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The latest news, releases and updates relating to Spitfire Audio's libraries.
The Albion series
This range contains 44 instruments and 256 articulations:
Short 
Long
Legato
FX 1
Fall 
Rip 
Cymbals 1
Hit 1 
Loose 
V. Short 
Short (Mute) 
Marcato (Short) 
Marcato (Long) 
Short CS 
Pizzicato 
Long CS
Col Legno 
Long (Half)
Legato (Half)
Legato (CS)
Tremolo
Long Harmonics
Trill (Minor)
Trill (Major)
Long Flautando
Portamento
Rip (Down) 
13th March 2018
Iceni Updated (2.4)
Iceni Updated (2.4)
Iceni was significantly updated to v2.4
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Changes:- 2mb in size
- New patches
- New script
- Moved to the latest BML codebase
- Restructured the instruments folder slightly
- Tightness slider added to front panel to control shorts tightness
- Time Machine patches for the percussion
- Individual patches for the Redux Ensembles
- New Lock KS mode 'Program change' to change articulation via MIDI program change commands
- Version is now shown on the UI for reference
- Various issues with blue key range
- Panning issue with Cello legato
- Presets menu now functions correctly
- Optimisations to improve general performance
- Articulation switcher no longer layers multiple legato interval types
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15th December 2017 Albion ONE Updated (1.5)
Albion ONE Updated (1.5)
Albion ONE was significantly updated to v1.5
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Changes:- New patches
- New samples
- New script
- NKS compatible!
- New Stephensons content and presets
- New Brunel loops content and presets
- New Darwin Percussion JJ mixes
- New Combi orchestra patches
- New Easter Island X drums
- UI revamped for NKS graphics
- Patch names updated for NKS compatability
- Various bug fixes and tweaks
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30th November 2017 Albion V Tundra Updated (1.01)
Albion V Tundra Updated (1.01)
Albion V Tundra was significantly updated to v1.01
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Changes:- New patches
- New samples
- New script
- Various fixes
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30th October 2015 Albion ONE Updated (1.2)
Albion ONE Updated (1.2)
Albion ONE was updated to v1.2
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Changes:- 511.8mb in size
- New patches
- New samples
- New script
- New presets added for Brunel
- Fixed issue with various Percussion samples
- Albion ONE v1.1 says 1.0 on the GUI
- Low Woods long sample issue.
- eDNA MIDI glitch
- Albion ONE Brunel Loops Construction Kits loading errors
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16th October 2015 Albion ONE Updated (1.1)
Albion ONE Updated (1.1)
Albion ONE was updated to v1.1
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Changes:- 53mb in size
- New patches
- New script
- Albion ONE Strings Low 8ves shorts bad RR
- Albion ONE Woods High UACC conflict
- Albion ONE Strings Patch overlapping notes
- Organic Brunel Loops - Spread - No sound on load
- Easter Island Hits only plays at high velocities
- Percussion Patches missing 'Help' text
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27th November 2014 Albion Updated (5.2.2)
Albion Updated (5.2.2)
Albion was updated to v5.2.2
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Changes:- 2mb in size
- Ostinatum presets were missing from download (new customers only)
- Redux content was missing from download (new customers only)
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13th October 2014 Loegria Updated (3.2.2)
Loegria Updated (3.2.2)
Loegria was significantly updated to v3.2.2
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Changes:- 2mb in size
- New patches
- New script
- _Individual patches_ now work correctly in Kontakt Player,
- Missing _info.nkx now provided,
- Voice limit extended on nonorchestral content to 128/256
- Speed slider removed from orchestral percussive patches
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18th September 2014 Loegria Updated (3.2.1)
Loegria Updated (3.2.1)
Loegria was updated to v3.2.1
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Changes:- 1mb in size
- New script
- NKR is now included. Oops!
