Are you going to use these sounds for a professional film score? Short answer, no. But you have far fewer articulations, mic positions and general adaptability. This sample library sounds great! The sounds are the same sounds as found in the more expensive BBCSO Core and Professional library. I am able to afford the $49, so I went ahead and got the new “BBC Discover” immediately. So it’s quite exciting that a few weeks ago Spitfire released a version of this for only $49 USD, or you can get it for free if you fill out a survey for them and are prepared to wait two weeks for a download code. However, it’s price is likely out of the range of high schools and students. It was quickly becoming one of the ‘go to’ sample libraries for orchestral music composers. Last year they released their excellent BBC Symphony Orchestra sample library. But Spitfire have now just released what is probably one of the most amazing deals I’ve ever seen for composition software. These are all excellent solutions for composing on a laptop. While audio software has never been cheaper (Logic Pro is only around $250 which is a bargain considering I paid over $1000 for it when I first got it… and even then it was worth every cent), I am constantly trying to find good options for students that don’t cost anything.Įarlier in the year I wrote about free composition software highlighting free orchestral sounds from Project Sam, the Spitfire Labs, Waveform by Tracktion and Native Instruments Kontakt Start. I have spent a lot of time trying to find free composition and mixing software for my students.

Orchestra library software