Vienna Symphonic Library Studio Package Virtual Instruments (Download)

Vienna Symphonic Vienna Studio Solo Strings is a virtual instrument with a library that accurately captures the sound and expressiveness of two solo violins, a solo viola, two solo cellos, and a solo double bass playing at Synchron Stage Vienna. The library is based on the Collections VI Solo Strings I, Solo Violin 2, and Solo Cello 2, which were updated, reedited, and mapped to improve playability with the included Synchron Player and deliver realistic string performances right out of the box, for film and game scoring, trailer music, or sound design.

The Synchron Player's time-stretch feature allows you to change the speed of vibratos, tremolos, trills, portamentos, and glissandos in real time using a MIDI controller. You can even speed up or slow down scale runs while they're playing back or automatically sync them to the host tempo.

Utilizing the Synchron Player's Release Sample technology, along with the wide variety of optimized release sounds greatly increases the articulations range of use. Short notes ring out authentically depending on the body resonance and the note's volume. Long- and medium-length notes (détaché, portato, crescendos, and diminuendos) can be played shorter than their recorded length, while still being heard with authentic release sounds.

Repetition performances including articulations ranging from legato and portato variations to staccato and spiccato are also enhanced by the Release Sample technology and by proprietary repetition and Interval Logic technology. These Multi Shorts patches automatically provide you with notes that sound natural in medium and fast passages, depending on the note you played before (the same note or an interval) and on how long a note is played.

The Dynamic Layer patch offers up to nine velocity layers of each articulated note, so you can play passages with extremely nuanced dynamics—accessing the individual velocity layers of each articulation with the mod wheel or key velocity.

Meticulously balanced volume levels of the entire sample database allow for seamless note transitions when moving from one playing technique to the next. Velocity crossfading is optimized for extrasmooth volume changes.

Many articulations are available as looped notes such as sustains (with and without vibrato), trills, tremolos, and more. Unlooped legatos are also available to access the natural musicality of each beautifully articulated target note as performed by the musician.

Making use of the Synchron Player's straightforward preset and patch structure, the wide variety of articulations and playing techniques is clearly laid out and quickly accessible, making the instruments a breeze to play on the keyboard.

If you're looking for some exciting, realistic string sections for composing pieces in software, Studio Chamber Strings from Vienna Symphonic Library might just be for you. This collection of virtual instruments features six first violins, six second violins, four violas, three cellos, and two double basses. Taken together, they make a credible, authentic string section that can help flesh out your work, or add nuance to your existing orchestral VIs.

Much of the sample content has its roots in the Chamber Strings I Collection, though those samples have been re-edited and remastered to give you a modern sound that's easy to play. New velocity layers have been added in the legato articulations; indeed, you'll notice a large volume of articulations and expressions included in this string section.

This software comes with the Vienna Synchron Player to play all these string samples. More than 90,000 samples are employed in this virtual instrument for a library that totals 27.8GB. This software is compatible with Mac and Windows platforms, and operates in AU, VST, and AAX platforms.

Vienna Symphonic Vienna Studio Chamber Strings Sordino is a virtual instrument with a library that accurately captures the sound and expressiveness of muted small strings ensembles. The library is based on the VI Chamber Strings II library, which was updated, reedited, and mapped to improve playability with the included Synchron Player and deliver realistic chamber string performances right out of the box, for film and game scoring, trailer music, or sound design.

The ensembles of six first violins, six second violins, four violas, three cellos, and two double basses were recorded in the tightly controlled ambience of Vienna's purpose-built Silent Stage and virtually placed on the large Stage A of Synchron Stage Vienna using the Synchron Player's integrated convolution reverb technology.

The library comes with an enhanced set of deep sampled con sordino articulations taken from the original VI Chamber Strings II, with a clearly laid out and color-coded structure in the Synchron Player for an intuitive overview and quick access to the vast choices of playing techniques. The meticulously balanced volume levels of the entire sample database guarantee seamless note transitions when moving from one playing technique to the next. Velocity crossfading has been further optimized for extrasmooth volume changes.

Utilizing the Synchron Player's Release Sample technology along with the wide variety of optimized release sounds greatly increases the flexibility and usability of many articulations. Notes like détachés, fortepianos, crescendos, and diminuendos can be played at various lengths, while always triggering the correct release sounds to sound musical and natural.

The Vienna Symphonic Library Studio Appassionata Strings brings the lush and broad sound of the acclaimed Appassionata Strings to Stage A of Synchron Stage, Vienna. The library was created by completely remastering and reediting the sample database, which is optimized for the Vienna Synchron Player and provides a modern Appassionata string sound that excels in terms of aesthetics, playability, and realism.