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17th September 2014 Albion Updated (5.2.1)
Albion Updated (5.2.1)
Albion was updated to v5.2.1
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Changes:- 2mb in size
- New patches
- New script
- New method for 'time machine' patches that preserves room whilst allowing control over note length
- FX added to time machine patches (control run speed or FX length)
- Time machine patches for Ensemble shorts have been added
- Time machine patches now share articulation mapping with main patches (rest notes for unused artics)
- Tweaked start offset in Ensemble String shorts to fix double notes and timing
- Tweaked start offset in String Hi Ostinatum shorts to fix timing
- Performance improvements under the hood
- Moved to the latest BML codebase
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17th September 2014 Loegria Updated (3.2)
Loegria Updated (3.2)
Loegria was significantly updated to v3.2
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Changes:- 2mb in size
- New patches
- New script
- New method for 'time machine' patches that preserves room whilst allowing control over note length
- FX added to time machine patches (control run speed or FX length)
- Time machine patches for Ensemble shorts have been added
- Time machine patches now share articulation mapping with main patches (rest notes for unused artics)
- Performance improvements under the hood
- Moved to the latest BML codebase
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17th September 2014 Iceni Updated (2.1)
Iceni Updated (2.1)
Iceni was significantly updated to v2.1
Extra stats:
Changes:- 2mb in size
- New patches
- New script
- New Mic Mixer presets functionality. Copy/Paste mic settings between open patches or save them as NKA presets.
- Velocity response option to the mixer menu (switch between linear, shelf, exponential and logarithmic).
- New articulation switcher system from the latest BML codebase.
- Ability to select and layer multiple instruments at once by holding SHIFT when clicking the instrument icon.
- Various range issues in orchestral content
- Incorrect Round Robin in the CB mics for String Lo Shorts fixed.
- Mic names in Underbass synth
- Performance improvements under the hood.
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1st April 2014 Albion Updated (5.1)
Albion Updated (5.1)
Albion was significantly updated to v5.1
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Changes:- New patches
- New script
- New Mic Mixer presets functionality. Copy/Paste mic settings between open patches or save them as NKA presets.
- Velocity response option to the mixer menu (switch between linear, shelf, exponential and logarithmic).
- New articulation switcher system from the latest BML codebase.
- Ability to select and layer multiple instruments at once by holding SHIFT when clicking the instrument icon.
- Speed slider now working correctly in Legato articulations
- Tuning on non-tree mics on Woodwinds ensembles
- Fixed loop points on Ensemble patches
- Voice limits on releases
- Neighbouring Round Robin now works correctly
- FX now working on Brunel patches.
- Ostinatum presets now renamed so that they'll expand on PC
- Performance improvements under the hood.
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1st April 2014 Loegria Updated (3.1)
Loegria Updated (3.1)
Loegria was significantly updated to v3.1
Extra stats:
Changes:- New patches
- New script
- New Mic Mixer presets functionality. Copy/Paste mic settings between open patches or save them as NKA presets.
- Velocity response option to the mixer menu (switch between linear, shelf, exponential and logarithmic).
- New articulation switcher system from the latest BML codebase.
- Ability to select and layer multiple instruments at once by holding SHIFT when clicking the instrument icon.
- Smooth 5 Reversal not responding to audition slider/CC
- Pizzicato articulation has 'CC controlled velocity' in Individual, Time machine and Cog patches
- Byron loops do not play if switched via keyswitches
- Click in Hi Strings Tremolo B3 release note
- Performance improvements under the hood.
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1st October 2013 Loegria Updated (3.0)
Loegria Updated (3.0)
Loegria was significantly updated to v3.0
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Changes:- New patches
- New script
- New Stephenson Steam band content
- New Darwin Percussion content
- New Albion Orchestra content
- New unified UI to match the latest Spitfire releases
- 'Persistent releases'. Release triggers no longer fade out when moving the mod wheel
- 'fp Hall trigger'. When moving from fp to lower dynamics (in select articulations) the hall reverb is retained
- Round Robin layering to thicken the texture
- Round Robin layering to thicken the texture
- Marcatos (and leisurely staccatos) can now be released early with an RT
- Stereo Collapse for the close mic functionality
- Per articulation mixing ability
- Moves the Albion series to the 'BML' codebase with all its latest features and functionality
- Latest version of the FX sequencer and Ostinatum machine
- Latest UACC specification implemented
- Dynamics & Expression now do not conflict when assigning CC1/CC11 to sliders
- Various bug fixes and performance tweaks.
