The presets of our Synchron Series products also include different mixer presets. By default the Ambience room mixes are loaded, which feature the Standard Library microphone position "Room-Mix", for best performance out of the box.
All mixer presets are balanced in the stereo field to represent the respective instrument's position in the Synchron Stage set-up and are created by Bernd Mazagg, Technical Director & Chief Recording Engineer at Vienna Synchron Stage.
Room-Mix Presets
Come with the Standard Library and are based on a mix of all available room microphones, blended with Solo and Mid Mics.
Decca Tree Multi Mic Presets
Are also part of the Standard Library and are designed around the classic sound of the Decca Tree microphones.
Surround to Stereo Downmix Presets
Come with the Full Library and take advantage of the full array of microphones.
Surround Presets (only available in a surround setup)
Are also available with the Full Library and let you adjust the settings for any surround mixing situation, from 5.1 to immersive surround.
Divisi Presets
Are included with the Full Library and feature each of the solo microphone channels available with each section.
You will also find more mixer presets (Close, Classic, Wide, Narrow, Ambience, Lush, Lush Long, Sparkling, Catchy) in each category.
Additionally, we have added new "Signature" presets, created by Johannes Kirsch and Benjamin Belikov:
For the Studio Series, our software developers added a specifically designed convolution reverb derived from Vienna MIR Pro to the Synchron Player, featuring the outstanding and unique ambience of the 540 m2 (5,813 sq.ft.) main hall of Vienna Synchron Stage. The perfectly engineered reverberation and placement presets combine customized impulse responses with expertly crafted reverb settings for each group of the ensemble. By adding the ambience of Vienna Synchron Stage's Stage A to the dry samples in real-time, Studio Special Editions perfectly blend with other products of our Synchron Series.
For each instrument, there are dedicated Mixer Presets that depict different recording situations: Close, Classic, Distant, short and long reverb without convolution.
Apart from its respective categories, every instrument also features a slot named "Custom Preset". It does not yet contain any samples, and provides slots ready for you to load patches and configure presets of your own.
Patches can be used to build your own custom Presets and adapt the Synchron Libraries to your specific requirements. If you want to create Presets of your own, using the instruments' Custom Preset template provides a good starting point.
For designating pitch, the Vienna Symphonic Library uses International Pitch Notation (IPN), which was agreed upon internationally under the auspices of the Acoustical Society of America. In this system the international standard of A=440 Hz is called A4 and middle C is C4. All pitches are written as capital letters, their respective octave being indicated by a number next to it. The lowest C on the piano is C1 (the A below that is A0), etc.
The Synchron Player software allows you to set middle C to C3, C4, or C5 according to your preference. Selecting another setting than C4 will of course also change the play ranges and keyswitches accordingly.