私密的钢琴创作工具
这套私密的个人创作工具专为作曲家、词曲作者和制作人设计，由英国电影学院奖 (BAFTA) 获奖作曲家奥拉维尔·阿纳尔兹 (Ólafur Arnalds) 在其位于冰岛雷克雅未克的工作室录制而成。
其核心是一架独特的"毛毡"三角钢琴，以及专为创作人设计的全套鼓舞人心的音效处理和渐进式合成器音色。
一架私密的毛毡钢琴
这是我们与 Spitfire 乐队第二次合作，他是一位获得 BAFTA 奖的多乐器演奏家兼作曲家奥拉维尔·阿纳尔兹 (Ólafur Arnalds)，他将自然乐器与循环乐段和尖锐的节奏融合在一起，创作出从氛围音乐到电子音乐，都充满质感的曲目和乐谱。
许多虚拟乐器库都专注于创作艺术，而精致优美的奥拉维尔·阿纳尔兹作曲工具包 (Ólafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit) 则以创作人为中心。奥拉弗构思了一套他标志性的音效，使他无论身在何处都能继续创作原创、鼓舞人心、动人心弦的音乐。Spitfire 的专业技术人员、音乐家和工程师团队齐聚奥拉弗位于雷克雅未克的工作室，与作曲家紧密合作，捕捉奥拉弗创作手法的精髓，并驾驭他周围环境的灵气。
采样背后
奥拉弗作曲家工具包的核心是一把1904年制造的"毡制"老式贝希斯坦大提琴，这把大提琴由奥拉弗在多次使用各种毡条进行测试后定制而成。奥拉弗花了数天时间精心采样，以捕捉最轻柔层次的细微差别。这段录音通过奥拉弗的老式外置设备以超低音量录制——音量之大，以至于房间里的每个人都不得不屏住呼吸才能听清每一个声音。这架毡制钢琴拥有四种独特的信号：KM84、Coles、已处理和间隔。KM84 信号是小型电容器的纯净声音，带来紧致清脆的音色。Coles 信号是来自音板下方的单声道信号，经过 Roland Space Echo 处理，模拟低频磁带，带来沙沙作响的低频。已处理的信号由 KM84 和一对 C12 组成，由 Ólafur 混音到一对 Pultec 均衡器中，然后经过 1178 立体声压缩器，赋予其独特的 Arnalds 音色。已处理的音色与"混合"音色中的"间隔"音色搭配，并由 Ólafur 进一步处理，赋予其标志性钢琴的独特风格。
为了与毛毡钢琴相得益彰，Ólafur 对原版钢琴和其他乐器进行了各种音效处理，并进行编程和创作，以激发即时灵感。近 100 个预设音色，按类型呈现在 Spitfire 先进的 Mercury 合成器引擎中，让您的音乐创意源源不断。
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds 是一位荣获英国电影学院奖的冰岛作曲家兼制作人（代表作品有《小镇疑云》、《奇亚斯莫斯》、《Erased Tapes》），以其独特的氛围电子音色而闻名。他将弦乐和钢琴带入了全新的境界，赋予它们效果，并将它们与循环和节拍融合在一起。他最近的专辑包括《For Now I Am Winter》以及与古典钢琴家 Alice Sara Ott 合作的《The Chopin Project》。Ólafur 现居冰岛雷克雅未克，他对声音和作曲的探索启发了新一代人欣赏和创作现代管弦乐。他为英国犯罪剧《小镇疑云》创作的配乐荣获英国电影学院奖，其萦绕心头的弦乐、钢琴和电子乐交织，为他赢得了众多新观众的青睐，声名鹊起。他大量借鉴了此前在该项目中探索的技巧，创作了这一系列的采样。
Intimate, Piano-Based Writing Tools
Designed for composers, songwriters and producers, this intimate and personal set of tools was recorded by BAFTA-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds at his studio in Reykjavik, Iceland.
At its core is a distinctive "felt" grand piano, and a full suite of inspiring sound processing and progressive synth sounds designed specifically for writers.
An intimate felted piano
Our second Spitfire collaboration with BAFTA-winning, multi-instrumentalist producer and composer Ólafur Arnalds, who mixes organic instruments with loops and edgy beats to create textural tracks and scores, from ambient to electronic.
So many virtual instrument libraries are focused on the art of production, while the nuanced and beautiful Ólafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit was designed with the writer in mind. 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 samples
The Ólafur Composer Toolkit is centered around a "felted" 1904 vintage Bechstein cello, custom-made by Ólafur after many tests using various felt strips. Ólafur spent days meticulously sampling it in order to capture the nuances of the softest layers. It was recorded at ultra-low volume through Ólafur's vintage outboard equipment - so loud that everyone in the room had to hold their breath to hear every sound. The felt piano has 4 unique signals: KM84, Coles, Processed, and Spaced. The KM84 signal is the pure sound of a small capacitor, giving you a tight, crisp sound. The Coles signal is a mono signal from below the soundboard, processed through a Roland Space Echo as a low-frequency tape emulation, giving you a rustling low end. The processed signal is a mix of a KM84 and a pair of C12s, mixed by Ólafur into a pair of Pultec EQs, then passed through an 1178 stereo compressor to give it that distinctive Arnalds sound. The processed tone is paired with the "spaced" tone from the "hybrid" patch, and further processed by Ólafur to give it the unique style of 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.With nearly 100 presets, presented by type in Spitfire's sophisticated Mercury synth engine, this library will enable your musical creativity to flow.
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds is a BAFTA-winning Icelandic composer and producer (Broadchurch, Kiasmos, Erased Tapes), known for his unique ambient electronic sound. He takes strings and pianos to a new place, treating them with effects and mixing them with loops and beats. His most recent albums include For Now I Am Winter, and The Chopin Project, a collaboration with classical pianist Alice Sara Ott. Based in Reykjavík, Iceland, Ólafur's approach to sound and composition has inspired a new generation to enjoy and create modern orchestral music. He gained huge notoriety with a new audience for his BAFTA-winning score featuring haunting strings, pianos and electronics for the British crime drama, Broadchurch. He has drawn heavily on the techniques he explored for that project for this selection of samples.
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