Spitfire Audio Spitfire Studio Woodwinds

Your Creativity, Your Control

Spitfire Studio Woodwinds is the third and final release in our vital Spitfire Studio Orchestra range.

Spitfire's ambition was to create an incredibly versatile pro-end dry stage sample library, and by choosing the crisp and vibrant setting of AIR Studio One - a smaller, more controllable space than the opulent Lyndhurst Hall - Spitfire offer fellow composers a woodwind library that captures every grain in depth and detail.

As with our other Studio libraries, we offer you a wide range of instruments from the section - from the guttural depths of the bassoon to the gleaming sounds of the piccolo.

With solo or section performances, choose from an abundant range of articulations, and realise the detail of your music with rips, key noise FX, swells, and sforzandi.

Boasting the widest emotional range of performance in pin-sharp detail, Spitfire Studio Woodwinds will breathe new life in to your orchestra.

The Final Chapter

Two years in the making, Studio Woodwinds is the third section of our new Studio orchestral libraries.

It has all the treasured Spitfire hallmarks: A-list London session players, the best instruments and an unparalleled signal path recorded to tape by Grammy award-winning engineer Simon Rhodes - in a room perfectly suited to capturing the granular detail and velvet sonority of the woodwind family.

As with Spitfire's existing symphonic and chamber libraries, they have applied a "no stone unturned" approach: an encyclopaedia of articulations, dynamic layers and round-robins for seamless, nuanced realism.

Studio Woodwinds is available in two versions: Spitfire Studio Woodwinds and Spitfire Studio Woodwinds Professional.

Spitfire Studio Woodwinds takes you straight to the section's roots for instant results: 143 articulations across 11 instruments, including 7 solo - all recorded to a Decca tree rig featuring Schoeps microphones.

This peerless detail and control extends to the articulations, which fulfil all the traditional requirements, but include extended techniques such as Multitongue, Air and Key FX, staccatissimo and swells.

Instantly usable, and immediately musical, whatever stage you are at.

Spitfire Studio Woodwinds Professional offers you all of this, plus extra instruments and our full range of mic positions.

Spitfire users now have a comprehensive range of orchestral manoeuvres.

We believe Studio Woodwinds suits users of our existing Lyndhurst Hall ranges as an essential sonic alternative, suitable for the widest range of musical settings and ready for your own favourite reverbs and FX.

With the versatility we have engineered into this library, we have no doubt that Spitfire Studio Woodwinds will be a cherished part of your music-making over the next decade.

Recorded by Simon Rhodes

Simon Rhodes was an obvious choice for our entirely new Studio Orchestra range  -  a microphone magician with multiple Grammy awards to his name, and a senior engineer at Abbey Road Studios.

Simon has worked at the highest level in film so score recording, having been James Horner's go-to engineer for 18 years.

Blockbustermovies such as Avatar, Skyfall and Spectre have also had the Rhodes treatment.

"For the Spitfire Studio Woodwinds sessions, the approach echoes what we did with the Studio Strings and Brass, so there is complete consistency between the libraries. The main Schoeps mics were the same, and I captured two flavours of spots."

For more mic positions and two curated mixes, check out the Professional edition of the library.

The Overview Panel

This is the main interface for melodic instruments.

Its default view displays all available playing techniques, has a simple microphone mixer and includes the main feature controllers.

General Controls Panel

This view allows further in-depth control of the instrument, showing all available signals and feature controllers, as well as the ability to purge techniques from memory to reduce system usage.

The Ostinatum

In this view you can add notes to a pattern sequencer, select which key it triggers on and then play for instant ostinato creation.

It's like an arpeggiator on a synthesizer.

