We join forces with BAFTA-winning Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Kiasmos, Erased Tapes) to record an all-star ensemble performing his latest set of awe-inspiring evolutions. The 4,3,3,3,3 ensemble of British players (Violin I + II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass), led by long-term collaborator Viktor Orri Árnason, perform a range of fragile yet warm beautifully evolving phrases, recorded at the world famous Hall at AIR Studios, London.
Using our Evo Grid technology, this library makes it easy to create sophisticated chamber strings music from the most simplistic of arrangements – just a few sustained notes is all you need to write inspiring dynamic textures.
We also introduce Waves: a brand new innovation featuring notes that move along a wave-like dynamic arc, appearing from nothing, swelling, and then dying away again to nothing. These are accessible via our classic interface, in various styles and lengths.
Following the release of Symphonic Strings Evolutions, we were keen to explore what was possible with a chamber ensemble. We recruited Ólafur Arnalds as a collaborator, and the results are truly exceptional. Capturing the detail of individual players, the library has a greater intimacy than its symphonic sibling, yet with enough power to hold its own in scores and compositions.
As with his first Evolutions product, Ólafur worked closely with long-time collaborator and violinist, Viktor Orri Árnason, who led an ensemble made up of 16 of the best British players.
As with many Spitfire libraries, we returned to the iconic Hall at AIR Studios. Scores such as Dunkirk, The Beauty and the Beast, Wonder Woman and Paddington 2 were recorded there recently, as well as classics such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The Dark Knight and Gladiator. We captured the ensemble with several mics and mixes: Close, Stereo Pair, Tree and Ambient, enlisting only the best classic high-end microphones – all fed through the one-of-a-kind Neve console to Pro Tools and ¼” tape.
Described by Ólafur as “a sample you can play for three minutes that’ll never sound the same”, evolutions have become widely adopted amongst the composer community as the most effective means of easily writing music that is able to subtly change over time without variation in melodic content. Further to that, the ability to generate randomised evolutions allows for unexpected results that are inspirational in their own right.
This library features two new evolution innovations courtesy of Ólafur:
— Feathering: only half of the players performing at any one time. This allows you to play different chords and still hear the detail of the players.
— Waves: one of Ólafur’s signature sounds are crescendo-diminuendos, so in order to save manually drawing these in or using a fader, a range of pre-recorded “Waves” have been recorded for instant satisfaction.
鼓舞人心的弦乐纹理
我们与获得BAFTA奖的冰岛作曲家ÓlafurArnalds(Broadchurch，Kiasmos，Erased Tapes)携手合作，录制全明星合奏，展现他最新的令人敬畏的演变。由长期合作者Viktor OrriÁrnason带领的4,3,3,3,3英国乐团(小提琴I + II，中提琴，大提琴，低音提琴)演奏了一系列脆弱但温暖而优美的演化短语在伦敦AIR Studios举世闻名的大厅。
使用我们的Evo Grid技术，该库使您可以通过最简单的安排轻松创建复杂的室内弦音乐-编写动感十足的动态纹理只需要几个持续的音符即可。
我们还介绍了Waves：一项崭新的创新技术，其音符沿着波浪状的动态弧线移动，从无到有出现，膨胀，然后再次消失为无。可通过我们经典的界面访问这些样式，样式和长度各异。
随着《交响弦乐的进化》的发行，我们热衷于探索室内合奏的可能性。我们招募了ÓlafurArnalds作为合作者，其结果确实是出色的。捕捉个人演奏者的细节，该图书馆比其交响乐同胞具有更大的亲密感，同时又具有足够的力量来保持自己的乐谱和作品。
与他的第一个Evolution产品一样，Ólafur与长期合作者和小提琴家Viktor OrriÁrnason紧密合作，后者领导了由16名英国最佳演奏家组成的乐团。
与许多Spitfire库一样，我们回到了AIR Studios的标志性大厅。最近录制了诸如《敦刻尔克》，《美女与野兽》，《神力女超人》和《帕丁顿2》等乐谱，以及诸如《哈利·波特与魔法石》，《黑暗骑士》和《角斗士》等经典乐曲。我们用几种麦克风和混音捕捉了该合奏：闭合，立体声对，树和环境，仅列出了最好的经典高端麦克风-全部通过一种Neve控制台馈送到Pro Tools和¼”磁带。
Ólafur将其描述为“您可以演奏三分钟的声音，听起来永远不会一样”，在作曲家社区中，进化已被广泛采用，是轻松编写音乐的最有效手段，它可以随时间微妙变化而不会变化旋律的内容。除此之外，生成随机进化的能力还可以带来意想不到的结果，这些结果本身就是鼓舞人心的。
该图书馆提供了Ólafur的两项新的进化创新：
-羽毛：任何时候只有一半的球员在比赛。这使您可以弹奏不同的和弦，并且仍能听到演奏者的细节。
— Waves：Ólafur的标志性声音之一是渐强音，因此为了节省手动绘制的声音或使用推子，已录制了一系列预先录制的“ Waves”，以使您立即满意。
