Spitfire Audio – Olafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit

This set of tools is designed for composers, songwriters, producers.-winning composer Ólafur ArnaldsRecorded at his studio in Reykjavik (Iceland). It features a unique ‘felted grand piano’, along with a wide range of inspiring sonic manipulations.

PIANO WITH INTIMATE FELTED DIAMONDS

Our second Spitfire Collaboration with BAFTA-Multipliering your wins-instrumentalist producer and composer Ólafur ArnaldsMixing organic instruments with loops or edgy beats to create textured tracks and scores that range from ambient to electronically, is a musician named.

So many virtual instrument libraries are focused on the art of production, while the nuanced and beautiful Ólafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit Designed with the writer in view. Ólafur conceived what would be his staple set of sounds that would enable him to continue to produce original, inspiring and moving music, wherever he was in the world. Spitfire’s expert team of technicians, musicians and engineers descended on Ólafur’s studio in Reykjavik, working closely with the composer to capture the essence of Ólafur’s approach and to harness the spirit of his surroundings.

BEHIND THE TESTS

Ólafur Composer Toolkit is centred around a ‘felted’ antique 1904 Bechstein grand which was customised by Ólafur after several tests using various strips of felt. The subtleties of the softest layers were captured over several days. Fed through Ólafur’s vintage outboard, it was recorded ultra quiet — the levels of recording were so hyped that everyone in the room had to hold their breaths for the duration of every sound.

There are four distinct signals that can be used to display the felt piano; KM84 (Coles), Processed, Spaced, and Coles. The KM84 sound is the pure sound from the small condensers. It gives you a clean, crisp sound. The Coles signal is mono below the soundboard. It is processed through a Roland Space Echo to create a LoFi tape simulation, giving it a gritty low-end. The processed signal is a mix of the KM84s with a pair of C12s, mixed by Ólafur into a pair of Pultec EQs, then slammed through a 1178 stereo compressor to give you the distinctive Arnalds sound. This processed sound was paired with a ‘Spaced’ Sound in a ‘Mixed’ patch that Ólafur has further processed creating a unique take on his signature piano.

To accompany and complement the felt piano, Ólafur has programmed and created various sonic manipulations of the original piano and other instruments, for instant inspiration. Nearly 100 presets are presented by type Spitfire’s sophisticated Mercury synth engine, this library will enable your musical creativity to flow.

This product is Kontakt-free and supports NKS.

ÓLAFUR ARNALDS

Ólafur Arnalds Is there a BAFTA-Icelandic composer and producer, Broadchurch, Kiasmos (Erased Tapes), is a winner, known for his unique ambient sound. He uses effects to transform strings and pianos into something new, mixing loops and beats. For Now I Am Winter is his latest album. The Chopin Project was a collaboration with Alice Sara Ott, classical pianist. Based in Reykjavík, Iceland, Ólafur’s approach to sound and composition has inspired a new generation to enjoy and create modern orchestral music. For his BAFTA, he gained a lot of attention and a new audience.-Score featuring haunting strings and pianos, as well as electronics, for Broadchurch, a British crime drama. For this collection of samples, he has heavily used the techniques that he developed for that project.

GUIs
The Overview Panel
This is the main interface to melodic instruments. The default view shows all the available playing techniques. It also includes a microphone mixer and main feature controllers.
General Controls Panel
This view permits further introspection-The depth control of your instrument shows all available signals, feature controllers, and the ability to purge from memory in order to reduce system use.
Mercury Synth
This intuitive user interface offers a wide range of organic sounds, as well as carefully curated warped sounds. You can assign all of the controls to your control surface so you can instantly create your own sounds.

What’s included