Sometimes you need the full force of a large ensemble, sometimes you need the direct intimacy only a small ensemble can offer. And sometimes you want to add the transparent tonality and immediacy of the closer-mic’d group to the lushness of the large group, at varying levels. This unique collection makes all this and more possible, offering the best of both worlds – a large ambient string ensemble and a dry chamber-sized ensemble with 100% matching performances. Whether you use them together or separately, Synchron Duality Strings delivers a magnificent sound with unprecedented flexibility and countless expressive possibilities, from intimate intensity to passionate power, and everything in between.
Two acoustically isolated string ensembles performing simultaneously at Synchron Stage Vienna
Large ensemble recorded on the iconic Stage A
Smaller ensemble recorded in the smaller, dryer Stage B
Use them in combination or separately
Available with combined mic options and mixer presets
Dark and bright Stage B mic setups
Seamlessly blend the ensembles
Unprecedented flexibility
Special Presets with new Flow View for instant playing fun with minimal effort
While the mic setup in Stage A delivers the broad, sought-after string ensemble sound featured in countless movies and TV series, the smaller ensemble in Stage B was recorded with two different sets of microphones, offering bright and dark sounding variants. This unique approach gave Synchron Stage Vienna’s chief engineer, Bernd Mazagg, the ability to create mixer presets with unprecedented flexibility and creative options. It also enables you to customize your own string sound organically and effortlessly within the Synchron Player so you can fine tune your sound between Hollywood lushness and chamber piece intimacy.
Spiccato normal and tight
Staccato normal and hard
Détaché normal, marcato, soft
All with bold and agile attack variants
Sustains with soft and strong vibrato, normal/soft/fast/sfz attack
Espressivo
Swell
All except no vibrato with normal, soft, and very soft release
Sustains without vibrato, normal and fast attack
Legato normal and agile, soft/strong vibrato and espressivo (normal only), normal/fast/sfz attack
Slurred legato, soft/strong vibrato and espressivo, normal/fast/sfz attack
Portamento, soft/strong vibrato and espressivo, normal/fast/sfz attack
All with normal, soft, and very soft release
*The Double Basses have no 3rd trills and lack measured tremolo at 180 BPM.
Standard
€ 595.00 (list)
Full
€ 960.00 (list)
Standard
€ 595.00 (list)
Full
€ 960.00 (list)
Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i5
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
16 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 for the Standard Library: 121.2 GB
Free storage space for the Full Library: 242.3 GB
Windows 11 (latest update), Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon
macOS 13 Ventura (or higher), Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon/M1/M2
32 GB RAM
AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
88 key master keyboard