Spitfire Audio Spitfire Appassionatta Strings - Download

Infuse your music with more passion than ever before with the best-sounding, most alive string legato sound available today. Ushering in the next generation of highly-detailed string legatos, Spitfire Appassionata Strings has been recorded using their new "Impulse Legato" technique - the culmination of years of intensive research and development at Spitfire Audio HQ. Delivering flowing and emotive lines, these new legatos offer perfectly balanced vibrato, enabling composers to intuitively write in a beautiful, soaring melodic style in stunning detail.

Referencing the aesthetic of classic melodies from the scores of composers like John Williams and Thomas Newman, this medium-sized string band (8,6,6,6,4) delivers a highly sought-after style of performance, with stunningly-realistic rebowing. Crafted from years of sampling experience, Spitfire Appassionata Strings is your ultimate companion for writing with intention, emotion and - most of all - passion.

Features

• 30 top London string players
• 5 discrete dynamic levels (pp, mp, mf, f, ff) with 4 Round Robin Impulse Attacks
• Slurred and Bowed Legato intervals with up to 3 dynamic levels
• A unique and intense Sul I available for the Violins 1, Violins 2 and Cellos
• Multiple Hairpin types
• 11 professional signals, featuring 4 expertly engineered mixes and 7 mic positions
• Mic positions: Close, Tree, Ambient, Outrigger, Close Ribbons, Stereo Room, Mids
• Recorded in situ using priceless valve and ribbon mics
• Neve Montserrat Pre-amps into a Neve 88R desk
• Recorded digitally at 96k via 2" Studer tape
• NKS-ready

Specifications

Mac system requirements
Mac OS X 10.15 to OS 13
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported
32-bit systems are not supported.

PC system requirements
Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.

File size
82.4 GB download size
82.40 GB disk space required during install