Instruments
Piccolo Flute
Flute Solo
Flutes a3
Alto Flute
Clarinet Solo
Clarinets a3
Bass Clarinet
Oboe Solo
Oboes a3
Bassoon Solo
Bassoons a3
Extended techniques
Piccolo Flute - Core techniques
Piccolo Flute - Decorative techniques
Flute Solo - Core techniques
Flute Solo - Decorative techniques
Flutes a3 - Core techniques
Flutes a3 - Decorative techniques
Alto Flute - Core techniques
Alto Flute - Decorative techniques
Clarinet Solo - Core techniques
Clarinet Solo - Decorative techniques
Clarinets a3 - Core techniques
Clarinets a3 - Decorative techniques
Bass Clarinet - Core techniques
Bass Clarinet - Decorative techniques
Oboe Solo - Core techniques
Oboe Solo - Decorative techniques
Oboes a3 - Core techniques
Oboes a3 - Decorative techniques
Bassoon Solo - Core techniques
Bassoon Solo - Decorative techniques
Bassoons a3 - Core techniques
Individual articulations
Piccolo flute
Piccolo Flute - Falls
Piccolo Flute - FX 1 Keynoise
Piccolo Flute - FX 2 Air
Piccolo Flute - Long Flutter
Piccolo Flute - Long Hollow
Piccolo Flute - Long Sfz
Piccolo Flute - Long
Piccolo Flute - Multitongue
Piccolo Flute - Rips
Piccolo Flute - Short Marcato
Piccolo Flute - Short Staccatissimo
Piccolo Flute - Short Staccato
Piccolo Flute - Short Tenuto
Piccolo Flute - Swell
Piccolo Flute - Trill (Major 2nd)
Piccolo Flute - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Flute solo
Flute solo - Falls
Flute Solo - FX 1 Keynoise
Flute Solo - FX 2 Air
Flute Solo - Long Flutter
Flute Solo - Long Hollow
Flute Solo - Long Sfz
Flute Solo - Long
Flute Solo - Multitongue
Flute Solo - Rips
Flute Solo - Short Marcato
Flute Solo - Short Staccatissimo
Flute Solo - Short Staccato
Flute Solo - Short Tenuto
Flute Solo - Swell
Flute Solo - Trill (Major 2nd)
Flute Solo - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Flutes a3
Flutes a3 - Falls
Flutes a3 - FX 1 Keynoise
Flutes a3 - FX 2 Air
Flutes a3 - Long Flutter
Flutes a3 - Long Hollow
Flutes a3 - Long Sfz
Flutes a3 - Long
Flutes a3 - Multitongue
Flutes a3 - Rips
Flutes a3 - Short Marcato
Flutes a3 - Short Staccatissimo
Flutes a3 - Short Staccato
Flutes a3 - Short Tenuto
Flutes a3 - Swell
Flutes a3 - Trill (Major 2nd)
Flutes a3 - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Alto flute
Alto Flute - Falls
Alto Flute - FX 1 Keynoise
Alto Flute - FX 2 Air
Alto Flute - Long Flutter
Alto Flute - Long Hollow
Alto Flute - Long Sfz
Alto Flute - Long
Alto Flute - Multitongue
Alto Flute - Rips
Alto Flute - Short Marcato
Alto Flute - Short Staccatissimo
Alto Flute - Short Staccato
Alto Flute - Short Tenuto
Alto Flute - Swell
Alto Flute - Trill (Major 2nd)
Alto Flute - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Clarinet solo
Clarinet Solo - Long Flutter
Clarinet Solo - Long Sfz
Clarinet Solo - Long
Clarinet Solo - Multitongue
Clarinet Solo - Short Marcato
Clarinet Solo - Short Staccato
Clarinet Solo - Short Tenuto
Clarinet Solo - Swell
Clarinet Solo - Trill (Major 2nd)
Clarinet Solo - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Clarinets a3
Clarinets a3 - Long Flutter
Clarinets a3 - Long Sfz
Clarinets a3 - Long
Clarinets a3 - Multitongue
Clarinets a3 - Short Marcato
