Big Bang Orchestra: Fornax

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: Fornax equips you with hits and rolls performed by pitched percussion with piano reinforcement.

Included Presets

BBO Fornax offers single hits and rolls of pitched percussion. Two of the Presets are also reinforced by three grand pianos to lend even more body to these powerful sounds.

There are special Mixer Presets for each set under the heading "04 Processed" (MIX tab) if you're looking for sound qualities beyond the "classical" field.

Set 1 - Drums and Pianos

Single hits ringing and secco, rolls ringing and secco, rolls crescendo 1/2/4 sec, and clusters.

  • Articulation Keyswitches: C1–G1
  • Range: A#1–D4
Musical instrument articulation selection menu including options like Ringing, Secco, Rolls, Crescendo, and Clusters from Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Instruments Big Bang Orchestra Fornax.

Clusters Mapping

Keyboard mapping for orchestral instrument articulations, showing variations like Roll secco, multiple upbeats, octave upbeat, loose, and ringing sounds, with associated numeric labels.
  • Included instruments
    • Left 1: Grand Piano 1 (Bösendorfer Imperial)
    • Left 2: Big Taiko (Original 36'')
    • Center 1: Grand Piano 2 (Steinway D-274)
    • Center 2: Timpani (Adams Philharmonic Light)
    • Right 1: Grand Piano 3 (Yamaha CFX)
    • Right 2: Bass drum (Kolberg "Dicke Bertha" 36'')

Set 2 - Big Timpani

Played with hard and soft beaters: single hits ringing and secco, rolls ringing and secco, and rolls crescendo 1/2/4 sec.

  • Hard/soft beater keyswitches: A0/B0
  • Articulation keyswitches: C1–F#1
  • Range: A#1–D3
User interface showing beater type selections Soft or Hard and articulation options including Ringing and Secco for Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Instruments Big Bang Orchestra sound design.
  • Included instruments
    • Left: Big Taiko (Original 36'')
    • Center: Timpani (Adams Philharmonic Light)
    • Right: Bass drum (Kolberg "Dicke Bertha" 36'')

Set 3 - Low Bells and Pianos

Single hits and rolls, ringing and secco.

  • Articulation Keyswitches: C1–D#1
  • Range: A#1–D4
User interface showing musical articulation options: C1, C Ringing, C# Secco, D Rolls ringing, D# Rolls secco, for Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Instruments.
  • Included instruments
    • Left 1: Grand Piano 1 (Bösendorfer Imperial)
    • Left 2: Low Plate Bells (Kolberg, C2–B4)
    • Center 1: Grand Piano 2 (Steinway D-274)
    • Center 2: Tubular Bells (Bergerault C25, F4–F6)
    • Right 1: Grand Piano 3 (Yamaha CFX)
    • Right 2: Burma Gongs

Set 4 - High Bells, Set 5 - High Gongs

Single hits ringing and secco.

  • Articulation Keyswitches: C1/C#1
  • Range: High Bells C4–D7, High Gongs C4–D6
Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Instruments articulation type selection interface showing C1, Ringing, and Secco options for Big Bang Orchestra.
  • Included instruments
    • High Bells
      • Left: High Plate bells (Kolberg, C4–C7)
      • Center: Tubular bells (Bergerault C25, F4–F6)
      • Right: Vibraphone (Musser M55)
    • High Gongs
      • Left: Medium Suspended Cymbal (Zildjian, 16'')
      • Center: Triangles (Kolberg)
      • Right: Burma Gongs
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