BBCSODiscover Manual v2.0
BBCSODiscover Manual v2.0
BBCSODiscover Manual v2.0
BBC SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
DISCOVER
CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Downloading & Installing 4
Spitfire App Preferences 5
The Dedicated Plugin 6
Have A Look Around 7
Preset Selector 8
Main Controls 10
Technique Selector 11
Top Menu 12
The String Section 15
The Brass Section 16
The Woodwind Section 17
Recording the BBC SO 18
Techniques 19
Appendix A - FAQs and Troubleshooting 20
Appendix B - Techniques 23
Appendix C - Default CC Mappings 24
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 7 - 11 (latest
Service Pack, 64-bit), Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB
RAM.
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First, you will need to make sure you have a copy of the latest Spitfire Audio App before following
the instructions below.
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LOGIC PRO X
CUBASE
PRO TOOLS
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Here you can see the currently selected As you scroll through the available presets,
preset. Please note filters vary depending on the instrument group is displayed here.
the version of BBC SO.
5. PREVIEW
2. CLEAR FILTERS
Play back a short example of the preset
Click here to remove all filters and show all without having to load it.
instruments at once.
6. PRESET LIST
3. FILTERS Scroll through the list of presets here.
Double-click to load a preset or click the
Click on the Filters to only show instruments ‘Load’ button.
you have starred or those within a specific
section or group.
8. INFORMATION
9. LOAD
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1. EXPRESSION
2. DYNAMICS
3. REVERB
2 3
1. TECHNIQUE SWITCHER
2. KEYSWITCH ADJUST
3. LOCK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1. LED 8. MIDI CH
Shows when an instrument is loaded by Set the MIDI channel that will control the
lighting solid green. If this is flashing, your instrument here. If in doubt select “all” so
sample set is not fully loaded yet. that the instrument will react to any incoming
MIDI messages.
2. CPU METER
9. TUNE
An indication of how much your CPU is being
taxed, the green flash next to the CPU meter Move this knob to tune in semitone
will turn red when you are overloading it. increments, shift-click to move in increments
of 0.01 of a semitone. Alt-click to reset to
3. DISK METER default.
How hard are you taxing your hard drive? If 10. PAN
this is close to, or going over 100% it’s time
to consider a faster drive. See next page for Pan the whole plug-in left and right in the
settings that can help get the most out of a stereo field. Alt-click to reset to centre.
slower drive.
11. VOLUME
4. MEMORY
Control the master volume of the plugin.
This shows how much RAM you are currently
using in this instance of BBC Symphony 12. LEVEL
Orchestra. While the preset is loading,
this will show the instrument loading into A visual indication of the level of the
memory. instrument.
6. REFRESH
A
Refresh the instrument, alt-click to refresh
the whole plug-in. This can be useful if you B
have hanging MIDI notes or have moved C
samples in your file system.
D
7. MODE
Click here for more information on Switching
between different version of the BBC SO Plugin.
by default.
NOTE: MICROPHONES AND SOME INSTRUMENTS DISPLAYED HERE ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL. THIS CHART GIVES
YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THE MIX FOR BBC SO DISCOVER IS CONSTRUCTED.
LONG
SPICCATO/STACCATO
PIZZICATO
TREMOLO
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MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS relevant instructions on how to fix.
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Duo, 4GB RAM. the Show Log hyperlink, to be linked to the error
log on your system. You should attach this to
Apple Silicon Supported (v.1.4.0 and above) a support ticket, which can be created by
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Q: DIFFICULTIES IN DOWNLOADING / processing, so you can here the library in its
raw form.
INSTALLING
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If you have applied for the free version of • A video file, should the issue not be
BBC SO Discover, this will be delivered demostratable via audio.
exactly 14 days after you complete your
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when your download is ready in the CHANGELOG?
Application. Do not contact our support team
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improvements can be found in the BBC
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INSTRUMENTS:
STRINGS:
Dynamics 1
Global Gain 7
Global Pan 10
Expression 11
Reverb 19