Studio Appassionata Strings features 76 instruments including 20 first violins, 20 second violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, and 10 double basses. The instruments not only cover lavish ensembles that lend themselves to soaring emotive themes, but also to action-packed scores, producing that larger-than-life cinematic sound to which Synchron Stage Vienna's film-scoring clients are returning repeatedly.

The Vienna Synchron Player is one of the most powerful sample playback engines on the market, which provides unprecedented streaming performances while maintaining ease of use. In addition to the previously existing articulations of Appassionata Strings, Vienna added non-vibrato sustains, legatos, and portamentos for more versatile and flexible expressive options, as well as improvements to the already great-sounding legato transitions. What's more, new sustains with very soft attacks allow for especially gentle beginnings of notes. The volume levels of all articulations were completely overhauled and provide perfectly balanced levels not only among the ensembles themselves but also in interaction with Synchron Strings I and Studio Chamber Strings

Also integrated into the Synchron Player, Vienna incorporated a specifically designed convolution reverb derived from Vienna MIR Pro, which provides the remarkable ambiance of the main hall of the Synchron Stage Vienna with strategically engineered reverberation and placement presets, which combine an impulse response for each group within the ensemble, resulting in a production-ready sound, out of the box.

Vienna Symphonic Vienna Studio Appassionata Strings Sordino is a virtual instrument with a library that accurately captures the lush, passionate, and beautifully refined sound of muted large strings ensembles. The library is based on the VI Appassionata Strings II library, which was updated, reedited, and mapped to improve playability with the included Synchron Player, and to deliver the broad and emotive cinematic sound of large, string-ensemble performances right out of the box, for film and game scoring, trailer music, or sound design.

The ensembles of twenty first violins, twenty second violins, fourteen violas, twelve cellos, and ten double basses were recorded in the tightly controlled ambience of Vienna's purpose-built Silent Stage and virtually placed on the large Stage A of Synchron Stage Vienna using Synchron Player's integrated convolution reverb technology.

The library comes with an enhanced set of deep sampled con sordino articulations taken from the original VI Appassionata Strings II. The clearly laid out and color-coded structure in the Synchron Player provides an intuitive overview and quick access to the vast choices of playing techniques. The meticulously balanced volume levels of the entire sample database guarantee seamless note transitions when moving from one playing technique to the next. Velocity crossfading has been further optimized for extrasmooth volume changes.

Utilizing the Synchron Player's Release Sample technology along with the wide variety of optimized release sounds greatly increases the flexibility and usability of many articulations including legato transitions. Notes like détachés, fortepianos, crescendos, and diminuendos can be played at various lengths, while always triggering the correct release sounds to sound musical and natural.

The electronic download of Studio Dimension Strings from Vienna Symphonic Library is a collection of 832,908 samples that include regular articulation, such as spiccato, staccato, portato, legato, tremolo, pizzicato, and various dynamics (crescendos and diminuendos, fortepiano, sforzato, and sforzatissimo). This collection can be used on Mac or Windows computers for applications such as film production, broadcast TV, music production, and more.

The electronic download of Studio Dimension Strings II Virtual Instrument from Vienna Symphonic Library is a collection of almost 1.2 million samples that include articulations played con sordino (with mutes), such as spiccato, staccato, détaché short, portato, legato, tremolo, pizzicato, and various dynamics (crescendos and diminuendos, fortepiano, and sforzato). The software features a reedited and expanded sample database from the Dimension Strings library, combined with the signature ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna. This collection can be used on Mac or Windows computers for applications such as film production, broadcast TV, music production, and more.

The electronic download of Studio Dimension Strings III Sul Tasto Virtual Instrument from Vienna Symphonic Library is a collection of 101,466 samples that include articulations played sul tasto for a very soft, breathy, and flute-like timbre. The software features a reedited and expanded sample database from the Dimension Strings library combined with the signature ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna. This collection can be used on Mac or Windows computers for applications such as film production, broadcast TV, music production, and more.

The Studio Dimension Strings Bundle from Vienna Symphonic Library is a collection of almost 1.2 million samples and includes Studio Dimension Strings I, II, and III collections. They feature the completely reedited and expanded sample database of Vienna Dimension Strings I, II, and III, combined with the signature ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna. This collection can be used on Mac or Windows computers for applications such as film production, broadcast TV, music production, and more.

