Vienna Symphonic Library Big Bang Orchestra: Black Eye Orchestral is a virtual instrument with a library consisting of hits, rips, runs, clusters, tension sustains, rhythms, arpeggios, grace notes, echo effects, and more, all played by a large 70-piece tutti orchestra at Synchron Stage Vienna. A perfect addition to the popular BBO: Andromeda, it expands the series with ready-orchestrated phrases ideal for creating bold orchestral statements effortlessly with a massive sound out of the box, for epic film and game scoring, trailer music, and sound design.
In addition to overhead microphones, Decca Tree, and surround mics, the instruments were isolated during the recording sessions with close microphones while being played together in the orchestra. This gives you more control and more creative options when mixing your sound using the included Synchron Player's internal mixer.
The software is compatible with Mac and Windows and operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats. It is NKS-ready. Black Eye integrates perfectly with every module in the BBO
Note:
Software requires a ViennaKey USB protection device or other USB eLicenser, if one is not already on the system (available separately).
At a Glance
Ready-to-use tutti orchestral textures for quick orchestrations
Unique orchestral elements and effects played by a large 70-piece orchestra
Wide variety of clusters, arpeggios, hits, runs, accents, ready-orchestrated phrases, and FX
Multiple microphone positions with additional close-mic positions
Synchron player with mixer presets to get you started right away
Exceptional acoustics of the large Synchron Stage Vienna
Tension-Charged Clusters
Hundreds of tension-charged clusters are available in several dynamic levels, short and long, with and without marcato, and as short and long crescendos.
Sustained textures are grouped in several categories: some either slightly changing in pitch (microtuning), or gravitating slowly toward the root note (or vice versa).
Other textures do not change in pitch but in volume with different sections of the orchestra alternating their volume, resulting in a sustained tone that's constantly changing its colors.
Seagull Arpeggio and Shuffled Sustains
A Seagull Arpeggio effect is created by flageolet glissandos played on open strings, with the accompanying wind instruments playing arpeggios that follow the overtone series of the strings.
Shuffled Sustains deliver some form of controlled chaos, where different groups of the orchestra play complementary rhythmic patterns. Due to its complex structure, this effect can be used independently of tempo and provides a propelling density that lends itself well to underscores.
Dramatic Accents with Graced Patch and Classic Orchestra Hits
The Graced patch provides a special effect for dramatic accents. The instruments of the high register rip towards a target note, which is reinforced by the rest of the orchestra with a powerful marcato-staccato.
The staccato-sordino sustains provide a special spine-tingling sensation. While the fortississimo staccato of brass and low strings rings out, a very soft high note played by the muted strings remains, illustrating the dynamic range of the orchestra in a split second.
Big Bang Orchestra: Black Eye provides a wide range of classic orchestra hits with all major, minor, open and diminished chords, octave grace notes, octave trills, a variety of short rips, as well as longer major and minor runs in breathtaking tempos, where the instruments of the lowest register were deliberately pushed to their limits.
The Echoes and the Register Delay patches add even more variety to the category of Hits.
Modify Your Sound with the Included Synchron Player
The close-mic positions for each instrument section can be independently adjusted in the integrated mixer of the Synchron Player, allowing you to emphasize the power of certain sections, giving you more freedom to modify your overall orchestral sound.
6 levels of reverberation and additional processed presets are offered for each microphone setup: Close, Classic, Wide, Distant, Ambient, and Wet.
Factory mixer presets are based on the room microphones, leaving the section microphones disabled.
Change the level, panning, delay, and channel EQ settings for each channel. You can also insert any of the built-in FX plug-ins to further optimize your sound.
Room Microphones Presets
Room Mix Presets: Based on a room mix created from all available room microphones.
Stereo Decca Tree Presets: The Decca Tree is the microphone tree that is the heart and soul of every orchestral recording. It consists of a main stereo channel and a mono center channel, which capture the details of the room from the conductor’s perspective.
Surround-to-Stereo Presets: Offer the massive sound of all available room microphones, including the Decca Tree mics down-mixed to a stereo signal.
Surround Presets: With your Synchron Player inserted as a surround plug-in in your DAW, these presets provide the starting point for your surround setup.
Processed Presets: Use the integrated compressor to achieve an even more powerful sound.
11 Microphone Setups
Main (Decca Tree stereo)
Main (Decca Tree center)
Main surround stereo
High stereo
High surround stereo
High strings
Low strings
Woodwinds close
Horns close
Trumpets close
Low brass close