Ólafur Arnalds Cells
Sounds that inspire
Sounds that inspire
"Cells constantly surprises me with little melodies that get created within the random intervals, often inspiring new melodies that I then take over to other instruments."
– Ólafur Arnalds
Moving beyond the realm of a typical sample library, Cells is our latest collaboration with Ólafur Arnalds, one of Iceland’s foremost musicians, with a career spanning over a decade as a recording artist, live performer, and composer. Ólafur has received 3 GRAMMY nominations over his career, also winning a BAFTA for Best Original Music for the series "Broadchurch" and receiving an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for "Defending Jacob."
Cells is a collaborative tool that enables composers and producers to harness the power of a string orchestra and get the feeling of players responding as if they are in the same room as the composer. In addition there is a toolkit of vintage analogue synths with a variety of signal paths created and performed by Ólafur to embrace this same collaborative power.
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Spitfire Audio App required
Over 200 presets
Dedicated plugin
Scale Mode
eDNA interface
Listen to Ólafur Arnalds Cells
Featuring AIR Studios Reverb
Featuring Albion Tundra and Ólafur Arnalds Stratus
Walkthrough
Ólafur Arnalds Cells BTS
What's included
Cells: Full Band
Cells Motion Clouds
Scatter Cirrus Intensity
Octaves Living Cells (Sparse)
Cells (Medium)
Shimmer (Sparse)
Shimmer (Medium)
Parallel Motion Shimmer
Cells: Synth
Cells 1
Cells 2
Cells 3
Bass: Bass
Long Straight
Long Straight (Alt)
Long Sparse (Unison)
Long Medium (Unison)
Synth: Bass
Sub 60 II
Sub Stab
Short Stab
Short Sub 20
Synth: One Shots
Back Stab
Swell 60
Ratatattat 1
Ratatattat 2
Ratatattat 3
Ratatattat 4
Single Hits
Pads: Mallet
Swarm Moving 60
Attach Organ
Revenv II
Soft Organ
Ps Soft Organ
Organic Moves
Inorganic Moves
Ps Waves 1
Ps Waves 2
Ps Waves 3
Warps: Organic Warps
Air Ensemble
Granular Strings
Scattered Bows
String Abstraction
String Waves
Submerged Strings
Synth Strings
Warps: Sonic Warps
Bass Drone
Bass Dist
Ps Pad (Filtered)
Detuned
Old Tape
Tape Mild
Tape Moody 4th
Tape Moody 4th Fx
Tape High Note
Tape High Sustained Note
Tape 60 Drone
Tape A Maj3rd
Tape A Maj3rd Fx
Individuals: Full Band - Combi
Long Combi Unison
Long combi Min 2nd
Long Combi Maj 2nd
Long Combi Min 3rd
Long Combi Maj 3rd
Long Combi Perf 4th
Individuals: Full Band - Gliss
Long Gliss (Maj 3rd)
Long Gliss (Perf 4th)
Long Gliss (Perf 5th)
Long Gliss (Min 6th)
Long Gliss (Maj 6th)
Long Gliss (Min 7th)
Long Gliss (Maj 7th)
Individuals: Full Band - Medium
Long Medium (Unison)
Long Medium (Min 2nd)
Long Medium (Maj 2nd)
Long Medium (Min 3rd)
Long Medium (Maj 3rd)
Long Medium (Perf 4th)
Individuals: Full Band - Octave
Long Medium Oct (Min 3rd)
Long Medium Oct (Maj 3rd)
Long Medium Oct (Perf 4th)
Long Medium Oct (Aug 4th)
Long Medium Oct (Perf 5th)
Long Medium Oct (Min 6th)
Individuals: Full Band - Sparse
Long Sparse (Unison)
Long Sparse (Min 2nd)
Long Sparse (Maj 2nd)
Long Sparse (Min 3rd)
Long Sparse (Maj 3rd)
Long Sparse (Perf 4th)
Individuals: Full Band - Two Note
Long Two Note (Min 2nd 3rd)
Long Two Note (4th 5th)
Long Two Note (2nd 5th)
Individuals: Synth Cells 1
Cells 1 Perf Prime
Cells 1 Min 2nd
Cells 1 Maj 2nd
Cells 1 Min 3rd
Cells 1 Maj 3rd
Cells 1 Perf 4th
Cells 1 Aug 4th
Cells 1 Perf 5th
Cells 1 Min 6th
Cells 1 Maj 6th
Cells 1 Min 7th
Cells 1 Maj 7th
Cells 1 Oct
Individuals: Synth Cells 2
Cells 2 Perf Prime
Cells 2 Min 2nd
Cells 2 Maj 2nd
Cells 2 Min 3rd
Cells 2 Maj 3rd
Cells 2 Perf 4th
Cells 2 Aug 4th
Cells 2 Perf 5th
Cells 2 Min 6th
Cells 2 Maj 6th
Cells 2 Min 7th
Cells 2 Maj 7th
Cells 2 Oct
Individuals: Synth Cells 3
Cells 3 Perf Prime
Cells 3 Min 2nd
Cells 3 Maj 2nd
Cells 3 Min 3rd
Cells 3 Maj 3rd
Cells 3 Perf 4th
Cells 3 Aug 4th
Cells 3 Perf 5th
Cells 3 Min 6th
Cells 3 Maj 6th
Cells 3 Min 7th
Cells 3 Maj 7th
Cells 3 Oct
FAQs
Is there a discount for owners of other Ólafur libraries?
Yes, if you own any of the other Ólafur libraries you will receive a 25% crossgrade discount during the introductory price period, until the 3rd of December.
The introductory pricing offer is 20% off for all customers during the same period.
What other libraries would Cells work well with?
Cells is a very flexible tool that works with a lot of different products, but here are a selection of libraries that naturally pair with Cells:
Olafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit
Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions
Olafur Arnalds Evolutions
Albion Tundra
Albion NEO
Fractured Strings
Percussion Swarm
Tech specs
Mac system requirements
Mac OS 11 - 14
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM.
Recommended: 2.8GHz i7 (six-core), 16GB RAM.
Apple Silicon computers are supported and 64 bit DAW required.
(32 bit DAWs not supported)
PC system requirements
Windows 10 and Windows 11. (latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel Core 2.8GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel 2.8GHz i7 (six-core) or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
(32 bit DAWs not supported)
File size
Download Size 29.79 GB