Strings of Innovation
From captivating textures and unconventional techniques to chaotic creativity and seemingly impossible articulations, Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Duality Strings (fx) redefines the boundaries of traditional string performance. This groundbreaking collection delves into rarely or never explored methods, expanding the expressive potential of string ensembles. Recorded at Vienna Synchron Stage, Duality Strings (fx) features two acoustically isolated ensembles (a full and a small ensemble) performing simultaneously in separate rooms with different acoustics. Use these ensembles separately, or blend them together as you like to spice things up and add definition and immediacy to your arrangements.
This 28GB Standard Library comprises more than 58,104 samples. Engineers employed five separate phase-coherent microphone configurations with stereo setups and dark mic setups, recorded simultaneously with every nuanced detail. Merging artistic innovation with cutting-edge sound design, this collection delivers breathtaking, otherworldly string effects—ideal for cinematic tension, abstract soundscapes, and avant-garde composition.
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Creative Chaos and Otherworldly (fx) Sounds
- Cluster: Cross slide fast, pulsing cluster, and more
- Short note FX: Glissando pizzicato up, pizzicato on nails, and more
- Vertical bowing: Long, short, tremolo
- Aleatoric chaos: Détaché, legato, basses: special FX
- Scratches: Long, short,
- Natural harmonics: Glissando low/high note, Trill sul G/D/A/E
- Open string cluster: Short, long, tremolo, pizzicato, and more
- Behind bridge: Short, long, tremolo, arpeggio cross, and more
- Pegs tuning: Regular up/down, tremolo down
- Chaos combis: Cross slide X measured vib, scratches, + pulsing cluster, and more
- Harmonics combis: Open string cluster short, long, trem + harmonics chords, and more
The Duality Principle
- Staying true to the Duality Strings concept, you can seamlessly blend the lush, ambient depth of a full ensemble with the crisp clarity of a chamber-sized group. Captured simultaneously at Vienna Synchron Stage, the larger ensemble performed in the legendary Stage A, while the smaller group played in the drier, more intimate Stage B.
- Conducted in unison, the ensembles remained perfectly synchronized, with the conductor in Stage A leading both groups via video monitors. This meticulous setup ensures flawless alignment of every musical detail.
5 Microphone Setups
Stage A
- Solo Mic (Mono)
- Mid Mic (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca Tree Stereo (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic—Decca Tree Mono (Center)
Stage B
- Dark Mics (L/R)