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Spitfire Chamber Strings

A detailed and versatile classic

We handpicked 16 of the finest string players to perform an encyclopaedia of articulations and techniques, expertly recorded in the world famous Hall at AIR Studios, London. This smaller section gives you more detail and focus than our Symphony Orchestra, with Close, Tree and Ambient microphone positions, while still capturing the beautiful resonance of the hall.

This is our definitive chamber range – a hugely versatile classic that will enhance your film, TV and game scores and pop records.

Available in 3 editions — Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials, Spitfire Chamber Strings and Spitfire Chamber Strings Professional.

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What's included
Tech specs

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Includes Kontakt Player (free download)

Compatible with NKS

Spitfire Audio App required

16 strings

244 articulations

CTA

Kontakt Player

Listen to Spitfire Chamber Strings

Features Orchestral Grand Piano, Spitfire Harp and Spitfire Percussion (Celeste)

Features LABS Soft Piano

Features Orchestral Grand Piano

The Professional Edition

Four additional microphone positions and three CPU-friendly stereo mixes.

Learn more

Lately, I have been exploring a smaller ensemble sound in my scores, and Spitfire Chamber Strings has become an integral tool in my process. For TV shows like Queen Charlotte and Bridgerton, and films like Chevalier and Origin, the Chamber Strings library was used for the writing of nearly every cue.

Kris Bowers

Oscar nominated composer (Green Book, Bridgerton, King Richard)

The overview panel

This is the main interface for melodic instruments. Its default view displays all available playing techniques, has a simple microphone mixer and includes the main feature controllers.

General controls panel

This view allows further in-depth control of the instrument, showing all available signals and feature controllers, as well as the ability to purge techniques from memory to reduce system usage.

The Ostinatum

In this view you can add notes to a pattern sequencer, select which key it triggers on and then play for instant ostinato creation. It’s like an arpeggiator on a synthesiser.

What's included

Instruments

Violins 1
Violins 2
Violas
Celli
Basses
Ensembles

Techniques

Violins 1 - Core techniques
Violins 1 - Decorative techniques
Violins 2 - Core techniques
Violins 2 - Decorative techniques
Violas - Core techniques
Violas - Decorative techniques
Celli - Core techniques
Celli - Decorative techniques
Basses - Core techniques
Basses - Decorative techniques

Violins 1

Disco falls
FX
Legato (Bowed)
Legato (Con Sord Portamento)
Legato (Con Sord)
Legato (Fast)
Legato (Fingered)
Legato (Flautando Portamento)
Legato (Flautando)
Legato (Portamento)
Legato (Runs)
Legato (Sul G)
Legato (Sul Pont)
Legato (Tremolo)
Long CS Sul Pont
Long CS
Long Flautando
Long Harmonics
Long Sul G
Long Sul Pont Distorted
Long Sul Pont
Long Sul Tasto
Long
Marcato Attack
Runs
Short Col Legno
Short CS
Short Pizzicato Bartok
Short Pizzicato
Short Spiccato Feathered
Short Spiccato
Short Staccato Dig
Short Staccato
Slides
Tense longs
Tremolo CS Sul Pont
Tremolo CS
Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
Tremolo Sul Pont
Tremolo
Trill (Major 2nd)
Trill (Minor 2nd)
Trill (Minor 3rd)
Trill (Perfect 4th)

Violins 2

Disco Falls
FX
Legato (Bowed)
Legato (Con Sord Portamento)
Legato (Con Sord)
Legato (Fast)
Legato (Fingered)
Legato (Flautando)
Legato (Portamento)
Legato (Runs)
Legato (Sul G)
Legato (Sul Pont)
Legato (Tremolo)
Long CS Sul Pont
Long CS
Long Flautando
Long Harmonics
Long Sul G
Long Sul Pont
Long Sul Tasto
Long
Runs
Short Col Legno
Short CS
Short Pizzicato Bartok
Short Pizzicato
Short Spiccato
Short Staccato
Slides
Tense longs
Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
Tremolo
Trill (Major 2nd)
Trill (Minor 2nd)

