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NEW: Spitfire Audio Albion ONE Logic Pro DAW Templates
Hello! Morgan here, community manager of the Spitfire Audio Forum. As a media composer, I have found it useful to create templates for each Albion edition to help kick-start my workflow on media that conforms to standard entertainment genres. The Albions are designed with specific genres in mind; Albion ONE offers a…
Spitfire Audio Forum - User Experience & Community Feedback Survey
Hello! Morgan here, community manager of the Spitfire Audio Forum. The following survey is designed to help us understand your experience with our Forum and to collect any feedback you might have. The data will aid us in our effort to make the Forum both an efficient support tool, and a user community that is welcoming,…
Bug Reporting & Issue Tracking
Hello everyone! For those that don't know, my name is Stewart and I manage the Technical Support side of the CX team here at Spitfire Audio. I'm here to clarify how we go about reporting bugs and issues within our products, and the process enacted by our Product and Engineering teams when they've been made aware of issues.…
BBC Template Updates
Hello everyone, We've received reports recently that BBC no longer works with the most recent update when using the templates. This is unfortunately due to a bug within the most recent version of BBC. Our engineering team has created replacement plugins that will fix this issue, however, and are available for download from…
New Expression Maps/Articulation Sets for Spitfire Chamber Strings and beyond
Hi Everyone! My name is Josh and I'm on the CX team here at Spitfire Audio. As some of you may have noticed, we made a recent shift to stop using WeTransfer to host our download links, and as a result some of our old uploads are no longer available. Included in this was the Expression Maps for BBC, as well as some other…

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Sample Challenge
Hey there! I hope you all had a lovely summer. I wanted to let you know about a cool music challenge that my friends and I are doing. We're looking for new musicians to join us! Here's how it works: Every month, we choose a sample, and each artist composes a song using that sample. Then, we all get together at a music…
NEW: Spitfire Audio Albion ONE Logic Pro DAW Templates
Hello! Morgan here, community manager of the Spitfire Audio Forum. As a media composer, I have found it useful to create templates for each Albion edition to help kick-start my workflow on media that conforms to standard entertainment genres. The Albions are designed with specific genres in mind; Albion ONE offers a…
Updating Sample Pool in Spitfire Audio Player
Here is a video (starting at 27:08) from a professional composer stating how much she loves the sounds of Polaris, but how she finds it nearly unusable due to the player hogging her resources. She owns a super computer and does not have this problem with any other company. This is a problem across the board with most of…
HAMMERS - How to make drums more punchy?
Composing a film score, using the insane library that is HAMMERS but the drums themselves don't hit as hard as I would like them too. I've tried adjusting the velocity, and volume but to no avail. Any suggestions on how to make them punchier? could adding a low-end bass (e.g a sub bass) help to accentuate them?
Huge problems with Hans Zimmer Piano
Hello there, when I play on my Hans Zimmer Piano in Kontakt, i very frequently get missing sounds when I play several chords in a row. Some keys are randomly missing. What is this and how can I fix it? Thank you,

Latest Questions

I can't for the life of me remember how to load/play instruments in Standalone Mode :P
Hello all! I am feeling dumb atm. I cannot remember how to load/play my instruments in Standalone Mode. It's been a while since I've fired up my Spitfires, and would love to use them again! When I click on an instrument (say Studio Woodwinds or Labs) I just get the Main screen, but no way to play them. I simply get the…
Why are the instruments not installing correctly? (Windows 11)
I've been trying to install instruments on my computer to use them on Ableton but I keep getting this error: 2023-09-23 14:38:46.383497 [39276] [E] Privileged Unzip Error I looked at the Spitfire folders and the files for the instruments are there in both Patches and Presets but only two instruments have files in "Samples".
Help, what is the right install location?
Hello, So eariler I installed the Albion one library, but for some reason, it did not appear in my logic pro x's AU instrument nor plugin management list, so I deleted everything and re-installing it, but it keeps showing Error Assessing install location. HELP Thanks.
NKS2 - what will be Spitfire's approach?
With the imminent release of new Komplete S Mark 3 keyboards (49, 61 & 88 keys) Native Instruments are about to release NKS2 via Komplete Kontrol and Kontakt. What will be Spitfire's approach to updating their own app libraries and ensuring that Kontakt based libraries are fully compatible?
Some of my plugins show 0 voices and no sound is heard
So, for instance Violas seem ok, but Violins seem to be getting the notes because I can see the virtual keyboard changing, but voices are 0 and no sound comes out. Downloaded all new BBS SO yesterday, reset ... Using Logic X latest version Thanks

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NEW: Spitfire Audio Albion ONE Logic Pro DAW Templates

Announcement 88 views 3 comments 2 points Most recent by tonester September 27DAW Templates
Spitfire Audio Forum - User Experience & Community Feedback Survey

Announcement 90 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Morgan (she/they) September 15General
Bug Reporting & Issue Tracking

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BBC Template Updates

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New Expression Maps/Articulation Sets for Spitfire Chamber Strings and beyond

Announcement 328 views 5 comments 5 points Most recent by Donkey_Oaty August 1DAW Templates
Error#4 After BBC Symphony Orchestra v1.7.0 Update

Announcement 732 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by aldous July 9General
OUT NOW: ABBEY ROAD ORCHESTRA - LOW PERCUSSION

Announcement 1.2K views 23 comments 0 points Most recent by calebjtoth July 1Abbey Road Series
Now Apple Silicon Compatible - Woodwind Evolutions v1.2.52

Announcement 82 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by KeithCocker123 May 26General
Now Apple Silicon Compatible - Fragile String Evolutions v1.2.48

Announcement 51 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Charlie@Spitfire May 25 General
🌉 Getting Started on Your BRIDGERTON Scoring Competition Submission ✏️

