Name: Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Duduks Virtual Instrument (Upgrade to Full Library)
Brand: Vienna Symphonic Library
SKU: VIVSLSYY59E
Price: 27.00 USD

The Synchron Duduks from Vienna Symphonic Library is a comprehensive virtual instrument based on the ancient Armenian duduk, a double-reed woodwind instrument that has been heard in numerous movies and television shows such as Game of Thrones, Gladiator, and Avatar. The duduks possess a nasal timbre much like an English horn or tenor saxophone, and is now available for the first time as part of VSL's advanced Synchron line of virtual instrument libraries.

This library was created using seven microphone positions with numerous preconfigured mixer presets, and supports stereo, 5.1 surround, Dolby Atmos, and 9.1 AURO-3D mixing. The Duduk library includes 21 distinct articulations, all fully playable from the free included Vienna Synchron Player program, and is available in Audio Unit, VST, AAX Native, and standalone formats for macOS and Windows computers.

Note:

This license upgrades any Duduks Standard Library to a Full Library, increasing samples from 6945 to 11,112 in a 4.4GB library.

An Ancient Piece of Human Heritage

The duduk is an ancient Armenian double-reed woodwind instrument made of aged apricot wood. Its warm, soft and slightly nasal timbre is not unlike the English Horn or a softly played tenor saxophone, but given the ability to shape the sound with air pressure, vibrato and embellishments it’s the wind instrument that most resembles the human voice. UNESCO proclaimed the Armenian duduk and its music as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity and the instrument has become known to a broader audience through film music with movies and shows such as Gladiator, Avatar, Syriana, Game of Thrones, and many more.

This Synchron World Winds Pack includes a duduk in the key of Bb and a bass duduk in D. The typical vibrato that’s created with the cheeks and ornaments such as grace notes contribute to the distinct and expressive sound of the instrument.

Played by a Professional

Both duduks were played by multi-instrumentalist, folk instruments expert, and member of the Synchron Stage Orchestra, Veronika Vitazkova. She played in many orchestras, among them the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and Tonkünstler Orchestra, toured Europe as a solo flutist with the late Ennio Morricone, and played at esteemed festivals from Salzburger Festspiele to Hollywood in Vienna.

Having performed on countless film scores at Synchron Stage Vienna, Veronika feels very much at home on the large Stage A and marvels at the exceptional acoustics of this scoring stage that contribute substantially to the overall sound of each instrument.

Every Nuance Captured

To capture the spectacular ambience of Stage A of Synchron Stage, VSL's engineers employed seven phase-coherent microphone configurations to provide a broad range of room options. All signals are available as separate channels in the mixer section of the Vienna Synchron Player. A wide variety of presets offer perfect mixer settings and serve as great starting points for your own sound creations.

Diatonic Scale

Under the Content tab you'll find a list of each duduk's natural sampled tones, which are diatonic as opposed to chromatic. Nonetheless, this software instrument provides chromatic keyboard mappings for every instrument. In addition, legatos were sampled chromatically except for the portamento intervals of the bass duduk. If you want your composition to be played by a duduk player, please bear in mind that not everything you write and play on the keyboard may be possible to perform for a musician.

Articulations

Instrument

Duduk in Bb

Range: F3 to C5
Scale: Bb major (Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A)
C4 = Middle C

Duduk in D

Range: G2 to A#3
Scale: D major (D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#)
C4 = Middle C

Short Notes

Staccato bold and agile
Portato bold and agile
Long Portato with vibrato and without vibrato
Dynamic trills

Long Notes, Legato

Sustained with slow vibrato, fast vibrato, and without vibrato
Marcato
Trills
Grace notes A and B with and without vibrato (long notes only)

Portamento (Bass Duduk Only)

Portamento with fast vibrato, slow vibrato, and without vibrato

Dynamics

Crescendo with progressive vibrato

Fast Repetitions

Repetitions from 120 to 160 BPM with ringing and cut release

Delivery Format	Download
License Type	Upgrade: Perpetual License
User Support	1 User
Sound Type	Woodwinds, Historical Instruments
Library Size	4.4 GB (Full)
Standalone Operation	Yes
System Compatibility/Requirements	Operating System: macOS/Windows Software Requirements: Vienna Synchron Player Supports Plug-in Format AU / VST / AAX (Native) USB Key Authentication: Required (iLok Cloud/iLok3/iLok2)

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