Overview

Woodwind Evolutions is a virtual instrument collection by Spitfire Audio, providing evolving woodwind textures recorded dry at Air Edel Studios in London. It features a unique palette of ultra-minimal, realistic woodwind sounds that range from dark and arresting to soaring and beautiful, designed for composers and producers seeking inspiring and evolving soundscapes.

Features

• Recorded using some of the UK's finest woodwind players with progressive techniques and articulations for evolving sounds
• Includes two groups: 'Woods' (flutes and clarinets) and 'Reeds' (oboe, cor anglais, bass clarinet, baritone sax, bassoons)
• Utilizes Spitfire's dedicated Evo Grid plugin with an intuitive 12 x 48 grid layout that allows users to configure combinations of 48 evolutions across the keyboard
• Offers 19 presets created by Spitfire's Head of Product for instant playability and inspiration
• Various microphone mixes including close, ambient, and distorted with stretch options to alter sustain length
• Incorporates Evo Grid technology to provide seamless looping evolving notes that change over time for textural nuance
• Plugin formats supported: AU, VST2, VST3, and AAX
• Compatible with macOS 11 to 15 and Windows 10 or 11 64-bit systems
• Requires Spitfire Audio App for playback and installation

Use Cases

Woodwind Evolutions is aimed at composers, producers, and sound designers looking to add evolving, atmospheric woodwind textures to their music, particularly useful for cinematic scoring, ambient music, and sound design requiring subtle changes over time without melodic variation.