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17th August 2013 Albion Updated (5.0)
Albion Updated (5.0)
Albion was significantly updated to v5.0
Extra stats:
Changes:- New patches
- New script
- New Brunel Loops content
- New Stephenson Steam band content
- New Darwin Percussion content
- New Albion Orchestra content
- New unified UI to match the latest Spitfire releases
- Individual NKIs for every section and articulation
- BML Sable Volume 2 overlays
- BML Horns Volume 1 overlays
- 'Persistent releases'. Release triggers no longer fade out when moving the mod wheel
- 'fp Hall trigger'. When moving from fp to lower dynamics (in select articulations) the hall reverb is retained
- Round Robin layering to thicken the texture
- Marcatos (and leisurely staccatos) can now be released early with an RT
- Stereo Collapse for the close mic functionality
- Per articulation mixing ability
- Moves the Albion series to the 'BML' codebase with all its latest features and functionality
- Latest version of the FX sequencer and Ostinatum machine
- Latest UACC specification implemented
- Dynamics & Expression
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9th May 2013 Albion Updated (4.2)
Albion Updated (4.2)
Albion was updated to v4.2
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Changes:- New patches
- New script
- FX sequencer now working properly again
- Ostinatum no longer has issues in two-handed percussion mode
- Tweaks to the starting times of Strings Hi shorts
- Neighbouring zones now pitch bend correcly
- Various bugfixes across the entire range
- New 'Start Offset' patches to control sample start offset on tree/ambient/outrigger mics
- Hard attack now available on Long articulation
- UACC support to a majority of the articulation types
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27th February 2013 Loegria Updated (2.0)
Loegria Updated (2.0)
Loegria was significantly updated to v2.0
Extra stats:
Changes:- New patches
- New script
- New 'Combined' patches to merge Lo/Hi sections instead of cumbersome MULTIS
- New 'Overlay' patches to easily blend Albion with Loegria/Iceni/Sable/Solo Strings
- New 'The Cog' patches to tweak the instrument on a granular level to your preference
- Highly configurable articulation mapping (assign and group articulations to notes, CCs, velocities and MIDI channels)
- Customisable CC can be used to quickly change articulation (defaults to CC32)
- ADSR control added to the Stephenson patches
- Route a microphone's output by clicking the mic title
- Holding alt when dragging a mic slider prevents purge/unpurge
- New 'Start Offset' patches to control sample start offset on tree/ambient/outrigger mics
- Hard attack now available on Long articulation
- UACC support to a majority of the articulation types
- Brings the latest functionality from Spitfire's Instruments including:
- The latest version of Spitfire's Ostinatum machine (configurable keyswitches, multiple tracks, etc.)
- Byron loops now use the Loop Browser as featured in Albion III
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
- FX sequencer now working properly again
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27th February 2013 Iceni Updated (2.0)
Iceni Updated (2.0)
Iceni was significantly updated to v2.0
Extra stats:
Changes:- New patches
- New script
- New 'Combined' patches to merge Lo/Hi sections instead of cumbersome MULTIS
- New 'Overlay' patches to easily blend Albion with Loegria/Iceni/Sable/Solo Strings
- New 'The Cog' patches to tweak the instrument on a granular level to your preference
- Highly configurable articulation mapping (assign and group articulations to notes, CCs, velocities and MIDI channels)
- Customisable CC can be used to quickly change articulation (defaults to CC32)
- ADSR control added to the Stephenson patches
- Route a microphone's output by clicking the mic title
- Holding alt when dragging a mic slider prevents purge/unpurge
- New 'Start Offset' patches to control sample start offset on tree/ambient/outrigger mics
- Hard attack now available on Long articulation
- UACC support to a majority of the articulation types
- Brings the latest functionality from Spitfire's Instruments including:
- The latest version of Spitfire's Ostinatum machine (configurable keyswitches, multiple tracks, etc.)
- Byron loops now use the Loop Browser as featured in Albion III
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
- FX sequencer now working properly again
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26th February 2013 Albion Updated (4.0)
Albion Updated (4.0)
Albion was significantly updated to v4.0
Extra stats:
Changes:- New patches
- New script
- Various bugfixes across the entire range
- Unified patches to bring all articulations of an instrument into a single NKI with keyswitching
- New 'Combined' patches to merge Lo/Hi sections instead of cumbersome MULTIS
- New 'Time Machine' patches to stretch/squash the short samples time-wise.
- New 'Overlay' patches to easily blend Albion with Loegria/Iceni/Sable/Solo Strings
- New 'The Cog' patches to tweak the instrument on a granular level to your preference
- The latest version of Spitfire's Ostinatum machine (configurable keyswitches, multiple tracks, etc.)
