Engineers employed eight separate phase-coherent microphone configurations (including three close microphones), recorded simultaneously with every nuanced detail, providing a broad range of options for creating your individual sound. Using the included Synchron Piano Player, all mic configurations can be mixed to create stereo, 5.1 surround, or 9.1 Auro-3D mixes, each with different levels of ambience and stereo panorama, from close and focused, to wide and roomy. This 39.3GB Full Library comprises more than 210,760 samples.
Note: Software requires an iLok Account and iLok License Manager for license activation on a physical iLok 2 / iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection).
- Condenser—Close 1 (Neumann KM 184)
- Ribbon—Close 2 (Royer SF-24)
- Tube—Close 3 (Neumann M 149)
- Mid 1—(Sennheiser MKH 40)
- Mid 2—(AKG C414)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca Tree Stereo (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca Tree Mono (Center)
- Main Surround—Stereo (L/R)
- In addition to creating your sound by mixing several microphone signals, the included Vienna Synchron Pianos Player offers multiple options for shaping the sound of the piano and your playing experience.
- Hosting a high-performance playback engine, the software provides a full-blown mixer with a broad range of effects such as EQ, compressor, saturator, algorithmic reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, rotary, and many more.
- You may adjust the volume of body resonances, sympathetic strings, and pedal noises right in the main Play window. In the Edit window, you can even tweak EQ, volume, tuning, dynamic range, etc., for each individual key.
- The Synchron Pianos player interface offers instant and direct access to preconfigured Character Presets including Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, Vintage, and more.
Preset Category
- Decca Tree Multi Mic: The classic sound of a Decca tree stereo recording features a more slender sound with less diffusion compared to the Room Mix Presets.
- Surround to Stereo Downmix: These presets include all available room microphones with various runtime delays, creating more diversity in the perception of room depth.
- FX Presets: More drastic, experimental and fun settings.
- To capture the sound of the instrument with all its subtleties, VSL's engineers deployed a highly precise motion control system based on a solenoid that controls a noise-free robot finger.
- The microcontroller moves the finger with superhuman precision, providing flexible curvatures for downstrokes and release movements—the latter corresponding with the preceding note length and various release speeds.
The Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Bösendorfer 280VC Full Library is a virtual instrument that puts the clear and colorful sound of a modern Bösendorfer 280VC Vienna Concert at your fingertips. The 280VC merges the company's venerated and traditional approach to piano manufacturing with the most recent, sophisticated engineering, resulting in an instrument that's reimagined from scratch, while remaining true to Bösendorfer's legendary foundations.
Compared to the Bösendorfer Imperial with its additional bass strings, wider soundboard, and more orchestral sonic character, the sound of the 280VC is very present with clear differentiation between the bass, tenor, and treble sections. Its huge dynamic range provides the necessary sensitivity for supportive accompaniment of singers and solo instrumentalists in chamber music settings, as well as the power needed to hold its own against a large orchestra in a full-size concert hall. The 280VC is a true all-rounder that boasts the qualities of all Bösendorfer concert grands including its diversity of sonic colors and that certain warmth inherent to fine Viennese instruments.
The Synchron Bösendorfer 280VC Full Library was meticulously sampled on Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna, a live room offering a beautifully controlled acoustic environment with less ambience than the large main hall. The instrument utilizes 142,632 samples recorded with seven different microphone combinations (including surround), affording an abundance of options for creating your individual sound.
The included Vienna Synchron Pianos software offers multiple options for shaping your sound and your playing experience. Six preconfigured character presets are provided for different types of music ranging from concert to pop. The 21 specially designed FX presets offer an easy way to achieve more drastic changes to the sound of your Bösendorfer 280VC and transform it for pop and electronica applications.
The software is compatible with Mac and Windows. It runs as standalone software or operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats.
- To capture the Bösendorfer 280VC with all its subtleties, engineers further refined the company's precise motion-control system based on a solenoid that controls a noise-free robot finger. The micro-controller moves the finger with super-human precision, providing flexible curvatures for down-strokes and release movements, the latter corresponding with the preceding note length and various release speeds.
- The classic sound of a Decca tree stereo recording features a slender sound without much diffusion.
