Working with Viennese musicians, the Vienna Horn would be the natural choice, but the double French horn is the gold standard in film scoring, so that’s what we’ve recorded for this installment of the Big Bang Orchestra.
Six French horns, recorded at Synchron Stage Vienna
Multiple microphone positions, additional close-mic positions
Full-fledged set of articulations with up to five velocity layers
From mysterious pianissimos to heroic fortissimos
Real legatos, glissandos, swells, rips, flutter tonguing, trills, etc.
During the last several years of recording big projects for film, games and commercials at Synchron Stage Vienna, our engineers have had extensive experience recording various horn ensemble sizes. Having identified a sweet spot of six double horns, that’s the ensemble size we chose for the recordings of Big Bang Orchestra: Jupiter. Its compelling sound is well rounded from pianissimo to fortissimo, and it’s extremely powerful in the louder ranges.
The large “Stage A” magnificently emphasizes the characteristics of the horns, and their glorious sound is captured with skillful miking by Synchron Stage’s chief recording engineer, Bernd Mazagg.
The most resource-friendly presets: Based on a room mix we created from all available room microphones, you will get an impressive sound that will help you to manifest your orchestral ideas on every device.
Main (Decca tree stereo)
Main (Decca tree center)
Main surround stereo
High stereo
High surround stereo
Mid stereo
Horns close
Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i3
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
8 GB RAM
iLok Account and iLok License Manager for license activation on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (the iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection!)
Free storage space: 6 GB
Windows 11 (latest update), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
macOS 13 Ventura (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon/M1/M2
16 GB RAM
AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
88 key master keyboard