Studio Dimension Strings features 5 string sections (8 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses) that were recorded in groups, capturing all the human interactions and slight imperfections of a live performance. Individual microphones for each player allow you to access each voice of the ensemble separately. Making use of the Vienna Synchron Player, you may easily switch between any number of musicians of the ensembles in just one instance, from the principal to single desks to the full ensemble size.

Furthermore, it includes all the regular articulations, such as spiccato, staccato, portato, legato (with and without vibrato), tremolo, pizzicato and various dynamics (crescendos and diminuendos, fortepiano, sforzato, sforzatissimo). For Studio Dimension Strings II, all instruments were played con sordino (with mutes). Studio Dimension Strings III offers all articulations played sul tasto for a very soft, breathy and flute-like timbre.

The electronic download of Studio Woodwinds from Vienna Symphonic Library is a collection of 122,825 samples that include 12 solo woodwind instruments. The software features a reedited and expanded sample database combined with the signature ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna. This collection can be used on Mac or Windows computers for applications such as film production, broadcast TV, music production, and more.

The Vienna Symphonic Library Studio Dimension Brass I is a virtual instrument with a library that includes a completely remastered, reedited, and expanded version of the Vienna Dimension Brass I Full library's sample database. It accurately captures the sounds and articulations of four brass ensembles, expertly performed by a well-rehearsed group of four brass players and enhanced with the outstanding signature ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna, one of the world's best-sounding scoring stages.

Four ensembles are presented, each with four players. The trumpet ensemble features four trumpets in Bb, while the horn ensemble features four French horns. The trombone ensemble features four tenor trombones, and the low brass ensemble offers one tuba, one bass trombone, and two tenor trombones. The performances were multisampled with players recorded in groups, but with each instrument recorded separately, giving you individual access to each voice while retaining a homogeneous ensemble sound.

The library offers a wide variety of articulations, providing you with even more variations, nuances, and possibilities of expression. The performance glissandos can be seamlessly combined with the legato performances. For an all-natural decay, medium sustained notes are available in six dynamic layers and are not looped. There are also long portatos of approximately one half of a second in length for filling the gap between the short and long sustained notes.

Studio Dimension Brass I is optimized for the included Vienna Synchron Player, a powerful, yet easy-to-use playback engine that enables you to make the most of these multidimensional samples. The Synchron Player offers various Humanize presets, which automatically add an adjustable amount of human imperfection to your arrangements. Combined with a convolution reverb featuring the unique ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna's main hall, the instrument naturally blends with any other product in the Synchron Series to give you authentic-sounding brass performances, right out of the box.

The Vienna Symphonic Library Studio Dimension Brass II is a virtual instrument with a library that includes a completely remastered, reedited, and expanded version of the Vienna Dimension Brass II Full library's sample database. It accurately captures the muted and epic sounds of four brass ensembles, expertly performed by a well-rehearsed group of four brass players and enhanced with the outstanding signature ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna, one of the world's best-sounding scoring stages.

Four ensembles are presented, each with four players. The trumpet ensemble features four muted trumpets, while the horn ensemble features four muted French horns. The trombone ensemble features four muted trombones, and the Wagner tuba ensemble offers four Wagner tubas. The performances were multisampled with players recorded in groups, but with each instrument recorded, giving you individual access to each voice, while retaining a homogeneous ensemble sound.

The library offers a wide variety of articulations, providing you with even more variations, nuances, and possibilities of expression. The performance glissandos can be seamlessly combined with the legato performances. For an all-natural decay, medium sustained notes are available in six dynamic layers and are not looped. There are also long portatos of approximately one half of a second in length for filling the gaps between the short and long sustained notes.

Studio Dimension Brass II is optimized for the included Vienna Synchron Player, a powerful, yet easy-to-use playback engine that enables you to make the most of these multidimensional samples. The Synchron Player offers various Humanize presets, which automatically add an adjustable amount of human imperfection to your arrangements. Combined with a convolution reverb featuring the unique ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna's main hall, the instrument naturally blends with any other product in the Synchron Series to give you authentic-sounding brass performances, right out of the box.

The Studio Dimension Brass Bundle from Vienna Symphonic Library includes the Studio Dimension Brass I and II collections. These libraries combine the completely remastered and expanded sample database of the Vienna Dimension Brass I and II collection with signature ambience of the Synchron Stage Vienna scoring stages. This collection can be used on Mac or Windows computers for applications such as film production, broadcast TV, music production, and more.

The Studio Dimension Brass Bundle features eight well-rehearsed ensembles of four brass players each. The musicians were recorded in groups, but with dedicated microphones for each instrument, resulting in an ensemble sound while still allowing direct access to each voice. Studio Dimension Brass I includes four trumpets, four French horns, four tenor trombones, and a low brass ensemble (tuba, bass trombone, and two tenor trombones).