- These presets include all available room microphones with various runtime delays, creating more diversity in the perception of room depth.
- Designed to send the microphone signals to your available surround channels.
- 01 Evolution: A spacious sound with a synced delay.
- 02 Diamonds in the Night: Fragile chorus piano with a magical aftermath.
- 03 Reality Check: Discreet '80s piano, great for accompaniment.
- 04 Stadium: Bigger than life, with a slapback echo.
- 05 Time Warp: Dreamy keys with intense use of delays.
- 06 Wormhole: Reverse FX in combination with delays create a Bluthner from another galaxy.
- 07 Magic Doors:Distant e-piano with a singing tone.
- 08 Blunt but Friendly: A harmless but useful flat piano sound.
- 09 Fuzzmaster: Slightly distorted stage piano.
- 10 Harpsichord: A classic harpsichord sound.
- 11 Candy Cotton: A muffled piano, for reflective moments.
- 12 Donnie: Dark piano in a large hall.
- 13 Glittering Clouds: Modified attacks with delays in a shiny room.
- 14 High and Mighty: Singing, hovering piano sound with a very light sonic appearance.
- 15 Morphology: Shimmering FX on a shiny piano sound.
- 16 From a Distance: A warm piano sound from far away.
- 17 Megatrump: Thinned-out pop piano with a great level of built-in distortion.
- 18 Pierce: Shivering piano in a beautiful hall.
- 19 Intimate Timbre: Alternative version to the classic Intimate preset, with added timbre shift.
- 20 Pop Timbre: Alternative version to the classic Pop preset, with added timbre shift.
- 21 Vintage Timbre: Alternative version to the classic Vintage preset, with added timbre shift.
The Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Bösendorfer Upright Full Library is a virtual instrument that puts the pure and rich sound of a Bösendorfer Grand Upright 130 at your fingertips. Although physically an upright piano, the instrument delivers the subtle nuances, powerful bass, and pristine piano sound usually associated with the large body of a concert grand.
The 99.4GB Synchron Bösendorfer Upright Full Library was meticulously sampled on Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna, Austria. The instrument utilizes up to 119,464 samples recorded with 8 different microphone combinations (including surround) to capture the natural ambience of this recording space.
Six preconfigured character presets are provided for different types of music ranging from concert to pop. Thanks to the included Synchron Pianos Software, you can tailor the piano's responses and timbre to your individual needs.
The software is compatible with Mac and Windows, and operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats.
- 99.4GB library with 119,464 samples of a Bösendorfer Grand Upright 130
- 8 microphone positions for a variety of timbral variations
- 3 general presets: Decca Tree Multi Mic, Surround to Stereo Downmix, and Surround
- Advanced Release Sample Technology
- Preconfigured Main presets: Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, Vintage
- Recorded at Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna
- 1. Close 1: Condenser (Schoeps 2 x MK4, ORTF)
- 2. Close 2: Ribbon (Royer SF24/Blumlein)
- 3. Close 3: Condenser Large Diaphragm (Neumann 2 x TLM 170 cardioids)
- 4. Mid 1: (Sennheiser MKH 40, ORTF behind the piano)
- 5. Mid 2: (Schoeps KFM6, over the piano)
- 6. Main/Room Mic: Decca tree stereo (Neumann KM 133)
- 7. Main/Room Mic: Decca tree mono (Neumann KM 133)
- 8. Main Surround: Stereo (Neumann KM 184)
- The instrument comes with the free Vienna Synchron Pianos Software, which offers multiple options for shaping your sound and playing experience
- Hosting a high-performance playback engine, the software provides a full-blown mixer with a broad range of effects such as EQ, compressor, saturator, algorithmic reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, rotary, and many more
- Change the volume of body resonances, sympathetic strings, and pedal noises right in the main Play window
- In the Edit window, you may even adjust EQ, volume, tuning, dynamic range, and more—for each individual key
The Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron German Upright 1904 Full Library is a virtual piano with a library that captures the sound of a C. Bechstein upright piano built in 1904. If a concert grand seems too voluminous and a modern upright piano too shiny, the German Upright 1904 may be exactly what you're looking for to add a distinctive vintage flavor to your tracks.
