Spitfire Audio Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion Core (Digital product)

Spitfire Audio Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion Core captures the vibrant and intricate world of high-end orchestral percussion, recorded in the legendary Abbey Road Studio One. This Core version offers the full suite of instruments, techniques, and articulations, focused on one essential microphone mix that locks the incredible, cinematic sound of Abbey Road Studio One into your grooves.

Engineered by GRAMMY_x0017_4 Award-winning engineer Simon Rhodes, known for his work on blockbuster scores like Skyfall and Avatar, and performed by virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess (Black Panther, The Avengers, The Batman), this library delivers unmatched realism and expressiveness. Every instrument is recorded with multiple playing techniques and dynamic layers, ensuring natural and responsive performances.

This collection includes an extensive palette of 62 percussive instruments and 391 articulations, featuring discrete right and left-hand performances. It covers a wide range of playing styles, including mallets, brushes, sticks, hammers, bowed cymbals, scrapes, and superball drags, allowing composers to add nuanced rhythmic textures to their music.

The Core version focuses on one essential microphone mix to provide the iconic sound of Abbey Road Studio One with clarity and depth, locking it into your productions effortlessly.

• 62 percussive instruments covering orchestral and contemporary hybrid scoring essentials
• 391 articulations with right and left-hand performances
• Up to 11 dynamic layers and 16 round robins per instrument for natural realism
• Multiple playing techniques including mallets, brushes, sticks, hammers, bowed cymbals, scrapes, and more
• Authentic performance features like Soft Takeover, Two-Handed Layout, Right/Left Mapping, and Voice Choking
• Recorded in Abbey Road Studio One with 16 microphone signals per instrument