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Spitfire Audio once again teams up with BT on Phoenix, a hybrid synth built from the producer’s private archive

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Spitfire Audio has released Phoenix, a hybrid synthesizer made in collaboration with Grammy-nominated composer and producer Brian Transeau, aka BT .

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