Announcement 1.2K views 26 comments 0 points Most recent by Manuel May 15Bridgerton Scoring Competition
Hans Zimmer Strings update - v1.4.6

Announcement 319 views 0 comments 2 points Started by Stewart May 11 General
Symphonic Motions update - v1.1.5

Announcement 292 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by David Howden April 23General
OUT NOW! British Drama Toolkit — Brass & Reeds

Announcement 101 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Gabrielle March 16 General
🌉 Share Your BRIDGERTON Score 📽

Announcement 16.9K views 578 comments 10 points Most recent by Lars57 March 16Bridgerton Scoring Competition
Now M1 Compatible: Eric Whitacre Choir

Announcement 563 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by aldous March 15Artist Libraries
OUT NOW: Abbey Road Orchestra High Percussion 🥁

Announcement 135 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by FreedomRingsStudio March 7General
Albion Colossus v1.0.5 Update (Plugin version 1.0.7) - NKS Compatibility

Announcement 221 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Charlie@Spitfire March 2 General
Hammers v1.1.22 update

Announcement 155 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Charlie@Spitfire February 10 General
Random Acts of Kindness ❤️

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Greetings from the Spitfire Audio Forum!

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OUT NOW - Xtended Vox by Lea Bertucci

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Winter Sale - NOW LIVE!❄️

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Winter Sale Guide

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Updates to Symphonic Brass and Symphonic Woodwinds

Announcement 557 views 5 comments 2 points Most recent by Stewart December 2022Symphonic, Chamber, and Solo Series
🌉 Netflix's BRIDGERTON Scoring Competition FAQ 💬

Announcement 3.3K views 73 comments 1 point Most recent by Morgan (she/they) December 2022Bridgerton Scoring Competition
NEW: Composer Income Survey!

Announcement 695 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Morgan (she/they) December 2022 Fees, Royalties, & Income
Your Guide To The Black Weekend 📖

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Composer Clash & £10k Giveaway! 🎉

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Now Apple Silicon Compatible - BT Phobos

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NOW LIVE: The Black Weekend 🚨

Announcement 172 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Spitfire Audio November 2022 General
Can not open Spitfire Audio App on Mac

Answered 76 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by ppc_spitfire22 September 27General
Error Installing Helper on macOS catalina

Answered 530 views 19 comments 0 points Most recent by ppc_spitfire22 September 27General
I can't for the life of me remember how to load/play instruments in Standalone Mode :P

Answered ✓ 35 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Magiskeld September 27LABS
Orchestra disappearing when installing Piano

Answered 46 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by FreddyP99 September 27BBC Symphony Orchestra
Abbey Road 1rst Violins

17 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by KeithCocker123 September 27Abbey Road Series
abbey road 2 slow laod time

Answered ✓ 687 views 31 comments 1 point Most recent by stefanbreitbach September 27Abbey Road Series
Sample Challenge

27 views 1 comment 2 points Most recent by Peter Satera September 26General
LABS show instruments are not installed when they are (or have been!)

Answered 361 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by carlcaulkett September 26Tech Talk
NKS2 - what will be Spitfire's approach?

Answered 30 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by KeithCocker123 September 26Tech Talk
More attack and articulation on BBC Discovery

Answered ✓ 479 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Donkey_Oaty September 25BBC Symphony Orchestra
Built-in reverb's pre-delay is too long (BBCSO incl. Piano)

20 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Faizan September 25 BBC Symphony Orchestra
Best way to handle installation on two computers?

Answered 2.9K views 4 comments 1 point Most recent by Morgan (she/they) September 25Software Help
Hiss in BBC SO Piano Pro "Out" mics in C5-F5

17 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by David Howden September 25BBC Symphony Orchestra
Silent Majority - Christian Henson Case - E X P R E S S I O N

1.5K views 12 comments 8 points Most recent by leegee September 24General
What do I need to do with zpreset files?

Answered 21 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Donkey_Oaty September 23LABS
Why are the instruments not installing correctly? (Windows 11)

Question 10 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Lex September 23 LABS
Help, what is the right install location?

Question 14 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Hyena September 23 Tech Talk
Fantasy inspired piece made with Intimate strings, Epic Choir and BBC Core

59 views 6 comments 1 point Most recent by Voltimand September 22Share Your Music
Noises in BBCSO Pro Samples As Well?

31 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by victor_noagbodji September 21BBC Symphony Orchestra
Some of my plugins show 0 voices and no sound is heard

Question 18 views 0 comments 0 points Started by jerryjonas3 September 21 BBC Symphony Orchestra
Updating Sample Pool in Spitfire Audio Player

14 views 0 comments -1 point Started by Lee Michael September 17 Software Help
Email marketing errors

11 views 0 comments 0 points Started by AmbientNun909 September 16 General
Reverb and what direction to take

13 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by JHB September 163rd Party Plugins
BBCSO Core and Labs Hanging Notes

1.1K views 21 comments 0 points Most recent by Danix78 September 16BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde (1912 silent film) Music made with Solo Strings, Frozen Strings and BBCSO Core

2 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Voltimand September 15 Share Your Music
BBCSO CORE & CHAMBER STRINGS ESSENTIAL

17 views 0 comments 0 points Started by micwarren21 September 14 BBC Symphony Orchestra
Contemporary Drama Toolkit - "Missing" patch

Answered 24 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Morgan (she/they) September 14Other Spitfire Audio Products
BBC SO Tubular Bells range

Answered ✓ 36 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Morgan (she/they) September 14BBC Symphony Orchestra
Hecate

2 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Sebastien Angel September 14 Share Your Music
An alternative view of the BBC SO Layout.

65 views 3 comments 4 points Most recent by Baby_Model_Berg September 14BBC Symphony Orchestra

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