The F308 is the jewel in the crown of Fazioli’s acclaimed series of concert grands. Designed for large spaces, it found a perfect home in the 540 m² “Stage A” that allows its sound to unfold effortlessly, elevated by the exceptional acoustics of this hall.
This virtual piano instrument brings the unmistakable sound of the iconic F308 straight to your studio in a streamlined, affordable format.
With a staggering length of 308 cm (10 ft 2 in), the world’s largest piano owes its powerful sound and extraordinary harmonic clarity to the increased string length in the bass and middle range, as well as to a host of innovations the Italian piano maker is praised for among musicians and audiences alike. Fazioli pianos are built with a heartfelt passion for music and musicians, extraordinary craftsmanship, advanced technological development, and a careful selection of materials.
Expertly recorded in the expansive, Hollywood-proven Stage A of Vienna Synchron Stage, the Essentials version distills the full majesty of the original library into a focused instrument that’s ready to inspire right out of the box.
The instrument features a room mix of the multi-microphone recording set-up, as well as the close microphone samples. The piano is thus not only ready for integration into compositions with other Synchron Libraries, but also offers the intimate sound often desired for solo or chamber pieces.
The included Mixer Presets put typical situations at your fingertips.
The Fazioli F308 is renowned for its powerful sound, thanks to its extended string length, and this version truly preserves the soul of the instrument. It also features the unique fourth pedal – a Fazioli innovation that lowers the keyboard and brings the hammers closer to the strings, reducing the volume without altering the timbre. This allows the same overtones and resonances to shine through with a soft, yet clear and transparent character.
While offering fewer velocity layers than the premium Synchron Fazioli F308 library, this Essentials version maintains the clarity, depth, and color that make the instrument so remarkable. The warm, immersive acoustics of Stage A provide the ideal sonic space, offering a rich and versatile sound that adapts beautifully across genres.
Fazioli’s flagship piano
The world’s largest concert grand – 308 cm (10 ft 2 in)
Hollywood-proven ambience of Stage A at Vienna Synchron Stage
Mix-ready sound with Room Mix and close mic
Pre-configured presets: “Concert”, “Intimate”, “Player”, “Pop”, “Ambience”, “Mighty”
Adjustable sympathetic resonance and body resonance
Upgrade path to Synchron Fazioli F308
To capture the Synchron Pianos with all their subtleties, our engineers developed a highly precise motion-control system based on a solenoid that controls a noise-free "robot finger". The micro-controller moves the finger with super-human precision, providing flexible curvatures for down-strokes and release movements. The MIDI controlled system delivers more than 100 velocities and various release samples, depending on the preceding note length and various release speeds.
This innovation represents the pinnacle of our long-term sampling robotics development. An earlier version of the robot finger was used for sampling the Celeste found in our Synchron Percussion I Collection.
Fazioli F308 Essentials comes with our free Vienna Synchron Pianos Software that 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 pinch of algorithmic reverb to refine the overall sound.
