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Splice launches generative AI tools that fairly compensate sample creators

Variations creates five unique spins on a chosen sound, letting you specify a key and tempo and dial in a chosen level of complexity

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“For the first time, we’re moving beyond samples”: Splice unveils free plugin and virtual instrument platform with hundreds of free presets

INSTRUMENT features 1200+ multi-sampled presets built on sounds from Spitfire Audio, the British virtual instrument developer recently acquired by Splice

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"This isn't just a piano, it's the 1901 Steinway B heard across albums from Elton John, David Bowie, and Fleetwood Mac": Spitfire Audio's latest instrument captures the sound of the historic Strawberry Studios

Château Piano samples a 1901 Steinway B found in an 18th-century French manor house and residential studio beloved by '70s icons

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“Do something with it. Mangle it. You have to be ruthlessly objective": Trevor Horn on his sampling and drum machine production mindset

The legendary producer lowers his guard when quizzed about the 'golden era' of hi-tech music making

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Splice acquires Spitfire Audio in rumoured $50m deal

The two companies plan to work together on new products that "blend Spitfire Audio’s cinematic soundscapes and orchestral expertise with Splice’s sample catalog and AI-powered discovery engine"

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The obscure Andean instrument heard on The Last of Us' soundtrack is the star of Spitfire Audio's latest plugin

Ronroco by Gustavo Santaolalla captures the haunting sound of HBO's post-apocalyptic video game adaptation

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“The included sample content is not only unique but sonically amazing, as it always was”: Spitfire Audio BBC Radiophonic Workshop review

This long overdue curation of one of the most distinctive archives in Electronic Music history, finally brings Radiophonics to your DAW

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‘We’re projecting into the future’: sounds of BBC Radiophonic Workshop made available for public use

Software goes on sale that replicates the distinctive analogue sounds of celebrated unit where Doctor Who theme was created

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Spitfire Audio's latest instrument captures the sound of the Radiophonic Workshop, the hugely influential BBC department "purely for making bonkers noises"

BBC Radiophonic Workshop VST features a vast collection of recordings of vintage gear, tape loops, found sounds and archive material from the Workshop's four-decade history

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"People were always asking me, but I never used to tell them": Trevor Horn finally dishes out his sampling and drum machine tips in a new studio interview

The legendary producer lowers his guard when quizzed about the "golden era" of hi-tech music making

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Spitfire Audio’s Cells captures the beauty and unpredictability of Ólafur Arnalds' music in your DAW

This unique sample library doesn’t only provide stunning orchestral sounds - it simulates the sensation of having a string orchestra respond to your music in real time

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Spitfire Audio launches LABS+ subscription platform for samples - but LABS will remain free

LABS+ is launching with a new sample instrument focused on the sounds of amapiano

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Former Spitfire Audio CEO Will Evans on new music tech company Song Athletics: "We’re making tools for music-makers, but coming from a place of having a broader interest in sound and the love of music and recording"

Since launching in 2023, Song Athletics has released sample packs, a plugin and even a coffee range - but where is the brand headed next?

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Song Athletics releases its first plugin, a sampler "designed to help you find the joy in your one shot collection"

Simplicity is key in OSS, the debut plugin from ex-Spitfire Audio head Will Evans' recently launched Song Athletics brand

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How to design an ethereal ambient piano sound

Get the perfect atmospheric piano tone using a free plugin from Spitfire Audio with this easy step-by-step tutorial

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Spitfire Audio Albion Legacy, Loegria & Iceni review

These three classic libraries have been re-released but can these ancient-themed titles turn up any treasures? We get out our trowel

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Spitfire Audio Jupiter review

Spitfire Audio taps into the collection of one of the most iconic producers of the last 50 years. We find out whether it’s a gas or a pass…

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Want to sound like Trevor Horn? Spitfire Audio's new Jupiter sample library can help

Jupiter is a collection of drums, synths, piano, bass and FX recorded and produced in Horn's studio

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Spitfire Audio British Drama Toolkit: Brass and Reeds review

Whether you’re scoring a film or scouting for evocative textures, Spitfire has a dramatic new proposition to capture your imagination

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Classic keys on a budget: Get a grand piano for way less than a grand

Get an amazing grand piano sound without the cost – and space – of the real thing

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Spitfire Audio Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion review

Finding the perfect high-pitched bash for your cinematic or orchestral productions requires elbow grease. Spitfire is here to lend a hand

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Furby organ, lightsaber theremin and the 1000-oscillator synth: Look Mum No Computer on his 7 craziest musical inventions

Sam Battle talks us through seven of his most absurd and extraordinary musical machines

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Spitfire Audio has packed some of Look Mum No Computer’s finest ‘Obsolete Machines’ into a free LABS plugin

Look mum, it works on your computer

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The soundtrack composer's guide to music software

From expansive orchestral libraries to malleable atmosphere-carvers and thunderous impact engines, let us guide you through some of the best big-screen tailored tools around…

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Spitfire Audio Albion Colossus

Should the world ever entertain an Apocalypse, it’s great to know that we have the correct scoring tools to hand. Spitfire’s latest epic goes colossal!

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