Presets

To provide you with a quick and efficient start, we have created 6 character presets for you which will serve as starting points for your work with Synchron Pianos. In fact, you are loading the Room-Mix presets when loading presets directly from Play View, which contains the convenient and performance-friendly Room-Mix channel. The Room-Mix Channel is a ready-made mix of ALL available room microphones (including the microphones of the Full Library) and offers a handy alternative to the individual room microphones which are more flexible but can also be more difficult to handle.

Click on the Folder button in the software window’s top right-hand corner to show/hide the Preset Browser.

Our Go-To Presets are the ideal starting point for every recording, with as few microphones as possible and a ready-made Room-Mix channel that contains a mix of all available microphones from the Full Library. Easy adjustment by adding more or less direct signals (Close and Mid microphones).

The Decca Tree takes care of the room signals, which in comparison with the Room-Mix will produce a more slender sound with less diffusion.

The classic stereo recording with a lot of room for adjustments.

Utilizing all available microphones for more flexibility in the mix. Choose from close and mid microphones to get your desired sound.

The room microphones with their different sounds and the possible runtime delays help to create more diversity in the perception of room depth.

Great to optimize positioning, details, contours, and complexity in your mixes.

Full flexibility for your surround setup with your Full Library. Send the close, mid, and Decca Tree to your main L-R speakers, and your surround microphones to your surround channels accordingly.

• Purpose: A grand spatial representation of Synchron Pianos Vienna Synchron Stage.

• Perspective: Conductor, with the piano in its original recording position. Steinway D-274: Center. Yamaha CFX: Right.

• Character: A piano concert at Vienna Synchron Stage.

• Mix: Quite some additional reverb on the Close and Mid microphones, with a higher runtime delay on the room microphones.

• Special Yamaha: For solo pieces, check out the preset "Concert Centered"

• Purpose: Close sound with a soft touch of the room. For intimate ballads and mighty chords.

• Perspective: Player, centered.

• Character: "Inside the piano", an immersive and charming sound.

• Mix: Little reverb on the Close microphone, with dampened high frequencies. High runtime delay on the room microphones.

• Specials: Added Body Resonance for an even more compact sound.

• Purpose: Ideal recording preset for pianists. Immediate response with the full stereo width of the keyboard and a great acoustic response from the hall.

• Perspective: Player, centered.

• Character: Authentic and direct. The pure playing experience of Synchron Pianos.

• Mix: Natural, with very little additional reverb on the Close microphones.

• Specials: Activate the delay on the Mid microphone to get a more spacious room impression.

• Purpose: Modern songwriters, for live performances in a band context.

• Perspective: Player, centered.

• Character: Powerful and assertive.

• Mix: Very short reverb added only on the Mid microphone. Added deep and high frequencies, and slightly narrowed room microphones.

• Specials: Added body resonance and reduced MIDI sensitivity. Deactivate the delay on the Mid microphone to get a less spacious room impression.

• Purpose: Film scores, soaring piano melodies. Powerful sound also in the background of a mix.

• Perspective: Conductor, with the piano in its original recording position.

• Character: Spacious, roomy, washy, with soft attacks.

• Mix: Much reverb added on all microphones. Longer runtime delays on the room microphones.

• Specials: Deactivate the delay on the Mid channel to get a less spacious room impression.

• Purpose: Echoing piano, great for scenes with concrete walls, wide fields, or industry halls.

• Perspective: Conductor, with the piano in its original recording position to the right.

• Character: Bouncing/echoing sound with a distinctive slap-back.

• Mix: Much reverb on all microphones, with EQ adjustments. The slap-back is produced with the runtime delays of the Mid microphone and room microphones.

• Specials: Adjust the runtime delay to fit the tempo of your piece.

Very similar to the Concert Preset, but centered in the room. Comes with EQ and panning adaptations. Ideal for solo performances with the Yamaha CFX.

Comes with default Mixer settings and all channels disabled.

When creating your custom presets, hover over the User folder (or other subfolders) and you will see the option to create new folders or to save the current preset (in the corresponding folder).

Hovering over a User folder provides the options to create a subfolder, save a preset, and delete the folder with all contained presets.

Hovering over a preset name lets you save the loaded settings over the selected preset or delete the preset (you will be prompted for confirmation).