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Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Package Full

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• Synchron Strings I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download) The Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Strings I Full Library is a virtual instrument with a library that accurately captures the sound and expressiveness of multiple string sections expertly performed by the members of the Synchron Stage Orchestra and recorded with the signature ambience of the Synchron Stage Vienna scoring stage. Synchron Strings I Full Library offers sections of 1st violins (14), 2nd violins (10), violas (8), cellos (8), and double basses (6) recorded separately at their designated positions on stage. Engineers employed eight separate phase-coherent microphone configurations, recorded simultaneously to provide a broad range of room sound options. All mic configurations can be mixed to create stereo, 5.1 surround, or 9.1 Auro 3D mixes, each with different levels of ambience and stereo panorama, from close and focused, to broad and epic. The library comprises a wide variety of timbres and articulations including realistic legato performance, sforzando, pizzicato, vibrato, and more. The notes are sampled with up to eight velocity layers and ten variations, from pianissimo to fortissimo and everything in between. Performances are recorded and edited at "fixed gain", ensuring that all pitches, dynamic layers, articulations, and instruments precisely match with each other. The Synchron Strings I Full Library is powered by the included Vienna Instruments player and Vienna Ensemble mixing host. Note: Software requires a ViennaKey USB protection device or other USB eLicenser (available separately), if one is not already on the system.
  Key Features
  • • String Library recorded with the signature ambience of the Synchron Stage Vienna scoring stage
    • Played by members of the Synchron Stage Orchestra
    • Employs eight phase-coherent microphone configurations, recorded simultaneously to provide a broad range of room sound options
    • Mic setups can be mixed to dial in the sound you're looking for, from close and focused to broad and ambient
    • Sections of 1st violins (14), 2nd violins (10), violas (8), cellos (8), and double basses (6) were recorded separately at their designated positions on stage
    • Up to 8 velocity layers and 80 variations per note
    • Realistic legato performances
    • Includes short notes, long notes with various attacks, legatos, scalable vibrato intensities, and note repetitions
    • Optimized algorithms require a minimum of manual articulation switching
    • Mix your string sound in stereo, 5.1 surround, or 9.1 Auro 3D (or any other immersive audio format, such as Dolby Atmos)
    • Runs in standalone mode, or operates within VST, AU, RTAS, AAX formats
    • Includes Vienna Ensemble mixing host and Vienna Instruments player—fully compatible with Vienna Ensemble Pro and Vienna Instruments Pro (available separately)
  Microphone Configurations
  • • Close mic—mono
    • Front mic—front of ensemble (L/R)
    • Rear mic—back of ensemble (L/R)
    • Main/room mic—Decca Tree stereo (L/R)
    • Main/room mic—Decca Tree mono (center)
    • Main surround—stereo (L/R)
    • High stereo (3D)—stereo (L/R)
    • High surround (3D)—stereo (L/R)
    • Main surround microphone settings may be used instead of main stereo room mics to achieve a wider and more ambient mix
    • Blending surround signals with the other microphone signals creates a denser and lusher overall sound, even in stereo applications
  Articulations
  • • Short notes: 8 velocity layers, 10 variations
    • Long notes—with vibrato: 8 velocity layers, 10 variations
    • Long notes—no vibrato: 8 velocity layers, 10 variations
    • Long notes—portato: 6 velocity layers, 10 variations
    • Long notes—lyrical: 4 velocity layers, 10 variations
    • Sforzando: 4 velocity layers, 4 variations
    • Sforzando—crescendo: 4 velocity layers, 4 variations
    • Legato—regular: 8 velocity layers
    • Legato—slurred: 8 velocity layers
    • Legato—fast: 8 velocity layers, 6 variations
    • Tremolos: 5 velocity layers
    • Trills—half-tone: 5 velocity layers
    • Trills—whole-tone: 5 velocity layers
    • Pizzicato: 5 velocity layers, 8 variations
    • Snap pizzicato: 1 velocity layer, 8 variations
    • Releases damped
    • Releases ringing
  Synchron Stage Vienna
  • • 5813 ft² (540 m²) hall optimized for film music recordings and sampling sessions
    • Lush and warm sound with precise localization of all sound sources, both in depth and in the stereo or surround environment
    • Average reverb time of 1.8 seconds
• Synchron Percussion I Full Library - Virtual Instruments Collection (Download) Synchron Percussion I Full Library from Vienna Symphonic Library is a collection of virtual instruments that includes the full libraries of Synchron Timpani, I Synchron Drums I, Synchron Cymbals & Gongs I, Synchron Mallets I, Synchron Bells I, and Synchron Orchestral Percussion I. The instruments were recorded with every nuanced detail using seven, phase-controlled multi-microphone setups which can be mixed to create stereo, 5.1 surround or Auro 3D mixes, each with different levels of ambience and stereo panorama.Instruments include:Five timpani (Adams, C2-C#4)Bass drum (Kolberg "Dicke Bertha", 36 x 28")Snare drum (Kolberg "Piano-Forte", Rosewood 14 x 6.5")Eight concert toms (Yamaha CT-9000 series, 6 to 16")Xylophone (Adams Artist Alpha, C4-C8)Glockenspiel (Yamaha 2500, C5-E8)Celesta (Kolberg, C3-F8)Two suspended cymbals (Zildjian, 16" & 18")Piatti (Zildjian 20" Constantinople Orchestra Medium Light, Meinl 22" Symphonic Extra Heavy)Two tam-tams (Wuhan, 100cm and 120cm)Tubular bells (Bergerault Symphonic, F3-F5)Two tambourines (Lefima 2091-A, Kolberg 2030 DW)Seven trianglesFive woodblocksTwo pairs of castanetsTwo shakers Note: Software requires a ViennaKey USB protection device or other USB eLicenser, if one is not already on the system (available separately).
• Synchron Yamaha CFX Grand Piano - Virtual Instrument (Full Version, Download) Available for download, the Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Yamaha CFX is a virtual instrument that puts a concert grand piano under your fingertips, one that has been meticulously sampled on the Synchron Scoring Stage in Vienna, Austria. The instrument utilizes up to 4200 samples per key, using 10 different microphone combinations to capture the natural ambience of this recording space.
  
