This set of percussion instruments offers a selection from Vienna’s Synchron Percussion I collection, including five woodblocks, two pairs of castanets, seven triangles and three shakers (two egg shakers and one tube shaker). The Vienna team captured them in a wide variety of articulations, from rolls to patterns, in various meters and speeds.
17 Instruments – 12 Microphones
All instruments were recorded using 12 microphones. You may select from four microphone positions (Standard Library) or seven different microphone positions (Full Library) and mix them to your liking, directly in the Vienna Instruments and Vienna Instruments Pro players or using the mixing hosts Vienna Ensemble and Vienna Ensemble Pro. Use the included and perfectly fine-tuned presets as a starting point for your own sonic creations. The performances in Stage A were captured in stereo using a Decca tree, and additional microphone arrays were utilized for 5.1 surround and Auro 3D 9.1.
Microphone Position | Standard Library | Full Library |
Close Mic(Mono) | ✓ | ✓ |
Mid Layer MicStereo (L/R) | ✓ | ✓ |
Main/Room MicDecca Tree Stereo (L/R) | ✓ | ✓ |
Main/Room MicDecca Tree Mono (Center) | ✓ | ✓ |
Main SurroundStereo (L/R) | | ✓ |
High Stereo (3D)Stereo (L/R) | | ✓ |
High Surround (3D)Stereo (L/R) | | ✓ |
Standard Library (“Stereo Library Download”) – includes the complete set of articulations, recorded from 4 individual microphone positions that can be used for stereo mixing:
- Close Mic – Mono
- Mid Layer Mic – Stereo (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Stereo (L/R)
- Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Mono (Center)
Full Library (“Stereo and Multi Library Download”) – includes 3 additional microphone positions that can be used for stereo, 5.1 surround and Auro 3D 9.1 mixing (7 mic positions in total):
- Close Mic – Mono
- Mid Layer Mic – Stereo (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)
Please note that the main surround microphone settings may also be used instead of the main stereo room mics in order to achieve a wider, more ambient mix.
Hard Drive Space Requirements
- Standard Library: 24 GB (individual microphone data can be removed)
- Full Library: 48 GB (individual microphone data can be removed)