Bösendorfer Imperial Synchron
Bösendorfer Imperial Synchron
Description
Vienna
Bösendorfer Imperial Synchron
Grand Passion
Key Features
Full 8 octaves in tonal range – 97 keys (with bass extension)
Warm, orchestral sound, rich in depth and tone color
Powerful bass
Six pre-configured Main Presets: Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, Mighty
Proprietary Vienna Synchron Pianos engine with adjustable sympathetic resonances, pedal noise, key noise and so much more
Per-note EQ, volume, dynamic range and tuning
Advanced Release Sample Technology
Recorded at Stage A of Synchron Stage Vienna
VSL is always striving to improve and optimize their products and procedures – a special challenge, having set a very high bar with the grands they’ve previously captured at Synchron Stage Vienna. Listening back to the virtual representation of the brand-new Bösendorfer Imperial, you will notice they have created a new milestone in the art of piano sampling.
The Bösendorfer Concert Grand 290 Imperial represents the apex of the famed Austrian piano manufacturer’s precious heritage. Its nine additional sub-bass notes extend the instrument’s key range downward to the low C – for a total range of eight octaves. The extra bass strings create additional harmonic resonance with every key you strike, providing warmth, richness and depth across the entire instrument. The massive soundboard projects an unusually broad frequency range, evoking a sonorous, orchestral timbre.
The Imperial’s magically unfolding tonal character, especially apparent in the pianissimo to mezzoforte range, was meticulously sampled in finely calibrated velocity steps using the proprietary piano robot that is further developed and perfected. To guarantee a consistent sound over all keys, velocities and note lengths, the total recording production time was scheduled as tightly as possible to minimize even the smallest changes in the instrument’s sonic behavior. A sufficient block of time was reserved at the Synchron Stage, but after recording nearly 24 hours a day it still took several weeks to capture the 290 Imperial in its entirety.
What’s more, VSL’s proprietary Release Sample Technology was even further refined, allowing the Synchron Player to automatically match hundreds of individual and finely stepped release samples per key to your played notes in real-time. The result is a hyper-realistic playing feel and 100% timbral authenticity.
As with all the instruments of the Synchron Pianos series, this Bösendorfer 290 Imperial enjoys permanent, climate-controlled residency at Synchron Stage Vienna, whose main hall is characterized by its particularly warm and natural ambience. The 540 m2 Stage A has lent its acoustic signature to numerous international productions, from classical chamber music to international, large-scale orchestral film scores.
The Vienna Synchron Pianos software player offers multiple options for shaping your sound and the playing experience. Hosting a high-performance playback engine, the software provides a musician-friendly user interface that allows for quick and easy timbral control. Create your sound intuitively by filtering particular key ranges or even single keys, adjust the body resonance of the instrument or add just a touch of algorithmic reverb to refine the overall sound.
11 Microphone Positions
With over 4,000 samples per key and almost 20,000 samples per microphone position, the Bösendorfer Imperial boasts breathtaking authenticity. In order to capture this marvelous instrument in one of the best acoustic environments on the planet, the recording engineers used multiple high-end microphone arrays, affording an abundance of options for creating your individual sound.
Microphone Positions
Standard Library | Full Library | |
1. Room Mic (Mix) | • | • |
2. Condenser – Close 1 (Sennheiser MKH 8040) | • | • |
3. Ribbon – Close 2 (Royer SF-24) | • | |
4. Tube – Close 3 (Neumann M149) | • | |
5. Mid 1 (Sennheiser MKH 800) | • | • |
6. Mid 2 (Sennheiser MKH 8040) | • | |
7. Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Stereo (L/R) | • | • |
8. Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Mono (Center) | • | • |
9. Main Surround – Stereo (L/R) | • | |
10. High Stereo (3D) – Stereo (L/R) | • | |
11. High Surround (3D) – Stereo (L/R) | • |
Standard Library Full Library
Sample Amount 108,025 237,655
Download File Size 38.6 GB 91.5 GB
Installed File Size 128.8 GB 295.3 GB
Additional information
Variant | Standard, Full |
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Brand
Vienna
System Requirements
Minimum:
- Windows 8.1 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Pro or
- macOS 10.13 (latest update), Intel Core i5
- SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support – HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted) for the sample content
- iLok Account and iLok License Manager software for activation in the cloud or on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key
Recommended:
- Windows 10/11 (latest updates, 64-bit), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon or
- macOS 11 (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
- SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support – HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted) for the sample content
- AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
- 88 key master keyboard
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