The 135.9GB Synchron German Upright 1904 Full Library was meticulously sampled on Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna, a live room offering a beautifully controlled acoustic environment with less ambience than the large main hall. The instrument utilizes up to 127,112 samples recorded with 8 different microphone combinations (including surround), affording an abundance of options for creating your individual sound.
The included Vienna Synchron Pianos software offers multiple options for shaping your sound and playing experience. Six preconfigured character presets are provided for different types of music ranging from concert to pop. The eleven, specially designed FX presets offer an easy way to achieve more drastic changes to the sound of your German Upright 1904 and transform it for electronica, soundtracks, and experimental applications. The software is compatible with Mac and Windows. It runs as standalone or operates in AU, VST, AAX, and NKS formats.
- The C. Bechstein upright's very smooth action allows the finest gradations from pianissimo to fortissimo. In the main playing range its sound is more reminiscent of a small concert grand than of an upright piano.
- With its clear and accurate tonal development this upright conveys the intimate atmosphere of a small concert hall. The instrument's midrange is very pronounced and focused, while its ageless character clearly asserts itself in all registers.
- The company's proprietary Release Sample Technology allows the included Synchron Pianos player to automatically match hundreds of individual and finely stepped release samples per key to your played notes in real time. The result is a hyper-realistic playing feel and 100% timbral authenticity.
- To capture the C. Bechstein upright with all its subtleties, engineers further refined the company's precise motion-control system based on a solenoid that controls a noise-free robot finger. The microcontroller moves the finger with superhuman precision, providing flexible curvatures for downstrokes and release movements, the latter corresponding with the preceding note length and various release speeds.
- Close 1—Condenser (Neumann KM184 Sphere, X/Y)
- Close 2—Ribbon (Royer SF24 Blumlein)
- Close 3—Condenser (Neumann U87 Ai Cardioids)
- Mid 1 (Sennheiser MKH 40 ORTF behind the piano)
- Mid 2 (Schoeps KFM6 over the piano)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca Tree Stereo (DPA 4006)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca Tree Mono (DPA 4006)
- Main Surround—Stereo (Sennheiser MKH 800)
- Decca Tree Multi Mic: The classic sound of a Decca tree stereo recording features a slender sound without much diffusion.
- Surround to Stereo Downmix: These presets include all available room microphones with various runtime delays, creating more diversity in the perception of room depth.
- Surround: Designed to send the microphone signals to your available surround channels.
- The instrument comes with the Vienna Synchron Pianos Software to tailor the piano's responses and timbre to your individual needs.
- Hosting a high-performance playback engine, the software provides a full-blown mixer with a broad range of effects such as EQ, compressor, saturator, algorithmic reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, rotary, and many more.
- Change the volume of body resonances, sympathetic strings, and pedal noises, right in the main Play window.
- In the Edit window, you may even adjust EQ, volume, tuning, dynamic range, and more—for each individual key.
- Concert
- Intimate
- Player
- Pop
- Ambience
- Vintage
- 01 Ethereal: A floating sound for the German Upright 1904.
- 02 Warp: A wandering sound in deep space, this version of the German Upright 1904 emphasizes the intimate character of this piano.
- 03 Phased & Dealy: A classic, warm and mighty piano with synchronized delay.
- 04 Teller of Tales: A dry piano with a smaller sound.
- 05 Old Radio: A thin and airy sound, like through bad speakers.
- 06 Rotator: A circling piano with two speed parameters.
- 07 Thinner: A clean, floating and bright shimmering piano sound.
- 08 Carry A Grand: Maximum downshifted timbre meets fully boosted high frequencies.
- 09 Shattered Upright: Upshifted timbre with multiple delays.
- 10 Stutter Piano: Tempo-synced rhythmic texture.
- 11 The Piano Has Been Drinking: Seasick pitch modulations with heavy compression.
The Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Blüthner 1895 Full Library is a virtual instrument that captures the sound and expressiveness of a refurbished 6' 4" (193 cm) grand piano with proprietary Aliquot stringing. The piano was built in 1895 by the famous Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik of Leipzig and acquired by Synchron Stage Vienna after having been lovingly restored by master piano builder Bernhard Balas from Vienna.