Clarinets a3 - Short Staccato
Clarinets a3 - Short Tenuto
Clarinets a3 - Swell
Clarinets a3 - Trill (Major 2nd)
Clarinets a3 - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Bass clarinet
Bass Clarinet - Long Flutter
Bass Clarinet - Long Sfz
Bass Clarinet - Long
Bass Clarinet - Multitongue
Bass Clarinet - Short Marcato
Bass Clarinet - Short Staccato
Bass Clarinet - Short Tenuto
Bass Clarinet - Swell
Oboe solo
Oboe Solo - Falls
Oboe Solo - Long Sfz
Oboe Solo - Long
Oboe Solo - Multitongue
Oboe Solo - Rips
Oboe Solo - Short Marcato
Oboe Solo - Short Staccatissimo
Oboe Solo - Short Staccato
Oboe Solo - Short Tenuto
Oboe Solo - Swell
Oboe Solo - Trill (Major 2nd)
Oboe Solo - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Oboes a3
Oboes a3 - Long Sfz
Oboes a3 - Long
Oboes a3 - Multitongue
Oboes a3 - Short Marcato
Oboes a3 - Short Staccatissimo
Oboes a3 - Short Staccato
Oboes a3 - Short Tenuto
Oboes a3 - Swell
Oboes a3 - Trill (Major 2nd)
Oboes a3 - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Bassoon solo
Bassoon Solo - Long Flutter
Bassoon Solo - Long Sfz
Bassoon Solo - Long
Bassoon Solo - Multitongue
Bassoon Solo - Short Marcato
Bassoon Solo - Short Staccato
Bassoon Solo - Short Tenuto
Bassoon Solo - Swell
Bassoon Solo - Trill (Major 2nd)
Bassoon Solo - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Bassoons a3
Bassoons a3 - Long Sfz
Bassoons a3 - Long
Bassoons a3 - Short Marcato
Bassoons a3 - Short Staccato
Bassoons a3 - Short Tenuto
Bassoons a3 - Swell
Bassoons a3 - Trill (Major 2nd)
Bassoons a3 - Trill (Minor 2nd)
Legato techniques
Piccolo Flute - Legato
Flute Solo - Legato
Flutes a3 - Legato
Alto Flute - Legato
Clarinet Solo - Legato
Clarinets a3 - Legato
Bass Clarinet - Legato
Oboe Solo - Legato
Oboes a3 - Legato
Bassoon Solo - Legato
Bassoons a3 - Legato
Other patches
Piccolo Flute - Economic Longs
Piccolo Flute - Economic Shorts
Piccolo Flute - Light resources
Piccolo Flute - Time machine
Flute Solo - Economic Longs
Flute Solo - Economic Shorts
Flute Solo - Light resources
Flute Solo - Time machine
Flutes a3 - Economic Longs
Flutes a3 - Economic Shorts
Flutes a3 - Light resources
Flutes a3 - Time machine
Alto Flute - Economic Longs
Alto Flute - Economic Shorts
Alto Flute - Light resources
Alto Flute - Time machine
Clarinet Solo - Economic Longs
Clarinet Solo - Economic Shorts
Clarinet Solo - Light resources
Clarinet Solo - Time machine
Clarinets a3 - Economic Longs
Clarinets a3 - Economic Shorts
Clarinets a3 - Light resources
Clarinets a3 - Time machine
Bass Clarinet - Economic Longs
Bass Clarinet - Economic Shorts
Bass Clarinet - Light resources
Bass Clarinet - Time machine
Oboe Solo - Economic Longs
Oboe Solo - Economic Shorts
Oboe Solo - Light resources
Oboe Solo - Time machine
Oboes a3 - Economic Longs
Oboes a3 - Economic Shorts
Oboes a3 - Light resources
Oboes a3 - Time machine
Bassoon Solo - Economic Longs
Bassoon Solo - Economic Shorts
Bassoon Solo - Light resources
Bassoon Solo - Time machine
Bassoons a3 - Economic Longs
Bassoons a3 - Economic Shorts
Bassoons a3 - Light resources
Bassoons a3 - Time machine

Mics & Mixes

Mics

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