Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion Core
The deal
$84.26 at Spitfire Audio (down from $112.72), a 25% discount. This is an ongoing sale with no announced end date.
What it is
Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion Core is a sample library capturing 62 percussion instruments recorded in Abbey Road's Studio One, engineered by Simon Rhodes and performed by percussionist Joby Burgess. It spans everything from crisp snares and congas to timbales and rototoms, with a single close-mic mix built around Abbey Road's signature room sound. Instruments are sampled with up to 16 round robins and 11 dynamic layers, so repeated hits and rolls stay natural rather than machine-gunning.
Who it's for
Composers and producers scoring film, TV, games, or live performance who need authentic orchestral percussion on tap without hand-programming every hit.
Key features
- 62 percussion instruments covered across 391 articulations
- Two-handed mapping lets you assign separate right and left hand sticking patterns
- Soft takeover, voice choking, and velocity sensitivity give finer control over dynamics and note behavior
- Includes a free MIDI pack of drum rudiments to speed up sketching
