BBC SO: is it portable?
Welcome to the first chapter of a new series. With every new chapter we will put a piece of hardware/software under the lens to find out wether or not it is ideal for the mobile composer out there. We beleive portability is not solely a physical matter. We’ll check how well it performs on mobile setups and how fit it is for traveling in any condition. Our only aim being giving you true, actionable insight!
So let’s talk about one of the hottest products of 2019: BBC Symphony Orchestra by Spitfire Audio. Please check the video below for a full portability review and find a few extended resources further down. Enjoy!
The full music demo
The demo was recorded using exclusively samples from BBC SO in real time on the mobile setup described in the video above and without any noticeable audio drop.
The Digital Performer template
Click here to download a BBC SO template for Digital Performer (10 or later).
This is a soft template, you will be able to bounce separate instruments but all articulations and microphones will be printed in the instrument bounce.
The template makes use of Program Changes rather than the built-in Key Switches.
In order to unlock bonus functionalities (more in a future article) the template copies some CC data and pastes it in different CCs (3, 9, 25, 26, 27, 30, 88, 89, 115 and 117). In order to avoid confusion a view filter is set to hide the pasted CCs from edit views. You can however disable the view filter as you would normally.
Performance stats
We’ll update this section with new performance stats should they change with future updates of the library.
We tested the library on a 15″ MacBook Pro, Intel Core i9, 2.9 GHz with 32 GB of memory.
The full template loading time is: 13 minutes
Once the template is loaded BBC SO claims 10.1 GB of memory
Giovanni, I realize this article is from 2019, but I want to thank you so much for writing it and for saving my butt by including a Spitfire DP template. I have been using DP since its inception, and after many years out of film/TV scoring (running a software company), sold it, and am now getting back into scoring. I have a new video game scoring project with a tight deadline and thought I would have to create a Spitfire template from scratch. Your template will give me a leaping-off point and should save me a lot of time. Also – very much enjoyed your “Napoli” piece and am looking forward to digging into more of your work. Best wishes for a safe and Merry Christmas! ~Eric
Hi Eric, thanks a lot for your kind words. It’s always great to hear that my work for Film Scoring Tips is useful!! Let me know how it goes.
Hello support, Do you have a Template for “BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover” for Digital Performer 10
Regards,
W.G
Hello, we don’t. But should we receive enough interest we might build one. Cheers!