Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Drums I Full Library - Virtual Instrument (Download)

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

Snare Drum

• 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

Stereo Mixing

• 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