- Highly configurable articulation mapping (assign and group articulations to notes, CCs, velocities and MIDI channels)
- Customisable CC can be used to quickly change articulation (defaults to CC32)
- Expression control added to all patches
- ADSR control added to the Stephenson/Brunel patches
- Route a microphone's output by clicking the mic title
- Improved Round Robin rese
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4th January 2013 Iceni Updated (1.1)
Iceni Updated (1.1)
Iceni was updated to v1.1
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Changes:- New patches
- New script
- 30 NEW Cue Starter Synth patches
- New 'The Cog' patches to tweak the instrument on a granular level to your preference
- New bipolar Time machine mode - 'Stretch' allows you to slow down as well as speed up shorts
- Automation Parameters now mapped for both MIDI and Host automation
- Route a microphone's output by clicking the mic title
- Ability to toggle two-handed mode within percussion instruments
- New graphics for the buttons and sliders
- All controls should now have mouse-over help
- Loop menus now preview the currently playing loop name. Also fixed to work with note transpose.
- Loop patches make it more obvious that you need to select a loop to tempo sync.
- Holding alt when dragging a mic slider prevents purge/unpurge
- ADSR control added to the Stephenson patches
- Highly configurable articulation mapping (assign and group articulations to notes, CCs, velocities and MIDI channels)
- Customisable CC can be used to quickly change articulation (defaults to CC32)
- Various articulation renames for consistency with previous Albion range. All now included in preset menu settings
- The latest version of Spitfire's Ostinatum machine (configurable keyswitches, multiple tracks, etc.)
- Strings Lo - Jump in the CC dynamics fixed.
- CC controls parameters now named properly after the CC slider dragged to it
- Synth patches now K5 encoded and will work in Kontakt Player
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
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2nd November 2012 Loegria Updated (1.11)
Loegria Updated (1.11)
Loegria was updated to v1.11
VARIOUS HOTFIXES
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Changes:VARIOUS HOTFIXES
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30th October 2012 Loegria Updated (1.1)
Loegria Updated (1.1)
Loegria was updated to v1.1
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Changes:- New patches
- Support in all patches for polyphonic legato sequencing using velocity splitting.
- Ability to move the articulation keyswitches around by dragging the slider underneath the articulation name
- Time Machine patches for the shorts of every instrument in '_Time Machine patches_' folder (user the 'Time M' slider in the UI)
- Extended legato range for Strings Hi Legato/Half Legato.
- String sustains and legato articulations have a stronger attack when using high velocity (in polylegato mode the Speed slider controls this).
- 'Enable keyswitch control' allows you to toggle Ostinatum mode with configurable keyswitches
- 'Enable keyswitch soloing' allows you to solo specific Ostinatum patterns via configurable keyswitches
- 'Mute this pattern' available in pattern config to mute/unmute specific patterns.
- Major Sandbox Engine optimisations to improve performance on low end machines.
- Ostinatum no longer has issues in two-handed percussion mode
- Tweaks to the starting times of Strings Hi shorts
- Neighbouring zones now pitch bend correcly
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16th June 2012 Albion Updated (3.0)
Albion Updated (3.0)
Albion was significantly updated to v3.0
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Changes:- New patches
- New script
- Fixed RR turned off option
- Inactive keys are now black rather than white
- All patches (even FX) now have transpose effect on visual keyboard
- New, more flexible, multitrack ostinatum machine
- Experimental simulated Round Robin legato support
- Rejigged the UI around a bit to fit new things on
- TM versions of all shorts patches with latest scripting/programming
- When moving volumes to zero, tracks are automatically purge/deactivated.
- When moving volumes above zero, tracks are automatically loaded/deactivated.
- CC22-25 now control volume. CC1 controls dynamics, CC21 controls vibrato
- Info pane on the left shows information (ost. values, status, etc.)
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19th March 2012 Albion Updated (2.0)
Albion Updated (2.0)
Albion was significantly updated to v2.0
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Changes:- New patches
- New script
- V1V2 and VC Ostinatum patches rebuilt for tightness and more consistent sound
- Brass Hi Longs rebuilt for tighter tuning
- Brass Hi Shorts rebuilt for tighter tuning and timing
- Various bug fixes
- Solo Mic option removed – CMD/CTRL clicking a mic position now solos that mic
- Sample start offset option functionality for all short patches
- Load/Save ability added to ostinatum
- Transpose typo on the main panel fixed
- Transpose offset of blue keys is now shown in the Kontakt visual keyboard
- RR reset now overlays the blue notes and is always visible
- RR reset no longer affects sustain/legato patches
- Ostinatum remembers the articulation type keyswitch
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18th August 2011 Albion Updated (1.01)
Albion Updated (1.01)
Albion was updated to v1.01
Extra stats:
Changes:- New patches
- New script
- Various
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