previously "SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition 7"
Welcome to the Vienna Symphonic Library's series of Synchron Instruments! The Studio Special Editions were specifically created to give our renowned Vienna Special Editions a chance to shine in the unique acoustic ambience of the Vienna Synchron Stage, and make the ease-of-use of the Vienna Synchron Player available to them, and you. This document will provide you with information about the Libraries' instruments and structure.
The Presets of each instrument group are subdivided into different Articulation categories (plus one named "Custom", ready for your own creations).
Strings
- Short Notes
- Long Notes
- Legato
- Dynamics
- Tremolo + Trills
- Pizzicato + Legno
- Harmonics
- Sul ponticello
- Con sordino (Orchestral strings)
Wind instruments
- Short Notes
- Long Notes
- Legato
- Dynamics
- Trills + Fast repetitions
Within these Articulation categories, you can select a Type (if applicable), e.g., staccato or détaché, and for some of the types there are additional options available, such as marcato attack or tremolo control.
The articulations of other instruments, such as percussion and keyboards, depend on the specific instrument's requirements and capabilities.
Special Edition 7 contains instruments from our Collections Historic Instruments I–III and Recorders, as well as the Glass Harmonica from our Elements Collection. The general structure was modeled after the other Special Editions' pattern, making it easy to switch or combine instruments without major adaptations.
These are the instruments' playing ranges:
- Transverse flute: C4–G6
- Baroque oboe: C4–D6
- Oboe da caccia: F4–G5
- Ophicleide: A1–A4
- Serpent: F1–A4
- Cornett: A3–D6
- Crumhorn: C2–F5
- Recorder soprano: C5–A7
- Recorder alto: F4–D7
- Recorder tenor: F4–F6
- Recorder bass: C3–D5
- Natural trumpet Bb: F3, D4–D6
- Natural trumpet C: G3, C4, E4–D6
- Natural trumpet D: A3, D4, F#4–E6
- Natural horn Bb (alto): F3, D4–F5
- Natural horn Bb (basso): F2, G3–C5
- Natural horn C (alto): C2, C3, G3, C4, E4–G5
- Natural horn C (basso): G1, C2, G2, C3, E3–C5
- Natural horn Eb: G3–D#5
- Natural horn F: F2, C3, F3, A3–F5
- Natural horn G: G2, D3, G3, B3–D5
- Glass Harmonica: G3–F#6
The keyswitches for Articulations of the higher instruments are mapped from C1 to E1 (for Middle C = C4), and those of the lower instruments (ophicleide, serpent, natural horns) from C6 to E6. For the available Types, the keyswitches start from C2 for the high instruments, and C7 for low ones.
Additional options within Articulations or Types are offered by the Dimension Controllers. The controller function is indicated by the respective caption. The Historic Instruments only use CC1/Modwheel for marcato control.
Please note that the glass harmonica has no legato and sforzato articulations.
There are no further options to these articulations.
Sustained notes, normal and marcato.
Marcato
As with regular sustains, but with the option to use Dim.Ctrl/A (CC1) to add marcato attacks to the notes.
