Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials
A detailed and versatile classic
A detailed and versatile classic
This new streamlined edition of a Spitfire classic offers instant access to world-class scoring sound quality to enhance your film, TV and game scores and pop records. Discover a range of 53 essential techniques performed by 16 of the world’s best string players, featuring both Section and Ensemble patches for instant playability and inspiration. Expertly recorded at London’s AIR Studios, the home of countless blockbuster scores including Harry Potter, The Dark Knight and Dunkirk, this smaller section offers more detail and focus than our Symphony Orchestra, featuring both Close and Tree mic signals — while still capturing the unique resonance of the hall.
Available in 3 editions — Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials, Spitfire Chamber Strings and Spitfire Chamber Strings Professional.
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16 string players
53 techniques
Close & Tree
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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.
Very versatile, highly musical and exceptionally useable, and, if that’s not enough, it sounds truly sublime straight out of the box.
There is a musicality, a playability to these patches that resonates with me... Chamber Strings gives me instant inspiration that actually makes me think about the players in that space as I write. And most importantly it sounds fantastic and translates musical emotion, which is what it's all about.
Spitfire Chamber Strings
Elevate your scores with Chamber Strings, featuring 193 techniques, three mic signals and FX.
What's included
Sections (4,3,3,3,3)
- Violin 1
- Violin 2
- Viola
- Cello
- Double Bass
- Ensemble
Techniques
- Legato (Slurred) - [N/A in Ensemble] (Not the total performance Leg)
- Long
- Spiccato
- Staccato
- Pizzicato
- Long Harmonics
- Unmeasured Tremolo
- Trill (Minor 2nd)
- Trill (Major 2nd)
Mics
- Close
- Tree
Testimonials
Spitfire Chamber Strings is such a versatile, rich and wonderful sounding tool. It’s the perfect balance of intimate immediacy and scaled-up epic-ness: It can be both tender and defiant. The quality of recording and performance make it stand up powerfully on its own, but it also shines brightly when used alongside other libraries to bring a defined presence to larger ensembles or to add it’s unique texture and depth to more delicate arrangements.
Charlie Hugall Florence & The Machine, Ed Sheeran, Celeste
FAQs
What is in Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials?
Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials contains 6 Instrument patches and 53 techniques from the original Spitfire Chamber Strings library. Each instrument was performed by the finest string players, playing the finest instruments recorded in The Hall at AIR Studios, in London.
Is Spitfire Chamber Strings available with an educational discount?
Yes, in fact, Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials is included in the current Back To School educational discount promo.
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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
~28GB
Kontakt player
Kontakt Player 6.5.3 or higher