Synchron Drums I Full Library from Vienna Symphonic Library is a virtual instrument with a library that captures the sound and character of a snare drum, a bass drum, two tambourines, and eight concert toms, masterfully played in Synchron Stage Vienna – one of world's best-sounding scoring stages. 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.
Synchron Drums I is powered by the included Vienna Instruments and Vienna Instruments Pro players, or using the company's mixing hosts Vienna Ensemble and Vienna Ensemble Pro (available separately). This 69.3GB library comprises more than 97,076 samples with a wide variety of timbres and articulations. The Kolberg "Piano-Forte" snare drum was recorded with and without the snares engaged, with single strokes in five positions on the drum, in up to 16 dynamic layers and eight variants, using brushes, rods, and mallets. Articulations include rolls in various dynamics and lengths, flams, hits played on the shell, "stick on stick" variations, as well as crescendo and diminuendo rolls that are available in various lengths and intensities, and which can be stopped at any time with the matching release sample being triggered.
The Kolberg "Dicke Bertha" bass drum was captured with a wide variety of articulations such as single strokes in 16 dynamic layers, various rolls, and effects with three different mallets. It offers extra-low tunings which you can use to expand the frequency range of your arrangements, as well as "superball" effects created by striking an elastic rubber ball over the head of the drum, ideal for creating contemporary soundscapes.
The eight, suspended Yamaha 9000 Series concert toms with top and bottom heads were set up as a battery (6" to 16"). Single strokes were recorded with four different beaters (sticks, rods, brushes, and mallets), in various positions on the heads, with up to 16 dynamic layers. Original new sounds were created by playing the toms by rasping sticks on their rims. Completing the collection, two different tambourines (Lefima 2091-A and Kolberg 2030 DW) were captured with single strokes, flams, tremolos ("shakes"), and thumb rolls, in various velocities and lengths.
Key Features
- 69.3GB library with more than 97,076 samples of a snare drum, a bass drum, two tambourines, and eight suspended concert toms
- Recorded using 12 microphones—select from seven different microphone setups including Decca tree
- Includes presets of well-balanced microphone setups
- Outstanding acoustics—recorded at Stage A, Synchron Stage Vienna
- Samples with 1.6 to 1.8 seconds of natural reverb time
- Immersive 3D sound—multi library offers samples ready for 5.1 surround, and compatible with Auro 3D, Dolby Atmos technologies (available separately)
- 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)
Full Library Content
Instruments and Articulations
- Kolberg Rosewood snare drum
- Sticks, rods, and brushes with snare on and off, mallets
- Single strokes normal, center, side, rim, shell
- Press rolls, rimshots, X-stick, stick on stick
- Rolls normal, dynamics light (1/2/4/6 second) and strong (2/4/6/8 second)
- 1-4 upbeats
- Brushes: swishes (0.2/0.4/0.8/1.2 second), circles
- Mallets: single strokes normal and rim
Bass Drum
- Kolberg 36 bass drum
- Soft, medium, hard beaters—open, coperto, and low (soft and hard brushes, effects)
- Single strokes normal, muted (stick on stick), side, and rim
- 1-4 upbeats
- Rolls normal, dynamics light (1/2/4/6 second) and strong (2/4/6/8 second)
- Brushes: single strokes normal and muted swishes, and tremolo (0.5/1/2/8 second)
- Hard brushes: rim and hardware strokes
- Effects: sizzles normal and rolls, sticks on shell and hardware, rim strokes normal and 1-4 upbeats, superball var. 1-4
Tambourines
- Lefima 2091-A and Kolberg 2030 DW
- Single strokes center and rim
- 1-4 upbeats
- Tremolos thumb and shaken, normal
- Tremolo dynamics thumb (1/2/4 second) and shaken (2/3 second)
Concert Toms
- Yamaha 9000 series—eight suspended tom-toms with top and bottom heads, set up as a battery (6" to 16")
- Sticks, rods, brushes, mallets, effects
- Single strokes normal, rim, shell, side, muted, coperto, stick on stick, rimshots
- Rolls
- Effects: Superball var. 1-4, rasping stick fast and slow var. 1/2
Microphone Setups
- Close Mic—mono
- Mid Layer Mic—stereo (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca tree stereo (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca tree mono (Center)
Stereo, 5.1 Surround, and Auro 3D 9.1 Mixing
- Main Surround—stereo (L/R), may also be used instead of the main stereo room mics to achieve a wider, and more ambient mix
- High Stereo (3D)—stereo (L/R)
- High Surround (3D)—stereo (L/R)
Synchron Stage Vienna
- 5,813 ft² (540 m²) hall optimized for film music recordings and sampling sessions
- Lush and warm sound with perfect localization of the instruments
- Reverb time of 1.6 to 1.8 seconds, with no masking effect in the low frequencies
- Room-in-room construction, built upon a massive concrete foundation, combined with sound insulation and a specially designed air conditioning system—provides low noise-floor of 16 dBA, even with air conditioner running
