Synchron Duality Strings (sordino)

Warm, rounded, mellow – these muted string ensembles add another layer of expression and sonority to your small and large string sections with a beautiful velvety timbre that’s still bursting with variety. Con sordino (played with mute) adds a rich softness to the violin’s tone but it also brings a mysterious, almost ethereal quality to the music. With the mute placed on the bridge the sound takes on a veiled, filtered character. Gentle yet present, this tone is ideal for creating a subtle, intimate atmosphere. These strings might be played with a mute but definitely won’t elicit muted responses from your listeners.

• Two acoustically isolated string ensembles performing simultaneously at Synchron Stage Vienna

• Large “con sordino” ensemble recorded in the iconic large hall, Stage A

• Smaller “con sordino” ensemble recorded in the smaller, drier Stage B

• Use them in combination or separately

• Available with combined mic options and mixer presets

• Dark and bright mic setups

• Seamlessly blend both ensembles

• Articulations correspond to Duality Strings (regular)

• New Flow View for easy, intuitive and effortless playing

• New free articulations: Legato Largo

Short notes

• Spiccato normal and tight

• Staccato

• Détaché normal, marcato, soft

• All with bold and agile attack variants

Long notes

• Sustains with soft and strong vibrato, normal/soft/fast/sfz attack

• Espressivo

• Swell

• All except no vibrato with normal, soft, and very soft release

• Sustains without vibrato, normal and fast attack

Performance legato

• Legato regular and largo

• Normal and agile, soft/strong vibrato and espressivo (normal only), normal/fast/sfz attack

• Slurred, soft/strong vibrato and espressivo, normal/fast/sfz attack

• Portamento, soft/strong vibrato and espressivo, normal/fast/sfz attack

• All with normal, soft, and very soft release

Tremolo

• Tremolo fast and slow, normal/legato/slurred transitions, with normal, fast, and sfz attack

• Crossfading combinations slow X fast, sus X fast

• Measured tremolo, 120/130/140/160/180 BPM, normal/legato/slurred/cut transitions

Trills

• Trills, minor 2nd to major 3rd, normal/legato/slurred transitions

Pizzicato

• Pizzicato, bold and agile

• Col legno, bold and agile

Harmonics

• Sustained, normal and fast attack

• Tremolo, normal and fast attack

• Staccato, bold and agile

• Crossfading combinations harmonics sus X trem, long sus X harmonics sus, trem X harmonics trem

Glissandos

• Glissandos normal and tremolo, fast and slow

• Octave, fifth, and major 2nd

• Up and down

Runs

• Legato and détaché runs

• Octave, fifth, third (key and modal)

• Up and down

*Not available with the Double Basses: 3rd trills, tremolo at 180 BPM, harmonics.

• 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!)

• Windows 11 (latest update), Intel Core i9/Xeon or better

• macOS 26 Tahoe (or higher), Intel Core i9/Xeon/M1 or better

• 32 GB RAM

• AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host

• 88 key master keyboard