Additionally, Studio Dimension Brass II includes three muted brass ensembles, four muted trumpets, four muted French horns, four muted trombones, as well as a unique ensemble of Wagner tubas that are unusually hard to find.

Vienna Symphonic Library Studio Special Keyboards is a virtual instrument with a library that features a harpsichord, harmonium, and prepared piano. These instruments were taken from VI Collection Special Keyboards and optimized for the Vienna Synchron Player. It includes a host of unexpected and mysterious sounds created by using the Synchron Player's extensive plug-in and routing options.

The collection offers composers and arrangers production-ready sounds ranging from baroque to avant-garde combined with the outstanding ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna, great for out-of-the-ordinary film and game scoring, trailer music, or sound design.

You can quickly shape the sound of your instruments using the included Vienna Synchron Player software, which offers an internal mixer, convolution reverb, and flexible routing options. The Auto Humanization feature adds slight alterations in pitch and timing, as well as different timbres and vibrato intensities to create a lively, authentic-sounding performance, while simply playing the keyboard.

The software is compatible with Mac and Windows and operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats.

Vienna Symphonic Library Studio Elements is a virtual instrument with a library that features the rare and unique instruments from the VI Elements collection but expanded by adding more extraordinary instruments. It also includes a host of otherworldly sonic effects created by using the Synchron Player's extensive plug-in and routing options.

The collection offers composers and arrangers production-ready archaic sounds ranging from ethereal shimmers to thunderous strikes combined with the outstanding ambience of Synchron Stage Vienna—great for adventurous film and game scoring, trailer music, or sound design.

Studio Elements instruments comprise water (waterphone), metal (singing bowls, tam-tams), stone (lithophones), and glass (glass harmonica, verrophone, bottles). New instruments include a second lithophone, another waterphone, additional tam-tams, rails, thunder sheets, crotales, ocean drums, and many more.

FX presets offer the Combined FX category with a total of 24 instruments made by combining different Elements. With a variety of included mixer presets, each instrument can be placed at nine different positions in the main hall of Synchron Stage Vienna for a rich, out-of-the-box sound.

The software is compatible with Mac and Windows and operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats. It is powered by the free Vienna Synchron Player.

Vienna Symphonic Vienna SYNCHRON-ized Plucked Instruments is a virtual instrument with a library that accurately captures the sound and expressiveness of an upright bass, a concert guitar, and an electric guitar. The library is based on the VI Single Instruments Upright Bass, Concert Guitar and Overdrive, which was updated, reedited, and mapped to improve playability with the included Synchron Player and deliver authentic performances for film and game scoring, trailer music, or sound design.

The upright bass features recordings of a plucked bass with a variety of jazz playing techniques. The articulations are played pizzicato and include staccatos, portatos, and sustains with various vibrato strengths, legatos, slow and fast glissandos, repetitions, ghost notes, as well as single, double, and triple upbeats at various tempos. The Upright Bass sample set is rounded off by snaps, noises, and various other effects.

The concert guitar is a unique, hand-made instrument with a balanced, homogeneous sound, ideal for both solo lines and chord accompaniment. The single notes include various short notes (Bartok, Étouffé, and hammer-ons), long notes (flautando, ponticello, Bartok, Étouffé, natural and artificial harmonics), legatos, glissandos, repetitions, tremolos, and trills. There are also bends and effects such as harp, golpe, tambora, scratches, as well as chord mutes. The broad range of chords in all keys and various playing positions are offered in the categories of regular, rasgueado, rasgueado rolls and arpeggios, in ringing, secco, and stopped variants.

The overdrive electric guitar features distorted tube sound recordings of a legendary Steve Vai signature seven-string guitar played through a Brunetti XL II R-EVO amp head and a Marshall 1960TV 4x12" cabinet. Along with various short and sustained notes (with or without vibrato, or whammy bar), you get legatos, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, repetitions, tremolos, trills, grace notes, natural and artificial harmonics, as well as a large variety of scale runs. There are also various flavors of chords, especially the mighty power chords for those about to rock. Effects include feedbacks, scratches, and e-bowed notes. All notes start at B0 on the lower end, extending the range of a standard guitar down a 4th.

Making use of the Synchron Player's straightforward preset and patch structure, the wide variety of articulations is clearly laid out and easily accessible, making the instruments and each of their deep sonic possibilities a breeze to navigate and play on the keyboard.