Sound On Sound magazine | Recording The Abbey Road Orchestra - Chapter Two @soundonsound | Uploaded 5 months ago | Updated 11 hours ago
Our exclusive four-part video documentary series goes behind the scenes of one of the most detailed orchestral sample libraries ever made. In Chapter Two, we join the SPITFIRE AUDIO team and engineer Simon Rhodes on a deep dive into one of the most epic orchestral projects of all time: sampling the cream of London's string, brass, woodwind and percussion players in Abbey Road Studio One.

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Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
02:18 - Fluidity of modern orchestral recordings
05:24 - Paying precise attention to detail
07:04 - What does a producer do on a session like this?
09:17 - Musicianship and using section leaders
10:46 - How does a sample library session differ for a musician?
12:39 - Working to a plan and maximising quality

Video Credits

Director/Producer: Aine O'Flaherty
Director of Photography/ Editor/ Audio Post Production: Ben K Adams
Animator/ Assistant Camera Op: Olly Wiggins
Sound Recordist: Curtis Elvidge
Composer: Homay Schmitz

Watch Chapter One
youtu.be/E5tazmSGV6U

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