Michael Antrum
Only the good die young....
Yup. I distinctly heard hm say that.
Synchron Woodwinds - Free Legato Update 2024
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Zanshin
Trolljegeren
Pfffft he definitely said muted strings not brass.
(I already have mutes for my favorite brass library - Dimension Brass!!!)
jamwerks
Senior Member
Yeah it was definitely muted something! Can't wait !!
Michael Antrum
Only the good die young....
In fact, I distinctly remember him saying that he would stake his reputation on it....
Zedcars
Klaatu barada nikto
He is, but he’s staying decidedly muted on the matter.
I actually would like some Synchron Muted Brass. But I feel like it might be the SSP next as they were released longer ago than the brass.
Zanshin
Trolljegeren
SSP mutes would send me over the moon. Elite mutes would be nifty too.
Synchron Brass mutes … I’ll probably begrudgingly buy if-when too grumble.
ALittleNightMusic
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Update 2 includes Update 1, but the updates are not included in the base download file, so you have to download and install both to get everything.
Woodie1972
Active Member
I bought Synchron woodwinds last week, and so far I like what I hear and what it does.
However, I find the Clarinets to be much softer compared to the rest of the library, where the Oboes are a bit more upfront.
The mic and room settings are the default ones, so one would think the library is balanced by VSL before they launched it, but to my ears it is not. No doubt I can balance it myself, but maybe I'm simply missing something, which saves me time?
However, I find the Clarinets to be much softer compared to the rest of the library, where the Oboes are a bit more upfront.
The mic and room settings are the default ones, so one would think the library is balanced by VSL before they launched it, but to my ears it is not. No doubt I can balance it myself, but maybe I'm simply missing something, which saves me time?
Marcus Millfield
Senior Member
That's probably due to the placement of the instruments on the stage when they did the recording. As you can see, oboes are in the front row right, clarinets on the back left.
It will probably help a bit to play with the mics and saturation and/or compression effects on the clarinets to give them a bit more presence if you feel they don't blend well for your purpose.
Petrucci
Senior Member
Try Ambience Mixpresets for oboes. You could also change the balance of mics a bit eg Close, Mid against Decca, Surr.
Woodie1972
Active Member
Thanks. Since I play in a professional ortchestra, I know how they're seated,but this difference is too much.That's probably due to the placement of the instruments on the stage when they did the recording. As you can see, oboes are in the front row right, clarinets on the back left.
It will probably help a bit to play with the mics and saturation and/or compression effects on the clarinets to give them a bit more presence if you feel they don't blend well for your purpose.
Experimenting with different mic positions and so on, is okay for me, but one would expect the library to be well balanced when purchased and unfortunately this is not the case.
Edit: it's 2nd Oboe which is pretty loud, but clarinets are on the soft side.
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Marcus Millfield
Senior Member
It is well balanced, but a different flavour than what you expect. I had the same feeling as you about the Synchron Ww library, so I switched to Synchon-ized WW which are more focussed on the individual instruments as opposed to Synchron WW which is more focussed on the WW section as an ensemble. I really want WW to be able to solo, so made the switch. Maybe that goes for you too? Just a thought
Woodie1972
Active Member
I own the Synchronized WW as well, but they sound a bit muffled to me compared to the new Synchron WW, especially Flutes. Still a very nice library BTW!
holywilly
Senior Member
Maybe you wanna balance each each instrument by adjusting the CC7, that’s what I do.
Woodie1972
Active Member
Yes, that's what I'm doing now, plus some other Room mixes as well. Makes quite some difference
Petrucci
Senior Member
I found that if I'm using Surround To Stereo Wide Mixpresets for all Synchron instruments I lower down Woodwinds by around 9-9.6db compared to Strings. With other Mixpresets though this is different too.