  Taking up 115 GB of hard disk space, the Synchron Yamaha CFX provides a natural feel, sympathetic resonances, the ability to half-pedal and re-pedal, and a whole lot more. Six presets are provided for different type of music, but thanks to the intuitive Synchron Pianos Software, you can tailor the piano's responses and timbre to your individual needs. This software is compatible with Mac and Windows, and operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats.
  Key Features a Glance
  • • Up to 4200 samples per key for authenticity and liveliness
    • Ambience sampled from Synchron Stage in Vienna
    • Realistic playing feel
    • Advanced Release Sample Technology
    • Multiple microphone positions for a multitude of timbral variations
    • Intuitive Synchron Pianos software with high-performance playback engine
    • Six Presets: Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, and Mighty
    • Supports soft (una corda), sostenuto, and sustain pedals
    • Half-pedaling and re-pedaling
    • Sympathetic resonance
    • Body resonance
  Advanced Release Sample Technology
  • Capturing notes with all velocities, various tone lengths, and subtle nuances is a challenge in the art of piano sampling. It's particularly tricky when recording the instrument with the ambience of a scoring stage. Vienna's Release Sample Technology comes to the rescue for this situation. A proprietary technique, this technology automatically matches up to 300 individual, finely-grained release samples per key to your played notes. The result is a realistic playing feel and an exacting degree of timbral authenticity.
  Customize Your Personal Sound
  • The Yamaha CFX comes with a dedicated sample player that allows you to shape your sound. This software provides a musician-friendly user interface that allows for quick and easy timbral control. Create your sound intuitively by filtering particular key ranges—or even single keys—adjusting the body resonance of the instrument, or adding a pinch of algorithmic reverb.
  Precision and Consistency in Sampling Phase
  • The recording phase of this Yamaha CFX grand piano project extended over several months, which demanded absolute consistency within the room. To protect the piano’s environment and ensure reliable recordings, Synchron Stage Vienna’s integrated system for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) provided very consistent climatic conditions throughout the entire recording process.Furthermore, all samples were recorded using the instrument’s integrated, computer-controlled performance reproducing system. Its noncontact optical sensors detected every movement of all 88 keys (position, velocity and release velocity), as well as the pedals (including half-pedaling) with precision, reproducing delicate nuances of a human performance. Additional hammer sensor-feedback allowed for accurate reproduction of special playing techniques such as rapid note repetition and softly played notes. What’s more, over the course of several months, Vienna Symphonic Library team members were trained in preparing and tuning the grand piano accurately by Vienna’s leading piano technicians in order to achieve absolutely consistent tuning and sound characteristics during the entire recording process.
  10 Microphone Positions
  • • 1. Room Mic (Mix): Stereo mix of all available room mics
    • 2. Close 1 (Schoeps MK 4): ORTF setup
    • 3. Close 2 (Royer SF-24): Blumlein setup with two ribbon figure-8 microphones
    • 4. MID 1 (Sennheiser MKH 800): ORTF setup for wide, warm sound
    • 5. MID 2 (Sennheiser MKH 8040): ORTF setup for centered, focused sound
    • 6. Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Stereo (L/R): 3 DPA 4006 microphones for accurate stereo placement
    • 7. Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Mono: Center mic of Decca Tree
    • 8. Main Surround – Stereo (L/R)*: Wide A-B setup with two DPA4011 cardioid microphones
    • 9. High Stereo (3D) – Stereo (L/R): Stereo A-B setup with AKG C-414 microphones
    • 10. High Surround (3D) – Stereo (L/R)*: Featuring 2 AKG C-414 microphones
    *Even if you're not using a surround setup, you can elicit more ambience variation and spatial depth out of the Full Library by adding the room microphones' signals to your stereo mix

