Welcome to the Vienna Symphonic Library's series of Synchron Instruments! As the name says, Big Bang Orchestra furnishes you with a selection of full-orchestra articulations, at the same time allowing you (if you haven’t done so already) to explore our powerful Synchron Player software. If you're looking for that extra dramatic effect or want to highlight a passage in your composition, this bonus library could be the solution, or at least point you in the right direction.
BBO Altair features the individual sections of the orchestra as well as their different combinations. It offers three Presets: a version marked 'Velocity' without velocity crossfading via controller, one with velocity crossfading marked 'VelXF' in its name, and one marked 'VelXF sus' where velocity crossfading is only activated for long notes, while the dynamics of short notes are controlled by keystroke velocity, thus facilitating phrasing. Velocity crossfading can be enabled or disabled by clicking its on/off symbol in the Synchron Player's Perform tab.
- Articulations: The available articulations for every section are short notes in bold and agile variants, long notes, and marcato
- Range: All Articulations range from A#1 to D6
- Section keyswitches: C7–F7
- Articulation keyswitches: C1–D1
- Short notes bold/agile: A0/B0
The tutti and individual sections of strings, woodwinds, and brass just have the three articulations. The short notes can be switched between bold and agile playing with A0/B0.
The three combinations – strings and woodwinds, strings and brass, and woodwinds and brass also have a third column of slots that shows the two stacked sections.
