaVision, Emma, David Copperfield, It: Chapter 2). Recorded to tape using AIR’s unparalleled signal path and microphone selection, this library is bursting with an encyclopedic offering of techniques—the most of any Spitfire Audio library. Used by top names in film and TV music, this is an absolute workhorse that offers the ultimate level of choice and control.

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    Includes Kontakt Player (free download)

    Compatible with NKS

    Traditional & modern woodwind

    7 mics / 3 mixes

    Kontakt Player

    Listen to Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds Professional

    Total Performance Flute

    Close up of woodwind instruments
    • A broad band covering both solo and a2 sections — combine both to create your a3 sections
    • 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
    • 10 professional signals, featuring 7 mic positions and 3 expertly engineered mixes by Jake Jackson
    • Mic positions: C(lose), T(ree), A(mbient), O(utriggers), Cr(Close Ribbon), St(ereo Pair), G(allery)
    • Recorded in situ using priceless valve and ribbon mics
    • Neve Montserrat Pre-amps into a Neve 88R desk
    • Recorded digitally at 96k via 2" Studer tape
    • Multiple dynamic layers and round robins
    • Diverse and detailed with essential, additional and some totally unique articulations
    • Kontakt Player included
    • NKS-ready
    • New intuitive GUI with inline help system
    • As used by A-list composers and producers around the globe
    Close up of clarinet

    Symphonic Woodwinds updated patch GUI

    Total Performance Flute

    Paul Thomson - SSO Update Walkthrough

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    A flute in its case

    Microphones up close

    Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Professional

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    What's included

    Instruments

    Alto flute

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Long Harmonics
    • Long Overblown
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Overblown
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Bass clarinet

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Bass flute

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Long Overblown
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto

    Bassoon a2

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto

    Bassoon solo

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Long Harmonics
    • Multitongue
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Clarinet solo

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Multitongue
    • Short Staccato
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Clarinets a2

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Multitongue
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Contrabass clarinet

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto

    Contrabassoon

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto

    Cor anglais

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto

    Flute solo

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Long Harmonics
    • Long Hollow
    • Multitongue
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Marcato Sfz
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trills (Major 2nd)
    • Trills (Minor 2nd)

    Flutes a2

    • Legato Slurred
    • Legato Detache
    • Long
    • Long Flutter Tongued
    • Long Harmonics
    • Long Hollow
    • Long Overblown
    • Multitongue
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Marcato Sfz
    • Short Overblown
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trills (Major 2nd)
    • Trills (Minor 2nd)

    Oboe solo

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Multitongue
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Oboes a2

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)

    Piccolo flute

    • Legato
    • Long
    • Long Flutter
    • Long Harmonics
    • Multitongue
    • Short Marcato
    • Short Staccato
    • Short Tenuto
    • Trill (Major 2nd)
    • Trill (Minor 2nd)


    Mics & mixes

    Mics

    • C - Close
    • T - Tree
    • A - Ambient
    • O - Outriggers
    • Cr - Close Ribbon
    • St - Stereo Pair
    • G - Gallery

    Stereo mixes

    • F - Fine
    • M - Medium
    • B - Broad

    Testimonials

    Spitfire Audio’s beautiful-sounding orchestral palette will lead you to new worlds of colour and texture.

    John Powell Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Quadrilogy

    Air Studios is one of the most unique and inspiring acoustic environments in the world.

    Trevor Morris Vikings, The Tutors, Immortals

    Their libraries are beautifully recorded at Air and full of character.

    Simon Rhodes 1917, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Skyfall

    I haven't heard anything to compare with their realism.

    Nicholas Hooper Harry Potter, Land of The Tiger and Andes to Amazon

    FAQs

    What’s in Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds?

    Your definitive all in one Symphonic Woodwinds package, played by some of the world’s best musicians and recorded in The Hall at AIR Studios, London. It includes piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon, plus three mic positions - Close, Tree & Ambient - for extra control.


    What’s in Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds Professional?

    Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds Pro strengthens the patches from SSW, adding alternative (ALT) selections of Close Ribbon (Cr), Stereo Pair (St) and Gallery (G) signals, as well as the inclusion of Outrigger signals to the common CTA, creating CTAO for the ‘classic’ Spitfire setup. On top of this we offer the Fine (F), Medium (M) and Broad (B) stereo mixes, mixed by Jake Jackson, for instant great sounding mixes, with low CPU/RAM usage. This expansion contains over 167.26GB of additional content to help you make the most of Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds.

    Further detail on the extended array of signals is provided here.

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    Tech specs

    Mac system requirements

    Mac OS X 10.10 to OS 12

    Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM

    Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM

    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

    ~72504 samples

    476.98 GB disk space required during install

    238.5 GB download size

    Too large to download? Choose hard drive delivery at checkout


    Kontakt player

    Kontakt Full or Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher

    Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds Professional sounds great with…