Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Woodwinds｜A professional symphonic woodwind sample library designed for film and game scoring
Synchron Woodwinds is Vienna Symphonic Library’s professional-grade sample library for woodwind sections, emphasizing detailed expression and playability. Combining multiple dynamic layers, a rich variety of articulations, and multi-microphone mixing, it quickly shapes realistic dynamics and spatial depth, suitable for film, TV, and game music production.
Key Product Features
- Complete symphonic woodwind section sampling, covering common instruments such as clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and more.
- Multiple dynamic layers and round-robin sampling design effectively reduce mechanical artifacts and improve performance naturalness.
- Comprehensive common articulations (e.g., sustained, legato, staccato, accents, tremolo, flutter-tongue, etc.), suitable for a wide range of musical expressions.
- Synchron Player provides intuitive articulation switching and mapping, controllable via key switches, MIDI CC, or velocity/dynamics triggering.
- Built-in multiple microphone positions and mixer allow easy adjustment of ambiance and placement between close, stage, and distant perspectives.
- Includes dynamic and expression control parameters to quickly sculpt phrase energy and tone from soft to strong, mellow to bright.
- Disk streaming and memory management options let you adjust load according to project size and hardware resources.
- Supports creating custom articulation groups and presets, convenient for templating and team sharing in large scoring projects.
- Compatible with common film/TV post-production workflows, facilitating multitrack/stem export and subsequent mixing.
- Suitable for everything from sketching to final delivery, balancing rapid arranging with detailed refinement.
System Requirements
- Operating System: Supports 64-bit Windows and macOS (refer to official announcements for supported versions).
- Host Requirements: Compatible with 64-bit DAWs and plugin host environments.
- Processor and Memory: Multi-core CPU and ample RAM recommended for large projects.
- Storage: Sample content is substantial; an SSD is recommended for stable streaming performance.
- Network: Online download of content and completion of authorization/installation are required.
- Player: Vienna Synchron Player must be installed to load and use this library.
- MIDI: A MIDI keyboard/controller is recommended for dynamic and expressive performance.
Plugin Formats
- AAX
- AU
- VST3
Supported Applications and Workflow Integration
Can be used in major DAWs that support AAX, AU, or VST3, suitable for composing, orchestration, and mixing workflows. Through Synchron Player’s articulation management and key-switching, articulations can be quickly switched within arrangement templates; use MIDI CC automation to control dynamics, expression, and microphone balance, facilitating track or stem export to post-production. It can also integrate with project presets, standardized naming, and mapping rules to fit into team collaboration and AI-assisted arranging/automation suggestion workflows.
