Synchron Cymbals & Gongs I Standard Library from Vienna Symphonic Library is a virtual instrument with a library that captures the sound and character of two suspended cymbals, a pair of piatti cymbals, and two Wuhan tam-tams, masterfully played in Synchron Stage Vienna. The instruments were recorded with every nuanced detail using four, phase-controlled multi-microphone setups which can be mixed to create stereo mixes, each with different levels of ambience and stereo panorama.
Synchron Cymbals & Gongs 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 25.9GB library comprises more than 16,700 samples with a wide variety of timbres and articulations. The 16" and 18" suspended cymbals were recorded with single strokes using various mallets, brushes, and a double bass bow. The piatti, or pairs of cymbals ("cymbals a-due"), come in two different sizes (20" and 22"), and were captured with various single hits, drags, scratches, and sizzles. With respective diameter of 100 and 120cm (39" and 47"), the two tam-tams offer single strokes in various dynamic levels with soft and hard mallets, as well as tremolos, rolls, fast & slow swishes, and various scratches & bowings.
Key Features
- 25.9GB library with more than 16,700 samples of two suspended cymbals, a pair of piatti cymbals, two Wuhan tam-tams
- Recorded using 12 microphones – select from four 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
- 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)
Standard Library Content
Instruments and Articulations
- Zildjian K16" and K18"
- Sticks, hard and soft mallets, rods, brushes, bowed
- Single strokes top, edge (sticks, rods, brushes), bell
- Rolls normal, top and edge (sticks only)
- Rolls dynamics light (1/2/4/6 second) and strong (2/4/6/8 second)
- Bowed: p, mp, f, variable 1–5 (K16), 1–4 (K18)
Piatti
- Zildjian Concert 20" and Meinl Symphonic Extra Heavy 22"
- Single strokes normal, muted, sizzle
- Scratches
- Drags with long and short release
Wuhan Tam-Tams
- Kolberg 100 and 120cm (39 and 47")
- Soft and hard beaters, effects
- Single strokes normal and muted
- Rolls normal with long and short release
- Rolls dynamics light (2/4/8 second) and strong (4/8/12 second)
- Effects: Brush strokes middle and rim, swishes fast & slow, circles, metal strokes and scratches, middle and rim; stick scratches; bowed, superball
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)
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
