A subset of the Synchron Percussion III collection, Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Drums III Standard Library is a virtual instrument with a library that accurately captures the sound of a field drum, marching snare, piccolo snare, snare drum, and a set of boobams with a wide range of articulations for a realistic sound. You also get the powerful drum ensembles of Big Bang Orchestra Dorado, the driving percussion ensemble riffs of Big Bang Orchestra Eridanus, and the unique Drums & Pianos setup of Big Bang Orchestra Fornax (Pitched Percussion Ensembles).
The instruments were masterfully played in Synchron Stage A, Vienna at their designated positions onstage. Engineers employed four separate phase-coherent microphone configurations, recorded simultaneously with every nuanced detail to provide a broad range of room sound options. Using the included Vienna Synchron Player, all mic configurations can be mixed to create stereo mixes, each with different levels of ambience and stereo panorama. This 27.8GB Standard Library comprises more than 53,068 samples.
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Software requires a ViennaKey USB protection device or other USB eLicenser (available separately), if one is not already on the system.
Synchron Drums III Standard Library at a Glance
- Field drum, marching snare, piccolo snare, snare drum, and boobams
- Drum ensembles of Big Bang Orchestra Dorado
- Percussion ensemble riffs of Big Bang Orchestra Eridanus
- Drums & Pianos setup of Big Bang Orchestra Fornax (Pitched Percussion Ensembles)
- 27.8GB library with more than 53,068 samples
- Recorded using 12 microphones—select from four different microphone setups including Decca tree
- Use the included mic presets as a starting point for your own sonic creations
- Outstanding acoustics—recorded at Stage A, Synchron Stage Vienna
- Runs in standalone mode with included Vienna Synchron Player
- Operates within VST, AU, and AAX formats
Solo Instruments
Field Drums
- Field Drums are snare drums with an especially long corpus and a deeper sound. Their sound resembles that of the Basle drums, which were already in use in the 16th century. The Aural Field Drum used here was played with three different beaters (sticks, hot rods, mallets) all of them with and without snares.
Marching Snares
- Marching Snares are mainly used in American marching bands. While its shell is normally deeper than that of normal snare drums, its batter heads are made of Kevlar-based fabric, allowing for very high tension. This makes the sound of marching snares (which are also called pipe drums) particularly high, very short, and especially acute.
Piccolo Snares
- Piccolo Snares have a shallower shell than normal snares, which also makes their timbre higher. The instrument included in Synchron Drums III also has a metal shell to give it extra punch.
Snare Drum Aural Nut
- The Snare Drum Aural Nut is made of beautiful nutwood and has a wooden frame instead of the more common metal one. For a snare, it sounds surprisingly warm and full.
Boobams
- Boobams are narrow tube drums with a definite pitch, so that a set of them can be used to play tunes. The word boobam is derived from bamboo, the material from which the instrument was originally made. It was developed by the composer Harry Partch in the middle of the 20th century.
Ensembles with Up to Six Musicians Each
- Monster Drums: odaiko, big taiko, big bass drum, small bass drum, big surdo, small surdo
- Bass Drums: big taiko, medium taiko, big bass drum, small bass drum, big concert tom, medium concert tom
- Thunder Toms: two small, two medium, two big concert toms
- Special Drums: big surdo, medium taiko, big temple block, mridangam, log drum, small surdo
- Snare Ensemble: two snare drums, one field drum
- Drums & Pianos: Bösendorfer Imperial, Steinway D-274, Yamaha CFX, big taiko, timpani, bass drum
- Drum Riffs: main riffs, low riffs, high riffs in several tempos that can be adjusted using the Synchron Player’s time-stretch feature
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)
Realistic Articulations
Hits, Rolls, Effects
- Articulations are comprised of single hits on various areas of the drum, rolls, upbeats, coperto (covered with a blanket), played with three different mallets (soft, medium, hard).
- In addition, there are effect articulations such as brushes, sizzle (attaching a sizzle chain to the skin results in a noisy reverberation), and super ball, which is a rubber ball on a stick that is drawn across the skin, creating a kind of humming tone.
Field Drums
- Aural field drum, Yamaha marching snare
- Played with sticks, rods, and mallets, snares on and off
- Single strokes normal, center, side, rim, and shell
- Press rolls, rimshots, X-stick, stick on stick
- Rolls normal, dynamics light (1/2/4/6 sec) and strong (2/4/6/8 sec)
- 1–4 upbeats
- Rods: Single strokes normal, center, side, rim, and shell; 1-4 upbeats regular and rim
- Mallets: single strokes normal and rim
Snares
- Kolberg Piccolo Snare, Aural Nut Snare
- Played with sticks, rods, brushes, and mallets, snares on and off
- Played with sticks, rods, and mallets, snares on and off
- Press rolls, rimshots, X-stick, stick on stick
- Rolls normal, dynamics light (1/2/4/6 sec.) and strong (2/4/6/8 sec.)
- 1–4 upbeats
- Rods: Single strokes normal, center, side, rim, and shell; 1-4 upbeats regular and rim
- Brushes: single strokes normal and muted; swishes 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.2 sec; circle; 1 to 4 upbeats regular and rim
- Mallets: single strokes normal and rim
Boobams
- Played with sticks and mallets
- Single strokes regular and rim
- Rolls
- Press rolls
Ensembles
- Monster drums, Bass drums, Thunder toms, Special drums, Snare ensemble
- Played with hard and soft beaters. Snare ensemble: sticks and hot rods
- Single strokes tight and loose ringing and secco
- 1-4 upbeats
- Rolls normal, ringing and secco
- Rolls crescendo 1/2/4 sec
Drums and Pianos
- Taiko, timpani, and bass drum reinforced by three grand pianos
- Single hits ringing and secco
- Rolls ringing and secco
- Rolls crescendo 1/2/4 sec
- Clusters: regular and loose secco and ringing, various upbeat articulations
Drum Riffs
- A collection of rhythmical riffs played by main, low, and high sections120/130/140 BPM and time-stretched variants