Synchron Cimbalom

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Overview
Articulations
Pricing
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Standard

Synchron Cimbalom

€89

Full

Synchron Cimbalom

€129

Synchron Cimbalom

Audio
Overview
Articulations

Standard

Synchron Cimbalom

€89

Full

Synchron Cimbalom

€129

From the Tavern to the Concert Hall

Few instruments travel as far in a single phrase as the cimbalom. Its metal strings are struck directly with handheld mallets, ranging from a soft shimmer to a bright, percussion-like attack, while the damper pedal governs the long, complex resonance that gives the instrument its unmistakable voice. Recorded with Hungarian cimbalom virtuoso Gergely Lajti on Stage A of Vienna Synchron Stage, this Collection adds a genuine folk voice to your sonic palette – a production-ready sound that inspires from the very first note.

Audio Demos

Synchron Cimbalom

3 Tracks

Mallets, Murder, Mystery

Guy Bacos

4:50

Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (excerpt)

Franz Liszt

3:50

The Fallen Architects - Contextual Improvisation

Vincent Tohier

1:00

Overview

Hungarian concert cimbalom
Performed by virtuoso Gergely Lajti
Full damper-pedal control: open and damped resonance
Three mallets: standard, Romanian, Gypsy
Multi-microphone setup recorded on Stage A of Vienna Synchron Stage
Production-ready sound, straight out of the box

For centuries, the cimbalom was a folk and tavern instrument, at home in the dance houses of Hungary and Romania. That changed in 1874, when Budapest instrument maker V. József Schunda set it on four legs, extended it to a fully chromatic range, and added a damper pedal. The effect was profound: Within a single generation, the cimbalom found its way into the concert hall through the folk traditions that composers such as Kodály, Bartók, and Stravinsky drew on. The pedal is what made that journey possible – articulate and rhythmic when the strings are damped, atmospheric and sustained when they ring free. This versatility has since made the cimbalom a striking color in contemporary orchestral and film scores.

Articulations

Mallets: Standard, Romanian, Gypsy
Single hits pedal up/down, open
Rolls pedal up/down, open

Pricing

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Standard

€ 89

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Full

€ 129

Stage A

Room Mic (Mix)

Close Mic - Mono

Close Mic - Stereo

Mid (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)

Data Size

Sample Amount

31,720

57,096

Download / Installed File Size

8.1 GB

16.2 GB

Standard € 89

Full € 129

System Requirements

Minimum:

Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 12 Monterey (latest update), Intel Core i7
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
16 GB RAM
iLok Account for license activation on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (the iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection!)