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Review: Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional by Spitfire Audio

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Hey folks,

I just wanted to share our review of Spitfire Audio's latest addition to the Abbey Road Orchestra range: Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos. We had a chance to check out the Professional edition of the sample library and shared our thoughts about its sound, features, and functions in a comprehensive review.

Below is just an excerpt of the review, you can find the full article on our Epicomposer blog.



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OVERVIEW​

Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional features a section of 10 cello players. They were recorded recorded in-situ (at their position in the symphonic orchestra), by veteran sound engineer Simon Rhodes.

As with the previous 1st Violins module, this new sample library ships in 2 editions: Core and Professional. Both editions share similar techniques with the same sampling depth in many common articulations. The main difference between the two – apart from the lower entry price of Core – is that Core has only one mic signal option (Simon Rhodes’ ‘Mix 1’), while Professional offers 16 signal options. The Professional version also includes extra techniques labeled ‘Extended’ and additional legato content.

Since I am reviewing the Professional edition of Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos today, let’s look at some of its key features:

  • 8 advanced legato techniques
  • Extended patches featuring alternative attacks
  • Controllable vibrato
  • An extensive set of articulations featuring flautando, tremolo, trills, spiccatos, marcatos and many more
  • 16 microphone signals
With all this, Abbey Road Orchestra: Cellos Professional requires a hefty 93 GB of hard drive space once installed.

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Thank you and have a wonderful day,
Martin @ Epicomposer.com
 
I think AR cello's is a great product. Although I regret my purchase. Not because the product is bad, but because the sound just doesn't click with me for some reason. I should've known because I had the same with the AROOF expansions.
 
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I thing AR cello's are a great product. Although I regret my purchase. Not because the product is bad, but because the sound just doesn't click with me for some reason. I should've known because I had the same with the AROOF expansions.
I found that the out-of-the-box AR sound works better for some applications than it does for others. I think it excels with slower-moving, cinematic music but you would have to put in quite a bit of additional processing and EQing to make it work in a more stylized, trailer-music kind of vibe. Having 16 mic positions to choose from is probably way too much for most scoring scenarios, but I found you can really shape the sound to your liking by blending different positions into each other.
 
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