Ambient + Dry Recording

Synchron Duality Strings

(regular)
List
€ 595
Standard

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The Power Of Two Ensembles

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 Ensembles, One Limitless Experience

  • 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, drier 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

Section Sizes
Stage A
Stage B
Total
14   First violins
8   First violins
22
12   Second violins
6   Second violins
18
10   Violas
5   Violas
15
10   Violoncellos
5   Violoncellos
15
6   Basses
3   Basses
9
52
27
79
  • 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.

Articulations

Short notes

  • Spiccato normal and tight

  • Staccato normal and hard

  • Détaché normal, marcato, soft

  • All with bold and agile attack variants

Long notes

  • 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

Performance legato

  • 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.

Pricing

Standard

€ 595

Full

€ 960

Stage A
Solo Mic (Mono)
Mid Mic (L/R)
Ribbon Mic (L/R)
Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Stereo (L/R)
Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Mono (Center)
Main Surround – Stereo (L/R)
High Stereo (3D) – Stereo (L/R)
High Surround (3D) – Stereo (L/R)
Stage B
Dark Mics (L/R)
Bright Mics (L/R)
Data Size
Sample Amount
328,926
603,031
Download File Size
54 GB
106 GB
Installed File Size
122 GB
243 GB
Standard € 595
Full € 960

System Requirements

Minimum:

  • 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: 122 GB

  • Free storage space for the Full Library: 243 GB

Recommended:

  • 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

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