Spitfire Audio Abbey Road Orchestra: Metal Percussion Core
Orchestral Percussion Virtual Instrument
Rhythms Forged In The Furnace
Inject a metallic edge into your orchestral compositions.
This library not only delivers traditional metals from the orchestral palette, but includes the resonant clang of anvils, the shimmering brilliance of bowed cymbals, the otherworldly textures of waterphones, and of course a range of cowbells, agogos, guira and more.
Meticulously recorded with a variety of beaters and techniques, Metal Percussion captures the unique character and full dynamic range of each instrument.
Dive into the gritty world of oil drums, trash cans, and scaffold poles, or explore the delicate shimmer of temple bowls and wind chimes.
Whether you're crafting cinematic soundscapes, industrial sound design, or adding a unique rhythmic layer to your music, this library provides a wealth of metallic textures and articulations to create everything from sharp, percussive hits to lush, atmospheric textures.
With a microphone mix masterfully engineered by GRAMMY-Award-winner Simon Rhodes in the legendary space of Abbey Road Studio One, and performed by world-renowned percussionist Joby Burgess, Metal Percussion Core elevates your rhythms with a gorgeous room sound and exceptionally detailed sampling.
Rhythmic Fundamentals
To further enhance your creative workflow, this product includes a free MIDI pack of essential drum rudiments.
These building blocks of percussion technique are programmed specifically for Abbey Road Orchestra Percussion, leveraging the intuitive right/left hand mapping for authentic performance.
Drag and drop these rudiments into your compositions at any tempo, and freely edit them within your DAW, adding realistic drum techniques with ease.
Heavy Metals
Expertly captured by Simon Rhodes (Avatar, The Banshees of Inisherin), Metal Percussion encapsulates a thoughtfully curated collection of versatile and diverse percussive instruments.
Inclusive of both classic orchestral staples, such as a variety of cymbals and crashes, and more eclectic cinematic sounds and texture, such as the Oil Drum, Waterphone and Giant Crasher, this library truly inspires organic composition.
Hand selected by world renowned percussionist Joby Burgess the majority of these instruments come from his personal collection - which has been used extensively on major Hollywood productions - and offers true diversity.
Whether you're looking for the delicacy of Bells and Chimes, the roaring sounds of the Thundersheet or something more abstract like the variety of textural elements played on the Oil Drum, this library layers and combines beautifully to spark your imagination and inspire your own patches and creations.
Features
- 58 instruments
- 409 articulations
- 1 microphone mix
- Cinematic and alternative sounds
Studio One: Icon of the Past, Innovator for the Future
Host to celebrated classical recordings from Elgar and Prokofiev, as well as iconic film scores from The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, and the more recent releases ofAvengers: End Game, Black Panther and Tar, Studio One needs no introduction.
Home to one of the greatest in-house collections of vintage and modern microphones, and a unique and comprehensive surround monitor section, Studio One is the perfect setting for our meticulously planned recording sessions.
Spitfire's aim is to work with the best to deliver you the world's most detailed sampling orchestra, and Abbey Road - one of the most in-demand recording studios in the film scoring landscape - was the perfect space to make this happen.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.15 Catalina and above
- Officially supported up to MacOS 14 Sonoma
- Windows 10 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
- 8GB RAM or more (16GB or more recommended)
- 9GB free storage space
- Includes 2 activations per license
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, and VST3
User Manual
