Mercury
by Spitfire Audio · Instrument · Experimental instrument
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Instrument in Spitfire's experimental range, running in Spitfire's own player plugin.
Best for: Sound Design. Genres: Ambient & Cinematic.
Keywords: experimental, pads, textures, film & game audio, cinematic, preset-driven, sound design.
What it does
Mercury samples fourteen hand-built acoustic sculptures made by instrument creator Chas Smith, whose instruments have been used on film scores such as Dune, Interstellar and Dunkirk.
- Sound sources: sculptures such as Bertoia, Towers, Lockheed, Mantis and Copper Box, turned into tones, textures and pads.
- Content: 600+ textures, tones and pads, 672 sounds across 300 presets.
- Warps: six warp categories (Core, Awash, Cascade, Destruct, Molecule, Weight) to reshape the sounds.
- Player: Spitfire's Solar plugin (eDNA engine).
Source: Spitfire Audio product page
When to use it
Mercury is a sound-design instrument for pads, drones and unusual textures made from real metal and wood sculptures rather than orchestral recordings. It suits film and game scoring, ambient and electronic production. It is not a melodic orchestral library, so pair it with strings or piano rather than expecting it to replace them.
Where to buy
- Spitfire Audio: $149
- PluginFox: $149
Tutorials and reviews
- Spitfire Audio Mercury - Da Fingaz Review #spitfireaudio #pluginreview #samplelibrary
- How It Works: Mercury
- Spitfire Audio Mercury: Contextual Demo
- Sound Testing - Mercury - Spitfire Audio
- Spitfire Audio MERCURY Instrument - Featuring BBC Symphony Orchestra Core
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