Synchron Duality Strings

Warm, rounded, mellow – these muted string ensembles add another layer of expression and sonority to your small and large string sections with a beautiful velvety timbre that’s still bursting with variety. Con sordino (played with mute) adds a rich softness to the violin’s tone but it also brings a mysterious, almost ethereal quality to the music. With the mute placed on the bridge the sound takes on a veiled, filtered character. Gentle yet present, this tone is ideal for creating a subtle, intimate atmosphere. These strings might be played with a mute but definitely won’t elicit muted responses from your listeners.

• Two acoustically isolated string ensembles performing simultaneously at Synchron Stage Vienna

• Large “con sordino” ensemble recorded in the iconic large hall, Stage A

• Smaller “con sordino” 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 mic setups

• Seamlessly blend both ensembles

• Articulations correspond to Duality Strings (regular)

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.

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: 113 GB

• Free storage space for the Full Library: 229 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