NAMM 2021: Spitfire Contemporary Drama Toolkit Published 21/1/21 Expressive instrument aimed at TV and film composers
Spitfire Audio s quest for dominance of your sample drive continues, with today s launch of the
Contemporary Drama Toolkit. Designed in collaboration with composer
The Halcyon,
The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance, among many others), Contemporary Drama Toolkit (hence
CDT) comprises 72 instantly playable patches and 44 patch combinations, which Spitfire are touting as ideal for high-budget TV scores.
CDT is essentially a sister product to 2019 s
British Drama Toolkit, but while that release majored on traditional orchestral sounds, this new instrument is decidedly modern, combining as it does the sounds of electric cellos, violins and guitars, vintage synths, vocals and more. Processing plays a big part too, and Spitfire tell us they made extensive use of stompboxes, studio effects and Eurorack modules to create textures suitable for under