• Synchron Timpani I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

• Synchron Drums I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

• Synchron Cymbals & Gongs I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

• Synchron Mallets I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

• Synchron Bells I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

• Synchron Orchestral Percussion I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

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• Synchron Strings I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

  System Requirements

  Windows 7/8/10 latest update, 32-/64-bit (64-bit recommended) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Intel i5/i7/Xeon recommended) Mac OS X 10.8 latest update, (10.9 or higher recommended) Intel Core 2 Duo (Intel i5/i7/Xeon recommended) 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended) SSD or fast separate hard drive (7200 rpm or faster) recommended 47.4 GB free hard drive space VIENNA KEY / Vienna Symphonic Library USB protection device (available separately), or other USB eLicenser

  Supported Plug-In Formats

  AU/VST/AAX Native/RTAS compatible host RTAS version requires Pro Tools 7.3 or later AAX version requires Pro Tools 10.3.5 or later Standalone

• Synchron Percussion I Full Library - Virtual Instruments Collection (Download)
• Synchron Yamaha CFX Grand Piano - Virtual Instrument (Full Version, Download)

  System Requirements (Mac)	Mac OS X 10.10 or later Intel Core 2 Duo or faster SSD drive required for sample content 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended) VIENNA KEY (Vienna Symphonic Library USB protection device) or other USB eLicenser (e.g., from Steinberg or Arturia) 239.9 GB hard-drive space AU- / VST- / AAX-native plug-in host
  System Requirements (Windows)	Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 SSD drive required for sample content 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended) VIENNA KEY (Vienna Symphonic Library USB protection device) or other USB eLicenser (e.g., from Steinberg or Arturia) 239.9 GB hard-drive space VST- / AAX-native plug-in host

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