Violas

Disco falls
FX
Legato (Con Sord Portamento)
Legato (Con Sord)
Legato (Fast)
Legato (Fingered)
Legato (Flautando)
Legato (Portamento)
Legato (Runs)
Legato (Sul C)
Legato (Sul Pont)
Legato (Tremolo)
Long CS Sul Pont
Long CS
Long Flautando
Long Harmonics
Long Sul C
Long Sul Pont
Long Sul Tasto
Long
Runs
Short Col Legno
Short CS
Short Pizzicato Bartok
Short Pizzicato
Short Spiccato
Short Staccato
Slides
Tense longs
Tremolo CS
Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
Tremolo
Trill (Major 2nd)
Trill (Minor 2nd)

Celli

Disco falls
FX
Legato (Bowed)
Legato (Con Sord Portamento)
Legato (Con Sord)
Legato (Fast)
Legato (Fingered)
Legato (Flautando)
Legato (Portamento)
Legato (Runs)
Legato (Sul C)
Legato (Sul Pont)
Legato (Tremolo)
Long CS Sul Pont
Long CS
Long Flautando
Long Harmonics
Long Sul C
Long Sul Pont Distorted
Long Sul Pont
Long Sul Tasto
Long
Marcato Attack
Runs
Short Col Legno
Short CS
Short Pizzicato Bartok
Short Pizzicato
Short Spiccato
Short Staccato
Slides
Tense longs
Tremolo CS Sul Pont
Tremolo CS
Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
Tremolo Sul Pont
Tremolo
Trill (Major 2nd)
Trill (Minor 2nd)
Trill (Minor 3rd)
Trill (Perfect 4th)

Basses

FX
Legato (Fingered)
Long Flautando
Long Harmonics
Long Sul Pont Distorted
Long Sul Pont
Long
Runs
Short Col Legno
Short Pizzicato Bartok
Short Pizzicato
Short Spiccato
Short Staccato Dig
Short Staccato
Slides
Tense longs
Tremolo Measured (150bpm)
Tremolo Measured (180bpm)
Tremolo Sul Pont
Tremolo
Trill (Major 2nd)
Trill (Minor 2nd)

Ensembles

Long CS
Long Flautando
Long Harmonics
Long Sul Pont
Long Sul Tasto
Long
Short Col Legno
Short CS
Short Pizzicato Bartok
Short Pizzicato
Short Spiccato
Short Staccato
Tremolo
Trill (Major 2nd)
Trill (Minor 2nd)

Legato techniques

Legato decorative
Legato performance
Legato decorative
Legato performance
Legato decorative
Legato performance
Legato decorative
Legato performance
Legato performance

Other patches

Economic Longs
Economic Shorts
Light resources
Time Machine
Economic Longs
Economic Shorts
Light resources
Time Machine
Economic Longs
Economic Shorts
Light resources
Time Machine
Economic Longs
Economic Shorts
Light resources
Time Machine
Economic Longs
Economic Shorts
Light resources
Time Machine
Economic Decorative
Economic Longs
Economic Shorts
Light resources
Time Machine

Performance legato

Violins 1 - Performance legato
Violins 2 - Performance legato
Violas - Performance legato
Celli - Performance legato
Basses - Performance legato

Mics & mixes

Mics

C - Close
T - Tree
A - Ambient

Videos

FAQs

What is in Spitfire Chamber Strings?

This is the core Spitfire Chamber Strings library, which contains 16 of the finest string players, playing the finest instruments recorded in The Hall at AIR Studios, in London. This is an extensive collection of detailed articulations and techniques.

What is in Spitfire Chamber Strings Professional?

Expanding on the core Spitfire Chamber Strings library, this is the FULL Spitfire Chamber Strings suite (core library + expansion pack). Spitfire Chamber Strings Professional covers all articulations, beautifully recorded on a wide range of microphones. Included in the Professional Edition are alternative microphones such as Close Ribbon (Cr), Close Stereo Pair (St) and Gallery (G), and Outriggers (O) are added to CTA(O) to create the ‘classic’ Spitfire sound. On top of this are Stereo Mixes from award-winning sound engineer Jake Jackson, including Fine (F), Medium (M) and Broad (B) stereo mixes, which are low in CPU/RAM usage.

Why go pro?

The Professional version gives you a higher degree of control and nuance demanded by professional composers of modern film and TV scoring. Allowing you the ultimate control of width, space and detail when composing.

Tech specs

Mac system requirements

Mac OS 11, 12 or 13

Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported

Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM

Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM

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

~72697 samples

80.9 GB download size

161.80 GB disk space required during install

Too large to download? Choose hard drive delivery at checkout

Kontakt player

Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher required