Thank you for having me! I really enjoyed this chat - having enjoyed a lot of your videos Warren it was slightly surreal talking to you in real life!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Aw shucks! Thanks ever so much Paul! You're very kind, I love your videos as well, so equally as surreal for me! Haha

@spitfiremusic3997

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul for the amazing interview

@thesongacademy5017

8 ай бұрын

Wonderful interview, love Spitfire Audio

@plapclips6799

8 ай бұрын

Paul, thank you for this great interview and your wonderful strings!

@sixstringalliance4417

8 ай бұрын

Superb conversation gents

Never thought i'd see you guys together, Absolutly a treat. One Spitfire guy met another Spitfire guy of a different kind....this interview really is spitting fire!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Haha yes, indeed

That was absolutely amazing. When Mr. Thompson was going through his demo I felt like I was listening to a Mission Impossible movie. Just epic! If a movie was ever made about Mr. Thompson they should use Zach Galifianakis to play him. Excellent video and great interview.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Wow! That's very cool

Labs is amazing but now I know it’s charitable intent it’s levitated even more! What a great interview. Spitfire are awesome.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Yes, that is very cool indeed

Fantastic interview Warren. Spitfire Audio produce some amazing libraries and their ethic of paying the musicians royalties is marvellous!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Abbey Road is without the doubt the greatest studio in the world and Spitfire Audio have done an amazing job of preserving that with these incredible strings

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Very well said

@lancasteraudio5281

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Marvellous@@lancasteraudio5281

Paul Thompson is wonderful. I loved his studio building he built from the ground up...he made a mini series out of it. He has made many studios, this one was his Cotswold building.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

@richardjosephnovak

8 ай бұрын

Paul Thompson the drummer?

What a lovely chat of two spitfires.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Thank you Warren for making this video and thank you Spitfire Audio for all of your free LABS samples that allow hobbyist newbies like me to enjoy experimenting with sound in my favourite DAW. Great work 🥰👍👍👍

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

Abbey Road should really sell Impulse Response packs of their rooms. It’s not like artists who could afford the studio time would ever stop going there.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Maybe they will?

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Aha! Good point!@TheTiredHorizon

@HerrNox

8 ай бұрын

@TheTiredHorizon I could see a lot of plugin companies more than willing to create this (namely IK Multimedia with their experience from Sunset and Fame). Or allow Altiverb to sample the place.

@Mister_Jahn

8 ай бұрын

Kinda like the Visconti Hansa one? @TheTiredHorizon

@halcooper3070

8 ай бұрын

They do already

This was absolutely fascinating, it went by so fast. I'm just a basement hack and I have dabbled with some of the LABS stuff but to watch someone who really knows how to score and use these kinds of samples explain the rationale behind it all was very enlightening. Thank you Warren and Paul! Thank you to Spitfire Audio for their generosity in continuing to make LABS available to us all.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Marvellous! So cool that you enjoyed it!

Love what Spitfire does

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%!

@promixacademy6904

8 ай бұрын

The best@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Very true, I'm very impressed@@promixacademy6904

Love this! Abbey Road and Spitfire Audio are the perfect combination!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Perfect indeed

@plapclips6799

8 ай бұрын

Yes Sirree@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much@@plapclips6799

Love this! Thanks Warren and Paul Thomson!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

@spitfiremusic3997

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Lovely fellow@@spitfiremusic3997

Listening/watching this as I go through the process of writing a grant for a documentary video on the art exhibition I recently put on. Ill be producing the video and scoring it as well. Watching this makes the process more bearable. Excellent and encouraging.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

That's wonderful to hear! Glad to be able to help

@Joe-mz6dc

8 ай бұрын

Good luck. 🙂

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

@@Joe-mz6dc❤

For those who don't want to pay 500 dollar, there's a free BBC orchestra plugin from Spitfire that has less possibilities but sounds equally great.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing Albert!

@snarf1504

8 ай бұрын

Eh, if you play one note in isolation it sounds okay, but because of the lack of dynamics, round robins, legato transitions, and you know - _stretching one sample all the way across the keyboard_ it sounds pretty terrible for any more realistic arrangements.

Always a fan of their libraries, but confused as well when I would follow along over the years as these were developed. Some things were free, but then again a lot of things weren’t. Reading your comment sections helps me understand the reason. Always thankful for your contributions to our community Warren. You are really the one guy I really trust. You have helped me more than any single person. Couldn’t thank you enough!! THANK YOU!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim! Glad you enjoyed the video, Spitfire will be better at getting into the weeds with you!

Interesting video, good to see Paul, thank you Warren. And, yes, #ChristianShouldBeBack 😉

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Marvellous! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

The stairs situation at Abbey Road is probably what gave writers the idea for Doctor Who's Tardis... :D:D:D:D

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Interesting idea!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

HUGE Dr Who fan!

Thanks for the lovely interview. Made my first Spitfire purchase as a result, and I'm recording at Abbey Road Studios in 12 days... dream come true... for anyone who might be looking for a new acoustic artist, check me out! All the best Warren!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Marvellous! Glad you enjoyed the interview and have a blast recording at Abbey Road!

I’ve had the pro version of Abbey Road Two for a little while now, and it’s always my go to. The vintage mixes are to die for when you want that vibe!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

That’s amazing to hear

Absolutely 'marvellous' video

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Marvellous indeed

@thesongacademy5017

8 ай бұрын

Mah-Vell-Lous@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Haha thanks@@thesongacademy5017

Hi Warren, thank you ofr a great interview with Paul Thompson, love the spitfire Library Abbey Rd One I got it with the selections which I are wnderful, now I will have to look at Abbey Rd 2, I have spent time over the years in this iconic studio, its truly unforgettable.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much, glad you enjoyed it

Favorite song with string arrangements? Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles / Jöga - Björk / One Caress - Depeche Mode / Island of Souls - Sting.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

All marvellous

Incredible deep dive on both products. Thanks!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Glad to be able to help

Spitfire a great company to also offer so many free sound banks for the LABS program. The BBC orchestra software is amazing!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Very cool indeed

This was fascinating! Thank you PLAP

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much Lee!

such a well paced interview! Loved it!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Always Fascinating interviews - Well done

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

Stellar interview. Thanks Warren.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Great video guys. LOVE Spitfire Audio's Orchestral stuff, truly amazing

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Truly

@sixstringalliance4417

8 ай бұрын

Yes indeedee do@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Haha thanks@@sixstringalliance4417

Always great hearing Paul Thomson share, thank you Warren

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Delightful guy

@timbrown7652

8 ай бұрын

Agreed@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Great guy@@timbrown7652

I'm so impressed about this VST. Good job!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

That's marvellous!

Some really interesting stuff in this interview.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much

The thing about theory or any education is to learn it so well that it becomes internalized. Then when you are in the actual act of composing you don’t think, you just create. The same way that an improviser learns the musical language they want to improvise in by slow and careful practice/study. Then when improvising you just create.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Indeed. Here’s an interesting argument that scholars pose, Mozart and Beethoven’s level of theory was a fraction of what is being taught to a modern music student. Who created the better music? Food for thought.

@PeteCalandra

8 ай бұрын

That's true Warren but seeing as tonal music had just been codified towards the end of Bach's life, there wasn't as much theory to learn. We have had 200 years of development since then. That being said, try to write the species counterpoint exercises that Mozart and Beethoven were taught for some brain bending study. @@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

I've worked from the Mozart/Thomas Attwood counterpoint exercises@@PeteCalandra ultimately we are taught a huge amount more and understand a huge amount more, that hasn't increased the quality of the writing. Inspiration first, melody first, learning is wonderful, I love it, however we shouldn't hide behind the cleverness that it provides.

Fantastic review. Spifire Audio are a really good plugin manufacturer. They are up there with the big boys. Thanks very much

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Amazing strings!

Spitfire really does spit fire

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Yes, indeed! Very well said

Warren, give us a tour of Hogg Hill Mill Studio please please...

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure there is a studio there anymore!

Are spitfire instruments compatible with new Apple silicon, in the same way as kontakt is.? Also are previous kontakt spitfire samples working with silicon? I own spitfire stuff that is licenced thru kontakt, like chamber strings etc..interested to know if it all runs in kontakt 7 in silicon. I'm just about to switch to Mac version and would like to know.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

I don't know, great question. Hopefully we can get someone to answer.

@JonathanBaker1000

8 ай бұрын

Certainly in my experience - they work very well with Apple Silicon @@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting us know@@JonathanBaker1000

No better strings than those recorded at Abbey Road

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Ab-so-loot-lee

@metalman3227

8 ай бұрын

So good@@Producelikeapro

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Definitely the best, Abbey Road is the pinnacle of string recording@@metalman3227

1:16:39 OMG it was true, just one hit and it totally sounded Eleanor Rigby! lol

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Haha I know!

To me without a doubt the greatest orchestral song arrangement is Frank Sinatra - it was a very good year Possibly the most emotionally captivating arrangement ever written and performed

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing!!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Nat King Cole is one of my favourite artists ever!@TheTiredHorizon

Hey Warren, have you ever had the chance to record or mix an artist at Abbey Road?

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Yes and I'm going back there soon! Amazing studio!

Warren in the last you said c sharp and d flat are different notes what does that mean?

@Bring_MeSunshine

8 ай бұрын

In the days before 'equal temperament', they were different notes with differing pitches. I think 19 was the octave total. On a fretless instrument (violin, cello etc) , you can still achieve endless pitch variation between two adjacent notes, but on the piano, there are only 12 steps/octave, and the older C# and Db were subsumed into one labelled pitch for both notes.

@gregrodrigueziii8075

8 ай бұрын

Plus as already mentioned in the comment, the sharp or flat actually give you context what is being played. so its also informs musician on what context the note is used to simplfy it.

@gaganbakana

8 ай бұрын

@@gregrodrigueziii8075 ohh. Okk thanks ✊

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

It's very well covered here in answers!@@gaganbakana Yes, equal temperament approximated the notes between the sharp and flat. Equal temperament enabled all keys to sound the same when transposing from one key to another

Truly amazing, even feels weird how you can feel the humanity of the players..., almost kind of AI spooky... hah.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful to hear

pleaseeeeeeeee we need the vivaldi rebowing violins effect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Great!

Instant Nolan movie. Wow. Too bad they aren't on Sweetwater. I'd finance One.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Interesting! Maybe they will be one day?

😊

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Audrey!

49ers

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

49ers? Ha

@tortillaman2491

8 ай бұрын

@@Producelikeapro that’s right. 49ers. Ha.

@Producelikeapro

8 ай бұрын

Have a great season! @@tortillaman2491

What are some of your favourite songs with string arrangements?

@serge1643

8 ай бұрын

Nirvana (UK) - Show must go on

@serge1643

8 ай бұрын

Dimmu Borgir - Perfection or Vanity

@serge1643

8 ай бұрын

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE - The Violation

@cirith_ungol_studio

8 ай бұрын

Two Steps From Hell - Victory

@J3unG

8 ай бұрын

Anything produced by Phil Ramone and Phil Spector. There is also that Spearhead record with strings...

Pricepoints, blablabla.