Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets

Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets

16th January 2025

Introducing Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets, the year's first addition to the Abbey Road Orchestra sample library made with Spitfire Audio.

Available in Professional and Core editions, our brand-new library offers cutting-edge legatos, rich articulations and stunning realism.

Experience the unparalleled sound of a world-class Clarinets a2 section, recorded here in Studio One by Abbey Road senior engineer Simon Rhodes.
 
 
Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets Professional offers a comprehensive collection of 22 articulations for anyone’s compositional needs as a virtual instrument that sets a new standard for the sound of the clarinet in the digital age. As such, seven technologically advanced legato techniques — including EXTENDED techniques that are the most advanced patches ever created by Spitfire Audio, such as accented MARCATO (performed with a strong accented front to the note, presented as a shorter note length than STACCATO with the option of timed release triggers) and ‘soft swell’ entries for single long notes triggered by key velocity — work with stupendous sampling depth to provide unparalleled expression and realism.

Clarinets Pro curated mic signals for microscopic mix control, including two hand-crafted mix signals by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer extraordinaire Simon Rhodes, resulting in an exquisitely authentic clarinet sound that embodies the timeless essence of Studio One.
 
 
For those who do not need the tweak-ability of all those 16 signals or extended playability. Please welcome Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets Core to the production table. This virtual instrument offers 13 key articulations and playing styles; indeed, its LYRICAL LEGATO and PERFORMANCE LEGATO, wide selection of longs and shorts, and control over a variety of articulations allow users to create both intimate and epic soundscapes.

Spitfire co-founder Paul Thomson says:

“As a clarinetist since childhood, I’m a discerning user, but I could never hope to match the sound of the players in these recordings myself. Moreover, the way that the library has been assembled by the team at Spitfire Audio, it works for virtuosic section playing and that expressive task of the clarinets, as well as giving you a tight, percussive, short note attack. And, besides, these players are among the best in the world and now you can have them play your music.”

Explore Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets Professional,Abbey Road Orchestra: Clarinets Core and
all the other libraries available at spitfireaudio.com
 
 

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