The 98.6GB Synchron Blüthner 1895 Full Library was meticulously sampled on Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna, Austria. The instrument utilizes up to 124,464 samples recorded with 8 different microphone combinations (including surround) to capture the natural ambience of this recording space. Six preconfigured character presets are provided for different types of music ranging from concert to pop. Thanks to the included Synchron Pianos Software, you can tailor the piano's responses and timbre to your individual needs.
The Aliquot system uses additional dampened strings positioned above the conventional strings of the treble register. This fourth set of strings is not struck by the hammers but resonates sympathetically to enhance the overtones, providing a velvety, organic shimmer and giving the instrument a particularly lyrical singing quality called the Golden Tone.
This virtual recreation is extremely versatile and well suited for soloists looking for a slightly different, personal piano sound. The Blüthner lends itself well to song accompaniments and chamber music settings, as well as pop songs and ballads where other concert grands sound too large and obtrusive.
Composers such as Debussy, Brahms, Mahler, Bartok, Liszt, Tchaikowsky, Shostakowitch and Rachmaninov created their works on a Blüthner grand. Famously, Paul McCartney played a Blüthner concert grand when recording Let It Be for the film of the same title in 1969.
The software is compatible with Mac and Windows, and operates in AU, VST, and AAX formats.
- 98.6GB library with 124,464 samples of a refurbished 6' 4" (193 cm) 1895 Blüthner grand piano with patented Aliquot stringing
- Accurate example of Blüthner’s legendary Golden Tone
- 8 microphone positions for a variety of timbral variations
- 3 general presets: Decca Tree Multi Mic, Surround to Stereo Downmix, and Surround
- Advanced Release Sample Technology
- Preconfigured Main presets: Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, Vintage
- FX presets for enhanced, warped, or mysterious piano sounds
- Soft (una corda), sostenuto, and sustain pedals
- Half-pedaling and repedaling
- Sympathetic resonance
- Body resonance
- Recorded at Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna
- 1. Condenser: Close 1 (Sennheiser MKH 8040)
- 2. Ribbon: Close 2 (Coles 4038)
- 3. Sphere: Close 3 (Schoeps, KFM 6, Sphere)
- 4. Mid 1: (Sennheiser MKH 800)
- 5. Mid 2: (Sennheiser MKH 40)
- 6. Main/Room Mic: Decca tree stereo (L/R)
- 7. Main/Room Mic: Decca tree mono (Center)
- 8. Main Surround: Stereo (L/R)
- The instrument comes with the free Vienna Synchron Pianos Software, which offers multiple options for shaping your sound and playing experience
- Hosting a high-performance playback engine, the software provides a full-blown mixer with a broad range of effects such as EQ, compressor, saturator, algorithmic reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, rotary, and many more
- Change the volume of body resonances, sympathetic strings, and pedal noises right in the main Play window
- In the Edit window you may even adjust EQ, volume, tuning, dynamic range, and more—for each individual key
- 01 Evolution: A spacious sound with a synced delay
- 02 Diamonds in the Night: Fragile chorus piano with a magical aftermath
- 03 Reality Check: Discreet '80s piano, great for accompaniment
- 04 Stadium: Bigger than life, with a slap-back echo
- 05 Time Warp: Dreamy keys with intense use of delays
- 06 Wormhole: Reverse FX in combination with delays create a Blüthner from another galaxy
- 07 Magic Doors: Distant E-piano with a singing tone
- 08 Blunt but Friendly: A harmless but useful flat piano sound
- 09 Fuzzmaster: Slightly distorted stage piano
- 10 Harpsichord: A classic harpsichord sound
- 11 Candy Cotton: A muffled piano, for reflective moments
- 12 Donnie: Dark piano in a large hall
- 13 Glittering Clouds: Modified attacks with delays in a shiny room
- 14 High and Mighty: Singing, hovering piano sound with a very light sonic appearance
- 15 Morphology: Shimmering FX on a shiny piano sound
- 16 From a Distance: A warm piano sound from far away
- 17 Megatrump: Thinned-out pop piano with a great level of built-in distortion
- 18 Pierce: Shivering piano in a beautiful hall