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Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
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We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 60 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
Key Features
The Spitfire Audio Originals Rare Flutes is a virtual instrument collection of eight unique flutes from around the globe. Featuring the Bansuri, Chinese bamboo flute, Ocarina, Contrabass, Fujara and more, this collection brings a world of distinct sonic possibilities to your compositions. Each instrument has been recorded with meticulous attention to detail by world-renowned flautist Andy Findon, offering both long and short articulations for flexible scoring.
The collection is recorded dry, giving you complete control when applying reverb or other effects, making it easier to blend with other instruments or environments. With three microphone signals – Close, Room, and Super Reverb – you can craft a sound that’s warm, spacious, or anything in between. This combination of rare instruments, detailed recordings, and versatile sound-shaping tools makes Rare Flutes an invaluable addition to any composer’s toolkit, adding rich textures and distinctive tones to your music.
Product Ref: 310730
This collection offers eight rare woodwind instruments, many of which are not found in other Spitfire libraries. Instruments like the Bansuri, Fujara, and Contrabass Flute deliver an earthy, mellow tone, perfect for creating an evocative and intimate atmosphere in your music. Each instrument was carefully sourced and performed by Andy Findon, one of Europe’s most recorded flautists, ensuring authentic and expressive performances. Whether used as solo instruments or layered with strings, these flutes provide an airy, rich quality that stands out in any composition. The diverse tonal palette of Rare Flutes allows you to explore a variety of genres, from cinematic scores to world music and more experimental soundscapes.
With three distinct microphone signals, Rare Flutes gives you full control over your sound. The Close signal captures the warmth and clarity of ribbon microphones, giving you a more focused sound. The Room mic offers a broader, more expansive stereo image that provides a natural sense of space, making it ideal for larger arrangements. The Super Reverb mic captures a long-decay reverb that adds a cinematic, spacious quality to your compositions, created through analogue processing for an organic sound. These three signals can be blended to your preference, offering an extensive range of tonal possibilities that can suit different styles and moods, whether you're after intimate textures or expansive soundscapes.
The two faders for expression and dynamics let you craft smooth transitions between dynamic layers, bringing natural movement and realism to each note. This allows you to capture everything from the quietest whispers to the boldest crescendos, providing depth and emotion to your music. These tools are handy for solo lines, where subtle variations in dynamics and expression make a huge difference. In addition, the library includes other adjustable parameters like Reverb, Tightness, Release, and Vibrato, giving you even more control over the nuances of each performance, ensuring your compositions sound as expressive and lifelike as possible.
The Rare Flutes library is housed within the Spitfire Originals interface, known for its simplicity and ease of use. It’s designed to get you up and running quickly, with essential controls like Reverb, Tightness, Release, and Vibrato easily accessible. The streamlined interface ensures that you can focus on creativity, without getting bogged down by overly complex settings. Whether you’re an experienced composer working on a film score or a hobbyist looking to add fresh sounds to your productions, Rare Flutes offers a straightforward yet powerful set of tools to help you achieve the exact sound you want. Additionally, it integrates seamlessly with other Spitfire Originals products, making it a great addition to any setup.
Originals is a collection of intuitive writing tools, meticulously recorded by Spitfire at renowned studios like AIR Studios, one of the most in-demand studios for producing blockbuster soundtracks. Designed to be user-friendly and streamlined, Originals offers a clean interface with sliders for controlling expression and dynamics, alongside a customizable digital mod wheel to fit any workflow. Each Originals library also includes a range of essential articulations, presets, and controls. For those looking to enhance their sound with Spitfire’s signature quality at an affordable price, Originals will become your go-to solution.
