Big Bang Orchestra: Dorado

Introduction

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.

Panoramic view of the large Synchron Stage Vienna recording studio, showing orchestras setup for instruments like pianos, drums, and gongs, with sound baffling, microphones, and a control room visible through a window.

Overhead diagram of Synchron Stage Vienna, illustrating microphone and instrument placement for recording Synchron Strings I. The diagram shows violin, viola, cello, and double bass sections, with specific mic types like Close Mic, Mid Mic, Back Mic, and the Main Decca Tree array, indicating Standard Library and Add. Full Library mic options.

Big Bang Orchestra: Dorado provides drums and non-pitched percussion with their most common articulations.

Included Presets

With BBO Dorado, you get a number of drums and cymbals with their most important articulations so you can equip your orchestra with that extra bang.

Drums, Suspended Cymbals

Big Bang Orchestra choir singing with microphones during recording session at Synchron Stage Vienna, capturing orchestral sound for virtual instruments.

These sets which have largely the same layout are named Monster Drums, Bass Drums, Thunder Toms, Special Drums, Snare Ensemble, and Suspended Cymbals. With all of them you can choose between hard and soft beaters, only the snare ensemble has sticks and hotrods.

Keyswitches hard/soft beater (snare sticks/hotrods): C3/D3
Range: C4–D6
Mixer Presets: You can find special Mixer Presets for each set under the heading "04 Processed" (MIX tab) if you're looking for special sound qualities.